diff --git a/resources/playbar.blp b/resources/playbar.blp
index 7abc917..c357af6 100644
--- a/resources/playbar.blp
+++ b/resources/playbar.blp
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ template $AudreyUiPlaybar: Adw.Bin {
       }
 
       Button {
-        icon-name: bind $mute_button_icon_name (template.playbin as <$AudreyPlaybin>.mute) as <string>;
+        icon-name: bind $mute_button_icon_name (template.mute) as <string>;
         valign: center;
 
         clicked => $on_mute_toggle () swapped;
diff --git a/src/playbin2.rs b/src/playbin2.rs
index f0252f5..3785aec 100644
--- a/src/playbin2.rs
+++ b/src/playbin2.rs
@@ -237,6 +237,10 @@ where
         self.volume_changed.signal()
     }
 
+    pub fn muted_changed(&self) -> Signal<'_, Self, ()> {
+        self.muted_changed.signal()
+    }
+
     pub fn file_started(&self) -> Signal<'_, Self, ()> {
         self.file_started.signal()
     }
diff --git a/src/ui/playbar.rs b/src/ui/playbar.rs
index c7fa04f..698a0f7 100644
--- a/src/ui/playbar.rs
+++ b/src/ui/playbar.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ mod imp {
 
         #[property(get, set)]
         volume: Cell<i32>,
+        #[property(get, set)]
+        mute: Cell<bool>,
     }
 
     #[glib::object_subclass]
@@ -156,8 +158,7 @@ mod imp {
 
         #[template_callback]
         fn on_mute_toggle(&self) {
-            let playbin = self.playbin.upgrade().unwrap();
-            playbin.set_mute(!playbin.mute());
+            self.obj().set_mute(!self.obj().mute());
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/ui/window.rs b/src/ui/window.rs
index 60defd5..98401ba 100644
--- a/src/ui/window.rs
+++ b/src/ui/window.rs
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ impl Window {
         let window: Self = glib::Object::builder().property("application", app).build();
 
         // manual bidirectional sync
+        window.imp().playbar.set_volume(window.imp().playbin2.volume() as i32);
         window.imp().playbin2.volume_changed().connect_object(
             &*window.imp().playbar,
             |playbin, playbar, ()| {
@@ -205,6 +206,23 @@ impl Window {
             ),
         );
 
+        window.imp().playbar.set_mute(window.imp().playbin2.muted());
+        window.imp().playbin2.muted_changed().connect_object(
+            &*window.imp().playbar,
+            |playbin, playbar, ()| {
+                playbar.set_mute(playbin.muted());
+                true
+            },
+        );
+        window.imp().playbar.connect_notify_local(
+            Some("mute"),
+            glib::clone!(
+                #[weak(rename_to = playbin)]
+                window.imp().playbin2,
+                move |playbar, _| playbin.set_muted(playbar.mute())
+            ),
+        );
+
         window
             .imp()
             .setup