diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 846a18be5..d480c9199 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ help:
 	@printf '  %-18s %s\n' "PACKAGE_WITH_UPDATER=0" "Build packages without codex-update-manager or the updater service"
 	@printf '  %-18s %s\n' "CODEX_CLI_BUNDLE_SOURCE=..." "Embed an installed Codex CLI package in a local AppImage"
 	@printf '  %-18s %s\n' "MAX_BUILD_THREADS=8" "Set supported build jobs/compression threads (default: 0, tool/user defaults)"
+	@printf '  %-18s %s\n' "CODEX_SUDO_ALERT=1" "Play a best-effort alert before an interactive sudo password prompt"
 	@printf '  %-18s %s\n' "RPM_BINARY_PAYLOAD=..." "Advanced RPM payload flags override (default follows MAX_BUILD_THREADS)"
 	@printf '  %-18s %s\n' "APPIMAGETOOL=..." "Override the appimagetool executable for make appimage"
 	@printf '  %-18s %s\n' "DEB=/path/file.deb" "Override the .deb used by make install"
@@ -127,6 +128,7 @@ help:
 	@printf '  %s\n' "make setup-native"
 	@printf '  %s\n' "make bootstrap-native"
 	@printf '  %s\n' "make install-native"
+	@printf '  %s\n' "CODEX_SUDO_ALERT=1 make install-native"
 	@printf '  %s\n' "PACKAGE_WITH_UPDATER=0 make update-native"
 	@printf '  %s\n' "CODEX_CLI_BUNDLE_SOURCE=/path/to/node_modules/@openai/codex make appimage"
 	@printf '  %s\n' "make inspect-upstream DMG=/tmp/Codex.dmg"
@@ -317,35 +319,35 @@ install:
 			echo "[make] No pacman package found. Run 'make pacman' first." >&2; exit 1; \
 		fi; \
 		echo "[make] Installing $$pkg"; \
-		sudo pacman -U --noconfirm "$$pkg"; \
+		"$(CURDIR)/scripts/sudo-with-alert.sh" pacman -U --noconfirm "$$pkg"; \
 	elif [ "$$format" = "rpm" ] && command -v dnf >/dev/null 2>&1; then \
 		rpm="$${RPM:-$$(latest_matching_file "$(RPM_GLOB)")}"; \
 		if [ -z "$$rpm" ]; then \
 			echo "[make] No RPM package found. Run 'make rpm' first." >&2; exit 1; \
 		fi; \
 		echo "[make] Installing $$rpm"; \
-		sudo dnf install -y "$$rpm"; \
+		"$(CURDIR)/scripts/sudo-with-alert.sh" dnf install -y "$$rpm"; \
 	elif [ "$$format" = "rpm" ] && command -v zypper >/dev/null 2>&1; then \
 		rpm="$${RPM:-$$(latest_matching_file "$(RPM_GLOB)")}"; \
 		if [ -z "$$rpm" ]; then \
 			echo "[make] No RPM package found. Run 'make rpm' first." >&2; exit 1; \
 		fi; \
 		echo "[make] Installing $$rpm"; \
-		sudo zypper --non-interactive --no-gpg-checks install -y "$$rpm"; \
+		"$(CURDIR)/scripts/sudo-with-alert.sh" zypper --non-interactive --no-gpg-checks install -y "$$rpm"; \
 	elif [ "$$format" = "rpm" ]; then \
 		rpm="$${RPM:-$$(latest_matching_file "$(RPM_GLOB)")}"; \
 		if [ -z "$$rpm" ]; then \
 			echo "[make] No RPM package found. Run 'make rpm' first." >&2; exit 1; \
 		fi; \
 		echo "[make] Installing $$rpm"; \
-		sudo rpm -Uvh "$$rpm"; \
+		"$(CURDIR)/scripts/sudo-with-alert.sh" rpm -Uvh "$$rpm"; \
 	elif [ "$$format" = "deb" ]; then \
 		deb="$${DEB:-$$(latest_matching_file "$(DEB_GLOB)")}"; \
 		if [ -z "$$deb" ]; then \
 			echo "[make] No Debian package found. Run 'make deb' first." >&2; exit 1; \
 		fi; \
 		echo "[make] Installing $$deb"; \
-		sudo dpkg -i "$$deb"; \
+		"$(CURDIR)/scripts/sudo-with-alert.sh" dpkg -i "$$deb"; \
 	else \
 		echo "[make] No supported package manager found (dpkg, rpm, zypper, or pacman)." >&2; exit 1; \
 	fi
diff --git a/docs/native-setup.md b/docs/native-setup.md
index 32c8c70be..b161e287f 100644
--- a/docs/native-setup.md
+++ b/docs/native-setup.md
@@ -24,6 +24,19 @@ If dependencies are already installed:
 make install-native
 ```
 
+To play a best-effort sound immediately before an interactive `sudo` password
+prompt, opt in with `CODEX_SUDO_ALERT=1`:
+
+```bash
+CODEX_SUDO_ALERT=1 make install-native
+CODEX_SUDO_ALERT=1 make bootstrap-native
+CODEX_SUDO_ALERT=1 make update-native
+```
+
+The alert is skipped while the existing `sudo` credential timestamp is valid.
