diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 61b57c10..f7530209 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -37,4 +37,7 @@
 
 /vendor/
 
-tests/_output/*
\ No newline at end of file
+tests/_output/*
+
+# NetBeans Project Directory
+/nbproject/*
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/include/config/admin_settings.inc.php b/include/config/admin_settings.inc.php
index 3dd2a4da..36ff000b 100644
--- a/include/config/admin_settings.inc.php
+++ b/include/config/admin_settings.inc.php
@@ -97,6 +97,13 @@ $aSettings['website'][] = array(
   'name' => 'website_notification_autohide', 'value' => $setting->getValue('website_notification_autohide'),
   'tooltip' => 'Hides Notifications after 5 seconds.'
 );
+$aSettings['website'][] = array(
+  'display' => 'Disable Block Notification Sound', 'type' => 'select',
+  'options' => array( 0 => 'Do not notify', 1 => 'Notify when Block is found' ),
+  'default' => 0,
+  'name' => 'website_blockfinder_notification', 'value' => $setting->getValue('website_blockfinder_notification'),
+  'tooltip' => 'Enable/Disable Blockfinder Sound.'
+);
 $aSettings['blockchain'][] = array(
   'display' => 'Disable Blockexplorer', 'type' => 'select',
   'options' => array( 0 => 'No', 1 => 'Yes' ),
diff --git a/include/smarty_globals.inc.php b/include/smarty_globals.inc.php
index b0179f08..1aaab82c 100644
--- a/include/smarty_globals.inc.php
+++ b/include/smarty_globals.inc.php
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ $aGlobal['website']['transactionexplorer']['disabled'] = $setting->getValue('web
 $aGlobal['website']['chaininfo']['disabled'] = $setting->getValue('website_chaininfo_disabled');
 $aGlobal['website']['donors']['disabled'] = $setting->getValue('disable_donors');
 $aGlobal['website']['about']['disabled'] = $setting->getValue('disable_about');
+$aGlobal['website']['blockfindersound']['enabled'] = $setting->getValue('website_blockfinder_notification');
 $setting->getValue('website_blockexplorer_url') ? $aGlobal['website']['blockexplorer']['url'] = $setting->getValue('website_blockexplorer_url') : $aGlobal['website']['blockexplorer']['url'] = 'http://explorer.litecoin.net/block/';
 $setting->getValue('website_transactionexplorer_url') ? $aGlobal['website']['transactionexplorer']['url'] = $setting->getValue('website_transactionexplorer_url') : $aGlobal['website']['transactionexplorer']['url'] = 'http://explorer.litecoin.net/tx/';
 $setting->getValue('website_chaininfo_url') ? $aGlobal['website']['chaininfo']['url'] = $setting->getValue('website_chaininfo_url') : $aGlobal['website']['chaininfo']['url'] = 'http://allchains.info';
diff --git a/templates/bootstrap/dashboard/blocks/default.tpl b/templates/bootstrap/dashboard/blocks/default.tpl
index 83959217..d947f537 100644
--- a/templates/bootstrap/dashboard/blocks/default.tpl
+++ b/templates/bootstrap/dashboard/blocks/default.tpl
@@ -37,11 +37,13 @@
           </tbody>
         </table>
       </div>
+      {if $GLOBAL.website.blockfindersound.enabled|default:"1"}
       <div id="togglesound" class="togglesound">
         <div class="panel-footer text-right">
           <button id="muteButton" type="button" class="btn-xs btn-success toggleSoundButton"><i class="fa fa-volume-up"></i></button>
         </div>
       </div>
+      {/if}
     </div>
   </div>
 {/if}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/bootstrap/dashboard/js/api.tpl b/templates/bootstrap/dashboard/js/api.tpl
index d91bdc96..65255a28 100644
--- a/templates/bootstrap/dashboard/js/api.tpl
+++ b/templates/bootstrap/dashboard/js/api.tpl
@@ -4,8 +4,11 @@
 {literal}
 $(document).ready(function(){
 
+  {/literal}
+  {if $GLOBAL.website.blockfindersound.enabled|default:"1"}
+  {literal}
+  var playSound = localStorage.getItem('playsound') === 'False' ? false : true;
   var canCreateSoundJS = false;
-
   // check if the default plugins can be loaded, if not, disable button and don't load soundjs
   if (!createjs.Sound.initializeDefaultPlugins()) {
     $('#togglesound').hide();
@@ -13,13 +16,23 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
   } else if (createjs.BrowserDetect.isIOS || createjs.BrowserDetect.isAndroid || createjs.BrowserDetect.isBlackberry) {
     $('#togglesound').hide();
   } else {
-    var audioPath = "{/literal}{$PATH}{literal}/audio/";
-    var sound = [ {id:"ding", src:"ding.mp3"} ];
-    var muteFlag = 1;
-    createjs.Sound.alternateExtensionseExtensions = ["mp3"];
-    createjs.Sound.registerSounds(sound, audioPath);
-    canCreateSoundJS = true;
+    if (playSound) {
+      var audioPath = "{/literal}{$PATH}{literal}/audio/";
+      var sound = [ {id:"ding", src:"ding.mp3"} ];
+      var muteFlag = 1;
+      createjs.Sound.alternateExtensionseExtensions = ["mp3"];
+      createjs.Sound.registerSounds(sound, audioPath);
+      canCreateSoundJS = true;
+      $('#muteButton').toggleClass("btn-xs btn-danger").toggleClass("btn-xs btn-success");
+      $('#muteButton').find($(".fa")).removeClass('fa-volume-off').addClass('fa-volume-up');
+    } else {
+      $('#muteButton').toggleClass("btn-xs btn-success").toggleClass("btn-xs btn-danger");
+      $('#muteButton').find($(".fa")).removeClass('fa-volume-up').addClass('fa-volume-off');
+    }
   }
+  {/literal}
+  {/if}
+  {literal}
 
   // Ajax API URL
   var url_dashboard = "{/literal}{$smarty.server.SCRIPT_NAME}?page=api&action=getdashboarddata&api_key={$GLOBAL.userdata.api_key}&id={$GLOBAL.userdata.id}{literal}";
@@ -273,11 +286,13 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
   // Mute Button
   $('#muteButton').click(function(){
     if(muteFlag == 2) {
+      localStorage.setItem('playsound', 'True');
       muteFlag = 1;
       createjs.Sound.setMute(false);
       $(this).toggleClass("btn-xs btn-danger").toggleClass("btn-xs btn-success");
       $(this).find($(".fa")).removeClass('fa-volume-off').addClass('fa-volume-up');
     } else {
+      localStorage.setItem('playsound', 'False');
       muteFlag = 2;
       createjs.Sound.setMute(true);
       $(this).toggleClass("btn-xs btn-success").toggleClass("btn-xs btn-danger");