diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 5dbbacb7..1ec73da0 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} --hint BOOLEAN:suppress-sound:${muted} --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:${muted} --hint STRING:sound-name:${sound-name} --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 6db7ffae..71992c8f 100644
--- a/doc/foot.ini.5.scd
+++ b/doc/foot.ini.5.scd
@@ -464,6 +464,12 @@ Note: do not set *TERM* here; use the *term* option in the main
 		sounds be muted. It is intended to set the *suppress-sound*
 		hint (with e.g. notify-send's *--hint* option).
 		
+		_${sound-name}_ is replaced by sound-name requested by the
+		notification. This should be a name from the freedesktop sound
+		naming specification, but this is not something that foot
+		enforces. It is intended to set the *sound-name* hint (with
+		e.g. notify-send's *--hint* option).
+		
 		_${action-argument}_ will be expanded to the
 		*command-action-argument* option, for each notification
 		action. There will always be at least one action, the
@@ -574,6 +580,7 @@ xdgtoken=95ebdfe56e4f47ddb5bba9d7dc3a2c35
 			--expire-time ${expire-time}++
 			--hint        STRING:image-path:${icon}++
 			--hint        BOOLEAN:suppress-sound:${muted}++
+			--hint        STRING:sound-name:${sound-name}++
 			--replace-id  ${replace-id}++
 			${action-argument}++
 			--print-id++
diff --git a/foot.ini b/foot.ini
index fba9305e..9e2f5f29 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} --hint BOOLEAN:suppress-sound:${muted} --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:${muted} --hint STRING:sound-name:${sound-name} --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 0b37f40a..d1c06fb1 100644
--- a/notify.c
+++ b/notify.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ notify_free(struct terminal *term, struct notification *notif)
     free(notif->icon_cache_id);
     free(notif->icon_symbolic_name);
     free(notif->icon_data);
+    free(notif->sound_name);
     free(notif->xdg_token);
     free(notif->stdout_data);
 
@@ -421,11 +422,11 @@ 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, muted=%s "
-            "(tracking: %s)",
+            "urgency=\"%s\", icon=\"%s\", expires=%d, replaces=%u, muted=%s, "
+            "sound-name=%s (tracking: %s)",
             title, body, app_id, notif->category, urgency_str, icon_name_or_path,
             notif->expire_time, replaces_id,
-            notif->muted ? "yes" : "no",
+            notif->muted ? "yes" : "no", notif->sound_name,
             track_notification ? "yes" : "no");
 
     xassert(title != NULL);
@@ -466,14 +467,17 @@ notify_notify(struct terminal *term, struct notification *notif)
     }
 
     if (!spawn_expand_template(
-        &term->conf->desktop_notifications.command, 11,
+        &term->conf->desktop_notifications.command, 12,
         (const char *[]){
             "app-id", "window-title", "icon", "title", "body", "category",
-            "urgency", "muted", "expire-time", "replace-id", "action-argument"},
+            "urgency", "muted", "sound-name", "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,
-            notif->muted ? "true" : "false", expire_time, replaces_id_str,
+            notif->muted ? "true" : "false",
+            notif->sound_name != NULL ? notif->sound_name : "",
+            expire_time, replaces_id_str,
 
             /* Custom expansion below, since we need to expand to multiple arguments */
             "${action-argument}"},
@@ -545,6 +549,7 @@ notify_notify(struct terminal *term, struct notification *notif)
             notif->icon_data = NULL;
             notif->icon_data_sz = 0;
             notif->icon_path = NULL;
+            notif->sound_name = NULL;
             notif->icon_fd = -1;
             notif->stdout_fd = -1;
             struct notification *new_notif = &tll_back(term->active_notifications);
diff --git a/notify.h b/notify.h
index ccdfdea8..89b51238 100644
--- a/notify.h
+++ b/notify.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ struct notification {
     bool report_closed;     /* OSC-99: report notification closed to client */
 
     bool muted;            /* Explicitly mute the notification */
+    char *sound_name;      /* Should be set to NULL if muted == true */
 
     /*
      * Used internally by notify
diff --git a/osc.c b/osc.c
index 50415570..eba1850f 100644
--- a/osc.c
+++ b/osc.c
@@ -740,7 +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=silent%s",
+                    "\033]99;i=%s:p=?;p=%s:a=%s:o=%s:u=%s:c=1:w=1:s=silent,xdg-names%s",
                     reply_id, p_caps, a_caps, when_caps, u_caps, terminator);
 
                 xassert(n < sizeof(reply));
@@ -964,6 +964,15 @@ kitty_notification(struct terminal *term, char *string)
 
     if (sound_name != NULL) {
         notif->muted = streq(sound_name, "silent");
+
+        if (notif->muted || streq(sound_name, "system")) {
+            free(notif->sound_name);
+            notif->sound_name = NULL;
+        } else {
+            free(notif->sound_name);
+            notif->sound_name = sound_name;
+            sound_name = NULL;  /* Prevent double free */
+        }
     }
 
     /* Handled chunked payload - append to existing metadata */