+It tries the desktop sound system first and falls back to the terminal bell.
+Missing audio tools, sound files, or audio services never block installation.
+
 ## Guided Setup
 
 ```bash
diff --git a/scripts/install-deps.sh b/scripts/install-deps.sh
index a2f637eb3..2fe802582 100755
--- a/scripts/install-deps.sh
+++ b/scripts/install-deps.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
 # shellcheck disable=SC1091
 source "$SCRIPT_DIR/lib/linux-target-detect.sh"
 
+sudo() {
+    "$SCRIPT_DIR/sudo-with-alert.sh" "$@"
+}
+
 RED='\033[0;31m'
 GREEN='\033[0;32m'
 YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
diff --git a/scripts/sudo-with-alert.sh b/scripts/sudo-with-alert.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..cd7691fca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/sudo-with-alert.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -eu
+
+play_sudo_alert_command() {
+    if command -v timeout >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        timeout 1s "$@"
+    else
+        "$@"
+    fi
+}
+
+play_sudo_alert() {
+    local sound_file
+
+    sound_file="/usr/share/sounds/freedesktop/stereo/dialog-warning.oga"
+    if command -v pw-play >/dev/null 2>&1 \
+        && [ -r "$sound_file" ] \
+        && play_sudo_alert_command pw-play "$sound_file" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        return 0
+    fi
+
+    if command -v paplay >/dev/null 2>&1 \
+        && [ -r "$sound_file" ] \
+        && play_sudo_alert_command paplay "$sound_file" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        return 0
+    fi
+
+    if command -v canberra-gtk-play >/dev/null 2>&1 \
+        && play_sudo_alert_command canberra-gtk-play -i dialog-warning >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        return 0
+    fi
+
+    for sound_file in \
+        /usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav \
+        /usr/share/sounds/sound-icons/prompt.wav; do
+        if command -v aplay >/dev/null 2>&1 \
+            && [ -r "$sound_file" ] \
+            && play_sudo_alert_command aplay -q "$sound_file" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            return 0
+        fi
+    done
+
+    printf '\a' >&2 || true
+}
+
+if [ "${CODEX_SUDO_ALERT:-0}" != "1" ]; then
+    exec sudo "$@"
+fi
+
+if sudo -n -v 2>/dev/null; then
+    exec sudo "$@"
+fi
+
+play_sudo_alert || true
+sudo -v
+exec sudo "$@"
diff --git a/tests/scripts_smoke.sh b/tests/scripts_smoke.sh
index 7ad2d098c..06999bc0a 100755
--- a/tests/scripts_smoke.sh
+++ b/tests/scripts_smoke.sh
@@ -2777,6 +2777,104 @@ test_native_shortcut_targets_compose_existing_flows() {
     assert_contains "$setup_log" 'bash scripts/bootstrap-wizard.sh'
 }
 
+test_sudo_alert_wrapper() {
+    info "Checking opt-in sudo password alerts"
+    local workspace="$TMP_DIR/sudo-alert"
+    local bin_dir="$workspace/bin"
+    local log_file="$workspace/events.log"
+    local wrapper="$REPO_DIR/scripts/sudo-with-alert.sh"
+    mkdir -p "$bin_dir"
+
+    cat > "$bin_dir/sudo" <<'EOF'
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -eu
+printf 'sudo:%s\n' "$*" >> "$SUDO_ALERT_TEST_LOG"
+if [ "${1-}" = "-n" ] && [ "${2-}" = "-v" ]; then
+    exit "${SUDO_ALERT_TEST_CACHE_STATUS:-0}"
+fi
+if [ "${1-}" = "-v" ]; then
+    exit "${SUDO_ALERT_TEST_AUTH_STATUS:-0}"
+fi
+exit "${SUDO_ALERT_TEST_COMMAND_STATUS:-0}"
+EOF
+    chmod +x "$bin_dir/sudo"
+
+    cat > "$bin_dir/pw-play" <<'EOF'
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -eu
+printf 'alert:%s\n' "$*" >> "$SUDO_ALERT_TEST_LOG"
+exit "${SUDO_ALERT_TEST_SOUND_STATUS:-0}"
+EOF
+    chmod +x "$bin_dir/pw-play"
+
+    : > "$log_file"
+    PATH="$bin_dir:$HOST_TOOL_PATH" SUDO_ALERT_TEST_LOG="$log_file" \
