diff --git a/assets/gavel/audio/gavel.wav b/assets/gavel/audio/gavel.wav
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c1e8b7
Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/gavel/audio/gavel.wav differ
diff --git a/assets/gavel/audio/gavel.wav.import b/assets/gavel/audio/gavel.wav.import
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5bb73ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/gavel/audio/gavel.wav.import
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+[remap]
+
+importer="wav"
+type="AudioStreamWAV"
+uid="uid://biyqgj25si2ei"
+path="res://.godot/imported/gavel.wav-d4bde5ab631cfe5dc6af9c2040fe18c7.sample"
+
+[deps]
+
+source_file="res://assets/gavel/audio/gavel.wav"
+dest_files=["res://.godot/imported/gavel.wav-d4bde5ab631cfe5dc6af9c2040fe18c7.sample"]
+
+[params]
+
+force/8_bit=false
+force/mono=false
+force/max_rate=false
+force/max_rate_hz=44100
+edit/trim=false
+edit/normalize=false
+edit/loop_mode=0
+edit/loop_begin=0
+edit/loop_end=-1
+compress/mode=2
diff --git a/desk.tscn b/desk.tscn
index 45b424b..8851fd4 100644
--- a/desk.tscn
+++ b/desk.tscn
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-[gd_scene load_steps=30 format=3 uid="uid://bohp0o2smdkwe"]
+[gd_scene load_steps=31 format=3 uid="uid://bohp0o2smdkwe"]
 
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://c2mrlu8d75ry4" path="res://gavel.gd" id="1_ep8l3"]
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://d2ophrxm0wtr6" path="res://desk.gd" id="1_yugeg"]
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://l7wiwo13pb0f" path="res://numpad.gd" id="2_t5y75"]
 [ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://d0iltvfnuao1q" path="res://NumpadButton.tscn" id="3_se7ci"]
 [ext_resource type="Texture2D" uid="uid://cepssq6wpywy5" path="res://assets/numpad/zero.png" id="4_tm3w8"]
+[ext_resource type="AudioStream" uid="uid://biyqgj25si2ei" path="res://assets/gavel/audio/gavel.wav" id="5_ky68s"]
 [ext_resource type="Texture2D" uid="uid://wkwpo1utjk0q" path="res://assets/numpad/background.png" id="5_r8wvv"]
 [ext_resource type="Texture2D" uid="uid://bci1ygp5qx7r0" path="res://assets/numpad/zero-depressed.png" id="6_d0do2"]
 [ext_resource type="Texture2D" uid="uid://cgrl7q65xeb7d" path="res://assets/numpad/one.png" id="7_yugeg"]
@@ -38,9 +39,10 @@ offset_bottom = 720.0
 script = ExtResource("1_yugeg")
 numpad = NodePath("Numpad")
 
-[node name="Gavel" type="Node2D" parent="."]
+[node name="Gavel" type="Node2D" parent="." node_paths=PackedStringArray("audio_player")]
 position = Vector2(971, 563)
 script = ExtResource("1_ep8l3")
+audio_player = NodePath("GavelAudioPlayer")
 
 [node name="TextureButton" type="TextureButton" parent="Gavel"]
 offset_right = 40.0
@@ -48,6 +50,9 @@ offset_bottom = 40.0
 texture_normal = ExtResource("25_3ueqa")
 texture_pressed = ExtResource("26_e06cl")
 
+[node name="GavelAudioPlayer" type="AudioStreamPlayer2D" parent="Gavel"]
+stream = ExtResource("5_ky68s")
+
 [node name="Numpad" type="Node2D" parent="." node_paths=PackedStringArray("progress_bar")]
 position = Vector2(640, 570)
 script = ExtResource("2_t5y75")
diff --git a/gavel.gd b/gavel.gd
index 57fddff..c18dd3d 100644
--- a/gavel.gd
+++ b/gavel.gd
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ var swinging
 var click_radius = 32 # will need to determine click radius based on sprite size -- should be equal
 var swing_threshold = 64 # will also need to scale this based on sprite size
 var swing_start = Vector2(0, 0)
+
 @export var gavel_root_position = Vector2(0, 0)
+@export var audio_player: AudioStreamPlayer2D
 
 #func _input(event: InputEvent) -> void:
 	#if event is InputEventMouseButton and event.button_index == MOUSE_BUTTON_LEFT:
@@ -26,4 +28,5 @@ var swing_start = Vector2(0, 0)
 
 
 func _on_texture_button_button_down() -> void:
+	audio_player.play()
 	gavel_hit.emit()