diff --git a/example/App.js b/example/App.js
index bb11b6920..354f81077 100644
--- a/example/App.js
+++ b/example/App.js
@@ -94,6 +94,17 @@ export const App = () => {
     });
   };
 
+  const sendLocalNotificationWithSound = () => {
+    PushNotificationIOS.addNotificationRequest({
+      id: 'notificationWithSound',
+      title: 'Sample Title',
+      subtitle: 'Sample Subtitle',
+      body: 'Sample local notification with custom sound',
+      sound: 'customSound.wav',
+      badge: 1,
+    });
+  };
+
   const scheduleLocalNotification = () => {
     PushNotificationIOS.scheduleLocalNotification({
       alertBody: 'Test Local Notification',
@@ -243,11 +254,14 @@ export const App = () => {
   return (
     <View style={styles.container}>
       <Button onPress={sendNotification} label="Send fake notification" />
-
       <Button
         onPress={sendLocalNotification}
         label="Send fake local notification"
       />
+      <Button
+        onPress={sendLocalNotificationWithSound}
+        label="Send fake local notification with custom sound"
+      />
       <Button
         onPress={scheduleLocalNotification}
         label="Schedule fake local notification"
diff --git a/example/ios/example.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/example/ios/example.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 6390cd9d3..825729825 100644
--- a/example/ios/example.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/example/ios/example.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 		2DCD954D1E0B4F2C00145EB5 /* exampleTests.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 00E356F21AD99517003FC87E /* exampleTests.m */; };
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 		7DA60D6A41F36271428AE19D /* libPods-example-tvOSTests.a in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 94208395677DFCD97160A544 /* libPods-example-tvOSTests.a */; };
+		8A400557254A2B29000AA3A9 /* customSound.wav in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 8A400556254A2B29000AA3A9 /* customSound.wav */; };
+		8A400558254A2B29000AA3A9 /* customSound.wav in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 8A400556254A2B29000AA3A9 /* customSound.wav */; };
 		C5465B0C2DA5FC8811C8600F /* libPods-example-exampleTests.a in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = AA19CB7647AA9CD05007354A /* libPods-example-exampleTests.a */; };
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 /* End PBXBuildFile section */
@@ -60,6 +62,7 @@
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+		8A400556254A2B29000AA3A9 /* customSound.wav */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = audio.wav; name = customSound.wav; path = example/customSound.wav; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
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@@ -125,6 +128,7 @@
 		13B07FAE1A68108700A75B9A /* example */ = {
 			isa = PBXGroup;
 			children = (
+				8A400556254A2B29000AA3A9 /* customSound.wav */,
 				008F07F21AC5B25A0029DE68 /* main.jsbundle */,
 				13B07FAF1A68108700A75B9A /* AppDelegate.h */,
 				13B07FB01A68108700A75B9A /* AppDelegate.m */,
@@ -223,8 +227,8 @@
 			isa = PBXNativeTarget;
 			buildConfigurationList = 13B07F931A680F5B00A75B9A /* Build configuration list for PBXNativeTarget "example" */;
 			buildPhases = (
-				D154B55232D78AA91BE854C3 /* [CP] Check Pods Manifest.lock */,
 				FD10A7F022414F080027D42C /* Start Packager */,
+				D154B55232D78AA91BE854C3 /* [CP] Check Pods Manifest.lock */,
 				13B07F871A680F5B00A75B9A /* Sources */,
 				13B07F8C1A680F5B00A75B9A /* Frameworks */,
 				13B07F8E1A680F5B00A75B9A /* Resources */,
@@ -337,6 +341,7 @@
 			isa = PBXResourcesBuildPhase;
 			buildActionMask = 2147483647;
 			files = (
+				8A400557254A2B29000AA3A9 /* customSound.wav in Resources */,
 				13B07FBF1A68108700A75B9A /* Images.xcassets in Resources */,
 				13B07FBD1A68108700A75B9A /* LaunchScreen.xib in Resources */,
 			);
@@ -347,6 +352,7 @@
 			buildActionMask = 2147483647;
 			files = (
 				2D02E4BD1E0B4A84006451C7 /* Images.xcassets in Resources */,
+				8A400558254A2B29000AA3A9 /* customSound.wav in Resources */,
 			);
 			runOnlyForDeploymentPostprocessing = 0;
 		};
diff --git a/example/ios/example/customSound.wav b/example/ios/example/customSound.wav
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a54b32c4e
Binary files /dev/null and b/example/ios/example/customSound.wav differ
diff --git a/index.d.ts b/index.d.ts
index 2797c14ff..5593e9cab 100644
--- a/index.d.ts
+++ b/index.d.ts
@@ -153,6 +153,8 @@ export type NotificationRequest = {
   badge?: number;
   /**
    * The sound to play when the notification is delivered.
+   * The file should be added in the ios project from Xcode, on your target, so that it is bundled in the final app.
+   * For more details see the example app.
    */
   sound?: string;
   /**
@@ -209,6 +211,8 @@ export interface PresentLocalNotificationDetails {
   category?: string;
   /**
    * The sound played when the notification is fired (optional).
+   * The file should be added in the ios project from Xcode, on your target, so that it is bundled in the final app
+   * For more details see the example app.
    */
   soundName?: string;
   /**
@@ -253,6 +257,8 @@ export interface ScheduleLocalNotificationDetails {
   fireDate: string;
   /**
    * The sound played when the notification is fired (optional).
+   * The file should be added in the ios project from Xcode, on your target, so that it is bundled in the final app
+   * For more details see the example app.
    */
   soundName?: string;
   /**
@@ -316,7 +322,7 @@ export interface PushNotificationIOSStatic {
    * details is an object containing:
    * alertBody : The message displayed in the notification alert.
    * alertAction : The "action" displayed beneath an actionable notification. Defaults to "view";
-   * soundName : The sound played when the notification is fired (optional).
+   * soundName : The sound played when the notification is fired (optional). The file should be added in the ios project from Xcode, on your target, so that it is bundled in the final app. For more details see the example app.
    * category : The category of this notification, required for actionable notifications (optional).
    * userInfo : An optional object containing additional notification data.
    * applicationIconBadgeNumber (optional) : The number to display as the app's icon badge. The default value of this property is 0, which means that no badge is displayed.
@@ -330,7 +336,7 @@ export interface PushNotificationIOSStatic {
    * fireDate : The date and time when the system should deliver the notification.
    * alertBody : The message displayed in the notification alert.
    * alertAction : The "action" displayed beneath an actionable notification. Defaults to "view";
-   * soundName : The sound played when the notification is fired (optional).
+   * soundName : The sound played when the notification is fired (optional). The file should be added in the ios project from Xcode, on your target, so that it is bundled in the final app. For more details see the example app.
    * category : The category of this notification, required for actionable notifications (optional).
    * userInfo : An optional object containing additional notification data.
    * applicationIconBadgeNumber (optional) : The number to display as the app's icon badge. Setting the number to 0 removes the icon badge.