diff --git a/evennia/web/webclient/static/webclient/js/webclient_gui.js b/evennia/web/webclient/static/webclient/js/webclient_gui.js
index 84b4addb55..33e469fddb 100644
--- a/evennia/web/webclient/static/webclient/js/webclient_gui.js
+++ b/evennia/web/webclient/static/webclient/js/webclient_gui.js
@@ -367,6 +367,10 @@ function onNewLine(text, originator) {
           }
         });
     }
+    if (("notification_sound" in options) && (options["notification_sound"])) {
+        var audio = new Audio("/static/webclient/media/notification.wav");
+        audio.play();
+    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/evennia/web/webclient/static/webclient/media/notification.wav b/evennia/web/webclient/static/webclient/media/notification.wav
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e9cae8f6c3
Binary files /dev/null and b/evennia/web/webclient/static/webclient/media/notification.wav differ