diff --git a/web/src/components/player/HlsVideoPlayer.tsx b/web/src/components/player/HlsVideoPlayer.tsx
index 088db8263..c12cffde3 100644
--- a/web/src/components/player/HlsVideoPlayer.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/player/HlsVideoPlayer.tsx
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ export default function HlsVideoPlayer({
   // controls
 
   const [isPlaying, setIsPlaying] = useState(true);
+  const [muted, setMuted] = useState(true);
+  const [volume, setVolume] = useState(1.0);
   const [mobileCtrlTimeout, setMobileCtrlTimeout] = useState<NodeJS.Timeout>();
   const [controls, setControls] = useState(isMobile);
   const [controlsOpen, setControlsOpen] = useState(false);
@@ -85,9 +87,12 @@ export default function HlsVideoPlayer({
         className="absolute bottom-5 left-1/2 -translate-x-1/2 z-50"
         video={videoRef.current}
         isPlaying={isPlaying}
-        show={controls}
+        show={visible && controls}
+        muted={muted}
+        volume={volume}
         controlsOpen={controlsOpen}
         setControlsOpen={setControlsOpen}
+        setMuted={setMuted}
         playbackRate={videoRef.current?.playbackRate ?? 1}
         hotKeys={hotKeys}
         onPlayPause={(play) => {
@@ -155,7 +160,8 @@ export default function HlsVideoPlayer({
           autoPlay
           controls={false}
           playsInline
-          muted
+          muted={muted}
+          onVolumeChange={() => setVolume(videoRef.current?.volume ?? 1.0)}
           onPlay={() => {
             setIsPlaying(true);
 
diff --git a/web/src/components/player/VideoControls.tsx b/web/src/components/player/VideoControls.tsx
index 4ee9374fa..4dc7962ee 100644
--- a/web/src/components/player/VideoControls.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/player/VideoControls.tsx
@@ -38,11 +38,14 @@ type VideoControlsProps = {
   features?: VideoControls;
   isPlaying: boolean;
   show: boolean;
+  muted: boolean;
+  volume: number;
   controlsOpen?: boolean;
   playbackRates?: number[];
   playbackRate: number;
   hotKeys?: boolean;
   setControlsOpen?: (open: boolean) => void;
+  setMuted: (muted: boolean) => void;
   onPlayPause: (play: boolean) => void;
   onSeek: (diff: number) => void;
   onSetPlaybackRate: (rate: number) => void;
@@ -53,11 +56,14 @@ export default function VideoControls({
   features = CONTROLS_DEFAULT,
   isPlaying,
   show,
+  muted,
+  volume,
   controlsOpen,
   playbackRates = PLAYBACK_RATE_DEFAULT,
   playbackRate,
   hotKeys = true,
   setControlsOpen,
+  setMuted,
   onPlayPause,
   onSeek,
   onSetPlaybackRate,
@@ -89,18 +95,18 @@ export default function VideoControls({
   // volume control
 
   const VolumeIcon = useMemo(() => {
-    if (!video || video?.muted) {
+    if (volume == 0.0 || muted) {
       return MdVolumeOff;
-    } else if (video.volume <= 0.33) {
+    } else if (volume <= 0.33) {
       return MdVolumeMute;
-    } else if (video.volume <= 0.67) {
+    } else if (volume <= 0.67) {
       return MdVolumeDown;
     } else {
       return MdVolumeUp;
     }
     // only update when specific fields change
     // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
-  }, [video?.volume, video?.muted]);
+  }, [volume, muted]);
 
   const onKeyboardShortcut = useCallback(
     (key: string, down: boolean, repeat: boolean) => {
@@ -117,7 +123,7 @@ export default function VideoControls({
           break;
         case "m":
           if (down && !repeat && video) {
-            video.muted = !video.muted;
+            setMuted(!muted);
           }
           break;
         case " ":
@@ -150,13 +156,13 @@ export default function VideoControls({
             className="size-5"
             onClick={(e: React.MouseEvent) => {
               e.stopPropagation();
-              video.muted = !video.muted;
+              setMuted(!muted);
             }}
           />
-          {video.muted == false && (
+          {muted == false && (
             <VolumeSlider
               className="w-20"
-              value={[video.volume]}
+              value={[volume]}
               min={0}
               max={1}
               step={0.02}
@@ -193,7 +199,11 @@ export default function VideoControls({
               onValueChange={(rate) => onSetPlaybackRate(parseFloat(rate))}
             >
               {playbackRates.map((rate) => (
-                <DropdownMenuRadioItem key={rate} value={rate.toString()}>
+                <DropdownMenuRadioItem
+                  key={rate}
+                  className="cursor-pointer"
+                  value={rate.toString()}
+                >
                   {rate}x
                 </DropdownMenuRadioItem>
               ))}