diff --git a/src/backends/x11/meta-clutter-backend-x11.c b/src/backends/x11/meta-clutter-backend-x11.c
index 2e8474deb..35f1050b0 100644
--- a/src/backends/x11/meta-clutter-backend-x11.c
+++ b/src/backends/x11/meta-clutter-backend-x11.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include "clutter/clutter.h"
 #include "clutter/clutter-mutter.h"
 #include "meta/meta-backend.h"
+#include "core/bell.h"
 
 struct _MetaClutterBackendX11
 {
@@ -78,6 +79,14 @@ meta_clutter_backend_x11_create_stage (ClutterBackend  *backend,
   return stage;
 }
 
+static void
+meta_clutter_backend_x11_bell_notify (ClutterBackend  *backend)
+{
+  MetaDisplay *display = meta_get_display ();
+
+  meta_bell_notify (display, NULL);
+}
+
 static void
 meta_clutter_backend_x11_init (MetaClutterBackendX11 *clutter_backend_x11)
 {
@@ -90,4 +99,5 @@ meta_clutter_backend_x11_class_init (MetaClutterBackendX11Class *klass)
 
   clutter_backend_class->get_renderer = meta_clutter_backend_x11_get_renderer;
   clutter_backend_class->create_stage = meta_clutter_backend_x11_create_stage;
+  clutter_backend_class->bell_notify = meta_clutter_backend_x11_bell_notify;
 }