diff --git a/engine/client/cl_cmds.c b/engine/client/cl_cmds.c
index 1da66afa..fcc3f3cc 100644
--- a/engine/client/cl_cmds.c
+++ b/engine/client/cl_cmds.c
@@ -418,3 +418,32 @@ void SCR_Viewpos_f( void )
 	Con_Printf( "org ( %g %g %g )\n", refState.vieworg[0], refState.vieworg[1], refState.vieworg[2] );
 	Con_Printf( "ang ( %g %g %g )\n", refState.viewangles[0], refState.viewangles[1], refState.viewangles[2] );
 }
+
+/*
+=============
+CL_WavePlayLen_f
+
+=============
+*/
+void CL_WavePlayLen_f( void )
+{
+	const char *name;
+	uint msecs;
+
+	if( Cmd_Argc() != 2 )
+	{
+		Con_Printf( "waveplaylen <wave file name>: returns approximate number of milliseconds a wave file will take to play.\n" );
+		return;
+	}
+
+	name = Cmd_Argv( 1 );
+	msecs = Sound_GetApproxWavePlayLen( name );
+
+	if( msecs == 0 )
+	{
+		Con_Printf( "Unable to read %s, file may be missing or incorrectly formatted.\n", name );
+		return;
+	}
+
+	Con_Printf( "Play time is approximately %dms\n", msecs );
+}
diff --git a/engine/client/cl_main.c b/engine/client/cl_main.c
index f6887ae7..a32c4e48 100644
--- a/engine/client/cl_main.c
+++ b/engine/client/cl_main.c
@@ -2879,6 +2879,7 @@ void CL_InitLocal( void )
 	Cmd_AddCommand ("internetservers", CL_InternetServers_f, "collect info about internet servers" );
 	Cmd_AddCommand ("cd", CL_PlayCDTrack_f, "Play cd-track (not real cd-player of course)" );
 	Cmd_AddCommand ("mp3", CL_PlayCDTrack_f, "Play mp3-track (based on virtual cd-player)" );
+	Cmd_AddCommand ("waveplaylen", CL_WavePlayLen_f, "Get approximate length of wave file");
 
 	Cmd_AddCommand ("setinfo", CL_SetInfo_f, "examine or change the userinfo string (alias of userinfo)" );
 	Cmd_AddCommand ("userinfo", CL_SetInfo_f, "examine or change the userinfo string (alias of setinfo)" );
diff --git a/engine/client/client.h b/engine/client/client.h
index c39e2388..f2d97d88 100644
--- a/engine/client/client.h
+++ b/engine/client/client.h
@@ -717,6 +717,7 @@ void CL_SaveShot_f( void );
 void CL_LevelShot_f( void );
 void CL_SetSky_f( void );
 void SCR_Viewpos_f( void );
+void CL_WavePlayLen_f( void );
 
 //
 // cl_custom.c