diff --git a/include/ghostty.h b/include/ghostty.h
index 2dc1bffef..f30275b2c 100644
--- a/include/ghostty.h
+++ b/include/ghostty.h
@@ -601,6 +601,7 @@ typedef enum {
   GHOSTTY_ACTION_RELOAD_CONFIG,
   GHOSTTY_ACTION_CONFIG_CHANGE,
   GHOSTTY_ACTION_CLOSE_WINDOW,
+  GHOSTTY_ACTION_RING_BELL,
 } ghostty_action_tag_e;
 
 typedef union {
diff --git a/src/Surface.zig b/src/Surface.zig
index da8662040..b9eb9e14a 100644
--- a/src/Surface.zig
+++ b/src/Surface.zig
@@ -930,6 +930,16 @@ pub fn handleMessage(self: *Surface, msg: Message) !void {
         .present_surface => try self.presentSurface(),
 
         .password_input => |v| try self.passwordInput(v),
+
+        .ring_bell => {
+            _ = self.rt_app.performAction(
+                .{ .surface = self },
+                .ring_bell,
+                {},
+            ) catch |err| {
+                log.warn("apprt failed to ring bell={}", .{err});
+            };
+        },
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/apprt/action.zig b/src/apprt/action.zig
index 30cb2fa5e..30cbfb1e1 100644
--- a/src/apprt/action.zig
+++ b/src/apprt/action.zig
@@ -244,6 +244,8 @@ pub const Action = union(Key) {
     /// Closes the currently focused window.
     close_window,
 
+    ring_bell,
+
     /// Sync with: ghostty_action_tag_e
     pub const Key = enum(c_int) {
         quit,
@@ -287,6 +289,7 @@ pub const Action = union(Key) {
         reload_config,
         config_change,
         close_window,
+        ring_bell,
     };
 
     /// Sync with: ghostty_action_u
diff --git a/src/apprt/glfw.zig b/src/apprt/glfw.zig
index 998f88022..c5ee802c4 100644
--- a/src/apprt/glfw.zig
+++ b/src/apprt/glfw.zig
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ pub const App = struct {
             .toggle_maximize,
             .prompt_title,
             .reset_window_size,
+            .ring_bell,
             => {
                 log.info("unimplemented action={}", .{action});
                 return false;
diff --git a/src/apprt/gtk/App.zig b/src/apprt/gtk/App.zig
index ddee49459..a14383ca3 100644
--- a/src/apprt/gtk/App.zig
+++ b/src/apprt/gtk/App.zig
@@ -484,6 +484,7 @@ pub fn performAction(
         .prompt_title => try self.promptTitle(target),
         .toggle_quick_terminal => return try self.toggleQuickTerminal(),
         .secure_input => self.setSecureInput(target, value),
+        .ring_bell => try self.ringBell(target),
 
         // Unimplemented
         .close_all_windows,
@@ -775,6 +776,13 @@ fn toggleQuickTerminal(self: *App) !bool {
     return true;
 }
 
+fn ringBell(_: *App, target: apprt.Target) !void {
+    switch (target) {
+        .app => {},
+        .surface => |surface| try surface.rt_surface.ringBell(),
+    }
+}
+
 fn quitTimer(self: *App, mode: apprt.action.QuitTimer) void {
     switch (mode) {
         .start => self.startQuitTimer(),
diff --git a/src/apprt/gtk/Surface.zig b/src/apprt/gtk/Surface.zig
index fe05fa63b..e99fe29ce 100644
--- a/src/apprt/gtk/Surface.zig
+++ b/src/apprt/gtk/Surface.zig
@@ -2439,3 +2439,25 @@ pub fn setSecureInput(self: *Surface, value: apprt.action.SecureInput) void {
         .toggle => self.is_secure_input = !self.is_secure_input,
     }
 }
+
+pub fn ringBell(self: *Surface) !void {
+    const features = self.app.config.@"bell-features";
+    const window = self.container.window() orelse {
+        log.warn("failed to ring bell: surface is not attached to any window", .{});
+        return;
+    };
+
+    // System beep
+    if (features.system) system: {
+        const surface = window.window.as(gtk.Native).getSurface() orelse break :system;
+        surface.beep();
+    }
+
+    // Mark tab as needing attention
+    if (self.container.tab()) |tab| tab: {
+        const page = window.notebook.getTabPage(tab) orelse break :tab;
+
+        // Need attention if we're not the currently selected tab
+        if (page.getSelected() == 0) page.setNeedsAttention(@intFromBool(true));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/apprt/gtk/TabView.zig b/src/apprt/gtk/TabView.zig
index 85a9bbcb2..ddd0951d2 100644
--- a/src/apprt/gtk/TabView.zig
+++ b/src/apprt/gtk/TabView.zig
@@ -114,9 +114,12 @@ pub fn gotoNthTab(self: *TabView, position: c_int) bool {
     return true;
 }
 
