diff --git a/src/app-configuration.defaults b/src/app-configuration.defaults
index 04432291..486030a4 100644
--- a/src/app-configuration.defaults
+++ b/src/app-configuration.defaults
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ hide_gui = boolean(default=False)
 voice_enabled = boolean(default=False)
 ask_at_exit = boolean(default=True)
 use_invisible_keyboard_shorcuts = boolean(default=True)
+play_ready_sound = boolean(default=True)
+speak_ready_msg = boolean(default=True)
 log_level = string(default="error")
 
 [keymap]
diff --git a/src/controller/mainController.py b/src/controller/mainController.py
index def4a85c..8885b183 100644
--- a/src/controller/mainController.py
+++ b/src/controller/mainController.py
@@ -242,8 +242,10 @@ class Controller(object):
   for i in session_.sessions:
    if session_.sessions[i].is_logged == False: continue
    self.start_buffers(session_.sessions[i])
-  session_.sessions[session_.sessions.keys()[0]].sound.play("ready.ogg")
-  output.speak(_(u"Ready"))
+  if config.app["app-settings"]["play_ready_sound"] == True:
+   session_.sessions[session_.sessions.keys()[0]].sound.play("ready.ogg")
+  if config.app["app-settings"]["speak_ready_msg"] == True:
+   output.speak(_(u"Ready"))
 
  def create_ignored_session_buffer(self, session):
   self.accounts.append(session.settings["twitter"]["user_name"])