diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index bf3c4175..5dbbacb7 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -3242,7 +3242,7 @@ config_load(struct config *conf, const char *conf_path,
     parse_modifiers(XKB_MOD_NAME_SHIFT, 5, &conf->mouse.selection_override_modifiers);
 
     tokenize_cmdline(
-        "notify-send --wait --app-name ${app-id} --icon ${app-id} --category ${category} --urgency ${urgency} --expire-time ${expire-time} --hint STRING:image-path:${icon} --replace-id ${replace-id} ${action-argument} --print-id -- ${title} ${body}",
+        "notify-send --wait --app-name ${app-id} --icon ${app-id} --category ${category} --urgency ${urgency} --expire-time ${expire-time} --hint STRING:image-path:${icon} --hint BOOLEAN:suppress-sound:${muted} --replace-id ${replace-id} ${action-argument} --print-id -- ${title} ${body}",
         &conf->desktop_notifications.command.argv.args);
     tokenize_cmdline("--action ${action-name}=${action-label}", &conf->desktop_notifications.command_action_arg.argv.args);
     tokenize_cmdline("xdg-open ${url}", &conf->url.launch.argv.args);
diff --git a/doc/foot.ini.5.scd b/doc/foot.ini.5.scd
index 8f9ffe57..6db7ffae 100644
--- a/doc/foot.ini.5.scd
+++ b/doc/foot.ini.5.scd
@@ -459,6 +459,11 @@ Note: do not set *TERM* here; use the *term* option in the main
 		below. Can be used together with e.g. notify-send's
 		*--replace-id* option.
 		
+		_${muted}_ is replaced by either *true* or *false*, depending
+		on whether the notification has requested all notification
+		sounds be muted. It is intended to set the *suppress-sound*
+		hint (with e.g. notify-send's *--hint* option).
+		
 		_${action-argument}_ will be expanded to the
 		*command-action-argument* option, for each notification
 		action. There will always be at least one action, the
@@ -568,6 +573,7 @@ xdgtoken=95ebdfe56e4f47ddb5bba9d7dc3a2c35
 			--urgency     ${urgency}++
 			--expire-time ${expire-time}++
 			--hint        STRING:image-path:${icon}++
+			--hint        BOOLEAN:suppress-sound:${muted}++
 			--replace-id  ${replace-id}++
 			${action-argument}++
 			--print-id++
diff --git a/foot.ini b/foot.ini
index 029daa9b..fba9305e 100644
--- a/foot.ini
+++ b/foot.ini
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 # command-focused=no
 
 [desktop-notifications]
-# command=notify-send --wait --app-name ${app-id} --icon ${app-id} --category ${category} --urgency ${urgency} --expire-time ${expire-time} --hint STRING:image-path:${icon} --replace-id ${replace-id} ${action-argument} --print-id -- ${title} ${body}
+# command=notify-send --wait --app-name ${app-id} --icon ${app-id} --category ${category} --urgency ${urgency} --expire-time ${expire-time} --hint STRING:image-path:${icon} --hint BOOLEAN:suppress-sound:${muted} --replace-id ${replace-id} ${action-argument} --print-id -- ${title} ${body}
 # command-action-argument=--action ${action-name}=${action-label}
 # close=""
 # inhibit-when-focused=yes
diff --git a/notify.c b/notify.c
index 15139c40..0b37f40a 100644
--- a/notify.c
+++ b/notify.c
@@ -421,9 +421,12 @@ notify_notify(struct terminal *term, struct notification *notif)
                 ? "normal" : "critical";
 
