diff --git a/include/SFML/Audio/SoundSource.hpp b/include/SFML/Audio/SoundSource.hpp
index edcaaa29..fc71859d 100644
--- a/include/SFML/Audio/SoundSource.hpp
+++ b/include/SFML/Audio/SoundSource.hpp
@@ -250,6 +250,49 @@ public:
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     SoundSource& operator =(const SoundSource& right);
 
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    /// \brief Start or resume playing the sound source
+    ///
+    /// This function starts the source if it was stopped, resumes
+    /// it if it was paused, and restarts it from the beginning if
+    /// it was already playing.
+    ///
+    /// \see pause, stop
+    ///
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    virtual void play() = 0;
+
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    /// \brief Pause the sound source
+    ///
+    /// This function pauses the source if it was playing,
+    /// otherwise (source already paused or stopped) it has no effect.
+    ///
+    /// \see play, stop
+    ///
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    virtual void pause() = 0;
+
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    /// \brief Stop playing the sound source
+    ///
+    /// This function stops the source if it was playing or paused,
+    /// and does nothing if it was already stopped.
+    /// It also resets the playing position (unlike pause()).
+    ///
+    /// \see play, pause
+    ///
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    virtual void stop() = 0;
+
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    /// \brief Get the current status of the sound (stopped, paused, playing)
+    ///
+    /// \return Current status of the sound
+    ///
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    virtual Status getStatus() const;
+
 protected:
 
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -260,14 +303,6 @@ protected:
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     SoundSource();
 
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    /// \brief Get the current status of the sound (stopped, paused, playing)
-    ///
-    /// \return Current status of the sound
-    ///
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    Status getStatus() const;
-
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     // Member data
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////