diff --git a/src/core/migrations/0046_alter_sound_file_alter_soundevent_file.py b/src/core/migrations/0046_alter_sound_file_alter_soundevent_file.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6673f04b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/migrations/0046_alter_sound_file_alter_soundevent_file.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# Generated by Django 6.1.1 on 2026-09-17 14:57
+
+import core.models
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ("core", "0045_alter_artwork_options_alter_exhibit_options_and_more"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name="sound",
+            name="file",
+            field=models.FileField(upload_to=core.models.sound_file_path),
+        ),
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name="soundevent",
+            name="file",
+            field=models.FileField(upload_to=core.models.sound_file_path),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/src/core/models.py b/src/core/models.py
index e0d3be34..3399d0d1 100644
--- a/src/core/models.py
+++ b/src/core/models.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import logging
+from uuid import uuid4
 
 import pghistory
 from django.core.files.base import ContentFile as CF
@@ -61,9 +62,26 @@ class SoundExtensions(models.TextChoices):
     WAV = "wav", "WAV"
 
 
+def sound_file_path(instance, filename):
+    """Upload path: sounds/<uuid>.<ext>
+
+    Sound filenames come straight from the user, and names carrying spaces,
+    accents or reserved characters have caused "file not found" errors once
+    S3 and Django disagree about how to escape them. The original name is
+    still recorded on Sound.file_name_original.
+
+    A uuid is used rather than the <pk>/<role> layout that objects and markers
+    use, because the primary key does not exist yet when the upload path is
+    generated for a new row.
+    """
+    ext = filename.rsplit(".", 1)[-1].lower() if "." in filename else ""
+    name = uuid4().hex
+    return f"sounds/{name}.{ext}" if ext else f"sounds/{name}"
+
+
 @pghistory.track()
 class Sound(ContentMixin, models.Model):
-    file = models.FileField(upload_to="sounds/")
+    file = models.FileField(upload_to=sound_file_path)
     title = models.CharField(max_length=50, blank=False)
     author = models.CharField(max_length=60, blank=False)
     owner = models.ForeignKey(
diff --git a/src/core/tests/test_sound_upload_path.py b/src/core/tests/test_sound_upload_path.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5bb316d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/tests/test_sound_upload_path.py
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+import re
+
+from django.core.files.uploadedfile import SimpleUploadedFile
+from django.test import TestCase
+from django.urls import reverse
+
+from core.models import Sound, sound_file_path
+from users.models import User
+
+EXAMPLE_SOUND_PATH = "collection/sounds/happy-message-ping.mp3"
+STORED_NAME = re.compile(r"^sounds/[0-9a-f]{32}\.mp3$")
+
+
+class TestSoundUploadPath(TestCase):
+    """Sound filenames come from the user; they must not reach storage as-is."""
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.username = "testuser"
+        self.password = "testpassword"
+        User.objects.create_user(username=self.username, password=self.password)
+        self.client.login(username=self.username, password=self.password)
+
+    def upload(self, filename):
+        with open(EXAMPLE_SOUND_PATH, "rb") as handle:
+            payload = handle.read()
+        return self.client.post(
+            reverse("sound-upload"),
+            {
+                "file": SimpleUploadedFile(
+                    filename, payload, content_type="audio/mpeg"
+                ),
+                "title": filename,
+                "author": "Test Author",
+            },
+        )
+
+    def test_hostile_filename_never_reaches_storage(self):
+        self.upload("Música #1 (versão final?) 100%.mp3")
+        sound = Sound.objects.get(title="Música #1 (versão final?) 100%.mp3")
+
+        assert STORED_NAME.match(sound.file.name), sound.file.name
+
+    def test_original_filename_is_still_recorded(self):
+        self.upload("Música #1 (versão final?) 100%.mp3")
+        sound = Sound.objects.get(title="Música #1 (versão final?) 100%.mp3")
+
+        assert sound.file_name_original.endswith(".mp3")
+        assert sound.file_extension == "mp3"
+
+    def test_two_uploads_of_the_same_name_do_not_collide(self):
+        self.upload("same-name.mp3")
+        self.upload("same-name.mp3")
+        names = {sound.file.name for sound in Sound.objects.all()}
+
+        assert len(names) == Sound.objects.count()
+
+    def test_path_helper_lowercases_and_keeps_the_extension(self):
+        assert sound_file_path(None, "Whatever.MP3").endswith(".mp3")
+        assert STORED_NAME.match(sound_file_path(None, "a b/c?.mp3"))
+
+    def test_path_helper_tolerates_a_name_without_extension(self):
+        generated = sound_file_path(None, "noextension")
+
+        assert re.match(r"^sounds/[0-9a-f]{32}$", generated), generated