diff --git a/aider/args.py b/aider/args.py
index 2a55b4d28..bdfe74e28 100644
--- a/aider/args.py
+++ b/aider/args.py
@@ -813,6 +813,12 @@ def get_parser(default_config_files, git_root):
         default=False,
         help="Enable/disable multi-line input mode with Meta-Enter to submit (default: False)",
     )
+    group.add_argument(
+        "--notifications",
+        action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction,
+        default=False,
+        help="Enable/disable terminal bell notifications when LLM responses are ready (default: False)",
+    )
     group.add_argument(
         "--detect-urls",
         action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction,
diff --git a/aider/io.py b/aider/io.py
index d4acc6bc4..7d95a422e 100644
--- a/aider/io.py
+++ b/aider/io.py
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ class InputOutput:
         file_watcher=None,
         multiline_mode=False,
         root=".",
+        notifications=False,
     ):
         self.placeholder = None
         self.interrupted = False
@@ -243,6 +244,7 @@ class InputOutput:
         self.editingmode = editingmode
         self.multiline_mode = multiline_mode
         self.bell_on_next_input = False
+        self.notifications = notifications
         no_color = os.environ.get("NO_COLOR")
         if no_color is not None and no_color != "":
             pretty = False
@@ -951,7 +953,7 @@ class InputOutput:
 
     def ring_bell(self):
         """Ring the terminal bell if needed and clear the flag"""
-        if self.bell_on_next_input:
+        if self.bell_on_next_input and self.notifications:
             print("\a", end="", flush=True)  # Ring the bell
             self.bell_on_next_input = False  # Clear the flag