diff --git a/sync/sync-impl/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/sync/impl/SyncFeature.kt b/sync/sync-impl/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/sync/impl/SyncFeature.kt
index be105cff5e67..bb9afd5d278e 100644
--- a/sync/sync-impl/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/sync/impl/SyncFeature.kt
+++ b/sync/sync-impl/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/sync/impl/SyncFeature.kt
@@ -53,4 +53,7 @@ interface SyncFeature {
 
     @Toggle.DefaultValue(true)
     fun automaticallyUpdateSyncSettings(): Toggle
+
+    @Toggle.DefaultValue(true)
+    fun qrCodeScannerHints(): Toggle
 }
diff --git a/sync/sync-impl/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/sync/impl/ui/qrcode/SyncBarcodeView.kt b/sync/sync-impl/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/sync/impl/ui/qrcode/SyncBarcodeView.kt
index d4b6994c0dec..5a0c3dc20e6c 100644
--- a/sync/sync-impl/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/sync/impl/ui/qrcode/SyncBarcodeView.kt
+++ b/sync/sync-impl/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/sync/impl/ui/qrcode/SyncBarcodeView.kt
@@ -35,11 +35,14 @@ import androidx.lifecycle.findViewTreeLifecycleOwner
 import androidx.lifecycle.findViewTreeViewModelStoreOwner
 import androidx.lifecycle.lifecycleScope
 import com.duckduckgo.anvil.annotations.InjectWith
+import com.duckduckgo.appbuildconfig.api.AppBuildConfig
+import com.duckduckgo.appbuildconfig.api.isInternalBuild
 import com.duckduckgo.common.ui.viewbinding.viewBinding
 import com.duckduckgo.common.utils.ConflatedJob
 import com.duckduckgo.common.utils.DispatcherProvider
 import com.duckduckgo.di.scopes.ViewScope
 import com.duckduckgo.sync.impl.R
+import com.duckduckgo.sync.impl.SyncFeature
 import com.duckduckgo.sync.impl.databinding.ViewSquareDecoratedBarcodeBinding
 import com.duckduckgo.sync.impl.ui.qrcode.SquareDecoratedBarcodeViewModel.Command
 import com.duckduckgo.sync.impl.ui.qrcode.SquareDecoratedBarcodeViewModel.Command.CheckCameraAvailable
@@ -47,9 +50,12 @@ import com.duckduckgo.sync.impl.ui.qrcode.SquareDecoratedBarcodeViewModel.Comman
 import com.duckduckgo.sync.impl.ui.qrcode.SquareDecoratedBarcodeViewModel.Command.OpenSettings
 import com.duckduckgo.sync.impl.ui.qrcode.SquareDecoratedBarcodeViewModel.Command.RequestPermissions
 import com.duckduckgo.sync.impl.ui.qrcode.SquareDecoratedBarcodeViewModel.ViewState
+import com.google.zxing.BarcodeFormat.QR_CODE
+import com.google.zxing.client.android.BeepManager
+import com.journeyapps.barcodescanner.DefaultDecoderFactory
+import com.journeyapps.barcodescanner.camera.CameraSettings
 import dagger.android.support.AndroidSupportInjection
 import javax.inject.Inject
-import kotlinx.coroutines.cancel
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.launchIn
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.onEach
 
@@ -72,6 +78,12 @@ constructor(
     @Inject
     lateinit var dispatchers: DispatcherProvider
 
+    @Inject
+    lateinit var appBuildConfig: AppBuildConfig
+
+    @Inject
+    lateinit var syncFeature: SyncFeature
+
     private val cameraBlockedDrawable by lazy {
         ContextCompat.getDrawable(context, R.drawable.camera_blocked)
     }
@@ -86,6 +98,13 @@ constructor(
         ViewModelProvider(findViewTreeViewModelStoreOwner()!!, viewModelFactory)[SquareDecoratedBarcodeViewModel::class.java]
     }
 
+    private var beepManager: BeepManager? = null
+
+    private val cameraSettings = CameraSettings().apply {
+        isAutoFocusEnabled = true
+        isContinuousFocusEnabled = true
+    }
+
     private val conflatedStateJob = ConflatedJob()
     private val conflatedCommandJob = ConflatedJob()
 
@@ -93,6 +112,8 @@ constructor(
         AndroidSupportInjection.inject(this)
         super.onAttachedToWindow()
 
+        initQRScanner()
+
         findViewTreeLifecycleOwner()?.lifecycle?.addObserver(viewModel)
 
         val scope = findViewTreeLifecycleOwner()?.lifecycleScope!!
@@ -110,6 +131,16 @@ constructor(
         }
     }
 
+    private fun initQRScanner() {
+        if (syncFeature.qrCodeScannerHints().isEnabled()) {
+            if (appBuildConfig.isInternalBuild()) {
+                beepManager = BeepManager(getActivity())
+            }
+            binding.barcodeView.cameraSettings = cameraSettings
+            binding.barcodeView.decoderFactory = DefaultDecoderFactory(listOf(QR_CODE))
+        }
+    }
+
     override fun onDetachedFromWindow() {
         conflatedStateJob.cancel()
         conflatedCommandJob.cancel()
@@ -135,6 +166,7 @@ constructor(
 
     fun decodeSingle(onQrCodeRead: (String) -> Unit) {
         binding.barcodeView.decodeSingle {
+            beepManager?.playBeepSoundAndVibrate()
             onQrCodeRead(it.text)
         }
     }