     LOG_DBG("notify: title=\"%s\", body=\"%s\", app-id=\"%s\", category=\"%s\", "
-            "urgency=\"%s\", icon=\"%s\", expires=%d, replaces=%u (tracking: %s)",
+            "urgency=\"%s\", icon=\"%s\", expires=%d, replaces=%u, muted=%s "
+            "(tracking: %s)",
             title, body, app_id, notif->category, urgency_str, icon_name_or_path,
-            notif->expire_time, replaces_id, track_notification ? "yes" : "no");
+            notif->expire_time, replaces_id,
+            notif->muted ? "yes" : "no",
+            track_notification ? "yes" : "no");
 
     xassert(title != NULL);
     if (title == NULL)
@@ -463,14 +466,14 @@ notify_notify(struct terminal *term, struct notification *notif)
     }
 
     if (!spawn_expand_template(
-        &term->conf->desktop_notifications.command, 10,
+        &term->conf->desktop_notifications.command, 11,
         (const char *[]){
             "app-id", "window-title", "icon", "title", "body", "category",
-            "urgency", "expire-time", "replace-id", "action-argument"},
+            "urgency", "muted", "expire-time", "replace-id", "action-argument"},
         (const char *[]){
             app_id, term->window_title, icon_name_or_path, title, body,
             notif->category != NULL ? notif->category : "", urgency_str,
-            expire_time, replaces_id_str,
+            notif->muted ? "true" : "false", expire_time, replaces_id_str,
 
             /* Custom expansion below, since we need to expand to multiple arguments */
             "${action-argument}"},
diff --git a/notify.h b/notify.h
index 592d2c84..ccdfdea8 100644
--- a/notify.h
+++ b/notify.h
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ struct notification {
     bool report_activated;  /* OSC-99: report notification activation to client */
     bool report_closed;     /* OSC-99: report notification closed to client */
 
+    bool muted;            /* Explicitly mute the notification */
+
     /*
      * Used internally by notify
      */
diff --git a/osc.c b/osc.c
index 28d8b7b8..50415570 100644
--- a/osc.c
+++ b/osc.c
@@ -609,6 +609,7 @@ kitty_notification(struct terminal *term, char *string)
     char *icon_cache_id = NULL;    /* The 'g' parameter */
     char *symbolic_icon = NULL;    /* The 'n' parameter */
     char *category = NULL;         /* The 't' parameter */
+    char *sound_name = NULL;       /* The 's' parameter */
     char *payload = NULL;
 
     bool focus = true;             /* The 'a' parameter */
@@ -739,7 +740,7 @@ kitty_notification(struct terminal *term, char *string)
                 char reply[128];
                 int n = xsnprintf(
                     reply, sizeof(reply),
-                    "\033]99;i=%s:p=?;p=%s:a=%s:o=%s:u=%s:c=1:w=1%s",
+                    "\033]99;i=%s:p=?;p=%s:a=%s:o=%s:u=%s:c=1:w=1:s=silent%s",
                     reply_id, p_caps, a_caps, when_caps, u_caps, terminator);
 
                 xassert(n < sizeof(reply));
@@ -783,10 +784,15 @@ kitty_notification(struct terminal *term, char *string)
             break;
         }
 
-        case 'f':
-            free(app_id);
-            app_id = base64_decode(value, NULL);
+        case 'f': {
+            /* App-name */
+            char *decoded = base64_decode(value, NULL);
+            if (decoded != NULL) {
+                free(app_id);
+                app_id = decoded;
+            }
             break;
+        }
 
         case 't': {
             /* Type (category) */
@@ -805,6 +811,16 @@ kitty_notification(struct terminal *term, char *string)
             break;
         }
 
+        case 's': {
+            /* Sound */
+            char *decoded = base64_decode(value, NULL);
+            if (decoded != NULL) {
+                free(sound_name);
+                sound_name = decoded;
+            }
+            break;
+        }
+
         case 'g':
             /* graphical ID (see 'n' and 'p=icon') */
             free(icon_cache_id);
@@ -946,6 +962,10 @@ kitty_notification(struct terminal *term, char *string)
         }
     }
 
+    if (sound_name != NULL) {
+        notif->muted = streq(sound_name, "silent");
+    }
+
     /* Handled chunked payload - append to existing metadata */
     switch (payload_type) {
     case PAYLOAD_TITLE:
@@ -1067,6 +1087,7 @@ out:
     free(symbolic_icon);
     free(payload);
     free(category);
+    free(sound_name);
 }
 
 void