diff --git a/HellionChat/Resources/HellionStrings.Designer.cs b/HellionChat/Resources/HellionStrings.Designer.cs
index d0e1dd3..96d38cf 100644
--- a/HellionChat/Resources/HellionStrings.Designer.cs
+++ b/HellionChat/Resources/HellionStrings.Designer.cs
@@ -462,6 +462,7 @@ internal class HellionStrings
     internal static string Tabs_NotificationSound_Enable_Name => Get(nameof(Tabs_NotificationSound_Enable_Name));
     internal static string Tabs_NotificationSound_Description => Get(nameof(Tabs_NotificationSound_Description));
     internal static string Tabs_NotificationSound_Option => Get(nameof(Tabs_NotificationSound_Option));
+    internal static string Tabs_NotificationSound_Preview => Get(nameof(Tabs_NotificationSound_Preview));
 
     // Scroll-to-bottom and item/flag linking
     internal static string ChatLog_ScrollToBottom_Tooltip => Get(nameof(ChatLog_ScrollToBottom_Tooltip));
diff --git a/HellionChat/Resources/HellionStrings.resx b/HellionChat/Resources/HellionStrings.resx
index 22889fa..acadbc7 100644
--- a/HellionChat/Resources/HellionStrings.resx
+++ b/HellionChat/Resources/HellionStrings.resx
@@ -1073,6 +1073,9 @@
   <data name="Tabs_NotificationSound_Option" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Sound</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="Tabs_NotificationSound_Preview" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Preview the selected sound</value>
+  </data>
 
   <!-- Scroll-to-bottom and item/flag linking -->
   <data name="ChatLog_ScrollToBottom_Tooltip" xml:space="preserve">
diff --git a/HellionChat/Ui/SettingsTabs/Tabs.cs b/HellionChat/Ui/SettingsTabs/Tabs.cs
index 45e1f64..8ad1e91 100755
--- a/HellionChat/Ui/SettingsTabs/Tabs.cs
+++ b/HellionChat/Ui/SettingsTabs/Tabs.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ using Dalamud.Bindings.ImGui;
 using Dalamud.Game.ClientState.Objects.SubKinds;
 using Dalamud.Interface;
 using Dalamud.Interface.Utility.Raii;
+using FFXIVClientStructs.FFXIV.Client.UI;
 using HellionChat.Code;
 using HellionChat.Resources;
 using HellionChat.Util;
@@ -175,20 +176,42 @@ internal sealed class Tabs : ISettingsTab
                 using var indent = ImRaii.PushIndent(10.0f);
                 var soundPreview =
                     $"{HellionStrings.Tabs_NotificationSound_Option} {tab.NotificationSoundId}";
-                using var combo = ImRaii.Combo($"##notif-sound-{i}", soundPreview);
-                if (combo.Success)
+                using (var combo = ImRaii.Combo($"##notif-sound-{i}", soundPreview))
                 {
-                    for (uint s = 1; s <= 16; s++)
+                    if (combo.Success)
                     {
-                        if (
-                            ImGui.Selectable(
-                                $"{HellionStrings.Tabs_NotificationSound_Option} {s}",
-                                tab.NotificationSoundId == s
+                        for (uint s = 1; s <= 16; s++)
+                        {
+                            if (
+                                ImGui.Selectable(
+                                    $"{HellionStrings.Tabs_NotificationSound_Option} {s}",
+                                    tab.NotificationSoundId == s
+                                )
                             )
-                        )
-                            tab.NotificationSoundId = s;
+                                tab.NotificationSoundId = s;
+                        }
                     }
                 }
+
+                // Let the user hear the currently selected sound without waiting
+                // for a real message to arrive in this tab.
+                ImGui.SameLine();
+                if (
+                    ImGuiUtil.IconButton(
+                        FontAwesomeIcon.Play,
+                        tooltip: HellionStrings.Tabs_NotificationSound_Preview
+                    )
+                )
+                {
+                    var previewId = tab.NotificationSoundId;
+                    Plugin.Framework.RunOnFrameworkThread(() =>
+                    {
+                        unsafe
+                        {
+                            UIGlobals.PlaySoundEffect(previewId);
+                        }
+                    });
+                }
             }
             ImGui.Checkbox(Language.Options_Tabs_PopOut, ref tab.PopOut);
             if (tab.PopOut)