diff --git a/RedBookPlayer/GUI/PlayerView.xaml.cs b/RedBookPlayer/GUI/PlayerView.xaml.cs
index 47bbc07..957bc4c 100644
--- a/RedBookPlayer/GUI/PlayerView.xaml.cs
+++ b/RedBookPlayer/GUI/PlayerView.xaml.cs
@@ -35,11 +35,6 @@ namespace RedBookPlayer.GUI
         /// </summary>
         private Timer _updateTimer;
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Last volume for mute toggling
-        /// </summary>
-        private int? _lastVolume = null;
-
         public PlayerView() => InitializeComponent(null);
 
         public PlayerView(string xaml) => InitializeComponent(xaml);
@@ -262,19 +257,7 @@ namespace RedBookPlayer.GUI
 
         public void VolumeDownButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) => PlayerViewModel.Volume--;
 
-        public void MuteToggleButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
-        {
-            if (_lastVolume == null)
-            {
-                _lastVolume = PlayerViewModel.Volume;
-                PlayerViewModel.Volume = 0;
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                PlayerViewModel.Volume = _lastVolume.Value;
-                _lastVolume = null;
-            }
-        }
+        public void MuteToggleButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) => PlayerViewModel.ToggleMute();
 
         public void EnableDeEmphasisButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) => PlayerViewModel.ApplyDeEmphasis = true;
 
diff --git a/RedBookPlayer/GUI/PlayerViewModel.cs b/RedBookPlayer/GUI/PlayerViewModel.cs
index 6996e2e..6699a18 100644
--- a/RedBookPlayer/GUI/PlayerViewModel.cs
+++ b/RedBookPlayer/GUI/PlayerViewModel.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ namespace RedBookPlayer.GUI
         /// </summary>
         private Player _player;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Last volume for mute toggling
+        /// </summary>
+        private int? _lastVolume = null;
+
         #region Player Status
 
         public bool Initialized => _player?.Initialized ?? false;
@@ -189,6 +194,23 @@ namespace RedBookPlayer.GUI
             return string.Join("", numbers.Select(i => i.ToString().PadLeft(2, '0').Substring(0, 2)));
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Temporarily mute playback
+        /// </summary>
+        public void ToggleMute()
+        {
+            if(_lastVolume == null)
+            {
+                _lastVolume = Volume;
+                Volume = 0;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                Volume = _lastVolume.Value;
+                _lastVolume = null;
+            }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Update the UI from the internal player
         /// </summary>