diff --git a/src/86box.c b/src/86box.c
index e3d1e785c..dae2d4ba5 100644
--- a/src/86box.c
+++ b/src/86box.c
@@ -246,7 +246,10 @@ struct accelKey def_acc_keys[NUM_ACCELS] = {
 		.seq="Ctrl+Alt+F12" },
 		
 	{	.name="pause", 				.desc="Toggle pause", 				
-		.seq="Ctrl+Alt+F1" }
+		.seq="Ctrl+Alt+F1" },
+	
+	{	.name="mute", 				.desc="Toggle mute", 				
+		.seq="Ctrl+Alt+M" }	
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/qt/qt_mainwindow.cpp b/src/qt/qt_mainwindow.cpp
index ad1c0e2a0..27124b9fd 100644
--- a/src/qt/qt_mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/qt_mainwindow.cpp
@@ -836,6 +836,7 @@ void MainWindow::updateShortcuts()
 	ui->actionCtrl_Alt_Esc->setShortcut(QKeySequence());
 	ui->actionHard_Reset->setShortcut(QKeySequence());
 	ui->actionPause->setShortcut(QKeySequence());
+	ui->actionMute_Unmute->setShortcut(QKeySequence());
 	
 	int accID;
 	QKeySequence seq;
@@ -863,6 +864,10 @@ void MainWindow::updateShortcuts()
 	accID = FindAccelerator("pause");
 	seq = QKeySequence::fromString(acc_keys[accID].seq);
 	ui->actionPause->setShortcut(seq);
+	
+	accID = FindAccelerator("mute");
+	seq = QKeySequence::fromString(acc_keys[accID].seq);
+	ui->actionMute_Unmute->setShortcut(seq);
 }
 		
 void
@@ -1353,9 +1358,6 @@ MainWindow::eventFilter(QObject *receiver, QEvent *event)
 	// Detect shortcuts when menubar is hidden
 	// TODO: Could this be simplified by proxying the event and manually
 	// shoving it into the menubar?
-	
-	// Note: This section should ONLY contain shortcuts that are valid
-	// when the emulator 
 	if (event->type() == QEvent::KeyPress)
 	{
 		this->keyPressEvent((QKeyEvent *) event);
@@ -1393,6 +1395,11 @@ MainWindow::eventFilter(QObject *receiver, QEvent *event)
 			{
 				ui->actionPause->trigger();
 			}
+			if ((QKeySequence)(ke->key() | ke->modifiers()) == FindAcceleratorSeq("mute"))
+			{
+				ui->actionMute_Unmute->setShortcut(seq);
+			}
+
 			return true;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1429,8 +1436,6 @@ MainWindow::eventFilter(QObject *receiver, QEvent *event)
         }
     }
 	
-
-
     return QMainWindow::eventFilter(receiver, event);
 }