diff --git a/src/blackgui/runtimebasedcomponent.cpp b/src/blackgui/runtimebasedcomponent.cpp
index 187e143a5..17b3cd94a 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/runtimebasedcomponent.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/runtimebasedcomponent.cpp
@@ -114,4 +114,9 @@ namespace BlackGui
         return this->m_runtime->getIContextSimulator();
     }
 
+    void CRuntimeBasedComponent::playNotifcationSound(BlackSound::CNotificationSounds::Notification notification) const
+    {
+        if (!this->getIContextAudio()) return;
+        this->getIContextAudio()->playNotification(static_cast<uint>(notification), true);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/blackgui/runtimebasedcomponent.h b/src/blackgui/runtimebasedcomponent.h
index 57de0ba1e..6bacf61e8 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/runtimebasedcomponent.h
+++ b/src/blackgui/runtimebasedcomponent.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #include "blackcore/context_runtime.h"
 #include "blackcore/context_all_interfaces.h"
+#include "blackmisc/notificationsounds.h"
 #include <QTimer>
 
 namespace BlackGui
@@ -94,6 +95,9 @@ namespace BlackGui
         //! \copydoc CRuntime::canPingApplicationContext
         bool canPingApplicationContext() const { return this->m_runtime->canPingApplicationContext(); }
 
+        //! Play a given notification sound
+        void playNotifcationSound(BlackSound::CNotificationSounds::Notification notification) const;
+
     private:
         BlackCore::CRuntime *m_runtime;
         bool m_runtimeOwner;
diff --git a/src/blackgui/textmessagecomponent.cpp b/src/blackgui/textmessagecomponent.cpp
index 363f2d90b..f3ce087ad 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/textmessagecomponent.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/textmessagecomponent.cpp
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
 
         // sound
         if (this->getIContextAudio())
-            this->getIContextAudio()->playNotification(BlackSound::CNotificationSounds::NotificationTextMessage);
+            this->getIContextAudio()->playNotification(BlackSound::CNotificationSounds::NotificationTextMessagePrivate, true);
     }
 
     /*
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/notificationsounds.h b/src/blackmisc/notificationsounds.h
index 342e4b870..ad04a7ce0 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/notificationsounds.h
+++ b/src/blackmisc/notificationsounds.h
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ namespace BlackSound
             NotificationError = 0,
             NotificationLogin,
             NotificationLogoff,
-            NotificationTextMessage,
+            NotificationTextMessagePrivate,
+            NotificationVoiceRoomJoined,
+            NotificationVoiceRoomLeft,
+            NotificationsLoadSounds //!< end marker and force loading of sounds, keep as last element
         };
     };
 }