diff --git a/code/client/cl_cgame.c b/code/client/cl_cgame.c
index 7ea1b1dc..56d824fb 100644
--- a/code/client/cl_cgame.c
+++ b/code/client/cl_cgame.c
@@ -928,6 +928,7 @@ void CL_FirstSnapshot( void ) {
 			speex_bits_reset(&clc.speexDecoderBits[i]);
 			clc.speexDecoder[i] = speex_decoder_init(&speex_nb_mode);
 			clc.voipIgnore[i] = qfalse;
+			clc.voipGain[i] = 1.0f;
 		}
 		speex_encoder_ctl(clc.speexEncoder, SPEEX_GET_FRAME_SIZE,
 		                  &clc.speexFrameSize);
diff --git a/code/client/cl_main.c b/code/client/cl_main.c
index 6c45298f..43c2d65b 100644
--- a/code/client/cl_main.c
+++ b/code/client/cl_main.c
@@ -190,6 +190,20 @@ void CL_UpdateVoipIgnore(const char *idstr, qboolean ignore)
 	}
 }
 
+static
+void CL_UpdateVoipGain(const char *idstr, float gain)
+{
+	if ((*idstr >= '0') && (*idstr <= '9')) {
+		const int id = atoi(idstr);
+		if (gain < 0.0f)
+			gain = 0.0f;
+		if ((id >= 0) && (id < MAX_CLIENTS)) {
+			clc.voipGain[id] = gain;
+			Com_Printf("VoIP: player #%d gain now set to %f\n", id, gain);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 void CL_Voip_f( void )
 {
 	const char *cmd = Cmd_Argv(1);
@@ -213,6 +227,8 @@ void CL_Voip_f( void )
 		CL_UpdateVoipIgnore(Cmd_Argv(2), qtrue);
 	} else if (strcmp(cmd, "unignore") == 0) {
 		CL_UpdateVoipIgnore(Cmd_Argv(2), qfalse);
+	} else if (strcmp(cmd, "gain") == 0) {
+		CL_UpdateVoipGain(Cmd_Argv(2), atof(Cmd_Argv(3)));
 	} else if (strcmp(cmd, "muteall") == 0) {
 		Com_Printf("VoIP: muting incoming voice\n");
 		CL_AddReliableCommand("voip muteall");
diff --git a/code/client/cl_parse.c b/code/client/cl_parse.c
index 294e46e3..9e6d5f9a 100644
--- a/code/client/cl_parse.c
+++ b/code/client/cl_parse.c
@@ -647,6 +647,8 @@ qboolean CL_ShouldIgnoreVoipSender(int sender)
 		return qtrue;  // all channels are muted with extreme prejudice.
 	else if (clc.voipIgnore[sender])
 		return qtrue;  // just ignoring this guy.
+	else if (clc.voipGain[sender] == 0.0f)
+		return qtrue;  // too quiet to play.
 
 	return qfalse;  // !!! FIXME: implement per-channel muting.
 }
@@ -758,7 +760,7 @@ void CL_ParseVoip ( msg_t *msg ) {
 			Com_DPrintf("VoIP: playback %d bytes, %d samples, %d frames\n",
 			            written * 2, written, i);
 			S_RawSamples(sender + 1, written, 8000, 2, 1,
-			             (const byte *) decoded, 1.0f);  // !!! FIXME: hardcoding!
+			             (const byte *) decoded, clc.voipGain[sender]);  // !!! FIXME: hardcoding!
 			written = 0;
 		}
 
diff --git a/code/client/client.h b/code/client/client.h
index 802e99fa..fb15f456 100644
--- a/code/client/client.h
+++ b/code/client/client.h
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	void *speexDecoder[MAX_CLIENTS];
 	byte voipIncomingGeneration[MAX_CLIENTS];
 	int voipIncomingSequence[MAX_CLIENTS];
+	float voipGain[MAX_CLIENTS];
 	qboolean voipIgnore[MAX_CLIENTS];
 	qboolean voipMuteAll;