diff --git a/components/tvplanit/source/vpnavbar.pas b/components/tvplanit/source/vpnavbar.pas
index 184e04828..98a814db2 100644
--- a/components/tvplanit/source/vpnavbar.pas
+++ b/components/tvplanit/source/vpnavbar.pas
@@ -2747,7 +2747,9 @@ begin
       {animated scroll}
       if FActiveFolder > -1 then begin
         {play sound}
-        if FPlaySounds and (FSoundAlias <> '') and FileExists(FSoundAlias) then
+        if not (csDesigning in ComponentState) and FPlaySounds and
+           (FSoundAlias <> '') and FileExists(FSoundAlias)
+        then
           PlaySound(FSoundAlias, psmAsync);
         (*
         if FPlaySounds and (FSoundAlias > '') then begin