diff --git a/src/shared/bootspec.c b/src/shared/bootspec.c
index cbc356e472..65a040f26d 100644
--- a/src/shared/bootspec.c
+++ b/src/shared/bootspec.c
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ void boot_config_free(BootConfig *config) {
         free(config->auto_firmware);
         free(config->console_mode);
         free(config->random_seed_mode);
+        free(config->beep);
 
         free(config->entry_oneshot);
         free(config->entry_default);
@@ -245,6 +246,8 @@ static int boot_loader_read_conf(const char *path, BootConfig *config) {
                         r = free_and_strdup(&config->console_mode, p);
                 else if (streq(field, "random-seed-mode"))
                         r = free_and_strdup(&config->random_seed_mode, p);
+                else if (streq(field, "beep"))
+                        r = free_and_strdup(&config->beep, p);
                 else {
                         log_notice("%s:%u: Unknown line \"%s\", ignoring.", path, line, field);
                         continue;
diff --git a/src/shared/bootspec.h b/src/shared/bootspec.h
index 8032c99ed5..62b3f6ce5f 100644
--- a/src/shared/bootspec.h
+++ b/src/shared/bootspec.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ typedef struct BootConfig {
         char *auto_firmware;
         char *console_mode;
         char *random_seed_mode;
+        char *beep;
 
         char *entry_oneshot;
         char *entry_default;