diff --git a/src/xenia/apu/apu-private.h b/src/xenia/apu/apu-private.h
index 5253e156f..dfcddd91f 100644
--- a/src/xenia/apu/apu-private.h
+++ b/src/xenia/apu/apu-private.h
@@ -14,4 +14,6 @@
 
 DECLARE_string(apu);
 
+DECLARE_bool(mute);
+
 #endif  // XENIA_APU_APU_PRIVATE_H_
diff --git a/src/xenia/apu/apu.cc b/src/xenia/apu/apu.cc
index 6a0df3a5f..af9b1e342 100644
--- a/src/xenia/apu/apu.cc
+++ b/src/xenia/apu/apu.cc
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ using namespace xe::apu;
 
 DEFINE_string(apu, "any", "Audio system. Use: [any, nop, xaudio2]");
 
+DEFINE_bool(mute, false, "Mutes all audio output.");
+
 #include "xenia/apu/nop/nop_apu.h"
 std::unique_ptr<AudioSystem> xe::apu::CreateNop(Emulator* emulator) {
   return xe::apu::nop::Create(emulator);
diff --git a/src/xenia/apu/xaudio2/xaudio2_audio_driver.cc b/src/xenia/apu/xaudio2/xaudio2_audio_driver.cc
index c897c295b..ba22b33b7 100644
--- a/src/xenia/apu/xaudio2/xaudio2_audio_driver.cc
+++ b/src/xenia/apu/xaudio2/xaudio2_audio_driver.cc
@@ -116,6 +116,10 @@ void XAudio2AudioDriver::Initialize() {
     return;
   }
 
+  if (FLAGS_mute) {
+    pcm_voice_->SetVolume(0.0f);
+  }
+
   SetEvent(wait_handle_);
 }