diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/audio/AudioEngine.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/audio/AudioEngine.cpp
index 7b46be4f1..f397ef99c 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/audio/AudioEngine.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/audio/AudioEngine.cpp
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ AudioEngine::AudioEngine()
     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 ) ) );
+    connect( d->audioOutput, SIGNAL( mutedChanged( bool ) ), SIGNAL( mutedChanged( bool ) ) );
 
     setVolume( TomahawkSettings::instance()->volume() );
 
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/audio/AudioOutput.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/audio/AudioOutput.cpp
index b0371b2df..5f6c07537 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/audio/AudioOutput.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/audio/AudioOutput.cpp
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ AudioOutput::AudioOutput( QObject* parent )
         libvlc_MediaPlayerSnapshotTaken,
         //libvlc_MediaPlayerLengthChanged,
         libvlc_MediaPlayerAudioVolume,
+        libvlc_MediaPlayerMuted,
+        libvlc_MediaPlayerUnmuted,
         libvlc_MediaPlayerVout
     };
     const int eventCount = sizeof(events) / sizeof( *events );
@@ -583,6 +585,14 @@ AudioOutput::onVlcEvent( const libvlc_event_t* event )
         case libvlc_MediaPlayerAudioVolume:
             emit volumeChanged( event->u.media_player_audio_volume.volume );
             break;
+        case libvlc_MediaPlayerMuted:
+            m_muted = true;
+            emit mutedChanged( true );
+            break;
+        case libvlc_MediaPlayerUnmuted:
+            m_muted = false;
+            emit mutedChanged( false );
+            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 2a266ad66..0e979bdf9 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/audio/AudioOutput.h
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/audio/AudioOutput.h
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ signals:
     void tick( qint64 );
     void positionChanged( float );
     void volumeChanged( qreal volume );
+    void mutedChanged( bool );
 
 private:
     void onInitVlcEvent( const libvlc_event_t* event );