diff --git a/Content.Shared/Movement/Systems/SharedMoverController.cs b/Content.Shared/Movement/Systems/SharedMoverController.cs
index ea9772b0439..e17103682e6 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Movement/Systems/SharedMoverController.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Movement/Systems/SharedMoverController.cs
@@ -427,6 +427,13 @@ private bool TryGetSound(
             var coordinates = xform.Coordinates;
             var distanceNeeded = mover.Sprinting ? StepSoundMoveDistanceRunning : StepSoundMoveDistanceWalking;
 
+            if (_entities.TryGetComponent(uid, out FootstepVolumeModifierComponent? volumeModifier))
+            {
+                distanceNeeded  *= mover.Sprinting
+                    ? volumeModifier.SprintDistanceMultiplier
+                    : volumeModifier.WalkDistanceMultiplier;
+            }
+
             // Handle footsteps.
             if (!weightless)
             {
diff --git a/Content.Shared/Traits/Assorted/Components/FootstepVolumeModifierComponent.cs b/Content.Shared/Traits/Assorted/Components/FootstepVolumeModifierComponent.cs
index 3756ba4296f..8e0b33529ad 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Traits/Assorted/Components/FootstepVolumeModifierComponent.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Traits/Assorted/Components/FootstepVolumeModifierComponent.cs
@@ -19,4 +19,16 @@ public sealed partial class FootstepVolumeModifierComponent : Component
     /// </summary>
     [DataField, AutoNetworkedField]
     public float WalkingModifier { get; set; } = 0f;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     What to multiply the distance needed to hear sprinting by.
+    /// </summary>
+    [DataField, AutoNetworkedField]
+    public float SprintDistanceMultiplier { get; set; } = 1f;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     What to multiply the distance needed to hear walking by.
+    /// </summary>
+    [DataField, AutoNetworkedField]
+    public float WalkDistanceMultiplier { get; set; } = 1f;
 }
diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/Traits/skills.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/Traits/skills.yml
index fa0228ceb4a..92aa664078c 100644
--- a/Resources/Prototypes/Traits/skills.yml
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/Traits/skills.yml
@@ -40,3 +40,5 @@
     - type: FootstepVolumeModifier
       sprintingModifier: -10
       walkingModifier: -10
+      sprintDistanceMultiplier: 0.85
+      walkDistanceMultiplier: 0.85