diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 37ef057f..5a34c127 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Release date: TBD
 
 #### Windows
 - Removed Japanese fonts support it's no longer necessary.
+- Added support for sound notifications on Windows 7 and 8.
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3053d169..2aba9a84 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
     "mocha-circleci-reporter": "0.0.2",
     "npm-run-all": "^4.0.2",
     "spectron": "~3.6.0",
+    "url-loader": "^0.5.8",
     "webpack": "^2.2.1",
     "webpack-dev-server": "^2.4.1",
     "webpack-merge": "^3.0.0"
diff --git a/src/assets/ding.mp3 b/src/assets/ding.mp3
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bfbd9bb8
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/assets/ding.mp3 differ
diff --git a/src/browser/js/notification.js b/src/browser/js/notification.js
index 2e63ae50..f5fe8515 100644
--- a/src/browser/js/notification.js
+++ b/src/browser/js/notification.js
@@ -2,9 +2,17 @@
 
 const OriginalNotification = Notification;
 const {remote} = require('electron');
+const {throttle} = require('underscore');
+const osVersion = require('../../common/osVersion');
+const dingDataURL = require('../../assets/ding.mp3'); // https://github.com/mattermost/platform/blob/v3.7.3/webapp/images/ding.mp3
 
 const appIconURL = `file:///${remote.app.getAppPath()}/assets/appicon.png`;
 
+const playDing = throttle(() => {
+  const ding = new Audio(dingDataURL);
+  ding.play();
+}, 3000, {trailing: false});
+
 function override(eventHandlers) {
   Notification = function constructor(title, options) { // eslint-disable-line no-global-assign, no-native-reassign
     if (process.platform === 'win32') {
@@ -18,6 +26,12 @@ function override(eventHandlers) {
     if (eventHandlers.notification) {
       eventHandlers.notification(title, options);
     }
+
+    if (process.platform === 'win32' && osVersion.isLowerThanOrEqualWindows8_1()) {
+      if (!options.silent) {
+        playDing();
+      }
+    }
   };
 
   // static properties
diff --git a/webpack.config.renderer.js b/webpack.config.renderer.js
index eecfee9a..35a9abe9 100644
--- a/webpack.config.renderer.js
+++ b/webpack.config.renderer.js
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ module.exports = merge(base, {
           plugins: ['transform-object-rest-spread']
         }
       }
+    }, {
+      test: /\.mp3$/,
+      use: {
+        loader: 'url-loader'
+      }
     }]
   },
   node: {