diff --git a/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixer.cpp b/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixer.cpp
index 8d87638434..d581bbc624 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixer.cpp
+++ b/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixer.cpp
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
 
 const float LOUDNESS_TO_DISTANCE_RATIO = 0.00001f;
 const float DEFAULT_ATTENUATION_PER_DOUBLING_IN_DISTANCE = 0.18;
+const float DEFAULT_NOISE_MUTING_THRESHOLD = 100.0f;
 
 const QString AUDIO_MIXER_LOGGING_TARGET_NAME = "audio-mixer";
 const QString AUDIO_ENV_GROUP_KEY = "audio_env";
@@ -78,12 +79,18 @@ bool AudioMixer::_printStreamStats = false;
 
 bool AudioMixer::_enableFilter = true;
 
+bool AudioMixer::shouldMute(float quietestFrame, float loudestFrame) {
+    return (quietestFrame > _noiseMutingThreshold);
+    qDebug() << "Muting, quiestest frame = " << quietestFrame;
+}
+
 AudioMixer::AudioMixer(const QByteArray& packet) :
     ThreadedAssignment(packet),
     _trailingSleepRatio(1.0f),
     _minAudibilityThreshold(LOUDNESS_TO_DISTANCE_RATIO / 2.0f),
     _performanceThrottlingRatio(0.0f),
     _attenuationPerDoublingInDistance(DEFAULT_ATTENUATION_PER_DOUBLING_IN_DISTANCE),
+    _noiseMutingThreshold(DEFAULT_NOISE_MUTING_THRESHOLD),
     _numStatFrames(0),
     _sumListeners(0),
     _sumMixes(0),
@@ -136,6 +143,11 @@ int AudioMixer::addStreamToMixForListeningNodeWithStream(AudioMixerClientData* l
         return 0;
     }
     
+    // if the stream should be muted, bail
+    if (shouldMute(streamToAdd->getQuietestTrailingFrameLoudness(), streamToAdd->getLoudestTrailingFrameLoudness())) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    
     float bearingRelativeAngleToSource = 0.0f;
     float attenuationCoefficient = 1.0f;
     int numSamplesDelay = 0;
diff --git a/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixer.h b/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixer.h
index ff976dec61..836554c44a 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixer.h
+++ b/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixer.h
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ private:
     int16_t _mixSamples[NETWORK_BUFFER_LENGTH_SAMPLES_STEREO + (SAMPLE_PHASE_DELAY_AT_90 * 2)];
 
     void perSecondActions();
+    
+    bool shouldMute(float quietestFrame, float loudestFrame);
 
     QString getReadPendingDatagramsCallsPerSecondsStatsString() const;
     QString getReadPendingDatagramsPacketsPerCallStatsString() const;
@@ -71,6 +73,7 @@ private:
     float _minAudibilityThreshold;
     float _performanceThrottlingRatio;
     float _attenuationPerDoublingInDistance;
+    float _noiseMutingThreshold;
     int _numStatFrames;
     int _sumListeners;
     int _sumMixes;
diff --git a/interface/src/Audio.cpp b/interface/src/Audio.cpp
index dd84eb3211..b8e881bc48 100644
--- a/interface/src/Audio.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Audio.cpp
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ Audio::Audio(QObject* parent) :
     _isStereoInput(false),
     _averagedLatency(0.0),
     _lastInputLoudness(0),
+    _inputFrameCounter(0),
+    _quietestFrame(std::numeric_limits<float>::max()),
+    _loudestFrame(0.0f),
     _timeSinceLastClip(-1.0),
     _dcOffset(0),
     _noiseGateMeasuredFloor(0),
@@ -717,6 +720,21 @@ void Audio::handleAudioInput() {
                 }
                 
                 _lastInputLoudness = fabs(loudness / NETWORK_BUFFER_LENGTH_SAMPLES_PER_CHANNEL);
+
+                if (_quietestFrame > _lastInputLoudness) {
+                    _quietestFrame = _lastInputLoudness;
+                }
+                if (_loudestFrame < _lastInputLoudness) {
+                    _loudestFrame = _lastInputLoudness;
+                }
+                
+                const int FRAMES_FOR_NOISE_DETECTION = 300;
+                if (_inputFrameCounter++ > FRAMES_FOR_NOISE_DETECTION) {
+                    qDebug() << "Quietest/loudest frame: " << _quietestFrame << " / " << _loudestFrame << " NGfloor: " << _noiseGateMeasuredFloor;
+                    _quietestFrame = std::numeric_limits<float>::max();
+                    _loudestFrame = 0.0f;
+                    _inputFrameCounter = 0;
+                }
                 
