diff --git a/ui/src/components/notifications.rs b/ui/src/components/notifications.rs
index 2a3cdc8e..706275bd 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/notifications.rs
+++ b/ui/src/components/notifications.rs
@@ -40,8 +40,9 @@ impl fmt::Display for XDGNotifications {
 
 impl Component for XDGNotifications {
     fn draw(&mut self, _grid: &mut CellBuffer, _area: Area, _context: &mut Context) {}
-    fn process_event(&mut self, event: &mut UIEvent, _context: &mut Context) -> bool {
+    fn process_event(&mut self, event: &mut UIEvent, context: &mut Context) -> bool {
         if let UIEvent::Notification(ref title, ref body, ref kind) = event {
+            let settings = &context.runtime_settings.notifications;
             let mut notification = notify_rust::Notification::new();
             notification
                 .appname("meli")
@@ -49,6 +50,23 @@ impl Component for XDGNotifications {
                 .summary(title.as_ref().map(String::as_str).unwrap_or("meli"))
                 .body(&escape_str(body))
                 .icon("dialog-information");
+            match kind {
+                Some(NotificationType::NewMail) => {
+                    notification.hint(notify_rust::hints::NotificationHint::Category(
+                        "email".to_owned(),
+                    ));
+                }
+                _ => {}
+            }
+            if settings.play_sound.is_true() {
+                if let Some(ref sound_path) = settings.sound_file {
+                    notification.hint(notify_rust::hints::NotificationHint::SoundFile(
+                        sound_path.to_owned(),
+                    ));
+                } else {
+                    notification.sound_name("message-new-email");
+                }
+            }
 
             notification.show().unwrap();
         }
diff --git a/ui/src/conf.rs b/ui/src/conf.rs
index 09c8decf..218f1458 100644
--- a/ui/src/conf.rs
+++ b/ui/src/conf.rs
@@ -470,6 +470,10 @@ mod default_vals {
     pub(in crate::conf) fn none<T>() -> Option<T> {
         None
     }
+
+    pub(in crate::conf) fn internal_value_false() -> super::ToggleFlag {
+        super::ToggleFlag::InternalVal(false)
+    }
 }
 
 impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for IndexStyle {
diff --git a/ui/src/conf/notifications.rs b/ui/src/conf/notifications.rs
index 663ab7cf..c450e2b4 100644
--- a/ui/src/conf/notifications.rs
+++ b/ui/src/conf/notifications.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
  * along with meli. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
+use super::default_vals::internal_value_false;
+use super::toggleflag_de;
+
 fn none() -> Option<String> {
     None
 }
@@ -30,4 +33,8 @@ pub struct NotificationsSettings {
     /// Default: None
     #[serde(default = "none")]
     pub script: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(deserialize_with = "toggleflag_de", default = "internal_value_false")]
+    pub play_sound: super::ToggleFlag,
+    #[serde(default = "none")]
+    pub sound_file: Option<String>,
 }