diff --git a/audio/audio_driver.c b/audio/audio_driver.c
index 926add793a..ad569f52c8 100644
--- a/audio/audio_driver.c
+++ b/audio/audio_driver.c
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ static size_t audio_driver_buffer_size                   = 0;
 static size_t audio_driver_data_ptr                      = 0;
 
 static bool audio_driver_control                         = false; 
+static bool audio_driver_mixer_mute_enable               = false;
 static bool audio_driver_mute_enable                     = false;
 static bool audio_driver_use_float                       = false;
 static bool audio_driver_active                          = false;
@@ -534,6 +535,8 @@ static bool audio_driver_flush(const int16_t *data, size_t samples)
    bool is_slowmotion                                   = false;
    const void *output_data                              = NULL;
    unsigned output_frames                               = 0;
+   float audio_volume_gain                              = !audio_driver_mute_enable ? 
+      audio_driver_volume_gain : 0.0f;
 
    src_data.data_in                                     = NULL;
    src_data.data_out                                    = NULL;
@@ -553,7 +556,7 @@ static bool audio_driver_flush(const int16_t *data, size_t samples)
       return false;
 
    convert_s16_to_float(audio_driver_input_data, data, samples,
-         audio_driver_mute_enable ? 0.0f : audio_driver_volume_gain);
+         audio_volume_gain);
 
    src_data.data_in               = audio_driver_input_data;
    src_data.input_frames          = samples >> 1;
@@ -622,8 +625,14 @@ static bool audio_driver_flush(const int16_t *data, size_t samples)
    audio_driver_resampler->process(audio_driver_resampler_data, &src_data);
 
    if (audio_mixer_active)
-      audio_mixer_mix(audio_driver_output_samples_buf, src_data.output_frames,
-            audio_driver_mixer_volume_gain);
+   {
+      bool override     = audio_driver_mixer_mute_enable ? true : 
+         (audio_driver_mixer_volume_gain != 0.0f) ? true : false;
+      float mixer_gain  = !audio_driver_mixer_mute_enable ? 
+         audio_driver_mixer_volume_gain : 0.0f;
+      audio_mixer_mix(audio_driver_output_samples_buf,
+            src_data.output_frames, mixer_gain, override);
+   }
 
    output_data        = audio_driver_output_samples_buf;
    output_frames      = (unsigned)src_data.output_frames;
@@ -1141,6 +1150,12 @@ bool audio_driver_toggle_mute(void)
    return true;
 }
 
