diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/audio/audioengine.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/audio/audioengine.cpp
index 31129bc0e..c2aaea5bb 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/audio/audioengine.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/audio/audioengine.cpp
@@ -132,7 +132,9 @@ AudioEngine::play()
 
     if ( isPaused() )
     {
+        setVolume( m_volume );
         m_mediaObject->play();
+        setVolume( m_volume );
         emit resumed();
 
         if ( TomahawkSettings::instance()->privateListeningMode() != TomahawkSettings::FullyPrivate )
@@ -145,7 +147,6 @@ AudioEngine::play()
             trackInfo["albumpos"] = QString::number( m_currentTrack->albumpos() );
             trackInfo["duration"] = QString::number( m_currentTrack->duration() );
 
-
             Tomahawk::InfoSystem::InfoSystem::instance()->pushInfo(
                 s_aeInfoIdentifier, Tomahawk::InfoSystem::InfoNowResumed,
                 QVariant::fromValue< Tomahawk::InfoSystem::InfoStringHash >( trackInfo ),
@@ -162,6 +163,7 @@ AudioEngine::pause()
 {
     tDebug( LOGEXTRA ) << Q_FUNC_INFO;
 
+    m_volume = volume();
     m_mediaObject->pause();
     emit paused();
 
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/audio/audioengine.h b/src/libtomahawk/audio/audioengine.h
index 4928fd6c4..345572401 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/audio/audioengine.h
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/audio/audioengine.h
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ private:
 
     mutable QStringList m_supportedMimeTypes;
     AudioState m_state;
+    unsigned int m_volume;
 
     static AudioEngine* s_instance;
 };