diff --git a/data/themes/default.edc b/data/themes/default.edc
index 5e9200d6..d2c2b894 100644
--- a/data/themes/default.edc
+++ b/data/themes/default.edc
@@ -600,9 +600,7 @@ collections {
             }
             description { state: "spin_done" 0.0;
                inherit: "default" 0.0;
-               visible: 0;
-               color: 255 255 255 0;
-               map.rotation.z: 684.0;
+               map.rotation.z: 720.0;
             }
          }
          program {
@@ -2528,6 +2526,8 @@ target: "4.bottom"
         image: "inset_shadow.png" COMP;
       }
       parts {
+         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+         // background and shadows
          part { name: "shadow";
             mouse_events: 0;
             description { state: "default" 0.0;
@@ -2560,6 +2560,8 @@ target: "4.bottom"
             target: "fill";
          }
          
+         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+         // content (where the grid of terms goes)
          part { name: "clip"; type: RECT;
             description { state: "default" 0.0;
             }
@@ -2570,6 +2572,8 @@ target: "4.bottom"
             }
          }
          
+         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+         // fancy stuff on top
          part { name: "overlay";
             mouse_events: 0;
             description { state: "default" 0.0;
@@ -2619,8 +2623,14 @@ target: "4.bottom"
         image: "bg_glint.png" COMP;
         image: "pm_shadow.png" COMP;
         image: "cr_glow.png" COMP;
+        image: "bg_led_glow.png" COMP;
+        image: "bg_led_base.png" COMP;
+        image: "bg_led.png" COMP;
+        image: "bg_led_strobe.png" COMP;
       }
       parts {
+         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+         // base background and selection image
          part { name: "clip"; type: RECT;
             description { state: "default" 0.0;
                rel1.to: "terminology.content";
@@ -2672,6 +2682,9 @@ target: "4.bottom"
                color: 51 153 255 255;
             }
          }
+         
+         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+         // swallowed terminal content + bg inside it
          part { name: "base"; type: RECT;
             clip_to: "clip";
             description { state: "default" 0.0;
@@ -2722,6 +2735,8 @@ target: "4.bottom"
             target: "glow";
          }
          
+         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+         // fancy stuff over the top of the terminal for shading and labelling
          part { name: "overlay";
             mouse_events: 0;
             description { state: "default" 0.0;
@@ -2772,6 +2787,9 @@ target: "4.bottom"
                rel2.to: "terminology.content";
             }
          }
+         
+         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+         // fancy stuff on top
          part { name: "glint";
             mouse_events: 0;
             clip_to: "clip2";
@@ -2806,6 +2824,137 @@ target: "4.bottom"
                aspect_preference: HORIZONTAL;
             }
          }
+         
+         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+         // visual bell - spinning red siren light
+         part { name: "bell_glow";
+            mouse_events: 0;
+            description { state: "default" 0.0;
+               fixed: 1 1;
+               visible: 0;
+               color: 255 255 255 0;
+               rel1.to: "bell_base";
+               rel2.to: "bell_base";
+               min: 200 200;
+               fill.smooth: 0;
+               image.normal: "bg_led_glow.png";
+            }
+            description { state: "visible" 0.0;
+               inherit: "default" 0.0;
+               visible: 1;
+               color: 255 255 255 255;
+            }
+         }
+         part { name: "bell_base";
+            mouse_events: 0;
+            description { state: "default" 0.0;
+               fixed: 1 1;
+               visible: 0;
+               color: 255 255 255 0;
+               min: 32 32;
+               max: 32 32;
+               rel1.to: "terminology.content";
+               rel2.to: "terminology.content";
+               align: 1.0 1.0;
+               image.normal: "bg_led_base.png";
+            }
+            description { state: "visible" 0.0;
+               inherit: "default" 0.0;
+               visible: 1;
+               color: 255 255 255 255;
+            }
+         }
+         part { name: "bell";
+            mouse_events: 0;
+            description { state: "default" 0.0;
+               fixed: 1 1;
+               visible: 0;
+               color: 255 255 255 0;
+               rel1.to: "bell_base";
+               rel2.to: "bell_base";
+               image.normal: "bg_led.png";
+            }
+            description { state: "visible" 0.0;
+               inherit: "default" 0.0;
+               visible: 1;
+               color: 255 255 255 255;
+            }
+         }
+         part { name: "bell_strobe";
+            mouse_events: 0;
+            description { state: "default" 0.0;
+               fixed: 1 1;
+               visible: 0;
+               color: 255 255 255 0;
+               rel1.to: "bell";
+               rel2.to: "bell";
+               image.normal: "bg_led_strobe.png";
+               map {
+                  on: 1;
+                  smooth: 1;
+                  rotation.center: "bell";
+               }
+            }
+            description { state: "spin" 0.0;
+               inherit: "default" 0.0;
+               visible: 1;
+               color: 255 255 255 255;
+               map.rotation.z: 36.0;
+            }
+            description { state: "spin_done" 0.0;
+               inherit: "spin" 0.0;
+               map.rotation.z: 720.0;
+            }
+            description { state: "spin_done2" 0.0;
+               inherit: "spin" 0.0;
+               map.rotation.z: 1440.0;
+            }
+         }
+         program {
+            signal: "bell"; source: "terminology";
+            action: STATE_SET "default" 0.0;
+            target: "bell_base";
+            target: "bell";
+            target: "bell_strobe";
+            target: "bell_glow";
+            after: "bell";
+         }
+         program { name: "bell";
+            action: STATE_SET "visible" 0.0;
+            target: "bell_base";
+            target: "bell_glow";
+            after: "bell2";
+         }
+         program { name: "bell2";
+            action: STATE_SET "visible" 0.0;
+            transition: DECELERATE 0.1;
+            target: "bell";
+            target: "bell_glow";
+            after: "bell3";
+         }
+         program { name: "bell3";
+            action: STATE_SET "spin" 0.0;
+            transition: LINEAR 0.1;
+            target: "bell_strobe";
+            after: "bell4.2";
+         }
+         program { name: "bell4.2";
+            action: STATE_SET "spin_done" 0.0;
+            transition: LINEAR 0.9;
+            target: "bell_strobe";
+            after: "bell4.3";
+         }
+         program { name: "bell4.3";
+            action: STATE_SET "spin_done2" 0.0;
+            transition: LINEAR 1.0;
+            target: "bell_strobe";
+            after: "bell4.4";
+         }
+         program { name: "bell4.4";
+            action: STATE_SET "spin_done" 0.0;
+            target: "bell_strobe";
+            after: "bell4.3";
+         }
       }
    }
    
