diff --git a/renin/package.json b/renin/package.json
index bd2b98b..3c25c82 100644
--- a/renin/package.json
+++ b/renin/package.json
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
     "@types/three": "^0.144.0",
     "prettier": "^2.7.1",
     "rollup": "^2.70.2",
+    "rollup-plugin-base64": "1.0.1",
     "rollup-plugin-import-css": "^3.0.3",
     "rollup-plugin-sourcemaps": "^0.6.3",
     "rollup-plugin-string": "^3.0.0",
diff --git a/renin/rollup.config.ts b/renin/rollup.config.ts
index 9bf3901..5dec724 100644
--- a/renin/rollup.config.ts
+++ b/renin/rollup.config.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import typescript from '@rollup/plugin-typescript';
 import { string as stringPlugin } from 'rollup-plugin-string';
 import css from 'rollup-plugin-import-css';
+import { base64 } from 'rollup-plugin-base64';
 
 export default {
   treeshake: false,
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ export default {
     stringPlugin({
       include: '**/*.glsl',
     }),
+    base64({ include: '**/*.mp3' }),
     css(),
   ],
 };
diff --git a/renin/src/renin.ts b/renin/src/renin.ts
index 16e545c..2a9258a 100644
--- a/renin/src/renin.ts
+++ b/renin/src/renin.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import { thirdsOverlayTexture } from './ui/thirdsOverlay';
 import { performancePanelTexture } from './ui/performancePanelTexture';
 import { ColorManagement } from 'three/src/math/ColorManagement';
 import { getSetting, setSetting } from './ui/storedSettings';
+import reninSoundUrl from './ui/renin.mp3';
 
 /* otherwise it won't be added to the build */
 export * as vite from './ui/vite';
@@ -247,7 +248,16 @@ export class Renin {
 
     this.scene.add(this.audioBar.obj);
 
-    this.music.setVolume(getSetting('volume'));
+    const initialVolume = getSetting('volume');
+    this.music.setVolume(initialVolume);
+
+    if (!this.options.productionMode && initialVolume) {
+      (async () => {
+        const startupSound = new Audio();
+        startupSound.autoplay = true;
+        startupSound.src = 'data:audio/mp3;base64,' + reninSoundUrl;
+      })();
+    }
 
     (async () => {
       const response = await fetch(options.music.src);
diff --git a/renin/src/ui/renin.mp3 b/renin/src/ui/renin.mp3
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ff87ab
Binary files /dev/null and b/renin/src/ui/renin.mp3 differ
diff --git a/renin/yarn.lock b/renin/yarn.lock
index cc14d04..4ca343e 100644
--- a/renin/yarn.lock
+++ b/renin/yarn.lock
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
     "@rollup/pluginutils" "^4.2.1"
     resolve "^1.22.1"
 
-"@rollup/pluginutils@^3.0.9":
+"@rollup/pluginutils@^3.0.9", "@rollup/pluginutils@^3.1.0":
   version "3.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@rollup/pluginutils/-/pluginutils-3.1.0.tgz#706b4524ee6dc8b103b3c995533e5ad680c02b9b"
   integrity sha512-GksZ6pr6TpIjHm8h9lSQ8pi8BE9VeubNT0OMJ3B5uZJ8pz73NPiqOtCog/x2/QzM1ENChPKxMDhiQuRHsqc+lg==
@@ -494,6 +494,13 @@ resolve@^1.22.1:
     path-parse "^1.0.7"
     supports-preserve-symlinks-flag "^1.0.0"
 
+rollup-plugin-base64@1.0.1:
+  version "1.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/rollup-plugin-base64/-/rollup-plugin-base64-1.0.1.tgz#b3529b94d23baeb66e1e3bffd04477fa792985eb"
+  integrity sha512-IbdX8fjuXO/Op3hYmRPjVo0VwcSenwsQDaDTFdoe+70B5ZGoLMtr96L2yhHXCfxv7HwZVvxZqLsuWj6VwzRt3g==
+  dependencies:
+    "@rollup/pluginutils" "^3.1.0"
+
 rollup-plugin-import-css@^3.0.3:
   version "3.0.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/rollup-plugin-import-css/-/rollup-plugin-import-css-3.0.3.tgz#603c96e5ca55a8b1a1fda94221189f3224532fcf"