diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index cf6bd9d2..dc803931 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -304,6 +304,9 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
                     '[gir, notify2]'
                 ],
                 'bitmessage.notification.sound': [
+                    'theme.canberra = pybitmessage.plugins.sound_canberra',
+                    'file.gstreamer = pybitmessage.plugins.sound_gstreamer'
+                    '[gir]',
                     'file.fallback = pybitmessage.plugins.sound_playfile'
                     '[sound]'
                 ],
diff --git a/src/plugins/sound_canberra.py b/src/plugins/sound_canberra.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..094901ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/sound_canberra.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+from pybitmessage.bitmessageqt import sound
+
+import pycanberra
+
+_canberra = pycanberra.Canberra()
+
+_theme = {
+    sound.SOUND_UNKNOWN: 'message-new-email',
+    sound.SOUND_CONNECTED: 'network-connectivity-established',
+    sound.SOUND_DISCONNECTED: 'network-connectivity-lost',
+    sound.SOUND_CONNECTION_GREEN: 'network-connectivity-established'
+}
+
+
+def connect_plugin(category, label=None):
+    try:
+        _canberra.play(0, pycanberra.CA_PROP_EVENT_ID, _theme[category], None)
+    except (KeyError, pycanberra.CanberraException):
+        pass
diff --git a/src/plugins/sound_gstreamer.py b/src/plugins/sound_gstreamer.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..062da3f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/sound_gstreamer.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+import gi
+gi.require_version('Gst', '1.0')
+from gi.repository import Gst  # noqa: E402
+
+Gst.init(None)
+_player = Gst.ElementFactory.make("playbin", "player")
+
+
+def connect_plugin(sound_file):
+    _player.set_state(Gst.State.NULL)
+    _player.set_property("uri", "file://" + sound_file)
+    _player.set_state(Gst.State.PLAYING)