diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0bea8fc..126d9c5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "chatter",
-  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "version": "0.0.2",
   "module": "index.ts",
   "type": "module",
   "packageManager": "bun@1.1.36",
diff --git a/public/pages/index/modules/audio.js b/public/pages/index/modules/audio.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b734b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/pages/index/modules/audio.js
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+export class AudioManager {
+    constructor() {
+        this.notificationSound = new Audio('/public/sounds/notification.mp3');
+        this.notificationSound.volume = 1; // Full volume
+
+        // Handle loading errors
+        this.notificationSound.addEventListener('error', (e) => {
+            console.error('Error loading notification sound:', e.error);
+        });
+
+        // Preload the audio
+        this.notificationSound.load();
+    }
+
+    playMessageNotification(overrideFocus = false) {
+        // Only play if the window is not focused (unless overrideFocus is true)
+        if (!document.hasFocus() || overrideFocus) {
+            try {
+                this.notificationSound.currentTime = 0; // Reset audio to start
+                const playPromise = this.notificationSound.play();
+
+                if (playPromise !== undefined) {
+                    playPromise.catch(error => {
+                        console.log('Error playing notification sound:', error);
+                    });
+                }
+            } catch (error) {
+                console.error('Error playing notification sound:', error);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    setVolume(volume) {
+        // volume should be between 0 and 1
+        this.notificationSound.volume = Math.max(0, Math.min(1, volume));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/public/pages/index/modules/chat.js b/public/pages/index/modules/chat.js
index c8bad5a..57ad5c4 100644
--- a/public/pages/index/modules/chat.js
+++ b/public/pages/index/modules/chat.js
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 export class ChatManager {
-    constructor(websocketManager, uiManager) {
+    constructor(websocketManager, uiManager, audioManager) {
         this.websocketManager = websocketManager;
         this.uiManager = uiManager;
+        this.audioManager = audioManager;
         this.typingTimeout = null;
         this.isTyping = false;
 
@@ -119,6 +120,7 @@ export class ChatManager {
         switch (data.type) {
             case "message":
                 this.uiManager.appendMessage(data);
+                this.audioManager.playMessageNotification();
                 break;
 
             case "typing":
diff --git a/public/pages/index/modules/main.js b/public/pages/index/modules/main.js
index 1e20587..52f844d 100644
--- a/public/pages/index/modules/main.js
+++ b/public/pages/index/modules/main.js
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 import { WebSocketManager } from './websocket.js';
 import { UIManager } from './ui.js';
 import { ChatManager } from './chat.js';
+import { AudioManager } from './audio.js';
 
 document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
     // Initialize managers
     const uiManager = new UIManager();
-    
+    const audioManager = new AudioManager();
+
     // Show initial loading state
     uiManager.showLoadingState();
 
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@ document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
     );
 
     // Initialize chat manager
-    const chatManager = new ChatManager(websocketManager, uiManager);
+    const chatManager = new ChatManager(websocketManager, uiManager, audioManager);
 
     // Start WebSocket connection
     websocketManager.connect();
diff --git a/public/sounds/notification.mp3 b/public/sounds/notification.mp3
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..71d80c7
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