diff --git a/app/src/terminal/components/settings.pug b/app/src/terminal/components/settings.pug
index 905a3e1e..e66584b3 100644
--- a/app/src/terminal/components/settings.pug
+++ b/app/src/terminal/components/settings.pug
@@ -110,12 +110,12 @@
                 label.btn.btn-secondary
                     input(
                         type='radio',
-                        [value]='"sound"'
+                        [value]='"visual"'
                     )
-                    | Sound
+                    | Visual
                 label.btn.btn-secondary
                     input(
                         type='radio',
-                        [value]='"notification"'
+                        [value]='"audible"'
                     )
-                    | Notification
+                    | Audible
diff --git a/app/src/terminal/components/terminal.userCSS.scss b/app/src/terminal/components/terminal.userCSS.scss
index 9c675e12..010c55f3 100644
--- a/app/src/terminal/components/terminal.userCSS.scss
+++ b/app/src/terminal/components/terminal.userCSS.scss
@@ -9,3 +9,7 @@ a:hover {
 * {
     font-feature-settings: "liga" 0; // disable ligatures (they break monospacing)
 }
+
+x-screen {
+    transition: 0.125s ease background;
+}
diff --git a/app/src/terminal/components/terminalTab.scss b/app/src/terminal/components/terminalTab.scss
index f85f0f7c..aebf4fa3 100644
--- a/app/src/terminal/components/terminalTab.scss
+++ b/app/src/terminal/components/terminalTab.scss
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     flex: auto;
     display: flex;
     overflow: hidden;
-    
+
     &> .content {
         flex: auto;
         position: relative;
diff --git a/app/src/terminal/components/terminalTab.ts b/app/src/terminal/components/terminalTab.ts
index 5b0a3370..8b39795a 100644
--- a/app/src/terminal/components/terminalTab.ts
+++ b/app/src/terminal/components/terminalTab.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export class TerminalTabComponent extends BaseTabComponent {
     hterm: any
     configSubscription: Subscription
     focusedSubscription: Subscription
+    bell$ = new Subject()
     size$ = new ReplaySubject<ResizeEvent>(1)
     input$ = new Subject<string>()
     output$ = new Subject<string>()
@@ -83,6 +84,17 @@ export class TerminalTabComponent extends BaseTabComponent {
                 this.displayActivity()
             })
         }, 1000)
+
+        this.bell$.subscribe(() => {
+            if (this.config.full().terminal.bell != 'off') {
+                let bg = preferenceManager.get('background-color')
+                preferenceManager.set('background-color', 'rgba(128,128,128,.25)')
+                setTimeout(() => {
+                    preferenceManager.set('background-color', bg)
+                }, 125)
+            }
+            // TODO audible
+        })
     }
 
     attachHTermHandlers (hterm: any) {
@@ -121,6 +133,10 @@ export class TerminalTabComponent extends BaseTabComponent {
             _onMouse_(event)
         }
 
+        hterm.ringBell = () => {
+            this.bell$.next()
+        }
+
         for (let screen of [hterm.primaryScreen_, hterm.alternateScreen_]) {
             const _insertString = screen.insertString.bind(screen)
             screen.insertString = (data) => {
@@ -203,6 +219,7 @@ export class TerminalTabComponent extends BaseTabComponent {
         this.contentUpdated$.complete()
         this.alternateScreenActive$.complete()
         this.mouseEvent$.complete()
+        this.bell$.complete()
 
         this.session.gracefullyDestroy()
     }