diff --git a/ropeboxes.lua b/ropeboxes.lua
index 030d4d6..9049bb1 100644
--- a/ropeboxes.lua
+++ b/ropeboxes.lua
@@ -226,6 +226,11 @@ local rope_def = {
 	tiles = { "ropes_3.png", "ropes_3.png", "ropes_3.png", "ropes_3.png", "ropes_5.png", "ropes_5.png" },
 	groups = {choppy=2, flammable=2, not_in_creative_inventory=1},
 	sounds =  default.node_sound_leaves_defaults(),
+	sounds = {
+            footstep = "ropes_creak",
+            dig = "__group",
+            dug = "__group",
+	},
 	drawtype = "nodebox",
 	node_box = {
 		type = "connected",
@@ -256,7 +261,11 @@ local rope_bottom_def = {
 	tiles = { "ropes_3.png", "ropes_3.png", "ropes_3.png", "ropes_3.png", "ropes_5.png", "ropes_5.png" },
 	drawtype = "nodebox",
 	groups = {choppy=2, flammable=2, not_in_creative_inventory=1},
-	sounds =  default.node_sound_leaves_defaults(),
+	sounds = {
+            footstep = "ropes_creak",
+            dig = "__group",
+            dug = "__group",
+	},
 	node_box = {
 		type = "connected",
 		fixed = {
diff --git a/sounds/license.txt b/sounds/license.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5f29d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sounds/license.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ropes_creak.ogg - by jergonda from https://www.freesound.org/people/jergonda/sounds/254735/ under public domain via CC 0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sounds/ropes_creak.1.ogg b/sounds/ropes_creak.1.ogg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b108390
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diff --git a/sounds/ropes_creak.2.ogg b/sounds/ropes_creak.2.ogg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..06c0a8d
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