diff --git a/src/apprt/gtk-ng/class/surface.zig b/src/apprt/gtk-ng/class/surface.zig
index cb0aae76b..93afaf776 100644
--- a/src/apprt/gtk-ng/class/surface.zig
+++ b/src/apprt/gtk-ng/class/surface.zig
@@ -718,9 +718,6 @@ pub const Surface = extern struct {
         const key_event = gobject.ext.cast(gdk.KeyEvent, event) orelse return false;
         const priv = self.private();
 
-        // Bell stops ringing under any key event (press or release).
-        self.setBellRinging(false);
-
         // The block below is all related to input method handling. See the function
         // comment for some high level details and then the comments within
         // the block for more specifics.
@@ -906,6 +903,10 @@ pub const Surface = extern struct {
                     surface.preeditCallback(null) catch {};
                 }
 
+                // Bell stops ringing when any key is pressed that is used by
+                // the core in any way.
+                self.setBellRinging(false);
+
                 return true;
             },
         }
diff --git a/src/apprt/gtk-ng/class/tab.zig b/src/apprt/gtk-ng/class/tab.zig
index 247a0351c..23916b2b1 100644
--- a/src/apprt/gtk-ng/class/tab.zig
+++ b/src/apprt/gtk-ng/class/tab.zig
@@ -293,31 +293,47 @@ pub const Tab = extern struct {
 
     fn closureComputedTitle(
         _: *Self,
+        config_: ?*Config,
         plain_: ?[*:0]const u8,
         zoomed_: c_int,
+        bell_ringing_: c_int,
+        _: *gobject.ParamSpec,
     ) callconv(.c) ?[*:0]const u8 {
         const zoomed = zoomed_ != 0;
+        const bell_ringing = bell_ringing_ != 0;
+
         const plain = plain: {
             const default = "Ghostty";
             const plain = plain_ orelse break :plain default;
             break :plain std.mem.span(plain);
         };
 
-        // If we're zoomed, prefix with the magnifying glass emoji.
-        if (zoomed) zoomed: {
-            // This results in an extra allocation (that we free), but I
-            // prefer using the Zig APIs so much more than the libc ones.
-            const alloc = Application.default().allocator();
-            const slice = std.fmt.allocPrint(
-                alloc,
-                "🔍 {s}",
-                .{plain},
-            ) catch break :zoomed;
-            defer alloc.free(slice);
-            return glib.ext.dupeZ(u8, slice);
+        // We don't need a config in every case, but if we don't have a config
+        // let's just assume something went terribly wrong and use our
+        // default title. Its easier then guarding on the config existing
+        // in every case for something so unlikely.
+        const config = if (config_) |v| v.get() else {
+            log.warn("config unavailable for computed title, likely bug", .{});
+            return glib.ext.dupeZ(u8, plain);
+        };
+
+        // Use an allocator to build up our string as we write it.
+        var buf: std.ArrayList(u8) = .init(Application.default().allocator());
+        defer buf.deinit();
+        const writer = buf.writer();
+
+        // If our bell is ringing, then we prefix the bell icon to the title.
+        if (bell_ringing and config.@"bell-features".title) {
+            writer.writeAll("🔔 ") catch {};
         }
 
-        return glib.ext.dupeZ(u8, plain);
+        // If we're zoomed, prefix with the magnifying glass emoji.
+        if (zoomed) {
+            writer.writeAll("🔍 ") catch {};
+        }
+
+        writer.writeAll(plain) catch return glib.ext.dupeZ(u8, plain);
+        return glib.ext.dupeZ(u8, buf.items);
     }
 
     const C = Common(Self, Private);
diff --git a/src/apprt/gtk-ng/ui/1.5/tab.blp b/src/apprt/gtk-ng/ui/1.5/tab.blp
index 6431bb5c9..4b92e38f2 100644
--- a/src/apprt/gtk-ng/ui/1.5/tab.blp
+++ b/src/apprt/gtk-ng/ui/1.5/tab.blp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ template $GhosttyTab: Box {
   orientation: vertical;
   hexpand: true;
   vexpand: true;
-  title: bind $computed_title(split_tree.active-surface as <$GhosttySurface>.title, split_tree.is-zoomed) as <string>;
+  title: bind $computed_title(template.config, split_tree.active-surface as <$GhosttySurface>.title, split_tree.is-zoomed, split_tree.active-surface as <$GhosttySurface>.bell-ringing) as <string>;
   tooltip: bind split_tree.active-surface as <$GhosttySurface>.pwd;
 
   $GhosttySplitTree split_tree {