diff --git a/src/protocols/spice/channels/audio.c b/src/protocols/spice/channels/audio.c
index 425275f2..ecabac10 100644
--- a/src/protocols/spice/channels/audio.c
+++ b/src/protocols/spice/channels/audio.c
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@
 #include "config.h"
 
 #include "audio.h"
+#include "spice.h"
 
+#include <guacamole/audio.h>
 #include <guacamole/client.h>
 
 void guac_spice_client_audio_playback_data_handler(
@@ -28,6 +30,9 @@ void guac_spice_client_audio_playback_data_handler(
         guac_client* client) {
     
     guac_client_log(client, GUAC_LOG_DEBUG, "Calling audio playback data handler.");
+    guac_spice_client* spice_client = (guac_spice_client*) client->data;
+
+    guac_audio_stream_write_pcm(spice_client->audio_playback, data, size);
     
 }
 
@@ -43,6 +48,20 @@ void guac_spice_client_audio_playback_start_handler(
         guac_client* client) {
     
     guac_client_log(client, GUAC_LOG_DEBUG, "Calling audio playback start handler.");
+    guac_client_log(client, GUAC_LOG_DEBUG, "Format: %d", format);
+    guac_client_log(client, GUAC_LOG_DEBUG, "Channels: %d", channels);
+    guac_client_log(client, GUAC_LOG_DEBUG, "Rate: %d", rate);
+
+    guac_spice_client* spice_client = (guac_spice_client*) client->data;
+
+    int bps = 16;
+
+    if (format != SPICE_AUDIO_FMT_S16) {
+        guac_client_log(client, GUAC_LOG_WARNING, "Unknown Spice audio format: %d", format);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    spice_client->audio_playback = guac_audio_stream_alloc(client, NULL, rate, channels, bps);
     
 }
 
@@ -50,6 +69,10 @@ void guac_spice_client_audio_playback_stop_handler(
         SpicePlaybackChannel* channel, guac_client* client) {
     
     guac_client_log(client, GUAC_LOG_DEBUG, "Calling audio playback stop handler.");
+
+    guac_spice_client* spice_client = (guac_spice_client*) client->data;
+
+    guac_audio_stream_free(spice_client->audio_playback);
     
 }
 
diff --git a/src/protocols/spice/spice-constants.h b/src/protocols/spice/spice-constants.h
index 92d02839..88c7780c 100644
--- a/src/protocols/spice/spice-constants.h
+++ b/src/protocols/spice/spice-constants.h
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@
  * A signal sent when the server is notifying the client that audio playback
  * should begin, which also contains characteristics of that audio data.
  */
-#define SPICE_SIGNAL_PLAYBACK_START "plaback-start"
+#define SPICE_SIGNAL_PLAYBACK_START "playback-start"
 
 /**
  * A signal sent when audio playback should cease.
diff --git a/src/protocols/spice/spice.h b/src/protocols/spice/spice.h
index 25e3e333..0d920f2f 100644
--- a/src/protocols/spice/spice.h
+++ b/src/protocols/spice/spice.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "keyboard.h"
 #include "settings.h"
 
+#include <guacamole/audio.h>
 #include <guacamole/client.h>
 #include <guacamole/layer.h>
 #include <guacamole/recording.h>
@@ -155,6 +156,11 @@ typedef struct guac_spice_client {
      */
     pthread_mutex_t message_lock;
 
+    /**
+     * Audio output, if any.
+     */
+    guac_audio_stream* audio_playback;
+
 } guac_spice_client;
 
 /**