diff --git a/src/controllers/highlights/userhighlightmodel.cpp b/src/controllers/highlights/userhighlightmodel.cpp
index 50592d1c2..5aef0375d 100644
--- a/src/controllers/highlights/userhighlightmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/controllers/highlights/userhighlightmodel.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ namespace chatterino {
 
 // commandmodel
 UserHighlightModel::UserHighlightModel(QObject *parent)
-    : SignalVectorModel<UserHighlight>(2, parent)
+    : SignalVectorModel<UserHighlight>(4, parent)
 {
 }
 
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@ UserHighlight UserHighlightModel::getItemFromRow(std::vector<QStandardItem *> &r
 {
     // key, regex
 
-    return UserHighlight{row[0]->data(Qt::DisplayRole).toString(),
-                         row[1]->data(Qt::CheckStateRole).toBool()};
+    return UserHighlight{
+        row[0]->data(Qt::DisplayRole).toString(), row[1]->data(Qt::CheckStateRole).toBool(),
+        row[2]->data(Qt::CheckStateRole).toBool(), row[3]->data(Qt::CheckStateRole).toBool()};
 }
 
 // row into vector item
@@ -27,7 +28,9 @@ void UserHighlightModel::getRowFromItem(const UserHighlight &item,
                                         std::vector<QStandardItem *> &row)
 {
     setStringItem(row[0], item.getPattern());
-    setBoolItem(row[1], item.isRegex());
+    setBoolItem(row[1], item.getAlert());
+    setBoolItem(row[2], item.getSound());
+    setBoolItem(row[3], item.isRegex());
 }
 
 }  // namespace chatterino
diff --git a/src/providers/twitch/TwitchMessageBuilder.cpp b/src/providers/twitch/TwitchMessageBuilder.cpp
index a4ccd06cf..4f9fef769 100644
--- a/src/providers/twitch/TwitchMessageBuilder.cpp
+++ b/src/providers/twitch/TwitchMessageBuilder.cpp
@@ -443,6 +443,7 @@ void TwitchMessageBuilder::parseHighlights()
     // TODO: This vector should only be rebuilt upon highlights being changed
     // fourtf: should be implemented in the HighlightsController
     std::vector<HighlightPhrase> activeHighlights = app->highlights->phrases.getVector();
+    std::vector<UserHighlight> userHighlights = app->highlights->highlightedUsers.getVector();
 
     if (app->settings->enableHighlightsSelf && currentUsername.size() > 0) {
         HighlightPhrase selfHighlight(currentUsername, app->settings->enableHighlightTaskbar,
@@ -458,14 +459,9 @@ void TwitchMessageBuilder::parseHighlights()
 
     if (!app->highlights->blacklistContains(this->ircMessage->nick())) {
         for (const HighlightPhrase &highlight : activeHighlights) {
-            if (highlight.isMatch(this->originalMessage) ||
-                app->highlights->userContains(this->ircMessage->nick())) {
-                if (app->highlights->userContains(this->ircMessage->nick())) {
-                    Log("Highlight because user {} sent a message", this->ircMessage->nick());
-                } else {
-                    Log("Highlight because {} matches {}", this->originalMessage,
-                        highlight.getPattern());
-                }
+            if (highlight.isMatch(this->originalMessage)) {
+                Log("Highlight because {} matches {}", this->originalMessage,
+                    highlight.getPattern());
                 doHighlight = true;
 
                 if (highlight.getAlert()) {
@@ -483,6 +479,24 @@ void TwitchMessageBuilder::parseHighlights()
                 }
             }
         }
+        for (const UserHighlight &userHighlight : userHighlights) {
+            if (userHighlight.isMatch(this->ircMessage->nick())) {
+                Log("Highlight because user {} sent a message", this->ircMessage->nick());
+                if (userHighlight.getAlert()) {
+                    doAlert = true;
+                }
+
+                if (userHighlight.getSound()) {
+                    playSound = true;
+                }
+
+                if (playSound && doAlert) {
+                    // Break if no further action can be taken from other usernames
+                    // Mostly used for regex stuff
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
 
         this->setHighlight(doHighlight);
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/settingspages/HighlightingPage.cpp b/src/widgets/settingspages/HighlightingPage.cpp
index 06e1daa1f..be8bf83e3 100644
--- a/src/widgets/settingspages/HighlightingPage.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/settingspages/HighlightingPage.cpp
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ HighlightingPage::HighlightingPage()
                     pingUsers.emplace<EditableModelView>(app->highlights->createUserModel(nullptr))
                         .getElement();
 
-                view->setTitles({"Username", "Regex"});
+                view->setTitles({"Username", "Flash taskbar", "Play sound", "Regex"});
                 view->getTableView()->horizontalHeader()->setSectionResizeMode(QHeaderView::Fixed);
                 view->getTableView()->horizontalHeader()->setSectionResizeMode(
                     0, QHeaderView::Stretch);
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ HighlightingPage::HighlightingPage()
 
                 view->addButtonPressed.connect([] {
                     getApp()->highlights->highlightedUsers.appendItem(
-                        UserHighlight{"highlighted user", false});
+                        UserHighlight{"highlighted user", true, false, false});
                 });
             }
         }