diff --git a/docs/signals.txt b/docs/signals.txt
index 4214fb78..ba2b148f 100644
--- a/docs/signals.txt
+++ b/docs/signals.txt
@@ -282,3 +282,9 @@ windows.c:
  "window refnum changed", WINDOW_REC, int old
  "window name changed", WINDOW_REC
  "window level changed", WINDOW_REC
+
+Text FE
+-------
+
+gui-printtext.c:
+ "beep"
diff --git a/src/fe-text/gui-printtext.c b/src/fe-text/gui-printtext.c
index 71988330..6d339404 100644
--- a/src/fe-text/gui-printtext.c
+++ b/src/fe-text/gui-printtext.c
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ static void line_add_colors(GUI_WINDOW_REC *gui, int fg, int bg, int flags)
 		buffer[pos++] = LINE_CMD_INDENT;
 	}
 	if (flags & PRINTFLAG_BEEP)
-                beep();
+		signal_emit("beep", 0);
 
 	linebuf_add(gui, (char *) buffer, pos);
 
@@ -606,6 +606,7 @@ void gui_printtext_init(void)
 	signal_add("print text finished", (SIGNAL_FUNC) sig_printtext_finished);
 	signal_add("print format", (SIGNAL_FUNC) sig_print_format);
 	signal_add("setup changed", (SIGNAL_FUNC) read_settings);
+	signal_add("beep", (SIGNAL_FUNC) beep);
 	command_bind("clear", NULL, (SIGNAL_FUNC) cmd_clear);
 	command_set_options("clear", "all");
 
@@ -620,5 +621,6 @@ void gui_printtext_deinit(void)
 	signal_remove("print text finished", (SIGNAL_FUNC) sig_printtext_finished);
 	signal_remove("print format", (SIGNAL_FUNC) sig_print_format);
 	signal_remove("setup changed", (SIGNAL_FUNC) read_settings);
+	signal_remove("beep", (SIGNAL_FUNC) beep);
 	command_unbind("clear", (SIGNAL_FUNC) cmd_clear);
 }