diff --git a/interface/src/Menu.cpp b/interface/src/Menu.cpp
index b95a789570..ceef87f97b 100644
--- a/interface/src/Menu.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Menu.cpp
@@ -311,9 +311,10 @@ Menu::Menu() {
     });
     // Settings > Notifications > Tablet
     action = addCheckableActionToQMenuAndActionHash(notificationsMenu, "Tablet", 0,
-                                                    settings->getValue("play_notification_sounds_type_5").toBool());
+                                                    settings->getValue(MenuOption::NotificationSoundsTablet).toBool());
     connect(action, &QAction::triggered, [action, settings] {
-        settings->setValue("play_notification_sounds_type_5", action->isChecked());
+        settings->setValue(MenuOption::NotificationSoundsTablet, action->isChecked());
+        qDebug() << "vladest. tablet sound check up" << settings->getValue(MenuOption::NotificationSoundsTablet).toBool();
     });
     // Settings > Notifications > Wallet
     addActionToQMenuAndActionHash(notificationsMenu, "Wallet");
diff --git a/interface/src/Menu.h b/interface/src/Menu.h
index dc833be173..496368c30b 100644
--- a/interface/src/Menu.h
+++ b/interface/src/Menu.h
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ namespace MenuOption {
     const QString Shadows = "Shadows";
     const QString AmbientOcclusion = "Ambient Occlusion";
     const QString NotificationSoundsSnapshot = "play_notification_sounds_snapshot";
+    const QString NotificationSoundsTablet = "play_notification_sounds_tablet";
 }
 
 #endif // hifi_Menu_h
diff --git a/libraries/ui/src/ui/TabletScriptingInterface.cpp b/libraries/ui/src/ui/TabletScriptingInterface.cpp
index a079609bb7..89751b142e 100644
--- a/libraries/ui/src/ui/TabletScriptingInterface.cpp
+++ b/libraries/ui/src/ui/TabletScriptingInterface.cpp
@@ -441,7 +441,10 @@ void TabletProxy::emitWebEvent(const QVariant& msg) {
 
 void TabletProxy::onTabletShown() {
     if (_tabletShown) {
-        static_cast<TabletScriptingInterface*>(parent())->playSound(TabletScriptingInterface::TabletOpen);
+        Setting::Handle<bool> notificationSoundTablet{ "play_notification_sounds_tablet", true};
+        if (notificationSoundTablet.get()) {
+            static_cast<TabletScriptingInterface*>(parent())->playSound(TabletScriptingInterface::TabletOpen);
+        }
         if (_showRunningScripts) {
             _showRunningScripts = false;
             pushOntoStack("hifi/dialogs/TabletRunningScripts.qml");