diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index f68704cb6ef68887b102f7f6a1a37c0fe694f662..bfd80726843695dbfcb4baf1db4fe3e6ca9a4682 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -7601,6 +7601,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "media",
  "metal",
  "objc",
+ "objc2-app-kit",
  "parking_lot",
  "pathfinder_geometry",
  "raw-window-handle",
@@ -11211,6 +11212,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "objc2-encode",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "objc2-app-kit"
+version = "0.3.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e6f29f568bec459b0ddff777cec4fe3fd8666d82d5a40ebd0ff7e66134f89bcc"
+dependencies = [
+ "objc2",
+ "objc2-foundation",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "objc2-audio-toolbox"
 version = "0.3.2"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index d1271e0166677fb4069b5917f320e57c755263b4..3a393237ab9f5a5a8cd4b02517f6d22382ff51ff 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -604,6 +604,7 @@ nbformat = "1.2.0"
 nix = "0.29"
 num-format = "0.4.4"
 objc = "0.2"
+objc2-app-kit = { version = "0.3", default-features = false, features = [ "NSGraphics" ] }
 objc2-foundation = { version = "=0.3.2", default-features = false, features = [
     "NSArray",
     "NSAttributedString",
@@ -821,6 +822,7 @@ features = [
     "Win32_System_Com",
     "Win32_System_Com_StructuredStorage",
     "Win32_System_Console",
+    "Win32_System_Diagnostics_Debug",
     "Win32_System_DataExchange",
     "Win32_System_IO",
     "Win32_System_LibraryLoader",
diff --git a/crates/gpui/examples/input.rs b/crates/gpui/examples/input.rs
index d15d791cd008883506389cc7bb16dbad765969c0..370e27de7d54c317af6683c240f343e750c68698 100644
--- a/crates/gpui/examples/input.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui/examples/input.rs
@@ -85,14 +85,24 @@ impl TextInput {
 
     fn backspace(&mut self, _: &Backspace, window: &mut Window, cx: &mut Context<Self>) {
         if self.selected_range.is_empty() {
-            self.select_to(self.previous_boundary(self.cursor_offset()), cx)
+            let prev = self.previous_boundary(self.cursor_offset());
+            if self.cursor_offset() == prev {
+                window.play_system_bell();
+                return;
+            }
+            self.select_to(prev, cx)
         }
         self.replace_text_in_range(None, "", window, cx)
     }
 
     fn delete(&mut self, _: &Delete, window: &mut Window, cx: &mut Context<Self>) {
         if self.selected_range.is_empty() {
-            self.select_to(self.next_boundary(self.cursor_offset()), cx)
+            let next = self.next_boundary(self.cursor_offset());
+            if self.cursor_offset() == next {
+                window.play_system_bell();
+                return;
+            }
+            self.select_to(next, cx)
         }
         self.replace_text_in_range(None, "", window, cx)
     }
diff --git a/crates/gpui/src/platform.rs b/crates/gpui/src/platform.rs
index 806a34040a4ec685c3d5c6ec01f47b5026e349a6..efca26a6b4802037a96490bf81f7d1c5c1d8b298 100644
--- a/crates/gpui/src/platform.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui/src/platform.rs
@@ -689,6 +689,8 @@ pub trait PlatformWindow: HasWindowHandle + HasDisplayHandle {
 
     fn update_ime_position(&self, _bounds: Bounds<Pixels>);
 
+    fn play_system_bell(&self) {}
+
     #[cfg(any(test, feature = "test-support"))]
     fn as_test(&mut self) -> Option<&mut TestWindow> {
         None
diff --git a/crates/gpui/src/window.rs b/crates/gpui/src/window.rs
index 48c381e5275e950bd6754541fedbab03ae3d64c2..7790480e32149fa33dfd082df7a8cdbb09568134 100644
--- a/crates/gpui/src/window.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui/src/window.rs
@@ -5024,6 +5024,12 @@ impl Window {
             .set_tabbing_identifier(tabbing_identifier)
     }
 
