diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/GB/GBPrefControl.Designer.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/GB/GBPrefControl.Designer.cs
index 4ec1be52b3..5ded3cb4b8 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/GB/GBPrefControl.Designer.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/GB/GBPrefControl.Designer.cs
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 			this.propertyGrid1 = new System.Windows.Forms.PropertyGrid();
 			this.buttonDefaults = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
 			this.buttonPalette = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
+			this.checkBoxMuted = new System.Windows.Forms.CheckBox();
 			this.SuspendLayout();
 			// 
 			// propertyGrid1
@@ -68,16 +69,30 @@
 			this.buttonPalette.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
 			this.buttonPalette.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.buttonPalette_Click);
 			// 
+			// checkBoxMuted
+			// 
+			this.checkBoxMuted.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left)));
+			this.checkBoxMuted.AutoSize = true;
+			this.checkBoxMuted.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(84, 289);
+			this.checkBoxMuted.Name = "checkBoxMuted";
+			this.checkBoxMuted.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(80, 17);
+			this.checkBoxMuted.TabIndex = 3;
+			this.checkBoxMuted.Text = "Mute Audio";
+			this.checkBoxMuted.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
+			this.checkBoxMuted.CheckedChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.checkBoxMuted_CheckedChanged);
+			// 
 			// GBPrefControl
 			// 
 			this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
 			this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
+			this.Controls.Add(this.checkBoxMuted);
 			this.Controls.Add(this.buttonPalette);
 			this.Controls.Add(this.buttonDefaults);
 			this.Controls.Add(this.propertyGrid1);
 			this.Name = "GBPrefControl";
 			this.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(324, 311);
 			this.ResumeLayout(false);
+			this.PerformLayout();
 
 		}
 
@@ -86,5 +101,6 @@
 		private System.Windows.Forms.PropertyGrid propertyGrid1;
 		private System.Windows.Forms.Button buttonDefaults;
 		private System.Windows.Forms.Button buttonPalette;
+		private System.Windows.Forms.CheckBox checkBoxMuted;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/GB/GBPrefControl.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/GB/GBPrefControl.cs
index ff2f07b613..73582e0a23 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/GB/GBPrefControl.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/GB/GBPrefControl.cs
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.config.GB
 			this.ss = ss ?? new Gameboy.GambatteSyncSettings();
 			propertyGrid1.SelectedObject = this.ss;
 			propertyGrid1.Enabled = !Global.MovieSession.Movie.IsActive;
+			checkBoxMuted.Checked = this.s.Muted;
 		}
 
 		public void GetSettings(out Gameboy.GambatteSettings s, out Gameboy.GambatteSyncSettings ss)
@@ -60,5 +61,10 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.config.GB
 		{
 			SyncSettingsChanged = true;
 		}
+
+		private void checkBoxMuted_CheckedChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
+		{
+			s.Muted = (sender as CheckBox).Checked;
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/Gameboy/Gambatte.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/Gameboy/Gambatte.cs
index 05b583969a..22ee617f7a 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/Gameboy/Gambatte.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/Gameboy/Gambatte.cs
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Nintendo.Gameboy
 					_cycleCount += (ulong)samplesEmitted;
 					frameOverflow += samplesEmitted;
 
-					if (rendersound)
+					if (rendersound && !Muted)
 					{
 						ProcessSound((int)samplesEmitted);
 					}
@@ -354,13 +354,13 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Nintendo.Gameboy
 
 				_cycleCount += (ulong)samplesEmitted;
 				frameOverflow = 0;
-				if (rendersound)
+				if (rendersound && !Muted)
 				{
 					ProcessSound((int)samplesEmitted);
 				}
 			}
 
-			if (rendersound)
+			if (rendersound && !Muted)
 				ProcessSoundEnd();
 
 			FrameAdvancePost();
@@ -980,6 +980,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Nintendo.Gameboy
 			nsamp = soundoutbuffcontains;
 		}
 
+		public bool Muted { get { return _Settings.Muted; } }
+
 		#endregion
 
 		#region Settings
@@ -1017,6 +1019,10 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Nintendo.Gameboy
 
 			public int[] GBPalette;
 			public GBColors.ColorType CGBColors;
+			/// <summary>
+			/// true to mute all audio
+			/// </summary>
+			public bool Muted;
 
 			public GambatteSettings()
 			{
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/Gameboy/GambatteLink.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/Gameboy/GambatteLink.cs
index 16c6dd09ed..4c6cb1bfd7 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/Gameboy/GambatteLink.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/Gameboy/GambatteLink.cs
@@ -467,38 +467,58 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Nintendo.Gameboy
 		int LatchL;
 		int LatchR;
 
-		void PrepSound()
+		unsafe void PrepSound()
 		{
-			unsafe
+			fixed (short* sl = LeftBuffer, sr = RightBuffer)
 			{
-				fixed (short* sl = LeftBuffer, sr = RightBuffer)
+				for (uint i = 0; i < SampPerFrame * 2; i += 2)
 				{
-					for (uint i = 0; i < SampPerFrame * 2; i += 2)
+					int s = (sl[i] + sl[i + 1]) / 2;
+					if (s != LatchL)
 					{
-						int s = (sl[i] + sl[i + 1]) / 2;
-						if (s != LatchL)
-						{
-							blip_left.AddDelta(i, s - LatchL);
-							LatchL = s;
-						}
-						s = (sr[i] + sr[i + 1]) / 2;
-						if (s != LatchR)
-						{
-							blip_right.AddDelta(i, s - LatchR);
-							LatchR = s;
-						}
+						blip_left.AddDelta(i, s - LatchL);
+						LatchL = s;
+					}
+					s = (sr[i] + sr[i + 1]) / 2;
+					if (s != LatchR)
+					{
+						blip_right.AddDelta(i, s - LatchR);
+						LatchR = s;
 					}
-
 				}
+
 			}
+
 			blip_left.EndFrame(SampPerFrame * 2);
 			blip_right.EndFrame(SampPerFrame * 2);
 			int count = blip_left.SamplesAvailable();
 			if (count != blip_right.SamplesAvailable())
 				throw new Exception("Sound problem?");
 
+			// calling blip.Clear() causes rounding fractions to be reset,
+			// and if only one channel is muted, in subsequent frames we can be off by a sample or two
+			// not a big deal, but we didn't account for it.  so we actually complete the entire
+			// audio read and then stamp it out if muted.
+
 			blip_left.ReadSamplesLeft(SampleBuffer, count);
+			if (L.Muted)
+			{
+				fixed (short* p = SampleBuffer)
+				{
+					for (int i = 0; i < SampleBuffer.Length; i += 2)
+						p[i] = 0;
+				}
+			}
+
 			blip_right.ReadSamplesRight(SampleBuffer, count);
+			if (R.Muted)
+			{
+				fixed (short* p = SampleBuffer)
+				{
+					for (int i = 1; i < SampleBuffer.Length; i += 2)
+						p[i] = 0;
+				}
+			}
 			SampleBufferContains = count;
 		}