diff --git a/src/user/create.js b/src/user/create.js
index 1d1543e863..fe67b4a728 100644
--- a/src/user/create.js
+++ b/src/user/create.js
@@ -75,6 +75,13 @@ module.exports = function(User) {
 						userData.uid = uid;
 						db.setObject('user:' + uid, userData, next);
 					},
+					function(next) {
+						if (parseInt(meta.config['sounds:default_enabled'], 10) === 1) {
+							return User.setSetting(userData.uid, 'notificationSounds', 1, next);
+						}
+
+						next();
+					},
 					function(next) {
 						async.parallel([
 							function(next) {
diff --git a/src/views/admin/settings/general.tpl b/src/views/admin/settings/general.tpl
index 147657195e..a9ab0a96ff 100644
--- a/src/views/admin/settings/general.tpl
+++ b/src/views/admin/settings/general.tpl
@@ -64,6 +64,26 @@
 	</div>
 </div>
 
+
+<div class="row">
+	<div class="col-sm-2 col-xs-12 settings-header">
+		Sounds
+	</div>
+	<div class="col-sm-10 col-xs-12">
+		<div class="form-group">
+			<div class="checkbox">
+				<label for="sounds:default_enabled" class="mdl-switch mdl-js-switch mdl-js-ripple-effect">
+					<input type="checkbox" class="mdl-switch__input" id="sounds:default_enabled" data-field="sounds:default_enabled" name="sounds:default_enabled" />
+					<span class="mdl-switch__label">Force enabling of notification sounds for new users</span>
+				</label>
+			</div>
+			<p class="help-block">
+				Users can toggle this setting in their profile settings page.
+			</p>
+		</div>
+	</div>
+</div>
+
 <div class="row">
 	<div class="col-sm-2 col-xs-12 settings-header">
 		Favicon