diff --git a/src/org/jitsi/impl/neomedia/notify/AudioNotifierServiceImpl.java b/src/org/jitsi/impl/neomedia/notify/AudioNotifierServiceImpl.java
index 09b4a26aa5d7891e16ab3748ded2fc697647d2f4..7fc5a3595899b38732e15d4f7c39afab0efd564d 100644
--- a/src/org/jitsi/impl/neomedia/notify/AudioNotifierServiceImpl.java
+++ b/src/org/jitsi/impl/neomedia/notify/AudioNotifierServiceImpl.java
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 import org.jitsi.service.libjitsi.*;
 import org.jitsi.service.resources.*;
 
+import javax.media.*;
+
 /**
  * The implementation of the AudioNotifierService.
  *
@@ -218,6 +220,28 @@ public void propertyChange(PropertyChangeEvent event)
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Checks whether the playback and notification configuration
+     * share the same device.
+     * @return are audio out and notifications using the same device.
+     */
+    public boolean audioOutAndNotificationsShareSameDevice()
+    {
+        CaptureDeviceInfo notifyInfo =
+            getDeviceConfiguration().getAudioSystem()
+                .getDevice(AudioSystem.NOTIFY_INDEX);
+        CaptureDeviceInfo playbackInfo =
+            getDeviceConfiguration().getAudioSystem()
+                .getDevice(AudioSystem.PLAYBACK_INDEX);
+
+        if(notifyInfo != null && playbackInfo != null)
+        {
+            return notifyInfo.getLocator().equals(playbackInfo.getLocator());
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Key for clips.
      */
diff --git a/src/org/jitsi/service/audionotifier/AudioNotifierService.java b/src/org/jitsi/service/audionotifier/AudioNotifierService.java
index 95de40459033fa216cd603608f385b415d0ea9aa..968ba73c15821e379694e9617f5fd3e84bb762e4 100644
--- a/src/org/jitsi/service/audionotifier/AudioNotifierService.java
+++ b/src/org/jitsi/service/audionotifier/AudioNotifierService.java
@@ -53,4 +53,11 @@ public interface AudioNotifierService
      * @return TRUE if currently the sound is off, FALSE otherwise
      */
     public boolean isMute();
+
+    /**
+     * Checks whether the playback and notification configuration
+     * share the same device.
+     * @return are audio out and notifications using the same device.
+     */
+    public boolean audioOutAndNotificationsShareSameDevice();
 }