diff --git a/anki/template/furigana.py b/anki/template/furigana.py
index 1e99e19f5..a41e1f56d 100644
--- a/anki/template/furigana.py
+++ b/anki/template/furigana.py
@@ -9,14 +9,23 @@ from anki.hooks import addHook
 r = r' ?([^ ]+?)\[(.+?)\]'
 ruby = r'<ruby><rb>\1</rb><rt>\2</rt></ruby>'
 
+def noSound(repl):
+    def func(match):
+        if match.group(2).startswith("sound:"):
+            # return without modification
+            return match.group(0)
+        else:
+            return re.sub(r, repl, match.group(0))
+    return func
+
 def kanji(txt, *args):
-    return re.sub(r, r'\1', txt)
+    return re.sub(r, noSound(r'\1'), txt)
 
 def kana(txt, *args):
-    return re.sub(r, r'\2', txt)
+    return re.sub(r, noSound(r'\2'), txt)
 
 def furigana(txt, *args):
-    return re.sub(r, ruby, txt)
+    return re.sub(r, noSound(ruby), txt)
 
 def install():
     addHook('fmod_kanji', kanji)
diff --git a/tests/test_collection.py b/tests/test_collection.py
index b4dd3fd00..cb175ee4f 100644
--- a/tests/test_collection.py
+++ b/tests/test_collection.py
@@ -143,3 +143,17 @@ def test_timestamps():
         addBasicModel(deck)
     assert len(deck.models.models) == 102
 
+def test_furigana():
+    deck = getEmptyDeck()
+    mm = deck.models
+    m = mm.current()
+    m['tmpls'][0]['qfmt'] = '{{kana:Front}}'
+    mm.save(m)
+    n = deck.newNote()
+    n['Front'] = 'foo[abc]'
+    deck.addNote(n)
+    c = n.cards()[0]
+    assert c.q().endswith("abc")
+    n['Front'] = 'foo[sound:abc.mp3]'
+    n.flush()
+    assert "sound:" in c.q(reload=True)