diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/TabletMenu.qml b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/TabletMenu.qml
index cd3a9cacae..c154ac0f49 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/TabletMenu.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/TabletMenu.qml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ FocusScope {
 
     property var rootMenu: Menu { objectName:"rootMenu" }
     property var point: Qt.point(50, 50)
+    property string subMenu: ""
 
     TabletMouseHandler { id: menuPopperUpper }
 
@@ -101,6 +102,24 @@ FocusScope {
         buildMenu()
     }
     function buildMenu() {
-        menuPopperUpper.popup(tabletMenu, rootMenu.items)
+        // Build submenu if specified.
+        if (subMenu !== "") {
+            var index = 0;
+            var found = false;
+            while (!found && index < rootMenu.items.length) {
+                found = rootMenu.items[index].title === subMenu;
+                if (!found) {
+                    index += 1;
+                }
+            }
+            subMenu = "";  // Continue with full menu after initially displaying submenu.
+            if (found) {
+                menuPopperUpper.popup(tabletMenu, rootMenu.items[index].items);
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Otherwise build whole menu.
+        menuPopperUpper.popup(tabletMenu, rootMenu.items);
     }
 }
diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/TabletRoot.qml b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/TabletRoot.qml
index 40d88165b0..481c7846a9 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/TabletRoot.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/TabletRoot.qml
@@ -6,9 +6,14 @@ Item {
     objectName: "tabletRoot"
     property string username: "Unknown user"
     property var eventBridge;
+    property string option: ""
 
     signal showDesktop();
 
+    function setOption(value) {
+        option = value;
+    }
+
     function loadSource(url) {
         loader.source = url;
     }
@@ -72,6 +77,9 @@ Item {
             if (loader.item.hasOwnProperty("sendToScript")) {
                 loader.item.sendToScript.connect(tabletRoot.sendToScript);
             }
+            if (loader.item.hasOwnProperty("subMenu")) {
+                loader.item.subMenu = option;
+            }
             loader.item.forceActiveFocus();
         }
     }
diff --git a/libraries/script-engine/src/TabletScriptingInterface.cpp b/libraries/script-engine/src/TabletScriptingInterface.cpp
index e40736b201..7e8fdd6bc3 100644
--- a/libraries/script-engine/src/TabletScriptingInterface.cpp
+++ b/libraries/script-engine/src/TabletScriptingInterface.cpp
@@ -213,10 +213,11 @@ void TabletProxy::setQmlTabletRoot(QQuickItem* qmlTabletRoot, QObject* qmlOffscr
     }
 }
 
-void TabletProxy::gotoMenuScreen() {
+void TabletProxy::gotoMenuScreen(const QString& submenu) {
     if (_qmlTabletRoot) {
         if (_state != State::Menu) {
             removeButtonsFromHomeScreen();
+            QMetaObject::invokeMethod(_qmlTabletRoot, "setOption", Q_ARG(const QVariant&, QVariant(submenu)));
             auto loader = _qmlTabletRoot->findChild<QQuickItem*>("loader");
             QObject::connect(loader, SIGNAL(loaded()), this, SLOT(addButtonsToMenuScreen()), Qt::DirectConnection);
             QMetaObject::invokeMethod(_qmlTabletRoot, "loadSource", Q_ARG(const QVariant&, QVariant(VRMENU_SOURCE_URL)));
diff --git a/libraries/script-engine/src/TabletScriptingInterface.h b/libraries/script-engine/src/TabletScriptingInterface.h
index d5eccb2479..80ab365654 100644
--- a/libraries/script-engine/src/TabletScriptingInterface.h
+++ b/libraries/script-engine/src/TabletScriptingInterface.h
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public:
 
     void setQmlTabletRoot(QQuickItem* qmlTabletRoot, QObject* qmlOffscreenSurface);
 
-    Q_INVOKABLE void gotoMenuScreen();
+    Q_INVOKABLE void gotoMenuScreen(const QString& submenu = "");
 
     /**jsdoc
      * transition to the home screen
diff --git a/scripts/defaultScripts.js b/scripts/defaultScripts.js
index 36b0ddde85..40a77eda55 100644
--- a/scripts/defaultScripts.js
+++ b/scripts/defaultScripts.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 var DEFAULT_SCRIPTS = [
     "system/progress.js",
     "system/away.js",
-    "system/mute.js",
+    "system/audio.js",
     "system/hmd.js",
     "system/menu.js",
     "system/bubble.js",
diff --git a/scripts/system/mute.js b/scripts/system/audio.js
similarity index 56%
rename from scripts/system/mute.js
rename to scripts/system/audio.js
index f28a2eb9a5..dd49f944ea 100644
--- a/scripts/system/mute.js
+++ b/scripts/system/audio.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 "use strict";
 
 //
-//  goto.js
-//  scripts/system/
+//  audio.js
 //
 //  Created by Howard Stearns on 2 Jun 2016
 //  Copyright 2016 High Fidelity, Inc.
@@ -14,22 +13,33 @@
 (function() { // BEGIN LOCAL_SCOPE
 
 var button;
-var buttonName = "MUTE";
+var TOOLBAR_BUTTON_NAME = "MUTE";
+var TABLET_BUTTON_NAME = "AUDIO";
 var toolBar = null;
 var tablet = null;
+var isHUDUIEnabled = Settings.getValue("HUDUIEnabled");
+var HOME_BUTTON_TEXTURE = "http://hifi-content.s3.amazonaws.com/alan/dev/tablet-with-home-button.fbx/tablet-with-home-button.fbm/button-root.png";
 
 function onMuteToggled() {
-    button.editProperties({isActive: AudioDevice.getMuted()});
+    if (isHUDUIEnabled) {
+        button.editProperties({ isActive: AudioDevice.getMuted() });
+    }
 }
 function onClicked(){
-    var menuItem = "Mute Microphone";
-    Menu.setIsOptionChecked(menuItem, !Menu.isOptionChecked(menuItem));
+    if (isHUDUIEnabled) {
+        var menuItem = "Mute Microphone";
+        Menu.setIsOptionChecked(menuItem, !Menu.isOptionChecked(menuItem));
+    } else {
+        var entity = HMD.tabletID;
+        Entities.editEntity(entity, { textures: JSON.stringify({ "tex.close": HOME_BUTTON_TEXTURE }) });
+        tablet.gotoMenuScreen("Audio");
+    }
 }
 
 if (Settings.getValue("HUDUIEnabled")) {
     toolBar = Toolbars.getToolbar("com.highfidelity.interface.toolbar.system");
     button = toolBar.addButton({
-        objectName: buttonName,
+        objectName: TOOLBAR_BUTTON_NAME,
         imageURL: Script.resolvePath("assets/images/tools/mic.svg"),
         visible: true,
         alpha: 0.9
@@ -37,10 +47,8 @@ if (Settings.getValue("HUDUIEnabled")) {
 } else {
     tablet = Tablet.getTablet("com.highfidelity.interface.tablet.system");
     button = tablet.addButton({
-        icon: "icons/tablet-icons/mic-a.svg",
-        text: buttonName,
-        activeIcon: "icons/tablet-icons/mic-i.svg",
-        activeText: "UNMUTE",
+        icon: "icons/tablet-icons/mic-i.svg",
+        text: TABLET_BUTTON_NAME,
         sortOrder: 1
     });
 }
@@ -56,7 +64,7 @@ Script.scriptEnding.connect(function () {
         tablet.removeButton(button);
     }
     if (toolBar) {
-        toolBar.removeButton(buttonName);
+        toolBar.removeButton(TOOLBAR_BUTTON_NAME);
     }
 });