diff --git a/config.js b/config.js
index fe0aea18b..f92b88d13 100644
--- a/config.js
+++ b/config.js
@@ -563,6 +563,10 @@ var config = {
     // Decides whether the start/stop recording audio notifications should play on record.
     // disableRecordAudioNotification: false,
 
+    // Disables the sounds that play when other participants join or leave the
+    // conference (if set to true, these sounds will not be played).
+    // disableJoinLeaveSounds: false,
+
     // Information for the chrome extension banner
     // chromeExtensionBanner: {
     //     // The chrome extension to be installed address
diff --git a/react/features/base/config/configWhitelist.js b/react/features/base/config/configWhitelist.js
index 1eae5fee8..3f6d2618a 100644
--- a/react/features/base/config/configWhitelist.js
+++ b/react/features/base/config/configWhitelist.js
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ export default [
     'disableH264',
     'disableHPF',
     'disableInviteFunctions',
+    'disableJoinLeaveSounds',
     'disableLocalVideoFlip',
     'disableNS',
     'disableProfile',
diff --git a/react/features/base/participants/middleware.js b/react/features/base/participants/middleware.js
index ff038c64e..91448cd75 100644
--- a/react/features/base/participants/middleware.js
+++ b/react/features/base/participants/middleware.js
@@ -339,7 +339,12 @@ function _localParticipantLeft({ dispatch }, next, action) {
  */
 function _maybePlaySounds({ getState, dispatch }, action) {
     const state = getState();
-    const { startAudioMuted } = state['features/base/config'];
+    const { startAudioMuted, disableJoinLeaveSounds } = state['features/base/config'];
+
+    // If we have join/leave sounds disabled, don't play anything.
+    if (disableJoinLeaveSounds) {
+        return;
+    }
 
     // We're not playing sounds for local participant
     // nor when the user is joining past the "startAudioMuted" limit.