diff --git a/libs/music/_locales/music-jsdoc-strings.json b/libs/music/_locales/music-jsdoc-strings.json
index 2d67cdcf..d06a5b53 100644
--- a/libs/music/_locales/music-jsdoc-strings.json
+++ b/libs/music/_locales/music-jsdoc-strings.json
@@ -26,5 +26,6 @@
   "music.setTempo|param|bpm": "The new tempo in beats per minute, eg: 120",
   "music.setVolume": "Set the output volume of the sound synthesizer.",
   "music.setVolume|param|volume": "the volume 0...256, eg: 128",
+  "music.stopSounds": "Play a tone through the speaker for some amount of time.",
   "music.tempo": "Return the tempo in beats per minute (bpm).\nTempo is the speed (bpm = beats per minute) at which notes play. The larger the tempo value, the faster the notes will play."
 }
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diff --git a/libs/music/_locales/music-strings.json b/libs/music/_locales/music-strings.json
index a74eae44..0e0cfc2f 100644
--- a/libs/music/_locales/music-strings.json
+++ b/libs/music/_locales/music-strings.json
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
   "music.ringTone|block": "ring tone|at %note=device_note",
   "music.setTempo|block": "set tempo to %value|(bpm)",
   "music.setVolume|block": "set volume %volume",
+  "music.stopSounds|block": "stop all sounds",
   "music.tempo|block": "tempo (bpm)",
   "music|block": "music",
   "sounds.animalsCatPurr|block": "Animals cat purr",
diff --git a/libs/music/music.cpp b/libs/music/music.cpp
index 5912ae5c..d0409613 100644
--- a/libs/music/music.cpp
+++ b/libs/music/music.cpp
@@ -163,6 +163,18 @@ void playTone(int frequency, int ms) {
     sleep_ms(1);
 }
 
+/**
+* Play a tone through the speaker for some amount of time.
+*/
+//% help=music/stop-sound
+//% blockId=music_stop_sounds block="stop all sounds"
+//% parts="headphone" async
+//% blockNamespace=music
+//% weight=76 blockGap=8
+void stopSounds() {
+    _stopSound();
+}
+
 /** Makes a sound bound to a buffer in WAV format. */
 //%
 Sound fromWAV(Buffer buf) {
diff --git a/libs/music/shims.d.ts b/libs/music/shims.d.ts
index cb3e2a62..e704615d 100644
--- a/libs/music/shims.d.ts
+++ b/libs/music/shims.d.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,16 @@ declare namespace music {
     //% weight=76 blockGap=8 shim=music::playTone
     function playTone(frequency: int32, ms: int32): void;
 
+    /**
+     * Play a tone through the speaker for some amount of time.
+     */
+    //% help=music/stop-sound
+    //% blockId=music_stop_sounds block="stop all sounds"
+    //% parts="headphone" async
+    //% blockNamespace=music
+    //% weight=76 blockGap=8 shim=music::stopSounds
+    function stopSounds(): void;
+
     /** Makes a sound bound to a buffer in WAV format. */
     //% shim=music::fromWAV
     function fromWAV(buf: Buffer): Sound;
diff --git a/sim/state/sounds.ts b/sim/state/sounds.ts
index a43aacde..e75d32e4 100644
--- a/sim/state/sounds.ts
+++ b/sim/state/sounds.ts
@@ -3,11 +3,16 @@ namespace pxsim.music {
     export function fromWAV(buf: RefBuffer) {
         return incr(buf)
     }
+
+    export function stopSounds() {
+        SoundMethods.stop()
+    }
 }
 
 namespace pxsim.SoundMethods {
     let numSoundsPlaying = 0;
     const soundsLimit = 1;
+    let audio: HTMLAudioElement;
 
     export function buffer(buf: RefBuffer) {
         return incr(buf)
@@ -27,7 +32,7 @@ namespace pxsim.SoundMethods {
         }
         return new Promise<void>(resolve => {
             let url = "data:audio/wav;base64," + btoa(uint8ArrayToString(buf.data))
-            let audio = new Audio(url)
+            audio = new Audio(url)
             audio.onended = () => {
                 resolve();
                 numSoundsPlaying--;
@@ -36,5 +41,10 @@ namespace pxsim.SoundMethods {
             audio.play()
         })
     }
+
+    export function stop() {
+        audio.pause();
+    }
+
 }