diff --git a/app/src/RoomClient.js b/app/src/RoomClient.js
index 9527d9a..7cfd626 100644
--- a/app/src/RoomClient.js
+++ b/app/src/RoomClient.js
@@ -997,7 +997,11 @@ export default class RoomClient
 		if (!this._harkStream.getAudioTracks()[0])
 			throw new Error('getMicStream():something went wrong with hark');
 
-		this._hark = hark(this._harkStream, { play: false, interval: 5 });
+		this._hark = hark(this._harkStream, 
+			{ 
+				play      : false, 
+				interval  : 5, 
+				threshold : store.getState().settings.noiseThreshold });
 
 		// eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
 		this._hark.on('volume_change', (volume, threshold) => 
@@ -1013,19 +1017,25 @@ export default class RoomClient
 		});
 		this._hark.on('speaking', () =>
 		{
-			this._hark.setInterval(300);
+			this._hark.setInterval(5);
 			store.dispatch(meActions.setIsSpeaking(true));
-			if (store.getState().settings.voiceActivatedUnmute && this._micProducer.paused)
+			if (store.getState().settings.voiceActivatedUnmute && 
+				this._micProducer &&
+				this._micProducer.paused)
 			{
-				this.unmuteMic();
+				this._micProducer.resume();
+				store.dispatch(meActions.setAutoMuted(false));
 			}
 		});
 		this._hark.on('stopped_speaking', () =>
 		{
 			store.dispatch(meActions.setIsSpeaking(false));
-			if (store.getState().settings.voiceActivatedUnmute && !this._micProducer.paused) 
+			if (store.getState().settings.voiceActivatedUnmute && 
+				this._micProducer &&
+				!this._micProducer.paused) 
 			{
-				this.muteMic();
+				this._micProducer.pause();
+				store.dispatch(meActions.setAutoMuted(true));
 			}
 			this._hark.setInterval(5);
 		});
diff --git a/app/src/actions/meActions.js b/app/src/actions/meActions.js
index 7fb34ea..be7c1ee 100644
--- a/app/src/actions/meActions.js
+++ b/app/src/actions/meActions.js
@@ -110,3 +110,9 @@ export const setIsSpeaking = (flag) =>
 		type    : 'SET_IS_SPEAKING',
 		payload : { flag }
 	});
+
+export const setAutoMuted = (flag) =>
+	({
+		type    : 'SET_AUTO_MUTED',
+		payload : { flag }
+	});
diff --git a/app/src/components/Containers/Me.js b/app/src/components/Containers/Me.js
index b4de8b4..0ec1142 100644
--- a/app/src/components/Containers/Me.js
+++ b/app/src/components/Containers/Me.js
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ const Me = (props) =>
 		screenProducer,
 		extraVideoProducers,
 		canShareScreen,
+		noiseVolume,
 		classes
 	} = props;
 
@@ -408,7 +409,12 @@ const Me = (props) =>
 												})}
 												className={classes.smallContainer}
 												disabled={!me.canSendMic || me.audioInProgress}
-												color={micState === 'on' ? 'primary' : 'secondary'}
+												color={
+													micState === 'on' ? 
+														settings.voiceActivatedUnmute && !me.isAutoMuted ? 
+															'primary'
+															: 'default'
+														: 'secondary'}
 												size='small'
 												onClick={() =>
 												{
@@ -421,7 +427,10 @@ const Me = (props) =>
 												}}
 											>
 												{ micState === 'on' ?
-													<MicIcon />
+													<MicIcon 
+														color={me.isAutoMuted ? 'secondary' : 'primary'}
+														style={{ opacity: noiseVolume }}
+													/>
 													:
 													<MicOffIcon />
 												}
@@ -436,7 +445,10 @@ const Me = (props) =>
 												})}
 												className={classes.fab}
 												disabled={!me.canSendMic || me.audioInProgress}
-												color={micState === 'on' ? 'default' : 'secondary'}
+												color={micState === 'on' ? 
+													settings.voiceActivatedUnmute && !me.isAutoMuted? 'primary'
+														: 'default' 
+													: 'secondary'}
 												size='large'
 												onClick={() =>
 												{
@@ -449,7 +461,11 @@ const Me = (props) =>
 												}}
 											>
 												{ micState === 'on' ?
-													<MicIcon />
+													<MicIcon
+														color={me.isAutoMuted ? 'secondary' : 'primary'}
+														style={me.isAutoMuted ? { opacity: noiseVolume }  
+															: { opacity: 1 }}
+													/>
 													:
 													<MicOffIcon />
 												}
@@ -832,6 +848,7 @@ Me.propTypes =
 	style               : PropTypes.object,
 	smallContainer      : PropTypes.bool,
 	canShareScreen      : PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
+	noiseVolume         : PropTypes.number,
 	classes             : PropTypes.object.isRequired,
 	theme               : PropTypes.object.isRequired
 };
@@ -842,12 +859,26 @@ const makeMapStateToProps = () =>
 
 	const mapStateToProps = (state) =>
 	{
+		let volume;
+		
+		// noiseVolume under threshold
+		if (state.peerVolumes[state.me.id] < state.settings.noiseThreshold) 
+		{
+			// noiseVolume mapped to range 0.5 ... 1 (threshold switch)
+			volume = 1 + (Math.abs(state.peerVolumes[state.me.id] - 
+				state.settings.noiseThreshold) / 
+				state.settings.noiseThreshold) / 2;
+		} 
+		// noiseVolume over threshold: no noise but voice
+		else { volume = 0; }
+
 		return {
 			me             : state.me,
 			...meProducersSelector(state),
 			settings       : state.settings,
 			activeSpeaker  : state.me.id === state.room.activeSpeakerId,
-			canShareScreen : hasPermission(state)
+			canShareScreen : hasPermission(state),
+			noiseVolume    : volume
 		};
 	};
 
@@ -864,6 +895,8 @@ export default withRoomContext(connect(
 			return (
 				prev.room === next.room &&
 				prev.me === next.me &&
+				Math.round(prev.peerVolumes[prev.me.id]) === 
+					Math.round(next.peerVolumes[next.me.id]) &&
 				prev.peers === next.peers &&
 				prev.producers === next.producers &&
 				prev.settings === next.settings
diff --git a/app/src/reducers/me.js b/app/src/reducers/me.js
index f3fff66..35336a6 100644
--- a/app/src/reducers/me.js
+++ b/app/src/reducers/me.js
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ const initialState =
 	raisedHand            : false,
 	raisedHandInProgress  : false,
 	loggedIn              : false,
-	isSpeaking            : false
+	isSpeaking            : false,
+	isAutoMuted           : true
 };
 
 const me = (state = initialState, action) =>
@@ -162,6 +163,13 @@ const me = (state = initialState, action) =>
 			return { ...state, isSpeaking: flag };
 		}
 
+		case 'SET_AUTO_MUTED':
+		{
+			const { flag } = action.payload;
+
+			return { ...state, isAutoMuted: flag };
+		}
+
 		default:
 			return state;
 	}
diff --git a/app/src/reducers/peerVolumes.js b/app/src/reducers/peerVolumes.js
index cd5032f..826a038 100644
--- a/app/src/reducers/peerVolumes.js
+++ b/app/src/reducers/peerVolumes.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ const peerVolumes = (state = initialState, action) =>
 		case 'SET_PEER_VOLUME':
 		{
 			const { peerId } = action.payload;
-			const dBs = action.payload.volume;
+			const dBs = action.payload.volume < -100 ? -100 : action.payload.volume;
 
 			return { ...state, [peerId]: Math.round(dBs) };
 		}