diff --git a/internal/app/radio_sound_test.go b/internal/app/radio_sound_test.go
index a1e0387..69fea4e 100644
--- a/internal/app/radio_sound_test.go
+++ b/internal/app/radio_sound_test.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ func radio_sound_fixture(t *testing.T) (*eventPresenter, *fakeSpeechQueue, func(
 	state := &eventLoopState{}
 	state.presentationOptions = presentation.DefaultOptions()
 	state.presentationOptions.EnableSound = true
+	state.presentationOptions.PlaySoundForRole = true
 	state.presentationOptions.PlaySoundForState = true
 	state.presentationOptions.RoleSoundPresentation = "sound_only"
 	queue := &fakeSpeechQueue{spoken: make(chan string, 8), requests: make(chan speechRequest, 8)}
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ func TestRadioFocusSoundCoalescesSelectionWithoutDelayingLabel(t *testing.T) {
 	option := atspi.Snapshot{BusName: ":1.7", Path: "/radio", Role: "radio button", Name: "Laptop", Mnemonic: "<Alt>l"}
 	present(atspi.NewEvent(atspi.FocusEvent, option))
 	request := <-queue.requests
-	if !strings.Contains(request.Text, "Laptop") || len(request.Sound) != 0 || presenter.state.pending.radioSound.ready == nil {
+	if !strings.Contains(request.Text, "Laptop") || strings.Contains(request.Text, "radio button") || len(request.Sound) != 0 || presenter.state.pending.radioSound.ready == nil {
 		t.Fatalf("focus label/sound = %+v", request)
 	}
 	// The old member loses selection before GTK checks the focused member.
diff --git a/internal/presentation/presentation.go b/internal/presentation/presentation.go
index 84b5114..1890f94 100644
--- a/internal/presentation/presentation.go
+++ b/internal/presentation/presentation.go
@@ -127,7 +127,10 @@ func FocusSpeechWithOptions(snapshot atspi.Snapshot, options Options) Speech {
 		role = ""
 	}
 	_, replaceRole := roleSoundCue(snapshot, options)
-	if options.RoleSoundPresentation == "sound_only" && replaceRole {
+	_, replaceState := stateSoundCue(snapshot, options)
+	// A control-specific state cue also identifies its role. Keep the role
+	// spoken when role sounds are disabled or no replacement cue is available.
+	if options.RoleSoundPresentation == "sound_only" && (replaceRole || options.PlaySoundForRole && replaceState) {
 		role = ""
 	}
 	if options.SpeechVerbosityLevel != 0 && snapshot.ChildCountKnown && snapshot.ChildCount > 0 {
@@ -147,7 +150,6 @@ func FocusSpeechWithOptions(snapshot atspi.Snapshot, options Options) Speech {
 	}
 	fields = append(fields, snapshot.Name, role)
 	states := controlStates(snapshot)
-	_, replaceState := stateSoundCue(snapshot, options)
 	if options.RoleSoundPresentation == "sound_only" && replaceState {
 		states = removeReplacedState(states)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/presentation/sound_cues_test.go b/internal/presentation/sound_cues_test.go
index 6a593db..18cf810 100644
--- a/internal/presentation/sound_cues_test.go
+++ b/internal/presentation/sound_cues_test.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 package presentation
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"math"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
@@ -209,7 +210,7 @@ func TestElementPresentationStrategiesKeepRoleAndStateIndependent(t *testing.T)
 
 	checkbox := atspi.Snapshot{Name: "Accept", Role: "check box", Checked: true, Required: true, Invalid: true}
 	options := Options{EnableSound: true, PlaySoundForRole: true, PlaySoundForState: true, RoleSoundPresentation: "sound_only"}
-	if got := FocusTextWithOptions(checkbox, options); got != "Accept, check box, required, invalid entry" {
+	if got := FocusTextWithOptions(checkbox, options); got != "Accept, required, invalid entry" {
 		t.Fatalf("sound-only checkbox text = %q", got)
 	}
 	unsupported := atspi.Snapshot{Name: "Document", Role: "text frame", Expandable: true, Expanded: true}
@@ -222,6 +223,47 @@ func TestElementPresentationStrategiesKeepRoleAndStateIndependent(t *testing.T)
 	}
 }
 
