diff --git a/include/audio/ui_sound_manager.hpp b/include/audio/ui_sound_manager.hpp
index 241014ae..6423d460 100644
--- a/include/audio/ui_sound_manager.hpp
+++ b/include/audio/ui_sound_manager.hpp
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ public:
     void playTargetSelect();
     void playTargetDeselect();
 
+    // Chat notifications
+    void playWhisperReceived();
+
 private:
     struct UISample {
         std::string path;
@@ -122,6 +125,7 @@ private:
     std::vector<UISample> errorSounds_;
     std::vector<UISample> selectTargetSounds_;
     std::vector<UISample> deselectTargetSounds_;
+    std::vector<UISample> whisperSounds_;
 
     // State tracking
     float volumeScale_ = 1.0f;
diff --git a/src/audio/ui_sound_manager.cpp b/src/audio/ui_sound_manager.cpp
index f32f0d9b..8ef800f0 100644
--- a/src/audio/ui_sound_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/audio/ui_sound_manager.cpp
@@ -122,6 +122,14 @@ bool UiSoundManager::initialize(pipeline::AssetManager* assets) {
     deselectTargetSounds_.resize(1);
     loadSound("Sound\\Interface\\iDeselectTarget.wav", deselectTargetSounds_[0], assets);
 
+    // Whisper notification (falls back to iSelectTarget if the dedicated file is absent)
+    whisperSounds_.resize(1);
+    if (!loadSound("Sound\\Interface\\Whisper_TellMale.wav", whisperSounds_[0], assets)) {
+        if (!loadSound("Sound\\Interface\\Whisper_TellFemale.wav", whisperSounds_[0], assets)) {
+            whisperSounds_ = selectTargetSounds_;
+        }
+    }
+
     LOG_INFO("UISoundManager: Window sounds - Bag: ", (bagOpenLoaded && bagCloseLoaded) ? "YES" : "NO",
              ", QuestLog: ", (questLogOpenLoaded && questLogCloseLoaded) ? "YES" : "NO",
              ", CharSheet: ", (charSheetOpenLoaded && charSheetCloseLoaded) ? "YES" : "NO");
@@ -225,5 +233,8 @@ void UiSoundManager::playError() { playSound(errorSounds_); }
 void UiSoundManager::playTargetSelect() { playSound(selectTargetSounds_); }
 void UiSoundManager::playTargetDeselect() { playSound(deselectTargetSounds_); }
 
+// Chat notifications
+void UiSoundManager::playWhisperReceived() { playSound(whisperSounds_); }
+
 } // namespace audio
 } // namespace wowee
diff --git a/src/ui/game_screen.cpp b/src/ui/game_screen.cpp
index db6402c8..0da74826 100644
--- a/src/ui/game_screen.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/game_screen.cpp
@@ -6325,6 +6325,7 @@ void GameScreen::renderRaidWarningOverlay(game::GameHandler& gameHandler) {
         // Walk only the new messages (deque — iterate from back by skipping old ones)
         size_t toScan = newCount - raidWarnChatSeenCount_;
         size_t startIdx = newCount > toScan ? newCount - toScan : 0;
+        auto* renderer = core::Application::getInstance().getRenderer();
         for (size_t i = startIdx; i < newCount; ++i) {
             const auto& msg = chatHistory[i];
             if (msg.type == game::ChatType::RAID_WARNING ||
@@ -6338,6 +6339,11 @@ void GameScreen::renderRaidWarningOverlay(game::GameHandler& gameHandler) {
                 if (raidWarnEntries_.size() > 3)
                     raidWarnEntries_.erase(raidWarnEntries_.begin());
             }
+            // Whisper audio notification
+            if (msg.type == game::ChatType::WHISPER && renderer) {
+                if (auto* ui = renderer->getUiSoundManager())
+                    ui->playWhisperReceived();
+            }
         }
         raidWarnChatSeenCount_ = newCount;
     }