diff --git a/src/bin/main.c b/src/bin/main.c
index 15ff61f2..f2a69177 100644
--- a/src/bin/main.c
+++ b/src/bin/main.c
@@ -1259,7 +1259,8 @@ _sel_go(Split *sp, Term *term)
         evas_object_data_set(img, "termio", tm->term);
         tm->sel = img;
         
-        sel_entry_add(sp->sel, tm->sel, (tm == sp->term), tm->config);
+        sel_entry_add(sp->sel, tm->sel, (tm == sp->term),
+                      tm->missed_bell, tm->config);
      }
    edje_object_part_swallow(sp->sel_bg, "terminology.content", sp->sel);
    evas_object_show(sp->sel);
diff --git a/src/bin/sel.c b/src/bin/sel.c
index 50cff2a2..444c865e 100644
--- a/src/bin/sel.c
+++ b/src/bin/sel.c
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ sel_add(Evas_Object *parent)
 }
 
 void
-sel_entry_add(Evas_Object *obj, Evas_Object *entry, Eina_Bool selected, Config *config)
+sel_entry_add(Evas_Object *obj, Evas_Object *entry, Eina_Bool selected, Eina_Bool bell, Config *config)
 {
    Sel *sd = evas_object_smart_data_get(obj);
    Entry *en = calloc(1, sizeof(Entry));
@@ -678,6 +678,11 @@ sel_entry_add(Evas_Object *obj, Evas_Object *entry, Eina_Bool selected, Config *
         edje_object_signal_emit(en->bg, "selected,start", "terminology");
         edje_object_message_signal_process(en->bg);
      }
+   if (bell)
+     {
+        edje_object_signal_emit(en->bg, "bell", "terminology");
+        edje_object_message_signal_process(en->bg);
+     }
    sd->interp = 1.0;
    en->termio = evas_object_data_get(en->obj, "termio");
    if (en->termio)
diff --git a/src/bin/sel.h b/src/bin/sel.h
index 573a16a0..724674dd 100644
--- a/src/bin/sel.h
+++ b/src/bin/sel.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #include "config.h"
 
 Evas_Object *sel_add(Evas_Object *parent);
-void sel_entry_add(Evas_Object *obj, Evas_Object *entry, Eina_Bool selected, Config *config);
+void sel_entry_add(Evas_Object *obj, Evas_Object *entry, Eina_Bool selected, Eina_Bool bell, Config *config);
 void sel_go(Evas_Object *obj);
 void sel_entry_selected_set(Evas_Object *obj, Evas_Object *entry, Eina_Bool keep_before);
 void sel_zoom(Evas_Object *obj, double zoom);