diff --git a/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixerSlave.cpp b/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixerSlave.cpp
index 3c8e38f278..b447048ac9 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixerSlave.cpp
+++ b/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixerSlave.cpp
@@ -376,6 +376,11 @@ void AudioMixerSlave::addStream(AudioMixerClientData& listenerNodeData, const QU
         return;
     }
 
+    if (streamToAdd.getType() == PositionalAudioStream::Injector) {
+        // apply per-avatar gain to positional audio injectors, which wouldn't otherwise be affected by PAL sliders
+        hrtf.setGainAdjustment(listenerNodeData.hrtfForStream(sourceNodeID, QUuid()).getGainAdjustment());
+    }
+
     hrtf.render(_bufferSamples, _mixSamples, HRTF_DATASET_INDEX, azimuth, distance, gain,
                 AudioConstants::NETWORK_FRAME_SAMPLES_PER_CHANNEL);