diff --git a/src/qtgui/guiutils.cpp b/src/qtgui/guiutils.cpp
index 86d12abf..c19872fe 100644
--- a/src/qtgui/guiutils.cpp
+++ b/src/qtgui/guiutils.cpp
@@ -237,6 +237,8 @@ void rwSettings(bool writing)
     
     SETTING_RW(prefs.termMatchType, "/Recoll/prefs/query/termMatchType", 
                Int, 0);
+    SETTING_RW(prefs.noBeeps, "/Recoll/prefs/query/noBeeps", Bool, false);
+
     // This is not really the current program version, just a value to
     // be used in case we have incompatible changes one day
     SETTING_RW(prefs.rclVersion, "/Recoll/prefs/rclVersion", Int, 1009);
diff --git a/src/qtgui/guiutils.h b/src/qtgui/guiutils.h
index 139a5e5c..d741f0a8 100644
--- a/src/qtgui/guiutils.h
+++ b/src/qtgui/guiutils.h
@@ -135,7 +135,9 @@ class PrefsPack {
     // Program version that wrote this. Not used for now, in prevision
     // of the case where we might need an incompatible change
     int rclVersion;
-
+    // Suppress all noises
+    bool noBeeps;
+    
     bool showTrayIcon;
     bool closeToTray;
 
diff --git a/src/qtgui/preview_w.cpp b/src/qtgui/preview_w.cpp
index 18ce9186..77e8fa88 100644
--- a/src/qtgui/preview_w.cpp
+++ b/src/qtgui/preview_w.cpp
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ void Preview::doSearch(const QString &_text, bool next, bool reverse,
     if (found) {
         m_canBeep = true;
     } else {
-        if (m_canBeep)
+        if (m_canBeep && !prefs.noBeeps)
             QApplication::beep();
         m_canBeep = false;
     }
diff --git a/src/qtgui/rclm_preview.cpp b/src/qtgui/rclm_preview.cpp
index 759ec767..c7513078 100644
--- a/src/qtgui/rclm_preview.cpp
+++ b/src/qtgui/rclm_preview.cpp
@@ -250,7 +250,12 @@ void RclMain::previewPrevOrNextInTab(Preview * w, int sid, int docnum, bool nxt)
     else 
         docnum--;
     if (docnum < 0 || !m_source || docnum >= m_source->getResCnt()) {
-        QApplication::beep();
+        if (!prefs.noBeeps) {
+            LOGDEB("Beeping\n");
+            QApplication::beep();
+        } else {
+            LOGDEB("Not beeping because nobeep is set\n");
+        }
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/qtgui/uiprefs.ui b/src/qtgui/uiprefs.ui
index f7f3dfb7..5b362f49 100644
--- a/src/qtgui/uiprefs.ui
+++ b/src/qtgui/uiprefs.ui
@@ -260,6 +260,16 @@
              </item>
             </layout>
            </item>
+           <item>
+            <widget class="QCheckBox" name="noBeepsCB">
+             <property name="text">
+              <string>Suppress all beeps.</string>
+             </property>
+             <property name="checked">
+              <bool>false</bool>
+             </property>
+            </widget>
+           </item>
            <item>
             <widget class="QCheckBox" name="ssNoCompleteCB">
              <property name="text">
diff --git a/src/qtgui/uiprefs_w.cpp b/src/qtgui/uiprefs_w.cpp
index 9c8f85f8..4d152554 100644
--- a/src/qtgui/uiprefs_w.cpp
+++ b/src/qtgui/uiprefs_w.cpp
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ void UIPrefsDialog::setFromPrefs()
 	filterBT_RB->setChecked(1);
 	break;
     }
+    noBeepsCB->setChecked(prefs.noBeeps);
     ssNoCompleteCB->setChecked(prefs.ssearchNoComplete);
     ssSearchOnCompleteCB->setChecked(prefs.ssearchStartOnComplete);
     ssSearchOnCompleteCB->setEnabled(!prefs.ssearchNoComplete);
@@ -261,6 +262,7 @@ void UIPrefsDialog::setupReslistFontPB()
 
 void UIPrefsDialog::accept()
 {
+    prefs.noBeeps = noBeepsCB->isChecked();
     prefs.ssearchNoComplete = ssNoCompleteCB->isChecked();
     prefs.ssearchStartOnComplete = ssSearchOnCompleteCB->isChecked();