diff --git a/kitty/screen.c b/kitty/screen.c
index 421818868..1e3cc4d70 100644
--- a/kitty/screen.c
+++ b/kitty/screen.c
@@ -857,12 +857,9 @@ void screen_erase_characters(Screen *self, unsigned int count) {
 
 void 
 screen_bell(Screen UNUSED *self) {  
-    FILE *f = fopen("/dev/tty", "w");
-    static const char *bell = "\007";
-    if (f != NULL) {
-        fwrite(bell, 1, 1, f);
-        fclose(f);
-    }
+    PyObject_CallMethod(self->callbacks, "bell", NULL);
+    if (PyErr_Occurred()) PyErr_Print();
+    PyErr_Clear(); 
 } 
 
 static inline void 
diff --git a/kitty/window.py b/kitty/window.py
index 170798274..610055cc4 100644
--- a/kitty/window.py
+++ b/kitty/window.py
@@ -106,6 +106,10 @@ class Window:
         self.write_buf = memoryview(self.write_buf.tobytes() + data)
         wakeup()
 
+    def bell(self):
+        with open('/dev/tty', 'wb') as f:
+            f.write(b'\007')
+
     def update_screen(self):
         self.char_grid.update_cell_data()
         glfw_post_empty_event()