diff --git a/src/sound_openal.cpp b/src/sound_openal.cpp
index df316fbf0..ca1023413 100644
--- a/src/sound_openal.cpp
+++ b/src/sound_openal.cpp
@@ -111,31 +111,19 @@ struct SoundBuffer
 	std::vector<char> buffer;
 };
 
-SoundBuffer* loadOggFile(const std::string &filepath)
+SoundBuffer *load_opened_ogg_file(OggVorbis_File *oggFile,
+		const std::string &filename_for_logging)
 {
 	int endian = 0; // 0 for Little-Endian, 1 for Big-Endian
 	int bitStream;
 	long bytes;
 	char array[BUFFER_SIZE]; // Local fixed size array
 	vorbis_info *pInfo;
-	OggVorbis_File oggFile;
-	
-	// Do a dumb-ass static string copy for old versions of ov_fopen
-	// because they expect a non-const char*
-	char nonconst[10000];
-	snprintf(nonconst, 10000, "%s", filepath.c_str());
-	// Try opening the given file
-	//if(ov_fopen(filepath.c_str(), &oggFile) != 0)
-	if(ov_fopen(nonconst, &oggFile) != 0)
-	{
-		infostream<<"Audio: Error opening "<<filepath<<" for decoding"<<std::endl;
-		return NULL;
-	}
 
 	SoundBuffer *snd = new SoundBuffer;
 
 	// Get some information about the OGG file
-	pInfo = ov_info(&oggFile, -1);
+	pInfo = ov_info(oggFile, -1);
 
 	// Check the number of channels... always use 16-bit samples
 	if(pInfo->channels == 1)
@@ -150,12 +138,13 @@ SoundBuffer* loadOggFile(const std::string &filepath)
 	do
 	{
 		// Read up to a buffer's worth of decoded sound data
-		bytes = ov_read(&oggFile, array, BUFFER_SIZE, endian, 2, 1, &bitStream);
+		bytes = ov_read(oggFile, array, BUFFER_SIZE, endian, 2, 1, &bitStream);
 
 		if(bytes < 0)
 		{
-			ov_clear(&oggFile);
-			infostream<<"Audio: Error decoding "<<filepath<<std::endl;
+			ov_clear(oggFile);
+			infostream << "Audio: Error decoding "
+				<< filename_for_logging << std::endl;
 			return NULL;
 		}
 
@@ -175,14 +164,100 @@ SoundBuffer* loadOggFile(const std::string &filepath)
 				<<"preparing sound buffer"<<std::endl;
 	}
 
-	infostream<<"Audio file "<<filepath<<" loaded"<<std::endl;
+	infostream << "Audio file "
+		<< filename_for_logging << " loaded" << std::endl;
 
 	// Clean up!
-	ov_clear(&oggFile);
+	ov_clear(oggFile);
 
