diff --git a/terminatorlib/config.py b/terminatorlib/config.py
index bd215c21..d69d2e63 100755
--- a/terminatorlib/config.py
+++ b/terminatorlib/config.py
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ DEFAULTS = {
             'default':  {
                 'allow_bold'            : True,
                 'audible_bell'          : False,
+                'visible_bell'          : False,
                 'urgent_bell'           : False,
                 'icon_bell'             : True,
                 'background_color'      : '#000000',
diff --git a/terminatorlib/preferences.glade b/terminatorlib/preferences.glade
index a3015476..bfe32de3 100644
--- a/terminatorlib/preferences.glade
+++ b/terminatorlib/preferences.glade
@@ -1806,6 +1806,23 @@
                                             <property name="position">0</property>
                                           </packing>
                                         </child>
+                                        <child>
+                                          <object class="GtkCheckButton" id="visual_bell_checkbutton">
+                                            <property name="label" translatable="yes">Visual flash</property>
+                                            <property name="visible">True</property>
+                                            <property name="can_focus">True</property>
+                                            <property name="receives_default">False</property>
+                                            <property name="use_action_appearance">False</property>
+                                            <property name="use_underline">True</property>
+                                            <property name="draw_indicator">True</property>
+                                            <signal name="toggled" handler="on_visual_bell_checkbutton_toggled" swapped="no"/>
+                                          </object>
+                                          <packing>
+                                            <property name="expand">False</property>
+                                            <property name="fill">False</property>
+                                            <property name="position">1</property>
+                                          </packing>
+                                        </child>
                                         <child>
                                           <object class="GtkCheckButton" id="audible_bell_checkbutton">
                                             <property name="label" translatable="yes">Audible beep</property>
@@ -1820,7 +1837,7 @@
                                           <packing>
                                             <property name="expand">False</property>
                                             <property name="fill">False</property>
-                                            <property name="position">1</property>
+                                            <property name="position">2</property>
                                           </packing>
                                         </child>
                                         <child>
@@ -1837,7 +1854,7 @@
                                           <packing>
                                             <property name="expand">False</property>
                                             <property name="fill">False</property>
-                                            <property name="position">2</property>
+                                            <property name="position">3</property>
                                           </packing>
                                         </child>
                                       </object>
diff --git a/terminatorlib/prefseditor.py b/terminatorlib/prefseditor.py
index f691244f..cabe27e4 100755
--- a/terminatorlib/prefseditor.py
+++ b/terminatorlib/prefseditor.py
@@ -406,6 +406,9 @@ class PrefsEditor:
         # Icon terminal bell
         widget = guiget('icon_bell_checkbutton')
         widget.set_active(self.config['icon_bell'])
+        # Visual terminal bell
+        widget = guiget('visual_bell_checkbutton')
+        widget.set_active(self.config['visible_bell'])
         # Audible terminal bell
         widget = guiget('audible_bell_checkbutton')
         widget.set_active(self.config['audible_bell'])
@@ -703,6 +706,11 @@ class PrefsEditor:
         self.config['icon_bell'] = widget.get_active()
         self.config.save()
 
+    def on_visual_bell_checkbutton_toggled(self, widget):
+        """Visual bell setting changed"""
+        self.config['visible_bell'] = widget.get_active()
+        self.config.save()
+
     def on_audible_bell_checkbutton_toggled(self, widget):
         """Audible bell setting changed"""
         self.config['audible_bell'] = widget.get_active()
diff --git a/terminatorlib/terminal.py b/terminatorlib/terminal.py
index 1cafb639..e6092710 100755
--- a/terminatorlib/terminal.py
+++ b/terminatorlib/terminal.py
@@ -744,7 +744,8 @@ class Terminal(Gtk.VBox):
             self.vte.set_audible_bell(self.config['audible_bell'])
             self.cnxids.remove_signal(self.vte, 'bell')
             if self.config['urgent_bell'] == True or \
-               self.config['icon_bell'] == True:
+               self.config['icon_bell'] == True or \
+               self.config['visible_bell'] == True:
                 try:
                     self.cnxids.new(self.vte, 'bell', self.on_bell)
                 except TypeError:
@@ -1515,13 +1516,43 @@ class Terminal(Gtk.VBox):
         return((self.vte.get_column_count(), self.vte.get_row_count()))
 
     def on_bell(self, widget):
-        """Set the urgency hint for our window"""
+        """Set the urgency hint/icon/flash for our window"""
         if self.config['urgent_bell'] == True:
             window = self.get_toplevel()
             if window.is_toplevel():
                 window.set_urgency_hint(True)
         if self.config['icon_bell'] == True:
             self.titlebar.icon_bell()
+        if self.config['visible_bell'] == True:
+            # Repurposed the code used for drag and drop overlay to provide a visual terminal flash
+            alloc = widget.get_allocation()
+
+            if self.config['use_theme_colors']:
+                color = self.vte.get_style_context().get_color(Gtk.StateType.NORMAL)  # VERIFY FOR GTK3 as above
+            else:
+                color = Gdk.RGBA()
+                color.parse(self.config['foreground_color'])  # VERIFY FOR GTK3
+
+            coord = ( (0, 0), (alloc.width, 0), (alloc.width, alloc.height), (0, alloc.height))
+
+            #here, we define some widget internal values
+            widget._draw_data = { 'color': color, 'coord' : coord }
+            #redraw by forcing an event
+            connec = widget.connect_after('draw', self.on_draw)
+            widget.queue_draw_area(0, 0, alloc.width, alloc.height)
+            widget.get_window().process_updates(True)
+            #finaly reset the values
+            widget.disconnect(connec)
+            widget._draw_data = None
+
+            # Add timeout to clean up display
+            GObject.timeout_add(100, self.on_bell_cleanup, widget, alloc)
+
+    def on_bell_cleanup(self, widget, alloc):
+        '''Queue a redraw to clear the visual flash overlay'''
+        widget.queue_draw_area(0, 0, alloc.width, alloc.height)
+        widget.get_window().process_updates(True)
+        return False
 
     def describe_layout(self, count, parent, global_layout, child_order):
         """Describe our layout"""