+    /// Request the OS to play an alert sound. On some platforms this is associated
+    /// with the window, for others it's just a simple global function call.
+    pub fn play_system_bell(&self) {
+        self.platform_window.play_system_bell()
+    }
+
     /// Toggles the inspector mode on this window.
     #[cfg(any(feature = "inspector", debug_assertions))]
     pub fn toggle_inspector(&mut self, cx: &mut App) {
diff --git a/crates/gpui_linux/src/linux/wayland/client.rs b/crates/gpui_linux/src/linux/wayland/client.rs
index b65a203dd3448ba191b7e2f5ae0f5b6c396545a8..10f4aab0db19978302143519dd6e2a7e4d25ec4d 100644
--- a/crates/gpui_linux/src/linux/wayland/client.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui_linux/src/linux/wayland/client.rs
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ use wayland_protocols::xdg::decoration::zv1::client::{
     zxdg_decoration_manager_v1, zxdg_toplevel_decoration_v1,
 };
 use wayland_protocols::xdg::shell::client::{xdg_surface, xdg_toplevel, xdg_wm_base};
+use wayland_protocols::xdg::system_bell::v1::client::xdg_system_bell_v1;
 use wayland_protocols::{
     wp::cursor_shape::v1::client::{wp_cursor_shape_device_v1, wp_cursor_shape_manager_v1},
     xdg::dialog::v1::client::xdg_wm_dialog_v1::{self, XdgWmDialogV1},
@@ -129,6 +130,7 @@ pub struct Globals {
     pub text_input_manager: Option<zwp_text_input_manager_v3::ZwpTextInputManagerV3>,
     pub gesture_manager: Option<zwp_pointer_gestures_v1::ZwpPointerGesturesV1>,
     pub dialog: Option<xdg_wm_dialog_v1::XdgWmDialogV1>,
+    pub system_bell: Option<xdg_system_bell_v1::XdgSystemBellV1>,
     pub executor: ForegroundExecutor,
 }
 
@@ -170,6 +172,7 @@ impl Globals {
             text_input_manager: globals.bind(&qh, 1..=1, ()).ok(),
             gesture_manager: globals.bind(&qh, 1..=3, ()).ok(),
             dialog: globals.bind(&qh, dialog_v..=dialog_v, ()).ok(),
+            system_bell: globals.bind(&qh, 1..=1, ()).ok(),
             executor,
             qh,
         }
@@ -1069,6 +1072,7 @@ impl Dispatch<wl_registry::WlRegistry, GlobalListContents> for WaylandClientStat
 }
 
