diff --git a/assets/audio/silence.mp3 b/assets/audio/silence.mp3
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..69f7c37
Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/audio/silence.mp3 differ
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 8bace4f..47ca999 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
     <script type="text/javascript" src="3rdparty/favico-0.3.10.min.js"></script>
   </head>
   <body ng-controller="WeechatCtrl" ng-keydown="handleKeyPress($event)" ng-keyup="handleKeyRelease($event)"  ng-keypress="handleKeyPress($event)" ng-class="{'no-overflow': connected}" ng-init="init()" lang="en-US">
+    <audio id="audioNotificationInitializer"><source src="assets/audio/silence.mp3" type="audio/mp3"></audio>
     <div class="alert alert-danger upload-error" ng-show="uploadError" ng-cloak>
       <p><strong>Upload error:</strong> Image upload failed.</p>
     </div>
diff --git a/js/glowingbear.js b/js/glowingbear.js
index 2f1909c..2888d4b 100644
--- a/js/glowingbear.js
+++ b/js/glowingbear.js
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ weechat.controller('WeechatCtrl', ['$rootScope', '$scope', '$store', '$timeout',
         $log.debug($rootScope.$$watchersCount);
     };
 
-
     // Detect page visibility attributes
     (function() {
         // Sadly, the page visibility API still has a lot of vendor prefixes
@@ -721,7 +720,7 @@ weechat.controller('WeechatCtrl', ['$rootScope', '$scope', '$store', '$timeout',
     };
 
     $scope.connect = function() {
-
+        document.getElementById('audioNotificationInitializer').play(); // Plays some silence, this will enable autoplay for notifications
         notifications.requestNotificationPermission();
         $rootScope.sslError = false;
         $rootScope.securityError = false;
@@ -730,7 +729,7 @@ weechat.controller('WeechatCtrl', ['$rootScope', '$scope', '$store', '$timeout',
         $scope.connectbutton = 'Connecting';
         $scope.connectbuttonicon = 'glyphicon-refresh glyphicon-spin';
         connection.connect(settings.host, settings.port, settings.path, $scope.password, settings.ssl, settings.useTotp, $scope.totp);
-        $scope.totp = "";//clear for next time
+        $scope.totp = ""; // Clear for next time
     };
 
     $scope.disconnect = function() {
