diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index 3c64f4d4..fc00575b 100755
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     * new sound + music "volume" feature + blocks
     * new sound + music stereo "panning" feature + blocks
     * new sound attribute getter reporter
+    * new "play sound at sample rate" command
     * new "play frequency" commands in the Sounds category
     * added "neg" selector to monadic function reporter in "Operators" category
     * added "log2" selector to monadic function reporter in "Operators" category
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@
 
 ### 2019-04-08
 * Blocks, Objects, Threads: new "getSoundAttribute" reporter primitive
+* Blocks, Objects, Threads: new "play sound at sample rate" command primitive
 
 ### 2019-04-05
 * Objects: eliminated "clicks" when playing music notes
diff --git a/src/blocks.js b/src/blocks.js
index e809727c..12286768 100644
--- a/src/blocks.js
+++ b/src/blocks.js
@@ -1010,6 +1010,19 @@ SyntaxElementMorph.prototype.labelPart = function (spec) {
                 true // read-only
             );
             break;
+        case '%rate':
+            part = new InputSlotMorph(
+                null,
+                true,
+                {
+                    '22.05 kHz' : 22050,
+                    '44.1 kHz' : 44100,
+                    '88.2 kHz' : 88200,
+                    '96 kHz' : 96000
+                }
+            );
+            part.setContents(1);
+            break;
         case '%month':
             part = new InputSlotMorph(
                 null, // text
diff --git a/src/objects.js b/src/objects.js
index 07e6f80a..121ce5b6 100644
--- a/src/objects.js
+++ b/src/objects.js
@@ -434,6 +434,12 @@ SpriteMorph.prototype.initBlocks = function () {
             category: 'sound',
             spec: 'play sound %snd until done'
         },
+        doPlaySoundAtRate: {
+            type: 'command',
+            category: 'sound',
+            spec: 'play sound %snd at %rate hz',
+            defaults: ['', 44100]
+        },
         doStopAllSounds: {
             type: 'command',
             category: 'sound',
@@ -2035,6 +2041,7 @@ SpriteMorph.prototype.blockTemplates = function (category) {
         blocks.push(block('doPlaySoundUntilDone'));
         blocks.push(block('doStopAllSounds'));
         blocks.push('-');
+        blocks.push(block('doPlaySoundAtRate'));
         blocks.push(block('reportGetSoundAttribute'));
         blocks.push('-');
         blocks.push(block('doRest'));
@@ -7517,6 +7524,7 @@ StageMorph.prototype.blockTemplates = function (category) {
         blocks.push(block('doPlaySoundUntilDone'));
         blocks.push(block('doStopAllSounds'));
         blocks.push('-');
+        blocks.push(block('doPlaySoundAtRate'));
         blocks.push(block('reportGetSoundAttribute'));
         blocks.push('-');
         blocks.push(block('doRest'));
diff --git a/src/threads.js b/src/threads.js
index 93556da9..b1fd6bc4 100644
--- a/src/threads.js
+++ b/src/threads.js
@@ -2249,6 +2249,71 @@ Process.prototype.doStopAllSounds = function () {
     }
 };
 
+Process.prototype.doPlaySoundAtRate = function (name, rate) {
+    var sound, samples, ctx, gain, pan, channels, frameCount, arrayBuffer,
+        i, source, rcvr;
+
+    if (!(name instanceof List)) {
+        sound = name instanceof Sound ? name : detect(
+            this.blockReceiver().sounds.asArray(),
+            function (s) {return s.name === name.toString(); }
+        );
+        if (!sound.audioBuffer) {
+            this.decodeSound(sound);
+            return;
+        }
+        samples = this.reportGetSoundAttribute('samples', sound);
+    } else {
+        samples = name;
+    }
+
+    rcvr = this.blockReceiver();
+    ctx = rcvr.audioContext();
+    gain = rcvr.getGainNode();
+    pan = rcvr.getPannerNode();
+    channels = (samples.at(1) instanceof List) ? samples.length() : 1;
+    frameCount = (channels === 1) ? samples.length() : samples.at(1).length();
+    arrayBuffer = ctx.createBuffer(channels, frameCount, +rate || 44100);
+
+    if (!arrayBuffer.copyToChannel) {
+        arrayBuffer.copyToChannel = function (src, channel) {
+            var buffer = this.getChannelData(channel);
+            for (i = 0; i < src.length; i += 1) {
+                buffer[i] = src[i];
+            }
+        };
+    }
+    if (channels === 1) {
+        arrayBuffer.copyToChannel(
+            Float32Array.from(samples.asArray()),
+            0,
+            0
+        );
+    } else {
+        for (i = 0; i < channels; i += 1) {
+            arrayBuffer.copyToChannel(
+                Float32Array.from(samples.at(i + 1).asArray()),
+                i,
+                0
+            );
+        }
+    }
+    source = ctx.createBufferSource();
+    source.buffer = arrayBuffer;
+    rcvr.setVolume(rcvr.volume);
+    source.connect(gain);
+    if (pan) {
+        gain.connect(pan);
+        pan.connect(ctx.destination);
+        rcvr.setPan(rcvr.pan);
+    } else {
+        gain.connect(ctx.destination);
+    }
+    source.start();
+    source.pause = source.stop;
+    rcvr.parentThatIsA(StageMorph).activeSounds.push(source);
+};
+
 Process.prototype.reportGetSoundAttribute = function (choice, soundName) {
     var sound = soundName instanceof Sound ? soundName : detect(
             this.blockReceiver().sounds.asArray(),