+bool audio_driver_mixer_toggle_mute(void)
+{
+   audio_driver_mixer_mute_enable  = !audio_driver_mixer_mute_enable;
+   return true;
+}
+
 static INLINE bool audio_driver_alive(void)
 {
    if (     current_audio 
@@ -1274,6 +1289,8 @@ bool *audio_get_bool_ptr(enum audio_action action)
 {
    switch (action)
    {
+      case AUDIO_ACTION_MIXER_MUTE_ENABLE:
+         return &audio_driver_mixer_mute_enable;
       case AUDIO_ACTION_MUTE_ENABLE:
          return &audio_driver_mute_enable;
       case AUDIO_ACTION_NONE:
diff --git a/audio/audio_driver.h b/audio/audio_driver.h
index a7da6b2efa..7df25d6b31 100644
--- a/audio/audio_driver.h
+++ b/audio/audio_driver.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ enum audio_action
 {
    AUDIO_ACTION_NONE = 0,
    AUDIO_ACTION_RATE_CONTROL_DELTA,
+   AUDIO_ACTION_MIXER_MUTE_ENABLE,
    AUDIO_ACTION_MUTE_ENABLE,
    AUDIO_ACTION_VOLUME_GAIN,
    AUDIO_ACTION_MIXER_VOLUME_GAIN,
diff --git a/configuration.c b/configuration.c
index 5706502d5d..fd7fcf0ee2 100644
--- a/configuration.c
+++ b/configuration.c
@@ -1153,6 +1153,7 @@ static struct config_bool_setting *populate_settings_bool(settings_t *settings,
    SETTING_BOOL("core_set_supports_no_game_enable", &settings->bools.set_supports_no_game_enable, true, true, false);
    SETTING_BOOL("audio_enable",                  &settings->bools.audio_enable, true, audio_enable, false);
    SETTING_BOOL("audio_mute_enable",             audio_get_bool_ptr(AUDIO_ACTION_MUTE_ENABLE), true, false, false);
+   SETTING_BOOL("audio_mixer_mute_enable",       audio_get_bool_ptr(AUDIO_ACTION_MIXER_MUTE_ENABLE), true, false, false);
    SETTING_BOOL("location_allow",                &settings->bools.location_allow, true, false, false);
    SETTING_BOOL("video_font_enable",             &settings->bools.video_font_enable, true, font_enable, false);
    SETTING_BOOL("core_updater_auto_extract_archive", &settings->bools.network_buildbot_auto_extract_archive, true, true, false);
diff --git a/intl/msg_hash_lbl.h b/intl/msg_hash_lbl.h
index a60fc93cf3..0a8bc42628 100644
--- a/intl/msg_hash_lbl.h
+++ b/intl/msg_hash_lbl.h
@@ -1235,3 +1235,5 @@ MSG_HASH(MENU_ENUM_LABEL_FILTER_BY_CURRENT_CORE,
       "filter_by_current_Core")
 MSG_HASH(MENU_ENUM_LABEL_AUDIO_MIXER_VOLUME,
       "audio_mixer_volume")
+MSG_HASH(MENU_ENUM_LABEL_AUDIO_MIXER_MUTE,
+      "audio_mixer_mute_enable")
diff --git a/intl/msg_hash_us.h b/intl/msg_hash_us.h
index 6238cfaae4..0d1dc68e19 100644
--- a/intl/msg_hash_us.h
+++ b/intl/msg_hash_us.h
@@ -3029,3 +3029,9 @@ MSG_HASH(
       MENU_ENUM_LABEL_VALUE_AUDIO_MIXER_VOLUME,
       "Audio Mixer Volume Level (dB)"
       )
+MSG_HASH(
+      MENU_ENUM_LABEL_VALUE_AUDIO_MIXER_MUTE,
+      "Audio Mixer Mute"
+      )
+MSG_HASH(MENU_ENUM_SUBLABEL_AUDIO_MIXER_MUTE,
+      "Mute/unmute mixer audio.")
diff --git a/libretro-common/audio/audio_mixer.c b/libretro-common/audio/audio_mixer.c
index 187cce2175..8afea64b78 100644
--- a/libretro-common/audio/audio_mixer.c
+++ b/libretro-common/audio/audio_mixer.c
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ again:
 }
 #endif
 
-void audio_mixer_mix(float* buffer, size_t num_frames, float volume_override)
+void audio_mixer_mix(float* buffer, size_t num_frames, float volume_override, bool override)
 {
    unsigned i;
    size_t j                   = 0;
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ void audio_mixer_mix(float* buffer, size_t num_frames, float volume_override)
    
    for (i = 0; i < AUDIO_MIXER_MAX_VOICES; i++, voice++)
    {
-      float volume = (volume_override == 0.0f) ? voice->volume : volume_override;
+      float volume = (override) ? volume_override : voice->volume;
 
       switch (voice->type)
       {
diff --git a/libretro-common/include/audio/audio_mixer.h b/libretro-common/include/audio/audio_mixer.h
index 5aec714092..f9044bd3d6 100644
--- a/libretro-common/include/audio/audio_mixer.h
+++ b/libretro-common/include/audio/audio_mixer.h
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ audio_mixer_voice_t* audio_mixer_play(audio_mixer_sound_t* sound,
 
 void audio_mixer_stop(audio_mixer_voice_t* voice);
 
-void audio_mixer_mix(float* buffer, size_t num_frames, float volume_override);
+void audio_mixer_mix(float* buffer, size_t num_frames, float volume_override, bool override);
 
