diff --git a/game/scripts/gui/preferences.rpy b/game/scripts/gui/preferences.rpy
index ecaa178f..9dd43fd2 100644
--- a/game/scripts/gui/preferences.rpy
+++ b/game/scripts/gui/preferences.rpy
@@ -251,6 +251,11 @@ screen preferences_sound():
                     action Preference("all mute", "toggle")
                     style gui.theme("check_button")
 
+                textbutton _("Mute when minimized"):
+                    action Preference("audio when minimized", "toggle")
+                    selected (not _preferences.audio_when_minimized)
+                    style gui.theme("check_button")
+
 screen preferences_accessibility():
 
     text "Disclaimer" size 18 xalign 0.5
diff --git a/game/scripts/options.rpy b/game/scripts/options.rpy
index 1b3055c0..518d7176 100644
--- a/game/scripts/options.rpy
+++ b/game/scripts/options.rpy
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ default preferences.afm_time = 15
 default preferences.pad_enabled = False
 default preferences.renderer = "gl2"
 default preferences.gl_powersave = False
+default preferences.audio_when_minimized = False
 
 python early:
     if renpy.android: