diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index 2bdaf8a24..4eb0d754d 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
     <string name="read_attachment_label">read Email attachments</string>
     <string name="read_attachment_desc">Allows this application to read your Email attachments.</string>
-
+ 
     <string name="about_title_fmt">About <xliff:g id="app_name">%s</xliff:g></string>
    <string name="accounts_title">Accounts</string>
    <string name="folder_list_title"><xliff:g id="account">%s</xliff:g> </string>
@@ -488,6 +488,8 @@ Welcome to K-9 Mail setup.  K-9 is an open source mail client for Android origin
     <string name="account_settings_description_label">Account name</string>
     <string name="account_settings_name_label">Your name</string>
     <string name="account_settings_notifications">Notifications</string>
+    <string name="account_settings_ring_enable">Ring</string>
+    <string name="account_settings_ring_summary">Ring when mail arrives</string>
     <string name="account_settings_vibrate_enable">Vibrate</string>
     <string name="account_settings_vibrate_summary">Vibrate when mail arrives</string>
     <string name="account_settings_ringtone">New mail ringtone</string>
diff --git a/res/xml/account_settings_preferences.xml b/res/xml/account_settings_preferences.xml
index 06ef2de07..13f4e804c 100644
--- a/res/xml/account_settings_preferences.xml
+++ b/res/xml/account_settings_preferences.xml
@@ -180,6 +180,13 @@
             android:title="@string/account_settings_ringtone"
             android:ringtoneType="notification"
             android:defaultValue="content://settings/system/notification_sound" />
+        <CheckBoxPreference
+            android:layout="?android:attr/preferenceLayoutChild"
+            android:dependency="account_notify"
+            android:key="account_ring"
+            android:defaultValue="true"
+            android:title="@string/account_settings_ring_enable"
+            android:summary="@string/account_settings_ring_summary" />
 
         <CheckBoxPreference
             android:layout="?android:attr/preferenceLayoutChild"
diff --git a/src/com/fsck/k9/Account.java b/src/com/fsck/k9/Account.java
index 56830789d..96fb6ce69 100644
--- a/src/com/fsck/k9/Account.java
+++ b/src/com/fsck/k9/Account.java
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ public class Account implements Serializable
     FolderMode mFolderTargetMode;
     int mAccountNumber;
     boolean mVibrate;
+    boolean mRing;
     String mRingtoneUri;
     boolean mNotifySync;
     HideButtons mHideMessageViewButtons;
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ public class Account implements Serializable
         mNotifyNewMail = true;
         mNotifySync = true;
         mVibrate = false;
+        mRing = true;
         mNotifySelfNewMail = true;
         mLeftHanded = false;
         mFolderDisplayMode = FolderMode.NOT_SECOND_CLASS;
@@ -231,6 +233,7 @@ public class Account implements Serializable
 
         mAccountNumber = preferences.getPreferences().getInt(mUuid + ".accountNumber", 0);
         mVibrate = preferences.getPreferences().getBoolean(mUuid + ".vibrate", false);
+        mRing = preferences.getPreferences().getBoolean(mUuid + ".ring", true);
 
         try
         {
@@ -531,6 +534,7 @@ public class Account implements Serializable
         editor.remove(mUuid + ".autoExpandFolderName");
         editor.remove(mUuid + ".accountNumber");
         editor.remove(mUuid + ".vibrate");
+        editor.remove(mUuid + ".ring");
         editor.remove(mUuid + ".ringtone");
         editor.remove(mUuid + ".lastFullSync");
         editor.remove(mUuid + ".folderDisplayMode");
@@ -604,6 +608,7 @@ public class Account implements Serializable
         editor.putString(mUuid + ".autoExpandFolderName", mAutoExpandFolderName);
         editor.putInt(mUuid + ".accountNumber", mAccountNumber);
         editor.putBoolean(mUuid + ".vibrate", mVibrate);
+        editor.putBoolean(mUuid + ".ring", mRing);
         editor.putString(mUuid + ".hideButtonsEnum", mHideMessageViewButtons.name());
         editor.putString(mUuid + ".ringtone", mRingtoneUri);
         editor.putString(mUuid + ".folderDisplayMode", mFolderDisplayMode.name());
@@ -966,4 +971,14 @@ public class Account implements Serializable
         mMaxPushFolders = maxPushFolders;
     }
 
+    public boolean isRing()
+    {
+        return mRing;
+    }
+
+    public void setRing(boolean ring)
+    {
+        mRing = ring;
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/com/fsck/k9/activity/setup/AccountSettings.java b/src/com/fsck/k9/activity/setup/AccountSettings.java
index c2394ff38..30b514a14 100644
--- a/src/com/fsck/k9/activity/setup/AccountSettings.java
+++ b/src/com/fsck/k9/activity/setup/AccountSettings.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ public class AccountSettings extends K9PreferenceActivity
     private static final String PREFERENCE_NOTIFY_SELF = "account_notify_self";
     private static final String PREFERENCE_NOTIFY_SYNC = "account_notify_sync";
     private static final String PREFERENCE_VIBRATE = "account_vibrate";
+    private static final String PREFERENCE_RING = "account_ring";
     private static final String PREFERENCE_RINGTONE = "account_ringtone";
     private static final String PREFERENCE_INCOMING = "incoming";
     private static final String PREFERENCE_OUTGOING = "outgoing";
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ public class AccountSettings extends K9PreferenceActivity
     private ListPreference mAccountHideButtons;
     private CheckBoxPreference mAccountNotifySync;
     private CheckBoxPreference mAccountVibrate;
+    private CheckBoxPreference mAccountRing;
     private RingtonePreference mAccountRingtone;
     private ListPreference mDisplayMode;
     private ListPreference mSyncMode;
@@ -300,6 +302,10 @@ public class AccountSettings extends K9PreferenceActivity
 
         mAccountVibrate = (CheckBoxPreference) findPreference(PREFERENCE_VIBRATE);
         mAccountVibrate.setChecked(mAccount.isVibrate());
+        
+
+        mAccountRing = (CheckBoxPreference) findPreference(PREFERENCE_RING);
+        mAccountRing.setChecked(mAccount.isRing());
 
         mAutoExpandFolder = (Preference)findPreference(PREFERENCE_AUTO_EXPAND_FOLDER);
 
@@ -376,6 +382,7 @@ public class AccountSettings extends K9PreferenceActivity
         mAccount.setAutomaticCheckIntervalMinutes(Integer.parseInt(mCheckFrequency.getValue()));
         mAccount.setDisplayCount(Integer.parseInt(mDisplayCount.getValue()));
         mAccount.setVibrate(mAccountVibrate.isChecked());
+        mAccount.setRing(mAccountRing.isChecked());
         mAccount.setFolderDisplayMode(Account.FolderMode.valueOf(mDisplayMode.getValue()));
         mAccount.setFolderSyncMode(Account.FolderMode.valueOf(mSyncMode.getValue()));
         mAccount.setFolderPushMode(Account.FolderMode.valueOf(mPushMode.getValue()));