diff --git a/ElementX/Sources/Screens/Settings/NotificationSettingsScreen/NotificationSettingsScreenModels.swift b/ElementX/Sources/Screens/Settings/NotificationSettingsScreen/NotificationSettingsScreenModels.swift
index 5811543c3..272424092 100644
--- a/ElementX/Sources/Screens/Settings/NotificationSettingsScreen/NotificationSettingsScreenModels.swift
+++ b/ElementX/Sources/Screens/Settings/NotificationSettingsScreen/NotificationSettingsScreenModels.swift
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ struct NotificationSettingsScreenViewState: BindableState {
     var applyingChange = false
     var selectedAlertTone: NotificationTone
     var availableCustomTones: [NotificationTone]
+    
+    let customToneSelectionEnabled: Bool
 }
 
 struct NotificationSettingsScreenViewStateBindings {
diff --git a/ElementX/Sources/Screens/Settings/NotificationSettingsScreen/NotificationSettingsScreenViewModel.swift b/ElementX/Sources/Screens/Settings/NotificationSettingsScreen/NotificationSettingsScreenViewModel.swift
index cd54de643..cff2956a6 100644
--- a/ElementX/Sources/Screens/Settings/NotificationSettingsScreen/NotificationSettingsScreenViewModel.swift
+++ b/ElementX/Sources/Screens/Settings/NotificationSettingsScreen/NotificationSettingsScreenViewModel.swift
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ class NotificationSettingsScreenViewModel: NotificationSettingsScreenViewModelTy
         super.init(initialViewState: NotificationSettingsScreenViewState(bindings: bindings,
                                                                          isModallyPresented: isModallyPresented,
                                                                          selectedAlertTone: appSettings.selectedNotificationTone ?? NotificationToneManager.defaultElementXMessageTone,
-                                                                         availableCustomTones: notificationToneManager.customTones()))
+                                                                         availableCustomTones: notificationToneManager.customTones(),
+                                                                         // macos lacks default sounds and its sandbox Sounds directory is immutable
+                                                                         customToneSelectionEnabled: !ProcessInfo.processInfo.isiOSAppOnMac))
         
         // Listen for changes to AppSettings.
         appSettings.$enableNotifications
diff --git a/ElementX/Sources/Screens/Settings/NotificationSettingsScreen/View/NotificationSettingsScreen.swift b/ElementX/Sources/Screens/Settings/NotificationSettingsScreen/View/NotificationSettingsScreen.swift
index 11df431f6..cd0babb61 100644
--- a/ElementX/Sources/Screens/Settings/NotificationSettingsScreen/View/NotificationSettingsScreen.swift
+++ b/ElementX/Sources/Screens/Settings/NotificationSettingsScreen/View/NotificationSettingsScreen.swift
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@ struct NotificationSettingsScreen: View {
                         additionalSettingsSection
                     }
                     
-                    soundSelectionSection
+                    if context.viewState.customToneSelectionEnabled {
+                        soundSelectionSection
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }