diff --git a/Mailnag/common/config.py b/Mailnag/common/config.py
index 3026470..8303a7a 100644
--- a/Mailnag/common/config.py
+++ b/Mailnag/common/config.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ mailnag_defaults = {
 		'check_interval'	: '5',
 		'sender_format'		: '1',
 		'autostart'			: '1',
-		'enabled_plugins'	: 'dbusplugin'
+		'enabled_plugins'	: 'dbusplugin, soundplugin'
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/Mailnag/plugins/soundplugin.py b/Mailnag/plugins/soundplugin.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f2b49bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Mailnag/plugins/soundplugin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python2
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# soundplugin.py
+#
+# Copyright 2013 Patrick Ulbrich <zulu99@gmx.net>
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston,
+# MA 02110-1301, USA.
+#
+
+import os
+import threading
+from common.plugins import Plugin, HookTypes
+from common.utils import get_data_file
+from gi.repository import Gst, Gio
+
+plugin_defaults = { 'soundfile' : 'mailnag.ogg' }
+
+
+class SoundPlugin(Plugin):
+	def __init__(self):
+		self._mails_added_hook = None
+		self._gsettings = None
+
+	
+	def enable(self):
+		self._gsettings = Gio.Settings.new('org.gnome.shell')
+		
+		def mails_added_hook(all_mails, new_mail_count):
+			if self._gsettings.get_int('saved-session-presence') != 2:
+				config = self.get_config()
+				gstplay(get_data_file(config['soundfile']))
+		
+		self._mails_added_hook = mails_added_hook
+		
+		controller = self.get_mailnag_controller()
+		
+		controller.hooks.register_hook_func(HookTypes.MAILS_ADDED, 
+			self._mails_added_hook)
+		
+	
+	def disable(self):
+		controller = self.get_mailnag_controller()
+		
+		if self._mails_added_hook != None:
+			controller.hooks.unregister_hook_func(HookTypes.MAILS_ADDED,
+				self._mails_added_hook)
+			self._mails_added_hook = None
+		
+		self._gsettings = None
+
+	
+	def get_manifest(self):
+		return ("Sound notifications",
+				"Plays a sound when new mails arrive.",
+				"1.0",
+				"Patrick Ulbrich <zulu99@gmx.net>",
+				False)
+
+
+	def get_default_config(self):
+		return plugin_defaults
+	
+	
+	def has_config_ui(self):
+		return False
+	
+	
+	def get_config_ui(self):
+		return None
+	
+	
+	def load_ui_from_config(self, config_ui):
+		pass
+	
+	
+	def save_ui_to_config(self, config_ui):
+		pass
+
+
+class _GstPlayThread(threading.Thread):
+	def __init__(self, ply):
+		self.ply = ply
+		threading.Thread.__init__(self)
+	
+	
+	def run(self):
+		def on_eos(bus, msg):
+#			print "EOS" # debug
+			self.ply.set_state(Gst.State.NULL)
+			return True
+		
+		bus = self.ply.get_bus()
+		bus.add_signal_watch()
+		bus.connect('message::eos', on_eos)
+		
+		self.ply.set_state(Gst.State.PLAYING)
+
+
+_gst_initialized = False
+
+def gstplay(filename):
+	global _gst_initialized
+	if not _gst_initialized:
+		Gst.init(None)
+		_gst_initialized = True
+		
+	try:
+		cwd = os.getcwd()
+		location = os.path.join(cwd, filename)
+		ply = Gst.ElementFactory.make("playbin", "player")
+		ply.set_property("uri", "file://" + location)
+		pt = _GstPlayThread(ply)
+		pt.start()
+	except:
+		pass