diff --git a/assignment-client/src/Agent.cpp b/assignment-client/src/Agent.cpp
index 68464fef91..799afd64a6 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/Agent.cpp
+++ b/assignment-client/src/Agent.cpp
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ void Agent::executeScript() {
 
         using namespace recording;
         static const FrameType AUDIO_FRAME_TYPE = Frame::registerFrameType(AudioConstants::getAudioFrameName());
-        Frame::registerFrameHandler(AUDIO_FRAME_TYPE, [this, &scriptedAvatar](Frame::ConstPointer frame) {
+        Frame::registerFrameHandler(AUDIO_FRAME_TYPE, [this, &player, &scriptedAvatar](Frame::ConstPointer frame) {
             if (_shouldMuteRecordingAudio) {
                 return;
             }
@@ -442,10 +442,21 @@ void Agent::executeScript() {
 
             QByteArray audio(frame->data);
 
-            if (_isNoiseGateEnabled) {
+            auto volume = player->getVolume();
+            if (volume != 1.0f || _isNoiseGateEnabled) {
                 int16_t* samples = reinterpret_cast<int16_t*>(audio.data());
                 int numSamples = AudioConstants::NETWORK_FRAME_SAMPLES_PER_CHANNEL;
-                _audioGate.render(samples, samples, numSamples);
+
+                if (volume != 1.0f) {
+                    int32_t fract = (int32_t)(volume * 65536.0f);   // Q16
+                    for (int i = 0; i < numSamples; i++) {  // #######: i++ instead of ++i?
+                        samples[i] = (fract * (int32_t)samples[i]) >> 16;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if (_isNoiseGateEnabled) {
+                    _audioGate.render(samples, samples, numSamples);
+                }
             }
 
             computeLoudness(&audio, scriptedAvatar);
diff --git a/libraries/recording/src/recording/Deck.cpp b/libraries/recording/src/recording/Deck.cpp
index 4d65f0eb1b..bdbbc05d50 100644
--- a/libraries/recording/src/recording/Deck.cpp
+++ b/libraries/recording/src/recording/Deck.cpp
@@ -103,6 +103,10 @@ float Deck::position() const {
     return Frame::frameTimeToSeconds(currentPosition);
 }
 
+void Deck::setVolume(float volume) { 
+    _volume = std::min(std::max(volume, 0.0f), 1.0f);
+}
+
 static const Frame::Time MIN_FRAME_WAIT_INTERVAL = Frame::secondsToFrameTime(0.001f);
 static const Frame::Time MAX_FRAME_PROCESSING_TIME = Frame::secondsToFrameTime(0.004f);
 
diff --git a/libraries/recording/src/recording/Deck.h b/libraries/recording/src/recording/Deck.h
index 1f8d58d5e1..12e2dd4b16 100644
--- a/libraries/recording/src/recording/Deck.h
+++ b/libraries/recording/src/recording/Deck.h
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ public:
     float position() const;
     void seek(float position);
 
+    float getVolume() { return _volume; }
+    void setVolume(float volume);
+
 signals:
     void playbackStateChanged();
     void looped();
@@ -76,6 +79,7 @@ private:
     bool _pause { true };
     bool _loop { false };
     float _length { 0 };
+    float _volume { 1.0f };
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/libraries/script-engine/src/RecordingScriptingInterface.cpp b/libraries/script-engine/src/RecordingScriptingInterface.cpp
index e57d80274a..f95edb482b 100644
--- a/libraries/script-engine/src/RecordingScriptingInterface.cpp
+++ b/libraries/script-engine/src/RecordingScriptingInterface.cpp
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ void RecordingScriptingInterface::startPlaying() {
 }
 
 void RecordingScriptingInterface::setPlayerVolume(float volume) {
-    // FIXME 
+    _player->setVolume(std::min(std::max(volume, 0.0f), 1.0f));
 }
 
 void RecordingScriptingInterface::setPlayerAudioOffset(float audioOffset) {
diff --git a/libraries/script-engine/src/RecordingScriptingInterface.h b/libraries/script-engine/src/RecordingScriptingInterface.h
index 6a058feea5..604ec6bc2e 100644
--- a/libraries/script-engine/src/RecordingScriptingInterface.h
+++ b/libraries/script-engine/src/RecordingScriptingInterface.h
@@ -95,8 +95,9 @@ public slots:
 
 
     /**jsdoc
+     * Sets the playback audio volume.
      * @function Recording.setPlayerVolume
-     * @param {number} volume
+     * @param {number} volume - The playback audio volume, range <code>0.0</code> &ndash; <code>1.0</code>.
      */
     void setPlayerVolume(float volume);