diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/pulse-server.c b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/pulse-server.c
index 01a5af475..f14921486 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/pulse-server.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/pulse-server.c
@@ -2998,6 +2998,10 @@ static int do_set_volume(struct client *client, uint32_t command, uint32_t tag,
 	}
 	collect_device_info(o, card, &dev_info);
 
+	if (dev_info.have_volume &&
+	    volume_compare(&dev_info.volume_info.volume, &volume) == 0)
+		goto done;
+
 	if (card != NULL && dev_info.active_port != SPA_ID_INVALID)
 		res = set_card_volume_mute(card, dev_info.active_port,
 				dev_info.device, &volume, NULL);
@@ -3007,6 +3011,7 @@ static int do_set_volume(struct client *client, uint32_t command, uint32_t tag,
 	if (res < 0)
 		return res;
 
+done:
 	return reply_simple_ack(client, tag);
 }
 
@@ -3058,6 +3063,10 @@ static int do_set_mute(struct client *client, uint32_t command, uint32_t tag, st
 	}
 	collect_device_info(o, card, &dev_info);
 
+	if (dev_info.have_volume &&
+	    dev_info.volume_info.mute == mute)
+		goto done;
+
 	if (card != NULL && dev_info.active_port != SPA_ID_INVALID)
 		res = set_card_volume_mute(card, dev_info.active_port,
 				dev_info.device, NULL, &mute);
@@ -3066,7 +3075,7 @@ static int do_set_mute(struct client *client, uint32_t command, uint32_t tag, st
 
 	if (res < 0)
 		return res;
-
+done:
 	return reply_simple_ack(client, tag);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/volume.c b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/volume.c
index 020b63220..cb72f780d 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/volume.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/volume.c
@@ -46,6 +46,22 @@ static inline void volume_make(struct volume *vol, uint8_t channels)
 	vol->channels = channels;
 }
 
+static inline int volume_compare(struct volume *vol, struct volume *other)
+{
+	uint8_t i;
+	if (vol->channels != other->channels) {
+		pw_log_info("channels %d<>%d", vol->channels, other->channels);
+		return -1;
+	}
+	for (i = 0; i < vol->channels; i++) {
+		if (vol->values[i] != other->values[i]) {
+			pw_log_info("val %f<>%f", vol->values[i], other->values[i]);
+			return -1;
+		}
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 struct volume_info {
 	struct volume volume;
 	struct channel_map map;