diff --git a/src/core/settings.c b/src/core/settings.c
index 04c7bbe6..28f953ba 100644
--- a/src/core/settings.c
+++ b/src/core/settings.c
@@ -138,6 +138,23 @@ int settings_get_level(const char *key)
 	return str == NULL ? 0 : level2bits(str, NULL);
 }
 
+int settings_get_level_negative(const char *key)
+{
+	const char *str, *tmp, *all_levels;
+	int levels;
+
+	str = settings_get_str_type(key, SETTING_TYPE_LEVEL);
+	if (str == NULL)
+		return 0;
+
+	all_levels = bits2level(~0);
+	tmp = g_strdup_printf("%s %s", all_levels, str);
+	levels = level2bits(tmp, NULL) ^ level2bits(all_levels, NULL);
+	g_free((char *) tmp);
+	g_free((char *) all_levels);
+	return levels;
+}
+
 int settings_get_size(const char *key)
 {
 	const char *str;
diff --git a/src/core/settings.h b/src/core/settings.h
index 3a8a4646..9c78b3db 100644
--- a/src/core/settings.h
+++ b/src/core/settings.h
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ int settings_get_int(const char *key);
 int settings_get_bool(const char *key);
 int settings_get_time(const char *key); /* as milliseconds */
 int settings_get_level(const char *key);
+int settings_get_level_negative(const char *key);
 int settings_get_size(const char *key); /* as bytes */
 int settings_get_choice(const char *key);
 char *settings_get_print(SETTINGS_REC *rec);
diff --git a/src/fe-common/core/printtext.c b/src/fe-common/core/printtext.c
index 6869fba3..18652689 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/core/printtext.c
+++ b/src/fe-common/core/printtext.c
@@ -32,13 +32,14 @@
 #include <irssi/src/fe-common/core/fe-windows.h>
 #include <irssi/src/fe-common/core/printtext.h>
 
-static int beep_msg_level, beep_when_away, beep_when_window_active;
+static int beep_msg_level, beep_msg_level_ignore, beep_when_away, beep_when_window_active;
 
 static int signal_gui_print_text_finished;
 static int signal_print_starting;
 static int signal_print_text;
 static int signal_print_format;
 static int signal_print_noformat;
+static int signal_window_hilight_check;
 
 static int sending_print_starting;
 
@@ -404,7 +405,18 @@ static void msg_beep_check(TEXT_DEST_REC *dest)
 	    (beep_when_away || (dest->server != NULL &&
 				!dest->server->usermode_away)) &&
 	    (beep_when_window_active || dest->window != active_win)) {
-                signal_emit("beep", 0);
+		if (beep_msg_level_ignore & MSGLEVEL_HIDDEN) {
+			int cb_ignore = 0;
+			if (signal_emit_id(signal_window_hilight_check, 4, dest, NULL, NULL,
+			                   &cb_ignore),
+			    cb_ignore) {
+				return;
+			}
+		} else if (beep_msg_level_ignore & dest->level) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		signal_emit("beep", 0);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -521,6 +533,7 @@ static void sig_gui_dialog(const char *type, const char *text)
 static void read_settings(void)
 {
 	beep_msg_level = settings_get_level("beep_msg_level");
+	beep_msg_level_ignore = settings_get_level_negative("beep_msg_level");
 	beep_when_away = settings_get_bool("beep_when_away");
         beep_when_window_active = settings_get_bool("beep_when_window_active");
 }
@@ -533,6 +546,7 @@ void printtext_init(void)
 	signal_print_text = signal_get_uniq_id("print text");
 	signal_print_format = signal_get_uniq_id("print format");
 	signal_print_noformat = signal_get_uniq_id("print noformat");
+	signal_window_hilight_check = signal_get_uniq_id("window hilight check");
 
 	read_settings();
 	signal_add("print text", (SIGNAL_FUNC) sig_print_text);
diff --git a/src/perl/common/Settings.xs b/src/perl/common/Settings.xs
index 20596c86..2da23400 100644
--- a/src/perl/common/Settings.xs
+++ b/src/perl/common/Settings.xs
@@ -96,6 +96,10 @@ int
 settings_get_level(key)
        char *key
 
+int
+settings_get_level_negative(key)
+	char *key
+	
 int
 settings_get_size(key)
        char *key