diff --git a/neo/sound/snd_world.cpp b/neo/sound/snd_world.cpp
index 77194085..43dfa7c3 100644
--- a/neo/sound/snd_world.cpp
+++ b/neo/sound/snd_world.cpp
@@ -1734,8 +1734,7 @@ void idSoundWorldLocal::AddChannelContribution( idSoundEmitterLocal *sound, idSo
 		volume = soundSystemLocal.dB2Scale( parms->volume );
 	}
 
-	// global volume scale
-	volume *= soundSystemLocal.dB2Scale( idSoundSystemLocal::s_volume.GetFloat() );
+	// DG: moved global volume scale down to after clamping to 1.0
 
 	// volume fading
 	float	fadeDb = chan->channelFade.FadeDbAt44kHz( current44kHz );
@@ -1802,13 +1801,20 @@ void idSoundWorldLocal::AddChannelContribution( idSoundEmitterLocal *sound, idSo
 	//     See also https://github.com/dhewm/dhewm3/issues/179
 
 	// First clamp it to 1.0 - that's done anyway when setting AL_GAIN below,
-	// for consistency it must be done before scaling, see
-	// https://github.com/dhewm/dhewm3/issues/326#issuecomment-1366833004
+	// for consistency it must be done before scaling, because many player-weapon
+	// sounds have a too high volume defined and only sound right (relative to
+	// other weapons) when clamped
+	// see https://github.com/dhewm/dhewm3/issues/326#issuecomment-1366833004
 	if(volume > 1.0f) {
 		volume = 1.0f;
 	}
 
 	volume *= 0.333f; // (0.333 worked fine, 0.5 didn't)
+
+	// global volume scale - DG: now done after clamping to 1.0, so reducing the
+	// global volume doesn't cause the different weapon volume issues described above
+	volume *= soundSystemLocal.dB2Scale( idSoundSystemLocal::s_volume.GetFloat() );
+
 	//
 	// do we have anything to add?
 	//