diff --git a/sdrbase/dsp/agc.cpp b/sdrbase/dsp/agc.cpp
index 1a94b7457..c7a3ebcf7 100644
--- a/sdrbase/dsp/agc.cpp
+++ b/sdrbase/dsp/agc.cpp
@@ -105,12 +105,24 @@ double MagAGC::feedAndGetValue(const Complex& ci)
         if (m_squared)
         {
             double u0 = m_R / m_moving_average.average();
-            m_u0 = (u0 * m_magsq > m_clampMax) ? m_clampMax / m_magsq : u0;
+            double du = (u0*m_magsq) - (m_clampMax/2.0);
+            if (du > 0) {
+                m_u0 = (m_clampMax/2.0)*(1.0 + (log10(1+du)/4.0)); // experimental clipping limiter
+            } else {
+                m_u0 = u0;
+            }
+            //m_u0 = (u0 * m_magsq > m_clampMax) ? m_clampMax / m_magsq : u0;
         }
         else
         {
             double u02 = m_R2 / m_moving_average.average();
-            m_u0 = (u02 * m_magsq > m_clampMax) ? sqrt(m_clampMax / m_magsq) : sqrt(u02);
+            double du = (u02*m_magsq) - (m_clampMax/2.0);
+            if (du > 0) {
+                m_u0 = (m_clampMax/2.0)*(1.0 + (log10(1+du)/4.0)); // experimental clipping limiter
+            } else {
+                m_u0 = sqrt(u02);
+            }
+            //m_u0 = (u02 * m_magsq > m_clampMax) ? sqrt(m_clampMax / m_magsq) : sqrt(u02);
         }
     }
     else