 	return snd;
 }
 
+SoundBuffer *load_ogg_from_file(const std::string &path)
+{
+	OggVorbis_File oggFile;
+
+	// Try opening the given file.
+	// This requires libvorbis >= 1.3.2, as
+	// previous versions expect a non-const char *
+	if (ov_fopen(path.c_str(), &oggFile) != 0) {
+		infostream << "Audio: Error opening " << path
+			<< " for decoding" << std::endl;
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	return load_opened_ogg_file(&oggFile, path);
+}
+
+struct BufferSource {
+	const char *buf;
+	size_t cur_offset;
+	size_t len;
+};
+
+size_t buffer_sound_read_func(void *ptr, size_t size, size_t nmemb, void *datasource)
+{
+	BufferSource *s = (BufferSource *)datasource;
+	size_t copied_size = MYMIN(s->len - s->cur_offset, size);
+	memcpy(ptr, s->buf + s->cur_offset, copied_size);
+	s->cur_offset += copied_size;
+	return copied_size;
+}
+
+int buffer_sound_seek_func(void *datasource, ogg_int64_t offset, int whence)
+{
+	BufferSource *s = (BufferSource *)datasource;
+	if (whence == SEEK_SET) {
+		if (offset < 0 || (size_t)MYMAX(offset, 0) >= s->len) {
+			// offset out of bounds
+			return -1;
+		}
+		s->cur_offset = offset;
+		return 0;
+	} else if (whence == SEEK_CUR) {
+		if ((size_t)MYMIN(-offset, 0) > s->cur_offset
+				|| s->cur_offset + offset > s->len) {
+			// offset out of bounds
+			return -1;
+		}
+		s->cur_offset += offset;
+		return 0;
+	}
+	// invalid whence param (SEEK_END doesn't have to be supported)
+	return -1;
+}
+
+long BufferSourceell_func(void *datasource)
+{
+	BufferSource *s = (BufferSource *)datasource;
+	return s->cur_offset;
+}
+
+static ov_callbacks g_buffer_ov_callbacks = {
+	&buffer_sound_read_func,
+	&buffer_sound_seek_func,
+	NULL,
+	&BufferSourceell_func
+};
+
+SoundBuffer *load_ogg_from_buffer(const std::string &buf, const std::string &id_for_log)
+{
+	OggVorbis_File oggFile;
+
+	BufferSource s;
+	s.buf = buf.c_str();
+	s.cur_offset = 0;
+	s.len = buf.size();
+
+	if (ov_open_callbacks(&s, &oggFile, NULL, 0, g_buffer_ov_callbacks) != 0) {
+		infostream << "Audio: Error opening " << id_for_log
+			<< " for decoding" << std::endl;
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	return load_opened_ogg_file(&oggFile, id_for_log);
+}
+
 struct PlayingSound
 {
 	ALuint source_id;
@@ -211,7 +286,7 @@ public:
 		m_is_initialized(false)
 	{
 		ALCenum error = ALC_NO_ERROR;
-		
+
 		infostream<<"Audio: Initializing..."<<std::endl;
 
 		m_device = alcOpenDevice(NULL);
@@ -283,7 +358,7 @@ public:
 		m_buffers.clear();
 		infostream<<"Audio: Deinitialized."<<std::endl;
 	}
-	
+
 	void addBuffer(const std::string &name, SoundBuffer *buf)
 	{
 		std::map<std::string, std::vector<SoundBuffer*> >::iterator i =
@@ -375,7 +450,7 @@ public:
 		m_sounds_playing[id] = sound;
 		return id;
 	}
-	
+
 	void deleteSound(int id)
 	{
 		std::map<int, PlayingSound*>::iterator i =
@@ -383,7 +458,7 @@ public:
 		if(i == m_sounds_playing.end())
 			return;
 		PlayingSound *sound = i->second;
-		
+
 		alDeleteSources(1, &sound->source_id);
 
 		delete sound;
@@ -411,7 +486,7 @@ public:
 		}
 		return getBuffer(name);
 	}
-	
+
 	// Remove stopped sounds
 	void maintain()
 	{
@@ -449,26 +524,18 @@ public:
 	bool loadSoundFile(const std::string &name,
 			const std::string &filepath)
 	{
-		SoundBuffer *buf = loadOggFile(filepath);
-		if(buf)
+		SoundBuffer *buf = load_ogg_from_file(filepath);
+		if (buf)
 			addBuffer(name, buf);
 		return false;
 	}
 	bool loadSoundData(const std::string &name,
 			const std::string &filedata)
 	{
-		// The vorbis API sucks; just write it to a file and use vorbisfile
-		// TODO: Actually load it directly from memory
-		std::string basepath = porting::path_user + DIR_DELIM + "cache" +
-				DIR_DELIM + "tmp";
-		std::string path = basepath + DIR_DELIM + "tmp.ogg";
-		verbosestream<<"OpenALSoundManager::loadSoundData(): Writing "
-				<<"temporary file to ["<<path<<"]"<<std::endl;
-		fs::CreateAllDirs(basepath);
-		std::ofstream of(path.c_str(), std::ios::binary);
-		of.write(filedata.c_str(), filedata.size());
-		of.close();
-		return loadSoundFile(name, path);
+		SoundBuffer *buf = load_ogg_from_buffer(filedata, name);
+		if (buf)
+			addBuffer(name, buf);
+		return false;
 	}
 
 	void updateListener(v3f pos, v3f vel, v3f at, v3f up)
@@ -482,7 +549,7 @@ public:
 		alListenerfv(AL_ORIENTATION, f);
 		warn_if_error(alGetError(), "updateListener");
 	}
-	
+
 	void setListenerGain(float gain)
 	{
 		alListenerf(AL_GAIN, gain);