 RETRO_END_DECLS
 
diff --git a/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_sublabel.c b/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_sublabel.c
index b4d66c3988..68c47a7d4c 100644
--- a/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_sublabel.c
+++ b/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_sublabel.c
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ default_sublabel_macro(action_bind_sublabel_video_shared_context,          MENU_
 default_sublabel_macro(action_bind_sublabel_audio_latency,                 MENU_ENUM_SUBLABEL_AUDIO_LATENCY)
 default_sublabel_macro(action_bind_sublabel_audio_rate_control_delta,      MENU_ENUM_SUBLABEL_AUDIO_RATE_CONTROL_DELTA)
 default_sublabel_macro(action_bind_sublabel_audio_mute,                    MENU_ENUM_SUBLABEL_AUDIO_MUTE)
+default_sublabel_macro(action_bind_sublabel_audio_mixer_mute,              MENU_ENUM_SUBLABEL_AUDIO_MIXER_MUTE)
 default_sublabel_macro(action_bind_sublabel_camera_allow,                  MENU_ENUM_SUBLABEL_CAMERA_ALLOW)
 default_sublabel_macro(action_bind_sublabel_location_allow,                MENU_ENUM_SUBLABEL_LOCATION_ALLOW)
 default_sublabel_macro(action_bind_sublabel_input_max_users,               MENU_ENUM_SUBLABEL_INPUT_MAX_USERS)
@@ -1062,6 +1063,9 @@ int menu_cbs_init_bind_sublabel(menu_file_list_cbs_t *cbs,
          case MENU_ENUM_LABEL_AUDIO_MUTE:
             BIND_ACTION_SUBLABEL(cbs, action_bind_sublabel_audio_mute);
             break;
+         case MENU_ENUM_LABEL_AUDIO_MIXER_MUTE:
+            BIND_ACTION_SUBLABEL(cbs, action_bind_sublabel_audio_mixer_mute);
+            break;
          case MENU_ENUM_LABEL_AUDIO_LATENCY:
             BIND_ACTION_SUBLABEL(cbs, action_bind_sublabel_audio_latency);
             break;
diff --git a/menu/menu_displaylist.c b/menu/menu_displaylist.c
index d771140435..2778a7147a 100644
--- a/menu/menu_displaylist.c
+++ b/menu/menu_displaylist.c
@@ -5644,6 +5644,9 @@ bool menu_displaylist_ctl(enum menu_displaylist_ctl_state type, void *data)
          menu_displaylist_parse_settings_enum(menu, info,
                MENU_ENUM_LABEL_AUDIO_MUTE,
                PARSE_ONLY_BOOL, false);
+         menu_displaylist_parse_settings_enum(menu, info,
+               MENU_ENUM_LABEL_AUDIO_MIXER_MUTE,
+               PARSE_ONLY_BOOL, false);
          menu_displaylist_parse_settings_enum(menu, info,
                MENU_ENUM_LABEL_AUDIO_VOLUME,
                PARSE_ONLY_FLOAT, false);
diff --git a/menu/menu_setting.c b/menu/menu_setting.c
index 18251eae8c..847e3fe82a 100644
--- a/menu/menu_setting.c
+++ b/menu/menu_setting.c
@@ -3805,6 +3805,22 @@ static bool setting_append_list(
                SD_FLAG_NONE
                );
 
+         CONFIG_BOOL(
+               list, list_info,
+               audio_get_bool_ptr(AUDIO_ACTION_MIXER_MUTE_ENABLE),
+               MENU_ENUM_LABEL_AUDIO_MIXER_MUTE,
+               MENU_ENUM_LABEL_VALUE_AUDIO_MIXER_MUTE,
+               false,
+               MENU_ENUM_LABEL_VALUE_OFF,
+               MENU_ENUM_LABEL_VALUE_ON,
+               &group_info,
+               &subgroup_info,
+               parent_group,
+               general_write_handler,
+               general_read_handler,
+               SD_FLAG_NONE
+               );
+
          CONFIG_FLOAT(
                list, list_info,
                &settings->floats.audio_volume,
diff --git a/msg_hash.h b/msg_hash.h
index 5aaadf35de..72e5d16571 100644
--- a/msg_hash.h
+++ b/msg_hash.h
@@ -973,6 +973,7 @@ enum msg_hash_enums
    MENU_LABEL(AUDIO_BLOCK_FRAMES),
    MENU_LABEL(AUDIO_DSP_PLUGIN),
    MENU_LABEL(AUDIO_MUTE),
+   MENU_LABEL(AUDIO_MIXER_MUTE),
    MENU_LABEL(AUDIO_SYNC),
    MENU_LABEL(AUDIO_VOLUME),
    MENU_LABEL(AUDIO_MIXER_VOLUME),
diff --git a/retroarch.cfg b/retroarch.cfg
index b5e0aaa05f..6682ba5d0f 100644
--- a/retroarch.cfg
+++ b/retroarch.cfg
@@ -284,6 +284,9 @@
 # Mutes audio.
 # audio_mute_enable = false
 
+# Mutes audio mixer volume globally.
+# audio_mixer_mute_enable = false
+
 # Audio output samplerate.
 # audio_out_rate = 48000