diff --git a/hw/kdrive/src/kdrive.h b/hw/kdrive/src/kdrive.h
index a24e1d5b7..34e87347c 100644
--- a/hw/kdrive/src/kdrive.h
+++ b/hw/kdrive/src/kdrive.h
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ typedef struct _KdOsFuncs {
     void (*Disable) (void);
     void (*Fini) (void);
     void (*pollEvents) (void);
-    void (*Bell) (int, int, int);
+    void (*Bell) (int, int, int); /* if not NULL called instead of the keyboard driver's function */
 } KdOsFuncs;
 
 typedef struct _KdPointerMatrix {
diff --git a/hw/kdrive/src/kinput.c b/hw/kdrive/src/kinput.c
index 539118116..a38d873b3 100644
--- a/hw/kdrive/src/kinput.c
+++ b/hw/kdrive/src/kinput.c
@@ -383,6 +383,11 @@ DDXRingBell(int volume, int pitch, int duration)
 {
     KdKeyboardInfo *ki = NULL;
 
+    if (kdOsFuncs->Bell) {
+        kdOsFuncs->Bell(volume, pitch, duration);
+        return;
+    }
+
     for (ki = kdKeyboards; ki; ki = ki->next) {
         if (ki->dixdev->coreEvents)
             KdRingBell(ki, volume, pitch, duration);