diff --git a/options-table.c b/options-table.c
index 9869e14f..44d36dca 100644
--- a/options-table.c
+++ b/options-table.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ const char *options_table_status_position_list[] = {
 	"top", "bottom", NULL
 };
 const char *options_table_bell_action_list[] = {
-	"none", "any", "current", NULL
+	"none", "any", "current", "other", NULL
 };
 
 /* Server options. */
diff --git a/server-window.c b/server-window.c
index 4385dd90..1b3938d3 100644
--- a/server-window.c
+++ b/server-window.c
@@ -77,13 +77,18 @@ server_window_check_bell(struct session *s, struct winlink *wl)
 		if (c->session != s || c->flags & CLIENT_CONTROL)
 			continue;
 		if (!visual) {
-			if (c->session->curw->window == w || action == BELL_ANY)
+			if ((action == BELL_CURRENT &&
+			    c->session->curw->window == w) ||
+			    (action == BELL_OTHER &&
+			    c->session->curw->window != w) ||
+			    action == BELL_ANY)
 				tty_bell(&c->tty);
 			continue;
 		}
-		if (c->session->curw->window == w)
+		if (action == BELL_CURRENT && c->session->curw->window == w)
 			status_message_set(c, "Bell in current window");
-		else if (action == BELL_ANY)
+		else if (action == BELL_ANY || (action == BELL_OTHER &&
+		    c->session->curw->window != w))
 			status_message_set(c, "Bell in window %d", wl->idx);
 	}
 
diff --git a/tmux.1 b/tmux.1
index 79dfa4b4..7d9c0dc8 100644
--- a/tmux.1
+++ b/tmux.1
@@ -2375,16 +2375,18 @@ Set the base index from which an unused index should be searched when a new
 window is created.
 The default is zero.
 .It Xo Ic bell-action
-.Op Ic any | none | current
+.Op Ic any | none | current | other
 .Xc
 Set action on window bell.
 .Ic any
 means a bell in any window linked to a session causes a bell in the current
 window of that session,
 .Ic none
-means all bells are ignored and
+means all bells are ignored,
 .Ic current
-means only bells in windows other than the current window are ignored.
+means only bells in windows other than the current window are ignored and
+.Ic other
+means bells in the current window are ignored but not those in other windows.
 .It Xo Ic bell-on-alert
 .Op Ic on | off
 .Xc
diff --git a/tmux.h b/tmux.h
index ccbdb763..f7c44b20 100644
--- a/tmux.h
+++ b/tmux.h
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ extern char   **environ;
 #define BELL_NONE 0
 #define BELL_ANY 1
 #define BELL_CURRENT 2
+#define BELL_OTHER 3
 
 /* Special key codes. */
 #define KEYC_NONE 0xfff