diff --git a/interface/src/ui/ApplicationOverlay.cpp b/interface/src/ui/ApplicationOverlay.cpp
index f558b5a2ad..3930b43fbd 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/ApplicationOverlay.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/ApplicationOverlay.cpp
@@ -883,17 +883,20 @@ void ApplicationOverlay::renderAudioMeter() {
         audioLevel = AUDIO_GREEN_START;
     }
     //   Draw Blue Quad
-    glm::vec4 quadColor;
-    if (!isClipping) {
-        quadColor = AUDIO_METER_BLUE;
-    } else {
-        quadColor = glm::vec4(1, 1, 1, 1);
-    }
-    // Draw Blue (low level) quad
-    DependencyManager::get<GeometryCache>()->renderQuad(AUDIO_METER_X + AUDIO_METER_INSET, 
-                                                        audioMeterY + AUDIO_METER_INSET, 
-                                                        audioLevel, AUDIO_METER_HEIGHT - AUDIO_METER_INSET, quadColor,
-                                                        _audioBlueQuad);
+	if (audioLevel > 0) {
+		glm::vec4 quadColor;
+		if (!isClipping) {
+			quadColor = AUDIO_METER_BLUE;
+		}
+		else {
+			quadColor = glm::vec4(1, 1, 1, 1);
+		}
+		// Draw Blue (low level) quad
+		DependencyManager::get<GeometryCache>()->renderQuad(AUDIO_METER_X + AUDIO_METER_INSET,
+			audioMeterY + AUDIO_METER_INSET,
+			audioLevel, AUDIO_METER_HEIGHT - AUDIO_METER_INSET, quadColor,
+			_audioBlueQuad);
+	}
 }
 
 void ApplicationOverlay::renderStatsAndLogs() {