diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/BackgroundPlayer.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/BackgroundPlayer.java
index 9e23d9145..25a9f3be3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/BackgroundPlayer.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/BackgroundPlayer.java
@@ -398,6 +398,12 @@ public final class BackgroundPlayer extends Service {
             updatePlayback();
         }
 
+        @Override
+        public void onMuteUnmuteButtonClicled() {
+            super.onMuteUnmuteButtonClicled();
+            updatePlayback();
+        }
+
         @Override
         public void onUpdateProgress(int currentProgress, int duration, int bufferPercent) {
             updateProgress(currentProgress, duration, bufferPercent);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/PopupVideoPlayer.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/PopupVideoPlayer.java
index fc14e8d51..88d227936 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/PopupVideoPlayer.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/PopupVideoPlayer.java
@@ -607,6 +607,12 @@ public final class PopupVideoPlayer extends Service {
             updatePlayback();
         }
 
+        @Override
+        public void onMuteUnmuteButtonClicled() {
+            super.onMuteUnmuteButtonClicled();
+            updatePlayback();
+        }
+
         @Override
         public void onUpdateProgress(int currentProgress, int duration, int bufferPercent) {
             updateProgress(currentProgress, duration, bufferPercent);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/ServicePlayerActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/ServicePlayerActivity.java
index 034746a2b..a3d8dde8d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/ServicePlayerActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/ServicePlayerActivity.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.IBinder;
 import android.provider.Settings;
 import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
+import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat;
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager;
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView;
 import androidx.appcompat.widget.Toolbar;
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ import android.widget.PopupMenu;
 import android.widget.ProgressBar;
 import android.widget.SeekBar;
 import android.widget.TextView;
+import android.widget.Toast;
 
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.PlaybackParameters;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.Player;
@@ -560,6 +562,7 @@ public abstract class ServicePlayerActivity extends AppCompatActivity
         onPlayModeChanged(repeatMode, shuffled);
         onPlaybackParameterChanged(parameters);
         onMaybePlaybackAdapterChanged();
+        onMaybeMuteChanged();
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -667,7 +670,7 @@ public abstract class ServicePlayerActivity extends AppCompatActivity
         final int shuffleAlpha = shuffled ? 255 : 77;
         shuffleButton.setImageAlpha(shuffleAlpha);
     }
-    
+
     private void onPlaybackParameterChanged(final PlaybackParameters parameters) {
         if (parameters != null) {
             playbackSpeedButton.setText(formatSpeed(parameters.speed));
@@ -682,4 +685,13 @@ public abstract class ServicePlayerActivity extends AppCompatActivity
             itemsList.setAdapter(maybeNewAdapter);
         }
     }
+
+    private void onMaybeMuteChanged(){
+        if (player.isMuted()) {
+            muteButton.setColorFilter(ContextCompat.getColor(getApplicationContext(), R.color.white));
+        }
+        else {
+            muteButton.setColorFilter(ContextCompat.getColor(getApplicationContext(), R.color.gray));
+        }
+    }
 }