+func TestStateCueReplacesControlRoleInSoundOnlyFocus(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, role := range []string{"check box", "check menu item", "radio button", "radio menu item", "switch", "menu item"} {
+		for _, checked := range []bool{false, true} {
+			for _, strategy := range []string{"sound_only", "sound_and_speech", "speech_only"} {
+				t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("%s/%t/%s", role, checked, strategy), func(t *testing.T) {
+					snapshot := atspi.Snapshot{Name: "Option", Role: role, Checked: checked, Checkable: role == "menu item"}
+					options := Options{EnableSound: true, PlaySoundForRole: true, PlaySoundForState: true, RoleSoundPresentation: strategy}
+					want := FocusText(snapshot)
+					if strategy == "sound_only" {
+						want = "Option"
+					}
+					if got := FocusTextWithOptions(snapshot, options); got != want {
+						t.Fatalf("focus speech = %q, want %q", got, want)
+					}
+					if strategy != "sound_only" {
+						return
+					}
+					for _, disabled := range []string{"sound", "state", "unavailable"} {
+						fallback := options
+						switch disabled {
+						case "sound":
+							fallback.EnableSound = false
+						case "state":
+							fallback.PlaySoundForState = false
+						case "unavailable":
+							fallback.SoundCueAvailable = func(string) bool { return false }
+						}
+						if got := FocusTextWithOptions(snapshot, fallback); got != FocusText(snapshot) {
+							t.Errorf("%s fallback = %q, want %q", disabled, got, FocusText(snapshot))
+						}
+					}
+					options.PlaySoundForRole = false
+					if got, want := FocusTextWithOptions(snapshot, options), "Option, "+snapshot.ControlRole(); got != want {
+						t.Errorf("disabled role sound speech = %q, want %q", got, want)
+					}
+				})
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestStateChangeSoundOnlySuppressesOnlyReplacedState(t *testing.T) {
 	options := Options{EnableSound: true, PlaySoundForRole: true, PlaySoundForState: true, RoleSoundPresentation: "sound_only"}
 	event := atspi.NewEvent("object:state-changed:checked", atspi.Snapshot{Role: "check box", Checked: true})
diff --git a/internal/version/version.go b/internal/version/version.go
index 1093261..8feec91 100644
--- a/internal/version/version.go
+++ b/internal/version/version.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import "strings"
 
 const Name = "Cthulhu"
 
-const Version = "2026.10.25"
+const Version = "2026.10.26"
 const Channel = "testing"
 
 var Build = Version
diff --git a/tests/native_echo_preview.py b/tests/native_echo_preview.py
index 7fb6997..09bd6ec 100644
--- a/tests/native_echo_preview.py
+++ b/tests/native_echo_preview.py
@@ -143,7 +143,9 @@ def check_radio_buttons(controls, tabs, server, readerLog):
         time.sleep(0.35)
         cues = radio_cues()[cueOffset:]
         assert cues == ["radiobutton_checked"], (keyName, target, cues)
-        assert any(target in record["text"] for record in server.snapshot()[speechOffset:]), target + " label was lost"
+        spoken = [record["text"] for record in server.snapshot()[speechOffset:]]
+        assert any(target in text for text in spoken), target + " label was lost"
+        assert not any("radio button" in text for text in spoken), (target, spoken)
     records = [json.loads(line) for line in readerLog.read_text().splitlines() if line.startswith("{")]
     errors = [record for record in records if record.get("message") == "play sound"
               and record.get("cue", "").startswith("radiobutton_") and record.get("error") != "context canceled"]