diff --git a/src/include/86box/snd_ac97.h b/src/include/86box/snd_ac97.h
index ee75d56c4..f7af1edc9 100644
--- a/src/include/86box/snd_ac97.h
+++ b/src/include/86box/snd_ac97.h
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ enum {
     AC97_CODEC_WM9701A  = 4,
     AC97_CODEC_STAC9708 = 5,
     AC97_CODEC_STAC9721 = 6,
-    AC97_CODEC_AK4540   = 7
+    AC97_CODEC_AK4540   = 7,
+    AC97_CODEC_TR28023  = 8
 };
 
 typedef struct ac97_vendor_reg_t {
@@ -152,8 +153,10 @@ extern const device_t ak4540_device;
 extern const device_t alc100_device;
 extern const device_t cs4297_device;
 extern const device_t cs4297a_device;
+#define ct1297_device tr28023_device
 extern const device_t stac9708_device;
 extern const device_t stac9721_device;
+extern const device_t tr28023_device;
 extern const device_t wm9701a_device;
 
 extern const device_t ac97_via_device;
diff --git a/src/sound/snd_ac97_codec.c b/src/sound/snd_ac97_codec.c
index 7a3701c9f..b11238de0 100644
--- a/src/sound/snd_ac97_codec.c
+++ b/src/sound/snd_ac97_codec.c
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@
 static const struct {
     const uint32_t vendor_id, min_rate, max_rate, misc_flags; /* definitions for misc_flags in snd_ac97.h */
     const uint16_t reset_flags, extid_flags,                  /* definitions in snd_ac97.h */
-        powerdown_mask;                                       /* bits [7:0] => register 26 bits [15:8]; bits [11:8] => register 2A bits [14:11] */
+        powerdown_mask;                                       /* bits [7:0] => register 26 bits [15:8]; bits [11:8] => register 2A bits [14:11]
+                                                                 when using the probing tool, always |0x030 as it doesn't touch full powerdowns */
     const ac97_vendor_reg_t *vendor_regs;                     /* bits [11:8] of index are the page number if applicable (registers [60:6F]) */
     const device_t          *device;
 } ac97_codecs[] = {
@@ -95,6 +96,14 @@ static const struct {
     .vendor_regs = (const ac97_vendor_reg_t []) {{0x6c, 0x0000, 0x0000}, {0x6e, 0x0000, 0x0003}, {0x70, 0x0000, 0xffff}, {0x72, 0x0000, 0x0006}, {0x74, 0x0000, 0x0003}, {0x76, 0x0000, 0xffff}, {0x78, 0x0000, 0x3802}, {0}},
     .device = &stac9721_device
     },
+    [AC97_CODEC_TR28023] = {
+    .vendor_id = AC97_VENDOR_ID('T', 'R', 'A', 0x03),
+    .misc_flags = AC97_MASTER_6B | AC97_MONOOUT | AC97_MONOOUT_6B | AC97_PCBEEP | AC97_PHONE | AC97_POP | AC97_MS | AC97_LPBK,
+    .reset_flags = 0,
+    .extid_flags = 0,
+    .powerdown_mask = 0x03f,
+    .device = &tr28023_device
+    },
     [AC97_CODEC_WM9701A] = {
     .vendor_id = AC97_VENDOR_ID('W', 'M', 'L', 0x00),
     .misc_flags = AC97_AUXOUT | AC97_MONOOUT | AC97_PCBEEP | AC97_PHONE | AC97_VIDEO | AC97_AUXIN | AC97_MS | AC97_LPBK,
@@ -747,6 +756,20 @@ const device_t stac9721_device = {
     .config        = NULL
 };
 
+const device_t tr28023_device = {
+    .name          = "TriTech TR28023 / Creative CT1297",
+    .internal_name = "tr28023",
+    .flags         = DEVICE_AC97,
+    .local         = AC97_CODEC_TR28023,
+    .init          = ac97_codec_init,
+    .close         = ac97_codec_close,
+    .reset         = ac97_codec_reset,
+    { .available = NULL },
+    .speed_changed = NULL,
+    .force_redraw  = NULL,
+    .config        = NULL
+};
+
 const device_t wm9701a_device = {
     .name          = "Wolfson WM9701A",
     .internal_name = "wm9701a",
diff --git a/src/sound/snd_audiopci.c b/src/sound/snd_audiopci.c
index 53de22ce7..93e060279 100644
--- a/src/sound/snd_audiopci.c
+++ b/src/sound/snd_audiopci.c
@@ -2078,6 +2078,10 @@ static const device_config_t es1371_config[] = {
             {
                 .description = "SigmaTel STAC9721",
                 .value = AC97_CODEC_STAC9721
+            },
+            {
+                .description = "TriTech TR28023 / Creative CT1297",
+                .value = AC97_CODEC_TR28023
             }
         },
         .default_int = AC97_CODEC_CS4297A