diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/Tablet.qml b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/Tablet.qml
index 9a4be95b64..d19fc4ffdd 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/Tablet.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/Tablet.qml
@@ -5,11 +5,16 @@ Item {
     id: tablet
     objectName: "tablet"
 
-    property double miclevel: 0.8
+    property double micLevel: 0.8
 
     width: parent.width
     height: parent.height
 
+    // called by C++ code to keep audio bar updated
+    function setMicLevel(newMicLevel) {
+        tablet.micLevel = newMicLevel;
+    }
+
     // used to look up a button by its uuid
     function findButtonIndex(uuid) {
         if (!uuid) {
@@ -101,7 +106,7 @@ Item {
                 }
                 Rectangle {
                     id: audioBarMask
-                    width: parent.width * tablet.miclevel
+                    width: parent.width * tablet.micLevel
                     color: "#333333"
                     radius: 5
                     anchors.bottom: parent.bottom
@@ -183,7 +188,7 @@ Item {
 
             PropertyChanges {
                 target: tablet
-                miclevel: 0
+                micLevel: 0
             }
         }
     ]
diff --git a/libraries/script-engine/src/TabletScriptingInterface.cpp b/libraries/script-engine/src/TabletScriptingInterface.cpp
index bafa9ab4b4..3831e6cf05 100644
--- a/libraries/script-engine/src/TabletScriptingInterface.cpp
+++ b/libraries/script-engine/src/TabletScriptingInterface.cpp
@@ -141,6 +141,15 @@ void TabletProxy::removeButton(QObject* tabletButtonProxy) {
     }
 }
 
+void TabletProxy::updateAudioBar(const double micLevel) {
+    auto tablet = getQmlTablet();
+    if (!tablet) {
+        qCCritical(scriptengine) << "Could not find tablet in TabletRoot.qml";
+    } else {
+        QMetaObject::invokeMethod(tablet, "setMicLevel", Qt::AutoConnection, Q_ARG(QVariant, QVariant(micLevel)));
+    }
+}
+
 void TabletProxy::addButtonsToHomeScreen() {
     auto tablet = getQmlTablet();
     if (!tablet) {
diff --git a/libraries/script-engine/src/TabletScriptingInterface.h b/libraries/script-engine/src/TabletScriptingInterface.h
index 9739066c17..5ccd4689e3 100644
--- a/libraries/script-engine/src/TabletScriptingInterface.h
+++ b/libraries/script-engine/src/TabletScriptingInterface.h
@@ -84,6 +84,13 @@ public:
      */
     Q_INVOKABLE void removeButton(QObject* tabletButtonProxy);
 
+    /**jsdoc
+     * @function TabletProxy#updateAudioBar
+     * Updates the audio bar in tablet to reflect latest mic level
+     * @param micLevel {double} mic level value between 0 and 1
+     */
+    Q_INVOKABLE void updateAudioBar(const double micLevel);
+    
     QString getName() const { return _name; }
 protected:
 
diff --git a/scripts/system/tablet-ui/tabletUI.js b/scripts/system/tablet-ui/tabletUI.js
index 784d7727d5..4c365836a2 100644
--- a/scripts/system/tablet-ui/tabletUI.js
+++ b/scripts/system/tablet-ui/tabletUI.js
@@ -55,4 +55,39 @@
     Script.update.connect(updateShowTablet);
     // Script.setInterval(updateShowTablet, 1000);
 
+    // Initialise variables used to calculate audio level
+    var accumulatedLevel = 0.0;
+    // Note: Might have to tweak the following two based on the rate we're getting the data
+    var AVERAGING_RATIO = 0.05;
+    var MIC_LEVEL_UPDATE_INTERVAL_MS = 100;
+
+    // Calculate microphone level with the same scaling equation (log scale, exponentially averaged) in AvatarInputs and pal.js
+    function getMicLevel() {
+        var LOUDNESS_FLOOR = 11.0;
+        var LOUDNESS_SCALE = 2.8 / 5.0;
+        var LOG2 = Math.log(2.0);
+        var micLevel = 0.0;
+        accumulatedLevel = AVERAGING_RATIO * accumulatedLevel + (1 - AVERAGING_RATIO) * (MyAvatar.audioLoudness);
+        // Convert to log base 2
+        var logLevel = Math.log(accumulatedLevel + 1) / LOG2;
+        
+        if (logLevel <= LOUDNESS_FLOOR) {
+            micLevel = logLevel / LOUDNESS_FLOOR * LOUDNESS_SCALE;
+        } else {
+            micLevel = (logLevel - (LOUDNESS_FLOOR - 1.0)) * LOUDNESS_SCALE;
+        }
+        if (micLevel > 1.0) {
+            micLevel = 1.0;
+        }
+        return micLevel;
+    }
+
+    Script.setInterval(function() {
+       if (tabletShown) {
+            var currentMicLevel = getMicLevel();
+            var tablet = Tablet.getTablet("com.highfidelity.interface.tablet.system");      
+            tablet.updateAudioBar(currentMicLevel);
+        }
+    }, MIC_LEVEL_UPDATE_INTERVAL_MS);
+
 }()); // END LOCAL_SCOPE