diff --git a/core/modules/parsers/audioparser.js b/core/modules/parsers/audioparser.js
index 601de058e..757703da4 100644
--- a/core/modules/parsers/audioparser.js
+++ b/core/modules/parsers/audioparser.js
@@ -7,23 +7,34 @@ The audio parser parses an audio tiddler into an embeddable HTML element
 
 \*/
 
+/*jslint node: true, browser: true */
+/*global $tw: false */
 "use strict";
 
 var AudioParser = function(type,text,options) {
 	var element = {
 			type: "element",
-			tag: "audio",
+			tag: "$audio", // Using $audio to enable widget interception
 			attributes: {
 				controls: {type: "string", value: "controls"},
 				style: {type: "string", value: "width: 100%; object-fit: contain"}
 			}
-		},
-		src;
+		};
+		
+	// Pass through source information
 	if(options._canonical_uri) {
 		element.attributes.src = {type: "string", value: options._canonical_uri};
+		element.attributes.type = {type: "string", value: type};
 	} else if(text) {
 		element.attributes.src = {type: "string", value: "data:" + type + ";base64," + text};
+		element.attributes.type = {type: "string", value: type};
 	}
+	
+	// Pass through tiddler title if available
+	if(options.title) {
+		element.attributes.tiddler = {type: "string", value: options.title};
+	}
+	
 	this.tree = [element];
 	this.source = text;
 	this.type = type;
@@ -33,3 +44,4 @@ exports["audio/ogg"] = AudioParser;
 exports["audio/mpeg"] = AudioParser;
 exports["audio/mp3"] = AudioParser;
 exports["audio/mp4"] = AudioParser;
+	
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diff --git a/core/modules/widgets/audio.js b/core/modules/widgets/audio.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7bd073c4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/widgets/audio.js
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+/*\
+title: $:/core/modules/widgets/audio.js
+type: application/javascript
+module-type: widget
+
+Basic Audio widget for displaying audio files.
+This is a simple implementation that can be overridden by plugins
+for more advanced functionality.
+
+\*/
+
+/*jslint node: true, browser: true */
+/*global $tw: false */
+"use strict";
+
+var Widget = require("$:/core/modules/widgets/widget.js").widget;
+
+var AudioWidget = function(parseTreeNode,options) {
+	this.initialise(parseTreeNode,options);
+};
+
+/*
+Inherit from the base widget class
+*/
+AudioWidget.prototype = new Widget();
+
+/*
+Render this widget into the DOM
+*/
+AudioWidget.prototype.render = function(parent,nextSibling) {
+	this.parentDomNode = parent;
+	this.computeAttributes();
+	this.execute();
+	
+	// Create audio element
+	var audioElement = this.document.createElement("audio");
+	audioElement.setAttribute("controls", this.getAttribute("controls", "controls"));
+	audioElement.setAttribute("style", this.getAttribute("style", "width: 100%; object-fit: contain"));
+	audioElement.className = "tw-audio-element";
+	
+	// Set source
+	if(this.audioSource) {
+		if (this.audioSource.indexOf("data:") === 0) {
+			audioElement.setAttribute("src", this.audioSource);
+		} else {
+			var sourceElement = this.document.createElement("source");
+			sourceElement.setAttribute("src", this.audioSource);
+			if(this.audioType) {
+				sourceElement.setAttribute("type", this.audioType);
+			}
+			audioElement.appendChild(sourceElement);
+		}
+	}
+	
+	// Insert the audio into the DOM
+	parent.insertBefore(audioElement, nextSibling);
+	this.domNodes.push(audioElement);
+};
+
+/*
+Compute the internal state of the widget
+*/
+AudioWidget.prototype.execute = function() {
+	// Get the audio source and type
+	this.audioSource = this.getAttribute("src");
+	this.audioType = this.getAttribute("type");
+	this.audioControls = this.getAttribute("controls", "controls");
+	
+	// Try to get from tiddler attribute
+	if(!this.audioSource && this.getAttribute("tiddler")) {
+		var tiddlerTitle = this.getAttribute("tiddler");
+		var tiddler = this.wiki.getTiddler(tiddlerTitle);
+		if(tiddler) {
+			if(tiddler.fields._canonical_uri) {
+				this.audioSource = tiddler.fields._canonical_uri;
+				this.audioType = tiddler.fields.type;
+			} else if(tiddler.fields.text) {
+				this.audioSource = "data:" + tiddler.fields.type + ";base64," + tiddler.fields.text;
+				this.audioType = tiddler.fields.type;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	
+	// Make sure we have a tiddler for saving timestamps
+	this.tiddlerTitle = this.getAttribute("tiddler");
+};
+
+/*
+Selectively refreshes the widget if needed. Returns true if the widget or any of its children needed re-rendering
+*/
+AudioWidget.prototype.refresh = function(changedTiddlers) {
+	var changedAttributes = this.computeAttributes();
+	if(changedAttributes.src || changedAttributes.type || changedAttributes.controls || changedAttributes.tiddler) {
+		this.refreshSelf();
+		return true;
+	} else {
+		return false;
+	}
+};
+
+exports.audio = AudioWidget;
+
+