diff --git a/src/formats.c b/src/formats.c
index 1eb4585a..7000bb45 100644
--- a/src/formats.c
+++ b/src/formats.c
@@ -1101,7 +1101,7 @@ static const meta_info meta_info_list[] = {
         {meta_CAFF,                 "Apple Core Audio Format File header"},
         {meta_PC_MXST,              "Lego Island MxSt Header"},
         {meta_SAB,                  "Sensaura SAB header"},
-        {meta_MAXIS_XA,             "Maxis XAI/XAJ Header"},
+        {meta_MAXIS_XA,             "Maxis XA Header"},
         {meta_EXAKT_SC,             "assumed Activision / EXAKT SC by extension"},
         {meta_WII_BNS,              "Nintendo BNS header"},
         {meta_WII_WAS,              "Sumo Digital iSWS header"},
diff --git a/src/meta/maxis_xa.c b/src/meta/maxis_xa.c
index b0c3a5cb..a3d42134 100644
--- a/src/meta/maxis_xa.c
+++ b/src/meta/maxis_xa.c
@@ -1,32 +1,46 @@
 #include "meta.h"
 #include "../util.h"
 
-/* Maxis XA - found in Sim City 3000 (PC) */
+/* Maxis XA - found in Sim City 3000 (PC), The Sims 2 (PC) */
 VGMSTREAM * init_vgmstream_maxis_xa(STREAMFILE *streamFile) {
     VGMSTREAM * vgmstream = NULL;
     off_t start_offset;
-    int loop_flag, channel_count;
+    int avg_byte_rate, channel_count, loop_flag, resolution, sample_align, sample_rate;
 
     /* check extension, case insensitive */
     if (!check_extensions(streamFile,"xa"))
         goto fail;
 
     /* check header */
-    if ((read_32bitBE(0x00,streamFile) != 0x58414900) && /* "XAI\0"    (sound/speech) */
-        (read_32bitBE(0x00,streamFile) != 0x58414A00) && /* "XAJ\0"    (music, no apparent diffs) */
-        (read_32bitBE(0x00,streamFile) != 0x58410000) && /* "XA\0\0"   (sound/speech from The Sims 2, no apparent diffs) */
-        (read_32bitBE(0x00,streamFile) != 0x58411200))   /* "XA\x12\0" (music from The Sims 2, no apparent diffs) */
+    if ((read_16bitBE(0x00,streamFile) != 0x5841))   /* "XA" */
+        goto fail;
+
+    /* check format tag */
+    if ((read_16bitLE(0x08,streamFile) != 0x0001))
+        goto fail;
+
+    channel_count = read_16bitLE(0x0A,streamFile);
+    sample_rate = read_32bitLE(0x0C,streamFile);
+    avg_byte_rate = read_32bitLE(0x10,streamFile);
+    sample_align = read_16bitLE(0x14,streamFile);
+    resolution = read_16bitLE(0x16,streamFile);
+
+    /* check alignment */
+    if (sample_align != (resolution/8)*channel_count)
+        goto fail;
+
+    /* check average byte rate */
+    if (avg_byte_rate != sample_rate*sample_align)
         goto fail;
 
     loop_flag = 0;
-    channel_count = read_16bitLE(0x0A,streamFile);
     start_offset = 0x18;
 
     /* build the VGMSTREAM */
     vgmstream = allocate_vgmstream(channel_count,loop_flag);
     if (!vgmstream) goto fail;
 
-    vgmstream->sample_rate = read_32bitLE(0x0C,streamFile);
+    vgmstream->sample_rate = sample_rate;
     vgmstream->num_samples = read_32bitLE(0x04,streamFile)/2/channel_count;
 
     vgmstream->meta_type = meta_MAXIS_XA;