diff --git a/addons/web_im/static/src/js/im.js b/addons/web_im/static/src/js/im.js
index b4f1415b1dd..c8bf0c21ff8 100644
--- a/addons/web_im/static/src/js/im.js
+++ b/addons/web_im/static/src/js/im.js
@@ -271,6 +271,8 @@ openerp.web_im = function(instance) {
             this.window_focus_change();
             this.on("change:waiting_messages", this, this.messages_change);
             this.messages_change();
+            this.$ting = $(QWeb.render("Conversation.ting"));
+            this.$ting.appendTo($("body"));
         },
         window_focus_change: function() {
             if (this.get("window_focus")) {
@@ -305,6 +307,7 @@ openerp.web_im = function(instance) {
         received_message: function(message, user) {
             if (! this.get("window_focus")) {
                 this.set("waiting_messages", this.get("waiting_messages") + 1);
+                this.$ting[0].play();
             }
             var conv = this.activate_user(user);
             conv.received_message(message);
@@ -317,6 +320,7 @@ openerp.web_im = function(instance) {
             }, this);
         },
         destroy: function() {
+            this.$ting.remove();
             $(window).unbind("blur", this.blur_hdl);
             $(window).unbind("focus", this.focus_hdl);
             this._super();
@@ -368,7 +372,6 @@ openerp.web_im = function(instance) {
         },
         received_message: function(message) {
             this._add_bubble(this.user, message.message, message.date);
-            this.$("audio")[0].play();
         },
         send_message: function(e) {
             if(e && e.which !== 13) {
diff --git a/addons/web_im/static/src/xml/im.xml b/addons/web_im/static/src/xml/im.xml
index 584eaadd8e2..2031d514365 100644
--- a/addons/web_im/static/src/xml/im.xml
+++ b/addons/web_im/static/src/xml/im.xml
@@ -43,10 +43,6 @@
             <div class="oe_im_chatview_footer">
                 <input class="oe_im_chatview_input" t-att-placeholder="_t('Say something...')" />
             </div>
-            <audio>
-                <source t-att-src="_s + '/web_im/static/src/audio/Ting.ogg'" />
-                <source t-att-src="_s + '/web_im/static/src/audio/Ting.mp3'" />
-            </audio>
         </div>
     </t>
     <t t-name="Conversation.bubble">
@@ -63,4 +59,10 @@
             <div class="oe_im_chatview_time"><t t-esc="time"/></div>
         </div>
     </t>
+    <t t-name="Conversation.ting">
+        <audio>
+            <source t-att-src="_s + '/web_im/static/src/audio/Ting.ogg'" />
+            <source t-att-src="_s + '/web_im/static/src/audio/Ting.mp3'" />
+        </audio>
+    </t>
 </templates>
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