diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/audio/AudioEngine.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/audio/AudioEngine.cpp
index 63fc0a1b0..7b46be4f1 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/audio/AudioEngine.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/audio/AudioEngine.cpp
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ AudioEngine::AudioEngine()
     connect( d->audioOutput, SIGNAL( stateChanged( AudioOutput::AudioState, AudioOutput::AudioState ) ), d_func(), SLOT( onStateChanged( AudioOutput::AudioState, AudioOutput::AudioState ) ) );
     connect( d->audioOutput, SIGNAL( tick( qint64 ) ), SLOT( timerTriggered( qint64 ) ) );
     connect( d->audioOutput, SIGNAL( positionChanged( float ) ), SLOT( onPositionChanged( float ) ) );
+    connect( d->audioOutput, SIGNAL( volumeChanged( qreal ) ), SLOT( onVolumeChanged( qreal ) ) );
 
     setVolume( TomahawkSettings::instance()->volume() );
 
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/audio/AudioOutput.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/audio/AudioOutput.cpp
index 063aedce3..b0371b2df 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/audio/AudioOutput.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/audio/AudioOutput.cpp
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ AudioOutput::AudioOutput( QObject* parent )
         libvlc_MediaPlayerTitleChanged,
         libvlc_MediaPlayerSnapshotTaken,
         //libvlc_MediaPlayerLengthChanged,
+        libvlc_MediaPlayerAudioVolume,
         libvlc_MediaPlayerVout
     };
     const int eventCount = sizeof(events) / sizeof( *events );
@@ -579,6 +580,9 @@ AudioOutput::onVlcEvent( const libvlc_event_t* event )
             // Don't call stop() here - it will deadlock libvlc
             setState( Error );
             break;
+        case libvlc_MediaPlayerAudioVolume:
+            emit volumeChanged( event->u.media_player_audio_volume.volume );
+            break;
         case libvlc_MediaPlayerNothingSpecial:
         case libvlc_MediaPlayerOpening:
         case libvlc_MediaPlayerBuffering:
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/audio/AudioOutput.h b/src/libtomahawk/audio/AudioOutput.h
index ee03b7d71..2a266ad66 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/audio/AudioOutput.h
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/audio/AudioOutput.h
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ signals:
     void stateChanged( AudioOutput::AudioState, AudioOutput::AudioState );
     void tick( qint64 );
     void positionChanged( float );
+    void volumeChanged( qreal volume );
 
 private:
     void onInitVlcEvent( const libvlc_event_t* event );