diff --git a/sic.c b/sic.c
index ecefaf2..f99f1a7 100644
--- a/sic.c
+++ b/sic.c
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ pout(char *channel, char *fmt, ...) {
 	t = time(NULL);
 	strftime(timestr, sizeof timestr, TIMESTAMP_FORMAT, localtime(&t));
 	fprintf(stdout, "%-12s: %s %s\n", channel, timestr, bufout);
+	if (strstr(channel, nick) || strstr(bufout, nick))
+		fprintf(stdout, "\a");
 }
 
 static void