diff -r e6ad4ef83b23 -r b7da29130b0e src/hbwidgets/popups/hbmessagebox.cpp
--- a/src/hbwidgets/popups/hbmessagebox.cpp	Thu Sep 02 20:44:51 2010 +0300
+++ b/src/hbwidgets/popups/hbmessagebox.cpp	Fri Sep 17 08:32:10 2010 +0300
@@ -159,12 +159,11 @@
     }
 
 }
+#ifdef HB_EFFECTS
 void HbMessageBoxPrivate::_q_appearEffectEnded(HbEffect::EffectStatus status)
 {
 
 #ifdef Q_OS_SYMBIAN 
-    
-
         if ( (status.reason == Hb::EffectFinished) ||  ( (status.reason == Hb::EffectCancelled) && (!mStartEffect) ))  {
             CSystemToneService *pSystemTone = systemToneService();
             if(!pSystemTone) {
@@ -189,6 +188,7 @@
 
 #endif // Q_OS_SYMBIAN
 }
+#endif
 
 /*!
     @beta
@@ -625,6 +625,32 @@
 
 }
 
+void HbMessageBox::showEvent(QShowEvent *event)
+{
+#ifndef HB_EFFECTS
+    #ifdef Q_OS_SYMBIAN 
+                CSystemToneService *pSystemTone = systemToneService();
+                if(!pSystemTone) {
+                    return ;
+                }
+                switch(mMessageBoxType) {
+                case HbMessageBox::MessageTypeInformation:
+                    pSystemTone->PlayTone(CSystemToneService::EInformationBeep); 
+                    break;
+                case HbMessageBox::MessageTypeWarning:
+                    pSystemTone->PlayTone(CSystemToneService::EWarningBeep); 
+                    break;
+                case HbMessageBox::MessageTypeQuestion:
+                    pSystemTone->PlayTone(CSystemToneService::EConfirmationBeep); 
+                break;
+                    default:
+                    break;        
+                }
+    #endif // Q_OS_SYMBIAN
+#endif //HB_EFFECTS
+    HbDialog::showEvent(event);
+}
+
 /*!
 
     \deprecated HbMessageBox::question(const QString&,QObject*,const char*,const QString&,const QString&,QGraphicsWidget*,QGraphicsScene*,QGraphicsItem*)