diff --git a/linux/blitztext/config.py b/linux/blitztext/config.py
index a17f50c..35fbc6f 100644
--- a/linux/blitztext/config.py
+++ b/linux/blitztext/config.py
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ class Config:
     wakeword_enabled: bool = False
     wakeword_uri: str = "tcp://127.0.0.1:10400"
     wakeword_model: str = "okay_computer"
+    wakeword_sound_detected: str = ""   # WAV played when the wakeword fires (speak now)
+    wakeword_sound_done: str = ""        # WAV played when the command is captured
     # workflows
     workflows: list[Workflow] = field(default_factory=list)
 
@@ -172,6 +174,8 @@ def load(path: Path = CONFIG_PATH) -> Config:
         wakeword_enabled=bool(ww.get("enabled", False)),
         wakeword_uri=ww.get("uri", "tcp://127.0.0.1:10400"),
         wakeword_model=ww.get("model", "okay_computer"),
+        wakeword_sound_detected=ww.get("sound_detected", ""),
+        wakeword_sound_done=ww.get("sound_done", ""),
     )
 
     for entry in data.get("workflow", []):
@@ -279,6 +283,8 @@ def save(cfg: Config, path: Path = CONFIG_PATH) -> None:
             "enabled": cfg.wakeword_enabled,
             "uri": cfg.wakeword_uri,
             "model": cfg.wakeword_model,
+            "sound_detected": cfg.wakeword_sound_detected,
+            "sound_done": cfg.wakeword_sound_done,
         },
         "stt": {"active": cfg.stt_active},
         "stt_engine": [
@@ -398,6 +404,11 @@ threshold = 0.82         # 0..1 fuzzy-match strictness (higher = stricter)
 enabled = false
 uri = "tcp://127.0.0.1:10400"
 model = "okay_computer"
+# Optional WAV cues for hands-free use (override the [sounds] cues when the
+# wakeword triggers): played when the wakeword fires (speak now) and when the
+# command is captured.
+sound_detected = ""
+sound_done = ""
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Speech-to-text engines (presets). The active one is used for transcription.
diff --git a/linux/blitztext/daemon.py b/linux/blitztext/daemon.py
index 38f00af..8b54b59 100644
--- a/linux/blitztext/daemon.py
+++ b/linux/blitztext/daemon.py
@@ -147,12 +147,15 @@ class Daemon:
         sound.play(fallback=sound_name)
 
     def _play_cue(self, cue: str) -> None:
-        """Play the user's WAV for 'before'/'after', else a built-in system sound."""
+        """Play an audio cue. Hands-free (wakeword) sessions prefer the wakeword
+        sounds, then the general [sounds] cues, then a built-in system sound."""
         from . import sound
         if cue == "before":
-            sound.play(self.cfg.sound_before, fallback="device-added")
+            custom = (self.cfg.wakeword_sound_detected if self._session_silent else "") or self.cfg.sound_before
+            sound.play(custom, fallback="device-added")
         else:
-            sound.play(self.cfg.sound_after, fallback="complete")
+            custom = (self.cfg.wakeword_sound_done if self._session_silent else "") or self.cfg.sound_after
+            sound.play(custom, fallback="complete")
 
     # -- recording control ----------------------------------------------------
     def start_dictation(self, workflow: Workflow | None = None) -> None:
diff --git a/linux/blitztext/gtksettings.py b/linux/blitztext/gtksettings.py
index c651e44..bdc432a 100644
--- a/linux/blitztext/gtksettings.py
+++ b/linux/blitztext/gtksettings.py
@@ -765,8 +765,15 @@ class SettingsDialog:
         box = Gtk.Box(spacing=10); box.pack_start(self.ww_test_btn, False, False, 0); box.pack_start(self.ww_test_lbl, False, False, 0)
         _labeled(page, "", box)
 
+        self.ww_snd_detected = self._sound_field(
+            page, "Sound: detected", self.cfg.wakeword_sound_detected,
+            "Played right after the wakeword is recognised — your cue that Blitztext is listening, speak now.")
+        self.ww_snd_done = self._sound_field(
+            page, "Sound: captured", self.cfg.wakeword_sound_done,
+            "Played when your command is captured (silence or stop) — confirms your input was taken.")
+
         page.pack_start(Gtk.Separator(), False, False, 8)
-        page.pack_start(Gtk.Label(label="Audio cues", xalign=0.0), False, False, 2)
+        page.pack_start(Gtk.Label(label="Audio cues (manual dictation)", xalign=0.0), False, False, 2)
         self.snd_before = self._sound_field(
             page, "Play before", self.cfg.sound_before,
             "Sound played when recording starts — your confirmation that Blitztext is listening.")
@@ -1118,6 +1125,8 @@ class SettingsDialog:
             c.wakeword_enabled = self.ww_enabled.get_active()
             c.wakeword_uri = self.ww_uri.get_text().strip()
             c.wakeword_model = _combo_text(self.ww_model)
+            c.wakeword_sound_detected = self.ww_snd_detected.get_filename() or ""
+            c.wakeword_sound_done = self.ww_snd_done.get_filename() or ""
             c.mic = self._selected_mic_name()
             c.output = self.gen_output.get_active_text() or "type"
             c.language = self.gen_lang.get_text().strip()