diff --git a/plugins/channel/am/amdemod.cpp b/plugins/channel/am/amdemod.cpp
index 3446beec1..8c8af3c27 100644
--- a/plugins/channel/am/amdemod.cpp
+++ b/plugins/channel/am/amdemod.cpp
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ AMDemod::~AMDemod()
 	DSPEngine::instance()->removeAudioSink(&m_audioFifo);
 }
 
-void AMDemod::configure(MessageQueue* messageQueue, Real rfBandwidth, Real afBandwidth, Real volume, Real squelch)
+void AMDemod::configure(MessageQueue* messageQueue, Real rfBandwidth, Real afBandwidth, Real volume, Real squelch, bool audioMute)
 {
-	Message* cmd = MsgConfigureAMDemod::create(rfBandwidth, afBandwidth, volume, squelch);
+	Message* cmd = MsgConfigureAMDemod::create(rfBandwidth, afBandwidth, volume, squelch, audioMute);
 	messageQueue->push(cmd);
 }
 
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ void AMDemod::feed(const SampleVector::const_iterator& begin, const SampleVector
 
 			qint16 sample;
 
-			if (m_squelchCount >= m_running.m_audioSampleRate / 20)
+			if ((m_squelchCount >= m_running.m_audioSampleRate / 20) && !m_running.m_audioMute)
 			{
 				Real demod = sqrt(magsq);
 
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ bool AMDemod::handleMessage(const Message& cmd)
 		m_config.m_afBandwidth = cfg.getAFBandwidth();
 		m_config.m_volume = cfg.getVolume();
 		m_config.m_squelch = cfg.getSquelch();
+		m_config.m_audioMute = cfg.getAudioMute();
 
 		apply();
 
@@ -215,7 +216,8 @@ bool AMDemod::handleMessage(const Message& cmd)
 				<< " m_rfBandwidth: " << m_config.m_rfBandwidth
 				<< " m_afBandwidth: " << m_config.m_afBandwidth
 				<< " m_volume: " << m_config.m_volume
-				<< " m_squelch: " << m_config.m_squelch;
+				<< " m_squelch: " << m_config.m_squelch
+				<< " m_audioMute: " << m_config.m_audioMute;
 
 		return true;
 	}
@@ -265,4 +267,5 @@ void AMDemod::apply()
 	m_running.m_squelch = m_config.m_squelch;
 	m_running.m_volume = m_config.m_volume;
 	m_running.m_audioSampleRate = m_config.m_audioSampleRate;
+	m_running.m_audioMute = m_config.m_audioMute;
 }
diff --git a/plugins/channel/am/amdemod.h b/plugins/channel/am/amdemod.h
index d343abcb5..5e5f37b4c 100644
--- a/plugins/channel/am/amdemod.h
+++ b/plugins/channel/am/amdemod.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public:
 	AMDemod();
 	~AMDemod();
 
-	void configure(MessageQueue* messageQueue, Real rfBandwidth, Real afBandwidth, Real volume, Real squelch);
+	void configure(MessageQueue* messageQueue, Real rfBandwidth, Real afBandwidth, Real volume, Real squelch, bool audioMute);
 
 	virtual void feed(const SampleVector::const_iterator& begin, const SampleVector::const_iterator& end, bool po);
 	virtual void start();
@@ -52,10 +52,11 @@ private:
 		Real getAFBandwidth() const { return m_afBandwidth; }
 		Real getVolume() const { return m_volume; }
 		Real getSquelch() const { return m_squelch; }
+		bool getAudioMute() const { return m_audioMute; }
 
-		static MsgConfigureAMDemod* create(Real rfBandwidth, Real afBandwidth, Real volume, Real squelch)
+		static MsgConfigureAMDemod* create(Real rfBandwidth, Real afBandwidth, Real volume, Real squelch, bool audioMute)
 		{
-			return new MsgConfigureAMDemod(rfBandwidth, afBandwidth, volume, squelch);
+			return new MsgConfigureAMDemod(rfBandwidth, afBandwidth, volume, squelch, audioMute);
 		}
 
 	private:
@@ -63,13 +64,15 @@ private:
 		Real m_afBandwidth;
 		Real m_volume;
 		Real m_squelch;
+		bool m_audioMute;
 
-		MsgConfigureAMDemod(Real rfBandwidth, Real afBandwidth, Real volume, Real squelch) :
+		MsgConfigureAMDemod(Real rfBandwidth, Real afBandwidth, Real volume, Real squelch, bool audioMute) :
 			Message(),
 			m_rfBandwidth(rfBandwidth),
 			m_afBandwidth(afBandwidth),
 			m_volume(volume),
-			m_squelch(squelch)
+			m_squelch(squelch),
+			m_audioMute(audioMute)
 		{ }
 	};
 
@@ -92,6 +95,7 @@ private:
 		Real m_squelch;
 		Real m_volume;
 		quint32 m_audioSampleRate;
+		bool m_audioMute;
 
 		Config() :
 			m_inputSampleRate(-1),
@@ -100,7 +104,8 @@ private:
 			m_afBandwidth(-1),
 			m_squelch(0),
 			m_volume(0),
-			m_audioSampleRate(0)
+			m_audioSampleRate(0),
+			m_audioMute(false)
 		{ }
 	};
 
diff --git a/plugins/channel/am/amdemodgui.cpp b/plugins/channel/am/amdemodgui.cpp
index de09d6c6d..8279844b2 100644
--- a/plugins/channel/am/amdemodgui.cpp
+++ b/plugins/channel/am/amdemodgui.cpp
@@ -179,6 +179,10 @@ void AMDemodGUI::on_squelch_valueChanged(int value)
 	applySettings();
 }
 
+void AMDemodGUI::on_audioMute_toggled(bool checked)
+{
+	applySettings();
+}
 
 void AMDemodGUI::onWidgetRolled(QWidget* widget, bool rollDown)
 {
@@ -263,7 +267,8 @@ void AMDemodGUI::applySettings()
 			m_rfBW[ui->rfBW->value()],
 			ui->afBW->value() * 1000.0,
 			ui->volume->value() / 10.0,
-			ui->squelch->value());
+			ui->squelch->value(),
+			ui->audioMute->isChecked());
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/channel/am/amdemodgui.h b/plugins/channel/am/amdemodgui.h
index 727799fd8..12477a389 100644
--- a/plugins/channel/am/amdemodgui.h
+++ b/plugins/channel/am/amdemodgui.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ private slots:
 	void on_afBW_valueChanged(int value);
 	void on_volume_valueChanged(int value);
 	void on_squelch_valueChanged(int value);
+	void on_audioMute_toggled(bool checked);
 	void onWidgetRolled(QWidget* widget, bool rollDown);
 	void onMenuDoubleClicked();
 	void tick();
diff --git a/plugins/channel/am/amdemodgui.ui b/plugins/channel/am/amdemodgui.ui
index 3f49d10e3..536ff29c0 100644
--- a/plugins/channel/am/amdemodgui.ui
+++ b/plugins/channel/am/amdemodgui.ui
@@ -139,6 +139,24 @@
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
+        <item>
+         <widget class="QToolButton" name="audioMute">
+          <property name="toolTip">
+           <string>Mute/Unmute audio</string>
+          </property>
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>...</string>
+          </property>
+          <property name="icon">
+           <iconset resource="../../../sdrbase/resources/res.qrc">
+            <normaloff>:/sound_on.png</normaloff>
+            <normalon>:/sound_off.png</normalon>:/sound_on.png</iconset>
+          </property>
+          <property name="checkable">
+           <bool>true</bool>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
        </layout>
       </item>
      </layout>