diff --git a/src/gb/audio.c b/src/gb/audio.c
index 4d08fcacf..c996a6e94 100644
--- a/src/gb/audio.c
+++ b/src/gb/audio.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 const uint32_t DMG_LR35902_FREQUENCY = 0x400000;
 static const int CLOCKS_PER_BLIP_FRAME = 0x1000;
 static const unsigned BLIP_BUFFER_SIZE = 0x4000;
+const int GB_AUDIO_VOLUME_MAX = 0x100;
 
 static void _writeDuty(struct GBAudioEnvelope* envelope, uint8_t value);
 static bool _writeSweep(struct GBAudioEnvelope* envelope, uint8_t value);
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ void GBAudioInit(struct GBAudio* audio, size_t samples) {
 	audio->forceDisableCh[1] = false;
 	audio->forceDisableCh[2] = false;
 	audio->forceDisableCh[3] = false;
+	audio->masterVolume = GB_AUDIO_VOLUME_MAX;
 }
 
 void GBAudioDeinit(struct GBAudio* audio) {
@@ -641,8 +643,8 @@ void _sample(struct GBAudio* audio, int32_t cycles) {
 	int16_t sampleLeft = 0;
 	int16_t sampleRight = 0;
 	GBAudioSamplePSG(audio, &sampleLeft, &sampleRight);
-	sampleLeft <<= 1;
-	sampleRight <<= 1;
+	sampleLeft = (sampleLeft * audio->masterVolume) >> 6;
+	sampleRight = (sampleRight * audio->masterVolume) >> 6;
 
 	mCoreSyncLockAudio(audio->p->sync);
 	unsigned produced;
diff --git a/src/gb/audio.h b/src/gb/audio.h
index e36249b05..7de8592ae 100644
--- a/src/gb/audio.h
+++ b/src/gb/audio.h
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ struct GBAudio {
 
 	size_t samples;
 	bool forceDisableCh[4];
+	int masterVolume;
 };
 
 void GBAudioInit(struct GBAudio* audio, size_t samples);
diff --git a/src/gb/core.c b/src/gb/core.c
index ca7b06109..e89eb0921 100644
--- a/src/gb/core.c
+++ b/src/gb/core.c
@@ -66,9 +66,10 @@ static void _GBCoreSetSync(struct mCore* core, struct mCoreSync* sync) {
 }
 
 static void _GBCoreLoadConfig(struct mCore* core, const struct mCoreConfig* config) {
-	UNUSED(core);
 	UNUSED(config);
-	// TODO
+
+	struct GB* gb = core->board;
+	gb->audio.masterVolume = core->opts.volume;
 }
 
 static void _GBCoreDesiredVideoDimensions(struct mCore* core, unsigned* width, unsigned* height) {
diff --git a/src/gba/core.c b/src/gba/core.c
index c210278b3..33b5778cb 100644
--- a/src/gba/core.c
+++ b/src/gba/core.c
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ static void _GBACoreSetSync(struct mCore* core, struct mCoreSync* sync) {
 
 static void _GBACoreLoadConfig(struct mCore* core, const struct mCoreConfig* config) {
 	struct GBA* gba = core->board;
+	gba->audio.masterVolume = core->opts.volume;
 
 #if !defined(MINIMAL_CORE) || MINIMAL_CORE < 2
 	struct GBACore* gbacore = (struct GBACore*) core;