+pub fn getTabPage(self: *TabView, tab: *Tab) ?*adw.TabPage {
+    return self.tab_view.getPage(tab.box.as(gtk.Widget));
+}
+
 pub fn getTabPosition(self: *TabView, tab: *Tab) ?c_int {
-    const page = self.tab_view.getPage(tab.box.as(gtk.Widget));
-    return self.tab_view.getPagePosition(page);
+    return self.tab_view.getPagePosition(self.getTabPage(tab) orelse return null);
 }
 
 pub fn gotoPreviousTab(self: *TabView, tab: *Tab) bool {
@@ -161,17 +164,16 @@ pub fn moveTab(self: *TabView, tab: *Tab, position: c_int) void {
 }
 
 pub fn reorderPage(self: *TabView, tab: *Tab, position: c_int) void {
-    const page = self.tab_view.getPage(tab.box.as(gtk.Widget));
-    _ = self.tab_view.reorderPage(page, position);
+    _ = self.tab_view.reorderPage(self.getTabPage(tab) orelse return, position);
 }
 
 pub fn setTabTitle(self: *TabView, tab: *Tab, title: [:0]const u8) void {
-    const page = self.tab_view.getPage(tab.box.as(gtk.Widget));
+    const page = self.getTabPage(tab) orelse return;
     page.setTitle(title.ptr);
 }
 
 pub fn setTabTooltip(self: *TabView, tab: *Tab, tooltip: [:0]const u8) void {
-    const page = self.tab_view.getPage(tab.box.as(gtk.Widget));
+    const page = self.getTabPage(tab) orelse return;
     page.setTooltip(tooltip.ptr);
 }
 
@@ -203,8 +205,7 @@ pub fn closeTab(self: *TabView, tab: *Tab) void {
         if (n > 1) self.forcing_close = false;
     }
 
-    const page = self.tab_view.getPage(tab.box.as(gtk.Widget));
-    self.tab_view.closePage(page);
+    if (self.getTabPage(tab)) |page| self.tab_view.closePage(page);
 
     // If we have no more tabs we close the window
     if (self.nPages() == 0) {
@@ -260,6 +261,11 @@ fn adwTabViewCreateWindow(
 
 fn adwSelectPage(_: *adw.TabView, _: *gobject.ParamSpec, self: *TabView) callconv(.C) void {
     const page = self.tab_view.getSelectedPage() orelse return;
+
+    // If the tab was previously marked as needing attention
+    // (e.g. due to a bell character), we now unmark that
+    page.setNeedsAttention(@intFromBool(false));
+
     const title = page.getTitle();
     self.window.setTitle(std.mem.span(title));
 }
diff --git a/src/apprt/surface.zig b/src/apprt/surface.zig
index f3fd71432..6de41c544 100644
--- a/src/apprt/surface.zig
+++ b/src/apprt/surface.zig
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ pub const Message = union(enum) {
     /// The terminal has reported a change in the working directory.
     pwd_change: WriteReq,
 
+    /// The terminal encountered a bell character.
+    ring_bell,
+
     pub const ReportTitleStyle = enum {
         csi_21_t,
 
diff --git a/src/config/Config.zig b/src/config/Config.zig
index a0d9275e9..f648e8a28 100644
--- a/src/config/Config.zig
+++ b/src/config/Config.zig
@@ -1861,6 +1861,22 @@ keybind: Keybinds = .{},
 /// open terminals.
 @"custom-shader-animation": CustomShaderAnimation = .true,
 
+/// The list of enabled features that are activated after encountering
+/// a bell character.
+///
+/// Valid values are:
+///
+///  * `system` (default)
+///
+///    Instructs the system to notify the user using built-in system functions.
+///    This could result in an audiovisual effect, a notification, or something
+///    else entirely. Changing these effects require altering system settings:
+///    for instance under the "Sound > Alert Sound" setting in GNOME,
+///    or the "Accessibility > System Bell" settings in KDE Plasma.
+///
+/// Currently only implemented on Linux.
+@"bell-features": BellFeatures = .{},
+
 /// Control the in-app notifications that Ghostty shows.
 ///
 /// On Linux (GTK), in-app notifications show up as toasts. Toasts appear
@@ -5691,6 +5707,11 @@ pub const AppNotifications = packed struct {
     @"clipboard-copy": bool = true,
 };
 
+/// See bell-features
+pub const BellFeatures = packed struct {
+    system: bool = false,
+};
+
 /// See mouse-shift-capture
 pub const MouseShiftCapture = enum {
     false,
diff --git a/src/termio/stream_handler.zig b/src/termio/stream_handler.zig
index 43d2888d2..299c7cd45 100644
--- a/src/termio/stream_handler.zig
+++ b/src/termio/stream_handler.zig
@@ -325,9 +325,8 @@ pub const StreamHandler = struct {
         try self.terminal.printRepeat(count);
     }
 
-    pub fn bell(self: StreamHandler) !void {
-        _ = self;
-        log.info("BELL", .{});
+    pub fn bell(self: *StreamHandler) !void {
+        self.surfaceMessageWriter(.ring_bell);
     }
 
     pub fn backspace(self: *StreamHandler) !void {