diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 60a1465..e5a0047 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ An uppercase I looks like a 1, 3 from i3, and 8 because the song [We Are 138](ht
 - sox: for sounds.
 - transfersh: [optional] for file sharing GUI
 - udiskie: [optional] for automatically mounting removable storage
+- x11bell: [optional] Bell support if you do not have a PC speaker. Available from https://github.com/jovanlanik/x11bell
 - xclip: Clipboard support
 - xbacklight: [optional] for screen brightness adjustment
 - xorg-setxkbmap: [optional] for multiple keyboard layouts
diff --git a/i38.sh b/i38.sh
index 8ae06ba..0522ef4 100755
--- a/i38.sh
+++ b/i38.sh
@@ -667,6 +667,9 @@ if [[ $dex -eq 0 ]]; then
     echo 'exec --no-startup-id dex --autostart --environment i3'
 else
     echo '# Startup applications'
+    if command -v x11bell &> /dev/null ; then
+        echo 'exec --no-startup-id x11bell play -nqV0 synth .1 sq norm -12'
+    fi
     echo 'exec --no-startup-id clipster -d'
     echo 'exec orca'
     echo "exec_always --no-startup-id ${i3Path}/scripts/desktop.sh"