 delegate_noop!(WaylandClientStatePtr: ignore xdg_activation_v1::XdgActivationV1);
+delegate_noop!(WaylandClientStatePtr: ignore xdg_system_bell_v1::XdgSystemBellV1);
 delegate_noop!(WaylandClientStatePtr: ignore wl_compositor::WlCompositor);
 delegate_noop!(WaylandClientStatePtr: ignore wp_cursor_shape_device_v1::WpCursorShapeDeviceV1);
 delegate_noop!(WaylandClientStatePtr: ignore wp_cursor_shape_manager_v1::WpCursorShapeManagerV1);
diff --git a/crates/gpui_linux/src/linux/wayland/window.rs b/crates/gpui_linux/src/linux/wayland/window.rs
index c4ff55fc80cc4d14069dd510b8e6855c17096773..1e3af66c59858c435ca3da093a1c48056b77667e 100644
--- a/crates/gpui_linux/src/linux/wayland/window.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui_linux/src/linux/wayland/window.rs
@@ -1479,6 +1479,18 @@ impl PlatformWindow for WaylandWindow {
     fn gpu_specs(&self) -> Option<GpuSpecs> {
         self.borrow().renderer.gpu_specs().into()
     }
+
+    fn play_system_bell(&self) {
+        let state = self.borrow();
+        let surface = if state.surface_state.toplevel().is_some() {
+            Some(&state.surface)
+        } else {
+            None
+        };
+        if let Some(bell) = state.globals.system_bell.as_ref() {
+            bell.ring(surface);
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 fn update_window(mut state: RefMut<WaylandWindowState>) {
diff --git a/crates/gpui_linux/src/linux/x11/window.rs b/crates/gpui_linux/src/linux/x11/window.rs
index 5e1287976cbb3ba9bc2c1571fa9e215f47fdd615..1974cc0bb28f62da4d7dcb3e9fca92b6324470bb 100644
--- a/crates/gpui_linux/src/linux/x11/window.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui_linux/src/linux/x11/window.rs
@@ -1846,4 +1846,9 @@ impl PlatformWindow for X11Window {
     fn gpu_specs(&self) -> Option<GpuSpecs> {
         self.0.state.borrow().renderer.gpu_specs().into()
     }
+
+    fn play_system_bell(&self) {
+        // Volume 0% means don't increase or decrease from system volume
+        let _ = self.0.xcb.bell(0);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/gpui_macos/Cargo.toml b/crates/gpui_macos/Cargo.toml
index 06e5d0e7321af523a249f19ec0d5ac50e2da5d3f..3626bbd05e8a7c7fa2ae577f11e5277da995d2f7 100644
--- a/crates/gpui_macos/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/gpui_macos/Cargo.toml
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ mach2.workspace = true
 media.workspace = true
 metal.workspace = true
 objc.workspace = true
+objc2-app-kit.workspace = true
 parking_lot.workspace = true
 pathfinder_geometry = "0.5"
 raw-window-handle = "0.6"
diff --git a/crates/gpui_macos/src/window.rs b/crates/gpui_macos/src/window.rs
index 398cf46eab09dc8412ffdda8eb550b8ad4e09b40..ace36d695401ce76949129197dcd05135508f7d3 100644
--- a/crates/gpui_macos/src/window.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui_macos/src/window.rs
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ use objc::{
     runtime::{BOOL, Class, NO, Object, Protocol, Sel, YES},
     sel, sel_impl,
 };
+use objc2_app_kit::NSBeep;
 use parking_lot::Mutex;
 use raw_window_handle as rwh;
 use smallvec::SmallVec;
@@ -1676,6 +1677,10 @@ impl PlatformWindow for MacWindow {
         }
     }
 
+    fn play_system_bell(&self) {
+        unsafe { NSBeep() }
+    }
+
     #[cfg(any(test, feature = "test-support"))]
     fn render_to_image(&self, scene: &gpui::Scene) -> Result<RgbaImage> {
         let mut this = self.0.lock();
diff --git a/crates/gpui_windows/src/window.rs b/crates/gpui_windows/src/window.rs
index 3a55100dfb75e961f57b977297bfcd2dc2ae2701..92255f93fd95969931c6b1ae8cb465ff628f82cb 100644
--- a/crates/gpui_windows/src/window.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui_windows/src/window.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ use windows::{
         Foundation::*,
         Graphics::Dwm::*,
         Graphics::Gdi::*,
-        System::{Com::*, LibraryLoader::*, Ole::*, SystemServices::*},
+        System::{
+            Com::*, Diagnostics::Debug::MessageBeep, LibraryLoader::*, Ole::*, SystemServices::*,
+        },
         UI::{Controls::*, HiDpi::*, Input::KeyboardAndMouse::*, Shell::*, WindowsAndMessaging::*},
     },
     core::*,
@@ -950,6 +952,11 @@ impl PlatformWindow for WindowsWindow {
 
         self.0.update_ime_position(self.0.hwnd, caret_position);
     }
+
+    fn play_system_bell(&self) {
+        // MB_OK: The sound specified as the Windows Default Beep sound.
+        let _ = unsafe { MessageBeep(MB_OK) };
+    }
 }
 
 #[implement(IDropTarget)]