+        "$wrapper" true
+    assert_occurrence_count "$log_file" '^sudo:true$' 1
+    assert_not_contains "$log_file" 'sudo:-n -v'
+    assert_not_contains "$log_file" 'alert:'
+
+    : > "$log_file"
+    CODEX_SUDO_ALERT=1 PATH="$bin_dir:$HOST_TOOL_PATH" SUDO_ALERT_TEST_LOG="$log_file" \
+        "$wrapper" true
+    assert_contains "$log_file" 'sudo:-n -v'
+    assert_not_contains "$log_file" 'alert:'
+    assert_contains "$log_file" 'sudo:true'
+
+    : > "$log_file"
+    CODEX_SUDO_ALERT=1 SUDO_ALERT_TEST_CACHE_STATUS=1 \
+        PATH="$bin_dir:$HOST_TOOL_PATH" SUDO_ALERT_TEST_LOG="$log_file" \
+        "$wrapper" true
+    [ "$(sed -n '1p' "$log_file")" = 'sudo:-n -v' ] || fail "Expected cached sudo check first"
+    [ "$(sed -n '2p' "$log_file")" = 'alert:/usr/share/sounds/freedesktop/stereo/dialog-warning.oga' ] \
+        || fail "Expected alert before authentication"
+    [ "$(sed -n '3p' "$log_file")" = 'sudo:-v' ] || fail "Expected sudo authentication after alert"
+    [ "$(sed -n '4p' "$log_file")" = 'sudo:true' ] || fail "Expected command after authentication"
+
+    : > "$log_file"
+    CODEX_SUDO_ALERT=1 SUDO_ALERT_TEST_CACHE_STATUS=1 SUDO_ALERT_TEST_SOUND_STATUS=1 \
+        PATH="$bin_dir:$HOST_TOOL_PATH" SUDO_ALERT_TEST_LOG="$log_file" \
+        "$wrapper" true 2>/dev/null
+    assert_contains "$log_file" 'sudo:-v'
+    assert_contains "$log_file" 'sudo:true'
+
+    : > "$log_file"
+    local status=0
+    CODEX_SUDO_ALERT=1 SUDO_ALERT_TEST_CACHE_STATUS=1 SUDO_ALERT_TEST_AUTH_STATUS=23 \
+        PATH="$bin_dir:$HOST_TOOL_PATH" SUDO_ALERT_TEST_LOG="$log_file" \
+        "$wrapper" true 2>/dev/null || status=$?
+    [ "$status" -eq 23 ] || fail "Expected sudo authentication failure status, got $status"
+    assert_not_contains "$log_file" 'sudo:true'
+
+    : > "$log_file"
+    status=0
+    CODEX_SUDO_ALERT=1 SUDO_ALERT_TEST_COMMAND_STATUS=17 \
+        PATH="$bin_dir:$HOST_TOOL_PATH" SUDO_ALERT_TEST_LOG="$log_file" \
+        "$wrapper" true || status=$?
+    [ "$status" -eq 17 ] || fail "Expected privileged command status, got $status"
+}
+
+test_native_sudo_alert_wiring() {
+    info "Checking native targets route sudo through the alert wrapper"
+    local install_log="$TMP_DIR/make-install-sudo-alert.log"
+    local bootstrap_log="$TMP_DIR/make-bootstrap-sudo-alert.log"
+    local update_log="$TMP_DIR/make-update-sudo-alert.log"
+
+    CODEX_SUDO_ALERT=1 make -n -C "$REPO_DIR" install >"$install_log"
+    assert_occurrence_count "$install_log" 'scripts/sudo-with-alert.sh' 5
+
+    CODEX_SUDO_ALERT=1 make -n -C "$REPO_DIR" bootstrap-native >"$bootstrap_log"
+    assert_contains "$bootstrap_log" 'bash scripts/install-deps.sh'
+    assert_contains "$bootstrap_log" 'install-native'
+
+    CODEX_SUDO_ALERT=1 make -n -C "$REPO_DIR" update-native >"$update_log"
+    assert_contains "$update_log" 'git pull --ff-only'
+    assert_contains "$update_log" 'install-native'
+
+    assert_contains "$REPO_DIR/scripts/install-deps.sh" 'sudo-with-alert.sh'
+    assert_contains "$REPO_DIR/Makefile" 'CODEX_SUDO_ALERT=1'
+}
+
 test_fedora_dependency_bootstrap_installs_rpmbuild() {
     info "Checking Fedora dependency bootstrap includes rpmbuild and C++ build tools"
     local install_deps="$REPO_DIR/scripts/install-deps.sh"
@@ -9082,6 +9180,8 @@ main() {
     test_transactional_install_uses_managed_node_and_isolated_reports
     test_installer_cleanup_handles_readonly_trees
     test_native_shortcut_targets_compose_existing_flows
+    test_sudo_alert_wrapper
+    test_native_sudo_alert_wiring
     test_fedora_dependency_bootstrap_installs_rpmbuild
     test_fedora_atomic_rpm_ostree_target_detection
     test_setup_native_wizard_noninteractive_feature_writer