diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index bc1a300..922ae24 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ cpp = meson.get_compiler('cpp')
 
 gtkmm_dep = dependency('gtkmm-4.0', version : '>= 4.0', required : true)
 sigcpp_dep = dependency('sigc++-3.0', required : true)
-canberragtk_dep = dependency('libcanberra', version : '>= 0.16', required : false)
+canberragtk_dep = dependency('libcanberra', version : '>= 0.16', required : get_option('audio-feedback'))
 
 libpulse_dep = dependency('libpulse', version : '>= 5.0', required : true)
 libpulsemlglib_dep = dependency('libpulse-mainloop-glib', version : '>= 0.9.16', required : true)
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 31fe3ba..9ddfaff 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 option('lynx',
        type : 'boolean', value : true,
        description : 'Enable building of the README text file for installation')
+option('audio-feedback',
+       type : 'feature', value: 'auto',
+       description : 'Play a sound when you change the volume of a sink')