diff --git a/magic/docs/README.txt b/magic/docs/README.txt
index 1d381cbf3..7578377b9 100644
--- a/magic/docs/README.txt
+++ b/magic/docs/README.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
                            bill@newbreedsoftware.com
                             http://www.tuxpaint.org/
 
-                         July 5, 2007 - August 23, 2007
+                        July 5, 2007 - November 21, 2007
 
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -460,6 +460,10 @@ Interfaces
              The 'pan' and 'dist' values can be used to simulate location and
              distance of the 'Magic' tool effect.
 
+           * void stopsound(void)
+             This function stops playing a sound played by playsound(). It is
+             useful to silence effects when the user stops using the tool (in
+             your 'release' function).
            * void special_notify(int flag)
              This function notifies Tux Paint of special events. Various
              values defined in "tp_magic_api.h" can be 'or'ed together (using
diff --git a/magic/docs/html/README.html b/magic/docs/html/README.html
index 1bce5c22a..9a1d744a7 100644
--- a/magic/docs/html/README.html
+++ b/magic/docs/html/README.html
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ New Breed Software</p>
 <p><a href="mailto:bill@newbreedsoftware.com">bill@newbreedsoftware.com</a><br>
 <a href="http://www.tuxpaint.org/">http://www.tuxpaint.org/</a></p>
 
-<p>July 5, 2007 - August 23, 2007</p>
+<p>July 5, 2007 - November 21, 2007</p>
 </center>
 
 <hr size=2 noshade>
@@ -579,6 +579,12 @@ plugin's functions.
   simulate location and distance of the 'Magic' tool effect.<br>
   <br>
 
+<li><code><b>void stopsound(void)</b></code><br>
+  This function stops playing a sound played by <code>playsound()</code>.
+  It is useful to silence effects when the user stops using the tool
+  (in your '<code>release</code>' function).
+  <br>
+
 <li><a name="special_notify">
   <code><b>void special_notify(int&nbsp;flag)</b></code>
   </a><br>
diff --git a/magic/src/kalidescope.c b/magic/src/kalidescope.c
index aad49c5f5..307e17611 100644
--- a/magic/src/kalidescope.c
+++ b/magic/src/kalidescope.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
   (See COPYING.txt)
 
-  Last updated: November 6, 2007
+  Last updated: November 21, 2007
   $Id$
 */
 
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ void kalidescope_release(magic_api * api, int which,
 	           SDL_Surface * canvas, SDL_Surface * last,
 	           int x, int y, SDL_Rect * update_rect)
 {
+  api->stopsound();
 }
 
 // No setup happened:
diff --git a/magic/src/shift.c b/magic/src/shift.c
index 08aa15c64..45dc4f37b 100644
--- a/magic/src/shift.c
+++ b/magic/src/shift.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
   (See COPYING.txt)
 
-  Last updated: August 20, 2007
+  Last updated: November 21, 2007
   $Id$
 */
 
@@ -282,6 +282,7 @@ void shift_release(magic_api * api, int which,
 	           int x, int y, SDL_Rect * update_rect)
 {
   shift_doit(api, which, canvas, last, x, y, x, y, update_rect, 0);
+  api->stopsound();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/tuxpaint.c b/src/tuxpaint.c
index f159a4f06..ea08744fd 100644
--- a/src/tuxpaint.c
+++ b/src/tuxpaint.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
   (See COPYING.txt)
   
-  June 14, 2002 - October 26, 2007
+  June 14, 2002 - November 21, 2007
   $Id$
 */
 
@@ -1501,6 +1501,7 @@ int magic_sort(const void * a, const void * b);
 
 Mix_Chunk * magic_current_snd_ptr;
 void magic_playsound(Mix_Chunk * snd, int left_right, int up_down);
+void magic_stopsound(void);
 void magic_line_func(void * mapi,
 		     int which, SDL_Surface * canvas, SDL_Surface * last,
                      int x1, int y1, int x2, int y2, int step,
@@ -16748,6 +16749,7 @@ void load_magic_plugins(void)
       magic_api_struct[plc]->putpixel = putpixels[canvas->format->BytesPerPixel];
       magic_api_struct[plc]->line = magic_line_func;
       magic_api_struct[plc]->playsound = magic_playsound;
+      magic_api_struct[plc]->stopsound = magic_stopsound;
       magic_api_struct[plc]->special_notify = special_notify;
       magic_api_struct[plc]->button_down = magic_button_down;
       magic_api_struct[plc]->rgbtohsv = rgbtohsv;
@@ -17176,6 +17178,13 @@ void special_notify(int flags)
   }
 }
 
+void magic_stopsound(void)
+{
+#ifndef NOSOUND
+ Mix_HaltChannel(0);
+#endif
+}
+
 void magic_playsound(Mix_Chunk * snd, int left_right, int up_down)
 {
 #ifndef NOSOUND