diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e143d97c7..16a1407ef 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1129,6 +1129,7 @@ RB_CHK_SYSHEADER(linux/perf_event.h, [LINUX_PERF_EVENT_H])
 RB_CHK_SYSHEADER(linux/hw_breakpoint.h, [LINUX_HW_BREAKPOINT_H])
 RB_CHK_SYSHEADER(linux/io_uring.h, [LINUX_IO_URING_H])
 RB_CHK_SYSHEADER(linux/icmp.h, [LINUX_ICMP_H])
+RB_CHK_SYSHEADER(linux/input-event-codes.h, [LINUX_INPUT_EVENT_CODES_H])
 
 dnl windows platform
 RB_CHK_SYSHEADER(windows.h, [WINDOWS_H])
diff --git a/include/ircd/beep.h b/include/ircd/beep.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..37dd0cf56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/ircd/beep.h
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+// Matrix Construct
+//
+// Copyright (C) Matrix Construct Developers, Authors & Contributors
+// Copyright (C) 2016-2021 Jason Volk <jason@zemos.net>
+//
+// Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
+// purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
+// copyright notice and this permission notice is present in all copies. The
+// full license for this software is available in the LICENSE file.
+
+#pragma once
+#define HAVE_IRCD_BEEP_H
+
+/// pcspkr-event-spkr
+namespace ircd
+{
+	struct beep;
+}
+
+/// Transmits audible tone through the pcspkr for the object's duration. The
+/// tone starts at construction and continues until terminated by destruction.
+///
+class ircd::beep
+{
+	struct ctrl;
+
+	static ctx::mutex mutex;
+	static conf::item<std::string> path;
+	static conf::item<bool> debug;
+
+	std::unique_lock<ctx::mutex> lock;
+	fs::fd fd;
+
+  public:
+	beep(const float tone = 2600.0f);
+	beep(beep &&) noexcept;
+	beep(const beep &) = delete;
+	beep &operator=(beep &&) noexcept;
+	beep &operator=(const beep &) = delete;
+	~beep() noexcept;
+
+	static bool available() noexcept;
+	static bool busy() noexcept;
+};
diff --git a/include/ircd/ircd.h b/include/ircd/ircd.h
index 56ad52158..3e28db33a 100644
--- a/include/ircd/ircd.h
+++ b/include/ircd/ircd.h
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@
 #include "net/net.h"
 #include "server/server.h"
 #include "png.h"
+#include "beep.h"
 #include "magick.h"
 #include "resource/resource.h"
 #include "client.h"
diff --git a/ircd/Makefile.am b/ircd/Makefile.am
index 653018a26..d2ca160bc 100644
--- a/ircd/Makefile.am
+++ b/ircd/Makefile.am
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ endif
 if IMAGEMAGICK
 libircd_la_SOURCES += magick.cc
 endif
+libircd_la_SOURCES += beep.cc
 libircd_la_SOURCES += png.cc
 if OPENCL
 libircd_la_SOURCES += cl.cc
diff --git a/ircd/beep.cc b/ircd/beep.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8899fbc1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ircd/beep.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+// The Construct
+//
+// Copyright (C) The Construct Developers, Authors & Contributors
+// Copyright (C) 2016-2021 Jason Volk <jason@zemos.net>
+//
+// Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
+// purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
+// copyright notice and this permission notice is present in all copies. The
+// full license for this software is available in the LICENSE file.
+
+#if __has_include(<linux/input-event-codes.h>)
+	#include <linux/input-event-codes.h>
+#endif
+
+#ifndef EV_SND
+	#define EV_SND 0
+#endif
+
+#ifndef SND_TONE
+	#define SND_TONE 0
+#endif
+
+/// Event device file structure.
+struct ircd::beep::ctrl
+{
+	struct timeval tv {0};
+	uint16_t type {EV_SND};
+	uint16_t code {SND_TONE};
+	int32_t tone {0};
+};
+
+decltype(ircd::beep::mutex)
+ircd::beep::mutex;
+
+decltype(ircd::beep::path)
+ircd::beep::path
+{
+	{ "name",     "ircd.beep.path"                                },
+	{ "default",  "/dev/input/by-path/platform-pcspkr-event-spkr" },
+};
+
+decltype(ircd::beep::debug)
+ircd::beep::debug
+{
+	{ "name",     "ircd.beep.debug" },
+	{ "default",  false             },
+};
+
+/// Is another ircd::ctx currently beeping?
+bool
+ircd::beep::busy()
+noexcept
+{
+	return mutex.locked();
+}
+
+/// Is beeping at all possible for this platform?
+bool
+ircd::beep::available()
+noexcept try
+{
+	return path && fs::exists(path);
+}
+catch(const std::exception &e)
+{
+	log::derror
+	{
+		"Failed to detect PC Speaker event availability :%s",
+		e.what()
+	};
+
+	return false;
+}
+
+//
+// beep::beep
+//
+
+ircd::beep::beep(const float tone)
+try
+:lock
+{
+	tone > 0.0f?
+		std::unique_lock<ctx::mutex>{mutex}:
+		std::unique_lock<ctx::mutex>{mutex, std::defer_lock}
+}
+,fd
+{
+	tone > 0.0f?
+		fs::fd{string_view{path}, std::ios::out}:
+		fs::fd{-1}
+}
+{
+	if(!fd)
+		return;
+
+	beep::ctrl c;
+	c.tone = tone;
+	syscall(::write, int(fd), &c, sizeof(c));
+
+	if(debug)
+		log::debug
+		{
+			"PC Speaker audible tone active @ %-1.1f Hz",
+			tone,
+		};
+}
+catch(const std::exception &e)
+{
+	log::error
+	{
+		"Failed to activate audible alarm :%s",
+		e.what(),
+	};
+
+	throw;
+}
+
+ircd::beep::beep(beep &&other)
+noexcept
+:lock{std::move(other.lock)}
+,fd{std::move(other.fd)}
+{
+}
+
+ircd::beep &
+ircd::beep::operator=(beep &&other)
+noexcept
+{
+	this->~beep();
+	lock = std::move(other.lock);
+	fd = std::move(other.fd);
+	return *this;
+}
+
+ircd::beep::~beep()
+noexcept try
+{
+	if(!fd)
+		return;
+
+	assert(mutex.locked());
+	assert(this->lock.owns_lock());
+
+	beep::ctrl c;
+	c.tone = 0;
+	syscall(::write, int(fd), &c, sizeof(c));
+}
+catch(const std::exception &e)
+{
+	log::derror
+	{
+		"Failed to clear pcspkr event (%p)",
+		this,
+	};
+
+	return;
+}
diff --git a/modules/console.cc b/modules/console.cc
index 47abb5776..1d4ad6b0e 100644
--- a/modules/console.cc
+++ b/modules/console.cc
@@ -619,6 +619,33 @@ console_cmd__sync(opt &out, const string_view &line)
 	return true;
 }
 
+bool
+console_cmd__beep(opt &out, const string_view &line)
+{
+	const params param{line, " ",
+	{
+		"frequency", "duration"
+	}};
+
+	const auto tone
+	{
+		param.at("frequency", 2600.0f)
+	};
+
+	const auto duration
+	{
+		param.at("duration", 250ms)
+	};
+
+	beep beep
+	{
+		tone
+	};
+
+	ctx::sleep(duration);
+	return true;
+}
+
 //
 // log
 //