diff --git a/public/language/en_GB/user.json b/public/language/en_GB/user.json
index ec671f6576..a93e9d77d0 100644
--- a/public/language/en_GB/user.json
+++ b/public/language/en_GB/user.json
@@ -49,5 +49,7 @@
 
 	"paginate_description" : "Paginate topics and posts instead of using infinite scroll.",
 	"topics_per_page": "Topics per Page",
-	"posts_per_page": "Posts per Page"
+	"posts_per_page": "Posts per Page",
+
+	"notification_sounds" : "Play a sound when you receive a notification."
 }
diff --git a/public/src/modules/sounds.js b/public/src/modules/sounds.js
index 1ddb752def..ada1a164fd 100644
--- a/public/src/modules/sounds.js
+++ b/public/src/modules/sounds.js
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ define(['buzz'], function(buzz) {
 	};
 
 	Sounds.play = function(name) {
+		if (!config.notificationSounds) {
+			return;
+		}
 		var	ready = function() {
 				if (Sounds.mapping[name] && Sounds.loaded[Sounds.mapping[name]]) {
 					Sounds.loaded[Sounds.mapping[name]].play();
diff --git a/src/controllers/api.js b/src/controllers/api.js
index 031acf08f0..6b781e1d4a 100644
--- a/src/controllers/api.js
+++ b/src/controllers/api.js
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ apiController.getConfig = function(req, res, next) {
 			config.usePagination = settings.usePagination;
 			config.topicsPerPage = settings.topicsPerPage;
 			config.postsPerPage = settings.postsPerPage;
+			config.notificationSounds = settings.notificationSounds;
 
 			if (res.locals.isAPI) {
 				res.json(200, config);
diff --git a/src/user/settings.js b/src/user/settings.js
index 79b5250bd2..bc28622960 100644
--- a/src/user/settings.js
+++ b/src/user/settings.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ module.exports = function(User) {
 				settings.usePagination = settings.usePagination ? parseInt(settings.usePagination, 10) === 1 : parseInt(meta.config.usePagination, 10) === 1;
 				settings.topicsPerPage = settings.topicsPerPage ? parseInt(settings.topicsPerPage, 10) : parseInt(meta.config.topicsPerPage, 10) || 20;
 				settings.postsPerPage = settings.postsPerPage ? parseInt(settings.postsPerPage, 10) : parseInt(meta.config.postsPerPage, 10) || 10;
-
+				settings.notificationSounds = settings.notificationSounds ? parseInt(settings.notificationSounds, 10) === 1 : true;
 				callback(null, settings);
 			});
 		});
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ module.exports = function(User) {
 			showemail: data.showemail,
 			usePagination: data.usePagination,
 			topicsPerPage: data.topicsPerPage,
-			postsPerPage: data.postsPerPage
+			postsPerPage: data.postsPerPage,
+			notificationSounds: data.notificationSounds
 		}, callback);
 	};
 };
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