diff --git a/src/sfizz/Region.cpp b/src/sfizz/Region.cpp
index 2d96835a..cad035b8 100644
--- a/src/sfizz/Region.cpp
+++ b/src/sfizz/Region.cpp
@@ -92,7 +92,11 @@ bool sfz::Region::parseOpcode(const Opcode& rawOpcode)
             offsetCC[opcode.parameters.back()] = *value;
         break;
     case hash("end"):
-        setValueFromOpcode(opcode, sampleEnd, Default::sampleEndRange);
+        if (opcode.value == "-1") {
+            disabled = true;
+        } else {
+            setValueFromOpcode(opcode, sampleEnd, Default::sampleEndRange);
+        }
         break;
     case hash("count"):
         setValueFromOpcode(opcode, sampleCount, Default::sampleCountRange);
diff --git a/src/sfizz/Region.h b/src/sfizz/Region.h
index 4935a85e..4dc5cdef 100644
--- a/src/sfizz/Region.h
+++ b/src/sfizz/Region.h
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ struct Region {
     int64_t offsetRandom { Default::offsetRandom }; // offset_random
     CCMap<int64_t> offsetCC { Default::offset };
     uint32_t sampleEnd { Default::sampleEndRange.getEnd() }; // end
+    bool disabled { false }; // end=-1 and other disabling events
     absl::optional<uint32_t> sampleCount {}; // count
     absl::optional<SfzLoopMode> loopMode {}; // loopmode
     Range<uint32_t> loopRange { Default::loopRange }; //loopstart and loopend
diff --git a/tests/RegionT.cpp b/tests/RegionT.cpp
index 9ea9b924..d4e68982 100644
--- a/tests/RegionT.cpp
+++ b/tests/RegionT.cpp
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ TEST_CASE("[Region] Parsing opcodes")
         region.parseOpcode({ "end", "184" });
         REQUIRE(region.sampleEnd == 184);
         region.parseOpcode({ "end", "-1" });
-        REQUIRE(region.sampleEnd == 0);
+        REQUIRE(region.disabled);
     }
 
     SECTION("count")