diff --git a/lib/widgets/alert.dart b/lib/widgets/alert.dart
index bb80e8d3..d6d2955b 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/alert.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/alert.dart
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@ import 'package:gap/gap.dart';
 import 'package:hooks_riverpod/hooks_riverpod.dart';
 import 'package:island/main.dart';
 import 'package:island/models/account.dart';
+import 'package:island/pods/config.dart';
 import 'package:island/pods/notification.dart';
 import 'package:island/talker.dart';
+import 'package:just_audio/just_audio.dart';
 import 'package:material_symbols_icons/symbols.dart';
 import 'package:styled_widget/styled_widget.dart';
 import 'package:top_snackbar_flutter/top_snack_bar.dart';
@@ -241,7 +243,22 @@ bool closeTopmostOverlayDialog() {
 
 const kDialogMaxWidth = 480.0;
 
+Future<void> _playSfx(String assetPath, double volume) async {
+  final player = AudioPlayer();
+  await player.setVolume(volume);
+  await player.setAudioSource(AudioSource.asset(assetPath));
+  await player.play();
+  await player.dispose();
+}
+
 void showErrorAlert(dynamic err, {IconData? icon}) {
+  final context = globalOverlay.currentState!.context;
+  final ref = ProviderScope.containerOf(context);
+  final settings = ref.read(appSettingsProvider);
+  if (settings.soundEffects) {
+    unawaited(_playSfx('assets/audio/alert.reversed.wav', 0.75));
+  }
+
   if (err is Error) {
     talker.error('Something went wrong...', err, err.stackTrace);
   }
@@ -292,6 +309,13 @@ void showErrorAlert(dynamic err, {IconData? icon}) {
 }
 
 void showInfoAlert(String message, String title, {IconData? icon}) {
+  final context = globalOverlay.currentState!.context;
+  final ref = ProviderScope.containerOf(context);
+  final settings = ref.read(appSettingsProvider);
+  if (settings.soundEffects) {
+    unawaited(_playSfx('assets/audio/alert.wav', 0.75));
+  }
+
   showOverlayDialog<void>(
     builder: (context, close) => ConstrainedBox(
       constraints: const BoxConstraints(maxWidth: kDialogMaxWidth),
@@ -421,4 +445,4 @@ Future<void> openExternalLink(Uri url, WidgetRef ref) async {
       await launchUrl(url, mode: LaunchMode.externalApplication);
     }
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/widgets/debug_sheet.dart b/lib/widgets/debug_sheet.dart
index 780961f4..3e2294fa 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/debug_sheet.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/debug_sheet.dart
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_cache_manager/flutter_cache_manager.dart';
 import 'package:gap/gap.dart';
 import 'package:hooks_riverpod/hooks_riverpod.dart';
-import 'package:island/pods/audio.dart';
 import 'package:island/pods/message.dart';
 import 'package:island/pods/network.dart';
 import 'package:island/services/update_service.dart';
@@ -131,17 +130,26 @@ class DebugSheet extends HookConsumerWidget {
             const Divider(height: 8),
             ListTile(
               minTileHeight: 48,
-              leading: const Icon(Symbols.play_arrow),
+              leading: const Icon(Symbols.error),
               trailing: const Icon(Symbols.chevron_right),
-              contentPadding: EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: 24),
-              title: Text('Play untitled'),
-              onTap: () async {
-                final synth = MiniSampleSynth(
-                  sampleAsset: 'assets/audio/messages.mp3',
-                  baseNote: 60,
+              contentPadding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: 24),
+              title: const Text('Test Error Alert'),
+              onTap: () {
+                showErrorAlert(
+                  'This is a test error message for debugging purposes.',
                 );
-                await synth.playMidiAsset(
-                  'assets/midi/never-gonna-give-you-up.mid',
+              },
+            ),
+            ListTile(
+              minTileHeight: 48,
+              leading: const Icon(Symbols.info),
+              trailing: const Icon(Symbols.chevron_right),
+              contentPadding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: 24),
+              title: const Text('Test Info Alert'),
+              onTap: () {
+                showInfoAlert(
+                  'This is a test info message for debugging purposes.',
+                  'Test Alert',
                 );
               },
             ),