diff --git a/release/ui/space_sequencer.py b/release/ui/space_sequencer.py
index cf9d89edec8..87111b2925f 100644
--- a/release/ui/space_sequencer.py
+++ b/release/ui/space_sequencer.py
@@ -476,6 +476,13 @@ class SEQUENCER_PT_sound(SequencerButtonsPanel):
 		
 		layout.template_ID(strip, "sound", new="sound.open")
 		
+		layout.itemS()
+		
+		if strip.sound.packed_file:
+			layout.itemO("sound.unpack")
+		else:
+			layout.itemO("sound.pack")
+		
 		layout.itemR(strip.sound, "filename")
 		layout.itemR(strip.sound, "caching")
 
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/sound/sound_ops.c b/source/blender/editors/sound/sound_ops.c
index d8a84611298..75204207284 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/sound/sound_ops.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/sound/sound_ops.c
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ static int sound_poll(bContext *C)
 {
 	Editing* ed = CTX_data_scene(C)->ed;
 
-	if(!ed || !ed->act_seq || ed->act_seq->type != SEQ_SOUND || !ed->act_seq->sound)
+	if(!ed || !ed->act_seq || ed->act_seq->type != SEQ_SOUND)
 		return 0;
 
 	return 1;