diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/creme332/controller/PlayScreenController.java b/src/main/java/com/github/creme332/controller/PlayScreenController.java
index 7158182..a8a06f3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/github/creme332/controller/PlayScreenController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/creme332/controller/PlayScreenController.java
@@ -4,8 +4,17 @@
 import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
 import java.beans.PropertyChangeListener;
 import java.beans.PropertyChangeSupport;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.net.MalformedURLException;
+import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.Timer;
 import java.util.TimerTask;
+
+import javax.sound.sampled.AudioInputStream;
+import javax.sound.sampled.AudioSystem;
+import javax.sound.sampled.Clip;
+import javax.sound.sampled.LineUnavailableException;
+import javax.sound.sampled.UnsupportedAudioFileException;
 import javax.swing.AbstractAction;
 import javax.swing.Action;
 import javax.swing.JComponent;
@@ -77,6 +86,16 @@ private void dispatchKeyEvent(String keyCommand) {
         // String.format("Current index = %d. Pressed %s", model.getCursorPos(),
         // keyCommand));
 
+        // check if sound setting is enabled and play sound if needed
+        if ((new SettingsManager()).soundActivated()) {
+            try {
+                playSound();
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                // if unable to play sound, print out error but let game go on.
+                System.out.println(e);
+            }
+        }
+
         // when a key is pressed for the first time, start timer
         if (model.getStartTime() <= 0) {
             startTimer();
@@ -274,4 +293,13 @@ public void run() {
         // show text to be typed
         playScreen.showText(model.getTypeText());
     }
+
+    void playSound()
+            throws MalformedURLException, UnsupportedAudioFileException, IOException, LineUnavailableException {
+        URL ostFile = PlayScreenController.class.getResource("/tap.wav");
+        AudioInputStream audioIn = AudioSystem.getAudioInputStream(ostFile);
+        Clip clip = AudioSystem.getClip();
+        clip.open(audioIn);
+        clip.start();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/creme332/utils/SettingsManager.java b/src/main/java/com/github/creme332/utils/SettingsManager.java
index 9a95601..f57d211 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/github/creme332/utils/SettingsManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/creme332/utils/SettingsManager.java
@@ -112,4 +112,8 @@ public void setData(String key, String data) {
 
         settingDict.get(key).setData(data);
     }
+
+    public boolean soundActivated() {
+        return getData("Typing sound").equals("on");
+    }
 }