diff --git a/docs/examples/config b/docs/examples/config
index 775a56a33..873692dc4 100644
--- a/docs/examples/config
+++ b/docs/examples/config
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ video_selfview		window # {window,pip}
 #menu_max_earlyaudio	32
 #menu_max_earlyvideo_rx	32
 #menu_max_earlyvideo_tx	32
+#menu_message_tone	yes
 
 # GTK
 #gtk_clean_number	no
diff --git a/modules/menu/menu.c b/modules/menu/menu.c
index 38c5703f3..63c3770f0 100644
--- a/modules/menu/menu.c
+++ b/modules/menu/menu.c
@@ -976,8 +976,10 @@ static void message_handler(struct ua *ua, const struct pl *peer,
 	ui_output(baresip_uis(), "\r%r: \"%b\"\n",
 		  peer, mbuf_buf(body), mbuf_get_left(body));
 
-	(void)play_file(NULL, baresip_player(), "message.wav", 0,
-	                cfg->audio.alert_mod, cfg->audio.alert_dev);
+	if (menu.message_tone) {
+		(void)play_file(NULL, baresip_player(), "message.wav", 0,
+				cfg->audio.alert_mod, cfg->audio.alert_dev);
+	}
 }
 
 
@@ -1170,6 +1172,7 @@ static int module_init(void)
 	menu.clean_number = false;
 	menu.play = NULL;
 	menu.adelay = -1;
+	menu.message_tone = true;
 	err = odict_alloc(&menu.ovaufile, 8);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
@@ -1180,6 +1183,7 @@ static int module_init(void)
 	conf_get_bool(conf_cur(), "ringback_disabled",
 		      &menu.ringback_disabled);
 	conf_get_bool(conf_cur(), "menu_clean_number", &menu.clean_number);
+	conf_get_bool(conf_cur(), "menu_message_tone", &menu.message_tone);
 
 	if (0 == conf_get(conf_cur(), "redial_attempts", &val) &&
 	    0 == pl_strcasecmp(&val, "inf")) {
diff --git a/modules/menu/menu.h b/modules/menu/menu.h
index 20b43b178..d4c83bdcd 100644
--- a/modules/menu/menu.h
+++ b/modules/menu/menu.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ struct menu{
 	struct tmr tmr_play;          /**< Tones play timer               */
 	size_t outcnt;                /**< Outgoing call counter          */
 	bool dnd;                     /**< Do not disturb flag            */
+	bool message_tone;            /**< Play tone for SIP MESSAGE      */
 };
 
 /*Get menu object*/
diff --git a/src/config.c b/src/config.c
index 84583b371..a3fb39447 100644
--- a/src/config.c
+++ b/src/config.c
@@ -1339,6 +1339,7 @@ int config_write_template(const char *file, const struct config *cfg)
 			"#menu_max_earlyaudio\t32\n"
 			"#menu_max_earlyvideo_rx\t32\n"
 			"#menu_max_earlyvideo_tx\t32\n"
+			"#menu_message_tone\tyes\n"
 			);
 
 	(void)re_fprintf(f,