diff --git a/src/fe-common/core/printtext.c b/src/fe-common/core/printtext.c
index 01ef2dcd..8ab77000 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/core/printtext.c
+++ b/src/fe-common/core/printtext.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "themes.h"
 #include "fe-windows.h"
 #include "printtext.h"
+#include "window-activity.h"
 
 static int beep_msg_level, beep_when_away, beep_when_window_active;
 
@@ -427,7 +428,8 @@ void printtext_gui_internal(const char *str)
 
 static void msg_beep_check(TEXT_DEST_REC *dest)
 {
-	if (dest->level != 0 && (dest->level & MSGLEVEL_NO_ACT) == 0 &&
+	if (dest->level != 0 && !window_activity_target_is_hidden(dest) &&
+	    (dest->level & MSGLEVEL_NO_ACT) == 0 &&
 	    (beep_msg_level & dest->level) &&
 	    (beep_when_away || (dest->server != NULL &&
 				!dest->server->usermode_away)) &&
diff --git a/src/fe-common/core/window-activity.c b/src/fe-common/core/window-activity.c
index 3be30ae7..07c907ff 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/core/window-activity.c
+++ b/src/fe-common/core/window-activity.c
@@ -70,6 +70,13 @@ void window_item_activity(WI_ITEM_REC *item, int data_level,
 		    GINT_TO_POINTER(old_data_level));
 }
 
+int window_activity_target_is_hidden(TEXT_DEST_REC *dest)
+{
+	/* check for both target and tag/target */
+	return hide_targets != NULL && (dest->level & MSGLEVEL_HILIGHT) == 0 && dest->target != NULL &&
+		strarray_find_dest(hide_targets, dest);
+}
+
 static void sig_hilight_text(TEXT_DEST_REC *dest, const char *msg)
 {
 	WI_ITEM_REC *item;
@@ -85,11 +92,8 @@ static void sig_hilight_text(TEXT_DEST_REC *dest, const char *msg)
 			DATA_LEVEL_MSG : DATA_LEVEL_TEXT;
 	}
 
-	if (hide_targets != NULL && (dest->level & MSGLEVEL_HILIGHT) == 0 && dest->target != NULL) {
-		/* check for both target and tag/target */
-		if (strarray_find_dest(hide_targets, dest))
-			return;
-	}
+	if (window_activity_target_is_hidden(dest))
+		return;
 
 	if (dest->target != NULL) {
 		item = window_item_find(dest->server, dest->target);
diff --git a/src/fe-common/core/window-activity.h b/src/fe-common/core/window-activity.h
index b904872f..4fba5079 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/core/window-activity.h
+++ b/src/fe-common/core/window-activity.h
@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@ void window_item_activity(WI_ITEM_REC *item, int data_level,
 
 void window_activity_init(void);
 void window_activity_deinit(void);
+int window_activity_target_is_hidden(TEXT_DEST_REC *dest);
 
 #endif