diff --git a/Content.Server/Xenoarchaeology/XenoArtifacts/ArtifactComponent.cs b/Content.Server/Xenoarchaeology/XenoArtifacts/ArtifactComponent.cs
index efac03685f..c0c54c44ef 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Xenoarchaeology/XenoArtifacts/ArtifactComponent.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Xenoarchaeology/XenoArtifacts/ArtifactComponent.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using Content.Shared.Xenoarchaeology.XenoArtifacts;
+using Robust.Shared.Audio;
 using Robust.Shared.Serialization.TypeSerializers.Implementations.Custom;
 using Robust.Shared.Serialization.TypeSerializers.Implementations.Custom.Prototype;
 
@@ -77,6 +78,19 @@ public sealed class ArtifactComponent : Component
     /// </summary>
     [DataField("pointDangerMultiplier"), ViewVariables(VVAccess.ReadWrite)]
     public float PointDangerMultiplier = 1.35f;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The sound that plays when an artifact is activated
+    /// </summary>
+    [DataField("activationSound")]
+    public SoundSpecifier ActivationSound = new SoundCollectionSpecifier("ArtifactActivation")
+    {
+        Params = new()
+        {
+            Variation = 0.1f,
+            Volume = 3f
+        }
+    };
 }
 
 /// <summary>
diff --git a/Content.Server/Xenoarchaeology/XenoArtifacts/ArtifactSystem.cs b/Content.Server/Xenoarchaeology/XenoArtifacts/ArtifactSystem.cs
index 4ccdf608b8..baa6d52194 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Xenoarchaeology/XenoArtifacts/ArtifactSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Xenoarchaeology/XenoArtifacts/ArtifactSystem.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ public sealed partial class ArtifactSystem : EntitySystem
 {
     [Dependency] private readonly IGameTiming _gameTiming = default!;
     [Dependency] private readonly IRobustRandom _random = default!;
+    [Dependency] private readonly SharedAudioSystem _audio = default!;
 
     private ISawmill _sawmill = default!;
 
@@ -173,6 +174,7 @@ public sealed partial class ArtifactSystem : EntitySystem
         if (component.CurrentNodeId == null)
             return;
 
+        _audio.PlayPvs(component.ActivationSound, uid);
         component.LastActivationTime = _gameTiming.CurTime;
 
         var ev = new ArtifactActivatedEvent
diff --git a/Resources/Audio/Items/Artifact/artifact1.ogg b/Resources/Audio/Items/Artifact/artifact1.ogg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a65b24b930
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diff --git a/Resources/Audio/Items/Artifact/artifact2.ogg b/Resources/Audio/Items/Artifact/artifact2.ogg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6e03b6e21b
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diff --git a/Resources/Audio/Items/Artifact/artifact3.ogg b/Resources/Audio/Items/Artifact/artifact3.ogg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7a0a56dadb
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diff --git a/Resources/Audio/Items/Artifact/artifact4.ogg b/Resources/Audio/Items/Artifact/artifact4.ogg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e02859d53f
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diff --git a/Resources/Audio/Items/Artifact/artifact5.ogg b/Resources/Audio/Items/Artifact/artifact5.ogg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fed5066131
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diff --git a/Resources/Audio/Items/Artifact/artifact6.ogg b/Resources/Audio/Items/Artifact/artifact6.ogg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..25b946ccde
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diff --git a/Resources/Audio/Items/Artifact/artifact7.ogg b/Resources/Audio/Items/Artifact/artifact7.ogg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9d3d86abe3
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diff --git a/Resources/Audio/Items/Artifact/attributions.yml b/Resources/Audio/Items/Artifact/attributions.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ff50796dfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Resources/Audio/Items/Artifact/attributions.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+- files: ["artifact1.ogg", "artifact2.ogg", "artifact3.ogg", "artifact4.ogg", "artifact5.ogg", "artifact6.ogg", "artifact7.ogg"]
+  license: "CC-BY-4.0"
+  copyright: "Created by Garuda1982, split into individual files and converted to OGG and Mono by EmoGarbage404 (github)"
+  source: "https://freesound.org/people/Garuda1982/sounds/560310/"
diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/SoundCollections/artifact.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/SoundCollections/artifact.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9584a019a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/SoundCollections/artifact.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+- type: soundCollection
+  id: ArtifactActivation
+  files:
+    - /Audio/Items/Artifact/artifact1.ogg
+    - /Audio/Items/Artifact/artifact2.ogg
+    - /Audio/Items/Artifact/artifact3.ogg
+    - /Audio/Items/Artifact/artifact4.ogg
+    - /Audio/Items/Artifact/artifact5.ogg
+    - /Audio/Items/Artifact/artifact6.ogg
+    - /Audio/Items/Artifact/artifact7.ogg