diff --git a/assets/mods/basegame/audio/effects/accessibility/pickaxe_valuable.ogg b/assets/mods/basegame/audio/effects/accessibility/pickaxe_valuable.ogg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c3e4d5ea7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/mods/basegame/audio/effects/accessibility/pickaxe_valuable.ogg
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:a5a5565f3a5bf177193cb3818eca6359fdeba5a28931d4ffb963eeb3ab9a5815
+size 6119
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/CreditSingleton.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/CreditSingleton.kt
index f54b5bdda..05a0bb61b 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/CreditSingleton.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/CreditSingleton.kt
@@ -337,6 +337,9 @@ Sound from <https://freesound.org/people/richwise>
 ℗ 2012, 2015 j1987 and ScouseMouseJB
 Sound from <https://freesound.org/people/j1987> and <https://freesound.org/people/ScouseMouseJB>
 
+    - effects/accessibility/pickaxe_valuable.ogg
+℗ 2009 Benboncan
+Sound from <https://freesound.org/people/Benboncan/>
 
 
 $BULLET Impulse Responses:
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/TerrarumAppConfiguration.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/TerrarumAppConfiguration.kt
index 2029be238..f514cdd28 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/TerrarumAppConfiguration.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/TerrarumAppConfiguration.kt
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ basegame
      * e.g. 0x02010034 will be translated as 2.1.52
      *
      */
-    const val VERSION_RAW: Long = 0x0000_000004_000002
+    const val VERSION_RAW: Long = 0x0000_000004_000003
     // Commit counts up to the Release 0.3.0: 2259
     // Commit counts up to the Release 0.3.1: 2278
     // Commit counts up to the Release 0.3.2: 2732
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/gameitems/PickaxeGeneric.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/gameitems/PickaxeGeneric.kt
index 2faceab25..5fb18f647 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/gameitems/PickaxeGeneric.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/gameitems/PickaxeGeneric.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.TextureRegion
 import net.torvald.terrarum.*
 import net.torvald.terrarum.TerrarumAppConfiguration.TILE_SIZE
 import net.torvald.terrarum.TerrarumAppConfiguration.TILE_SIZED
+import net.torvald.terrarum.audio.MusicContainer
 import net.torvald.terrarum.blockproperties.Block
 import net.torvald.terrarum.gameactors.AVKey
 import net.torvald.terrarum.gameactors.ActorWithBody
@@ -222,31 +223,44 @@ object PickaxeCore {
     const val TOOL_DURABILITY_BASE = 350 // of iron pick
 
     fun showOresTooltip(actor: ActorWithBody, tool: GameItem, mx: Int, my: Int): Unit {
-        if (App.getConfigBoolean("basegame:showpickaxetooltip")) {
 
-            val overlayUIopen = (INGAME as? TerrarumIngame)?.uiBlur?.isVisible ?: false
-            var tooltipSet = false
+        val overlayUIopen = (INGAME as? TerrarumIngame)?.uiBlur?.isVisible ?: false
+        var tooltipSet = false
 
-            mouseInInteractableRangeTools(actor, tool) {
-                val tileUnderCursor = INGAME.world.getTileFromOre(mx, my).item
-                val playerCodex = (actor.actorValue.getAsString(AVKey.ORE_DICT) ?: "").split(',').filter { it.isNotBlank() }
+        val tooltipWasShown = tooltipShowing[hash] ?: false
 
+        mouseInInteractableRangeTools(actor, tool) {
+            val tileUnderCursor = INGAME.world.getTileFromOre(mx, my).item
+            val playerCodex = (actor.actorValue.getAsString(AVKey.ORE_DICT) ?: "").split(',').filter { it.isNotBlank() }
 
-                if (tileUnderCursor != Block.AIR && !overlayUIopen) {
-                    val itemForOre = OreCodex[tileUnderCursor].item
-                    val tileName = if (playerCodex.binarySearch(itemForOre) >= 0)
-                        Lang[ItemCodex[itemForOre]!!.originalName]
-                    else "???"
+            if (tileUnderCursor != Block.AIR && !overlayUIopen) {
+                val itemForOre = OreCodex[tileUnderCursor].item
+                val tileName = if (playerCodex.binarySearch(itemForOre) >= 0)
+                    Lang[ItemCodex[itemForOre]!!.originalName]
+                else "???"
+                if (App.getConfigBoolean("basegame:showpickaxetooltip")) {
                     INGAME.setTooltipMessage(tileName)
                     tooltipShowing[hash] = true
-                    tooltipSet = true
                 }
-
-                true // just a placeholder
+                tooltipSet = true
             }
 
-            if (!tooltipSet) tooltipShowing[hash] = false
+            // play sound cue
+            if (!tooltipWasShown && tooltipSet) {
+                actor.startAudio(soundCue, 0.7) // TODO play on the GUI track
+            }
+
+            true // just a placeholder
         }
+
+        if (App.getConfigBoolean("basegame:showpickaxetooltip") && !tooltipSet) tooltipShowing[hash] = false
+    }
+
+    private val soundCue = MusicContainer(
+        "pickaxe_sound_cue",
+        ModMgr.getFile("basegame", "audio/effects/accessibility/pickaxe_valuable.ogg"),
+    ).also {
+        App.disposables.add(it)
     }
 }