                 //  If Noise Gate is enabled, check and turn the gate on and off
                 if (!_audioSourceInjectEnabled && _noiseGateEnabled) {
diff --git a/interface/src/Audio.h b/interface/src/Audio.h
index 900b6ce0d6..fcbfb0d34a 100644
--- a/interface/src/Audio.h
+++ b/interface/src/Audio.h
@@ -212,6 +212,9 @@ private:
     QElapsedTimer _timeSinceLastReceived;
     float _averagedLatency;
     float _lastInputLoudness;
+    int _inputFrameCounter;
+    float _quietestFrame;
+    float _loudestFrame;
     float _timeSinceLastClip;
     float _dcOffset;
     float _noiseGateMeasuredFloor;
diff --git a/libraries/audio/src/PositionalAudioStream.cpp b/libraries/audio/src/PositionalAudioStream.cpp
index 6334ac0efb..49129659b6 100644
--- a/libraries/audio/src/PositionalAudioStream.cpp
+++ b/libraries/audio/src/PositionalAudioStream.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,10 @@ PositionalAudioStream::PositionalAudioStream(PositionalAudioStream::Type type, b
     _shouldLoopbackForNode(false),
     _isStereo(isStereo),
     _lastPopOutputTrailingLoudness(0.0f),
-    _lastPopOutputLoudness(0.0f)
+    _lastPopOutputLoudness(0.0f),
+    _quietestTrailingFrameLoudness(std::numeric_limits<float>::max()),
+    _loudestTrailingFrameLoudness(0.0f),
+    _frameCounter(0)
 {
 }
 
@@ -56,6 +59,17 @@ void PositionalAudioStream::updateLastPopOutputLoudnessAndTrailingLoudness() {
             _lastPopOutputTrailingLoudness = 0;
         }
     }
+    if (_frameCounter++ == TRAILING_AVERAGE_FRAMES) {
+        _frameCounter = 0;
+        _quietestTrailingFrameLoudness = std::numeric_limits<float>::max();
+        _loudestTrailingFrameLoudness = 0.0f;
+    }
+    if (_lastPopOutputLoudness < _quietestTrailingFrameLoudness) {
+        _quietestTrailingFrameLoudness = _lastPopOutputLoudness;
+    }
+    if (_lastPopOutputLoudness > _loudestTrailingFrameLoudness) {
+        _loudestTrailingFrameLoudness = _lastPopOutputLoudness;
+    }
 }
 
 int PositionalAudioStream::parsePositionalData(const QByteArray& positionalByteArray) {
diff --git a/libraries/audio/src/PositionalAudioStream.h b/libraries/audio/src/PositionalAudioStream.h
index 6ac189352b..f8028cba3d 100644
--- a/libraries/audio/src/PositionalAudioStream.h
+++ b/libraries/audio/src/PositionalAudioStream.h
@@ -36,12 +36,15 @@ public:
     void updateLastPopOutputLoudnessAndTrailingLoudness();
     float getLastPopOutputTrailingLoudness() const { return _lastPopOutputTrailingLoudness; }
     float getLastPopOutputLoudness() const { return _lastPopOutputLoudness; }
+    float getQuietestTrailingFrameLoudness() const { return _quietestTrailingFrameLoudness; }
+    float getLoudestTrailingFrameLoudness() const { return _loudestTrailingFrameLoudness; }
 
     bool shouldLoopbackForNode() const { return _shouldLoopbackForNode; }
     bool isStereo() const { return _isStereo; }
     PositionalAudioStream::Type getType() const { return _type; }
     const glm::vec3& getPosition() const { return _position; }
     const glm::quat& getOrientation() const { return _orientation; }
+    
 
 protected:
     // disallow copying of PositionalAudioStream objects
@@ -60,6 +63,9 @@ protected:
 
     float _lastPopOutputTrailingLoudness;
     float _lastPopOutputLoudness;
+    float _quietestTrailingFrameLoudness;
+    float _loudestTrailingFrameLoudness;
+    int _frameCounter;
 };
 
 #endif // hifi_PositionalAudioStream_h