diff --git a/demos/home-automation/rust/Cargo.toml b/demos/home-automation/rust/Cargo.toml
index 18055886fc1..12501b48f7b 100644
--- a/demos/home-automation/rust/Cargo.toml
+++ b/demos/home-automation/rust/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ name = "home_automation_lib"
 [dependencies]
 slint = { path = "../../../api/rs/slint" }
 chrono = "0.4"
+kira = "0.10"
 
 [target.'cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")'.dependencies]
 wasm-bindgen = { version = "0.2" }
diff --git a/demos/home-automation/rust/lib.rs b/demos/home-automation/rust/lib.rs
index b3ab0f932ef..f9cf2ebe29e 100644
--- a/demos/home-automation/rust/lib.rs
+++ b/demos/home-automation/rust/lib.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
 use chrono::{Datelike, Local, Timelike};
+use kira::{
+    AudioManager, AudioManagerSettings, DefaultBackend,
+    sound::static_sound::StaticSoundData,
+};
+use std::io::Cursor;
 use slint::{Timer, TimerMode};
 
 #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
@@ -11,6 +16,10 @@ slint::slint! {
     export { Api, AppWindow } from "../ui/demo.slint";
 }
 
+// https://sourceforge.net/projects/sox/
+// $ sox -n dial-tick.wav synth 0.01 sine 1000 fade t 0 0.01 0.005 gain -1
+const DIAL_TICK : &[u8] = include_bytes!("../ui/sounds/dial-tick.wav");
+
 #[cfg_attr(target_arch = "wasm32", wasm_bindgen(start))]
 pub fn main() {
     // This provides better error messages in debug mode.
@@ -21,6 +30,18 @@ pub fn main() {
     let app = AppWindow::new().expect("AppWindow::new() failed");
     let app_weak = app.as_weak();
 
+     let mut manager = AudioManager::<DefaultBackend>::new(AudioManagerSettings::default()).unwrap();
+
+    let api = app.global::<Api>();
+    api.on_play_sound(move |sound| {
+        let sound = match sound {
+            SoundEffect::DialTick => DIAL_TICK,
+        };
+        let cursor = Cursor::new(sound);
+        let sound_data = StaticSoundData::from_cursor(cursor).unwrap();
+        let _sound_handle = manager.play(sound_data).unwrap();
+    });
+    
     let timer = Timer::default();
     timer.start(TimerMode::Repeated, std::time::Duration::from_millis(1000), move || {
         if let Some(app) = app_weak.upgrade() {
diff --git a/demos/home-automation/ui/api.slint b/demos/home-automation/ui/api.slint
index 689bc72bc9c..cead973b00d 100644
--- a/demos/home-automation/ui/api.slint
+++ b/demos/home-automation/ui/api.slint
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ export struct WeatherData {
     temperature: float,
 }
 
+export enum SoundEffect {
+    dial-tick,
+}
+
 export global Api {
     in property <float> indoor-temperature: 22.0;
     in property <float> outdoor-temperature: 24.0;
@@ -95,4 +99,6 @@ export global Api {
                 temperature: 23.0,
             },
     ];
+
+    callback play-sound(SoundEffect);
 }
diff --git a/demos/home-automation/ui/components/dial/dial.slint b/demos/home-automation/ui/components/dial/dial.slint
index 36c1f6f12b0..ff0602655fe 100644
--- a/demos/home-automation/ui/components/dial/dial.slint
+++ b/demos/home-automation/ui/components/dial/dial.slint
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright © SixtyFPS GmbH <info@slint.dev>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 import { Palette } from "../../common.slint";
+import { Api, SoundEffect } from "../../api.slint";
 
 export global DialState {
     out property <int> totalLights: 60;
@@ -19,6 +20,9 @@ export component Dial {
     property <bool> moving: ta.firstTouch;
     in-out property <angle> dialAngle: DialState.startAngle;
     out property <int> volume: ((dialAngle - DialState.startAngle) / DialState.degreesFilledWithLights) * DialState.totalLights;
+    changed volume => { 
+        Api.play-sound(SoundEffect.dial-tick);
+    }
 
     width: 212px;
     height: 213px;
diff --git a/demos/home-automation/ui/sounds/dial-tick.wav b/demos/home-automation/ui/sounds/dial-tick.wav
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..979dd5bed01
Binary files /dev/null and b/demos/home-automation/ui/sounds/dial-tick.wav differ