diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/Pane.cpp b/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/Pane.cpp
index a6887d766..431aaba8f 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/Pane.cpp
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/Pane.cpp
@@ -1161,7 +1161,8 @@ void Pane::_ControlWarningBellHandler(const winrt::Windows::Foundation::IInspect
                 auto sounds{ _profile.BellSound() };
                 if (sounds && sounds.Size() > 0)
                 {
-                    winrt::Windows::Foundation::Uri uri{ sounds.GetAt(rand() % sounds.Size()) };
+                    winrt::hstring soundPath{ wil::ExpandEnvironmentStringsW<std::wstring>(sounds.GetAt(rand() % sounds.Size()).c_str()) };
+                    winrt::Windows::Foundation::Uri uri { soundPath };
                     _playBellSound(uri);
                 }
                 else