diff --git a/include/ghostty/vt/terminal.h b/include/ghostty/vt/terminal.h
index 064ee81dd..c7990336b 100644
--- a/include/ghostty/vt/terminal.h
+++ b/include/ghostty/vt/terminal.h
@@ -154,6 +154,19 @@ typedef void (*GhosttyTerminalWritePtyFn)(GhosttyTerminal terminal,
                                           const uint8_t* data,
                                           size_t len);
 
+/**
+ * Callback function type for bell.
+ *
+ * Called when the terminal receives a BEL character (0x07).
+ *
+ * @param terminal The terminal handle
+ * @param userdata The userdata pointer set via GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_OPT_USERDATA
+ *
+ * @ingroup terminal
+ */
+typedef void (*GhosttyTerminalBellFn)(GhosttyTerminal terminal,
+                                      void* userdata);
+
 /**
  * Terminal option identifiers.
  *
@@ -178,6 +191,14 @@ typedef enum {
    * Input type: GhosttyTerminalWritePtyFn*
    */
   GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_OPT_WRITE_PTY = 1,
+
+  /**
+   * Callback invoked when the terminal receives a BEL character
+   * (0x07). Set to NULL to ignore bell events.
+   *
+   * Input type: GhosttyTerminalBellFn*
+   */
+  GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_OPT_BELL = 2,
 } GhosttyTerminalOption;
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/terminal/c/terminal.zig b/src/terminal/c/terminal.zig
index 70997cc08..10e5a2960 100644
--- a/src/terminal/c/terminal.zig
+++ b/src/terminal/c/terminal.zig
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@ const Handler = @import("../stream_terminal.zig").Handler;
 
 const log = std.log.scoped(.terminal_c);
 
-/// C function pointer type for the write_pty callback.
-pub const CWritePtyFn = *const fn (Terminal, ?*anyopaque, [*]const u8, usize) callconv(.c) void;
-
 /// Wrapper around ZigTerminal that tracks additional state for C API usage,
 /// such as the persistent VT stream needed to handle escape sequences split
 /// across multiple vt_write calls.
@@ -37,7 +34,14 @@ const TerminalWrapper = struct {
 /// no-op when the corresponding callback is null.
 const Effects = struct {
     userdata: ?*anyopaque = null,
-    write_pty: ?CWritePtyFn = null,
+    write_pty: ?WritePtyFn = null,
+    bell: ?BellFn = null,
+
+    /// C function pointer type for the write_pty callback.
+    pub const WritePtyFn = *const fn (Terminal, ?*anyopaque, [*]const u8, usize) callconv(.c) void;
+
+    /// C function pointer type for the bell callback.
+    pub const BellFn = *const fn (Terminal, ?*anyopaque) callconv(.c) void;
 
     fn writePtyTrampoline(handler: *Handler, data: [:0]const u8) void {
         const stream_ptr: *Stream = @fieldParentPtr("handler", handler);
@@ -45,6 +49,13 @@ const Effects = struct {
         const func = wrapper.effects.write_pty orelse return;
         func(@ptrCast(wrapper), wrapper.effects.userdata, data.ptr, data.len);
     }
+
+    fn bellTrampoline(handler: *Handler) void {
+        const stream_ptr: *Stream = @fieldParentPtr("handler", handler);
+        const wrapper: *TerminalWrapper = @fieldParentPtr("stream", stream_ptr);
+        const func = wrapper.effects.bell orelse return;
+        func(@ptrCast(wrapper), wrapper.effects.userdata);
+    }
 };
 
 /// C: GhosttyTerminal
@@ -105,6 +116,7 @@ fn new_(
     // setting C callbacks at any time takes effect immediately.
     var handler: Stream.Handler = t.vtHandler();
     handler.effects.write_pty = &Effects.writePtyTrampoline;
+    handler.effects.bell = &Effects.bellTrampoline;
 
     wrapper.* = .{
         .terminal = t,
@@ -127,12 +139,14 @@ pub fn vt_write(
 pub const Option = enum(c_int) {
     userdata = 0,
     write_pty = 1,
+    bell = 2,
 
     /// Input type expected for setting the option.
     pub fn InType(comptime self: Option) type {
         return switch (self) {
             .userdata => ?*anyopaque,
-            .write_pty => ?CWritePtyFn,
+            .write_pty => ?Effects.WritePtyFn,
+            .bell => ?Effects.BellFn,
         };
     }
 };
@@ -167,6 +181,7 @@ fn setTyped(
     switch (option) {
         .userdata => wrapper.effects.userdata = if (value) |v| v.* else null,
         .write_pty => wrapper.effects.write_pty = if (value) |v| v.* else null,
+        .bell => wrapper.effects.bell = if (value) |v| v.* else null,
     }
 }