diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/mainkeypadareacomponent.cpp b/src/blackgui/components/mainkeypadareacomponent.cpp
index d90420106..0c040c180 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/mainkeypadareacomponent.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/mainkeypadareacomponent.cpp
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
             connect(ui->pb_Opacity100, &QPushButton::pressed, this, &CMainKeypadAreaComponent::ps_buttonSelected);
             connect(ui->pb_SoundMaxVolume, &QPushButton::pressed, this, &CMainKeypadAreaComponent::ps_buttonSelected);
             connect(ui->pb_SoundMute, &QPushButton::released, this, &CMainKeypadAreaComponent::ps_buttonSelected);
+            connect(ui->pb_Audio, &QPushButton::released, this, &CMainKeypadAreaComponent::ps_buttonSelected);
 
             // command line
             this->connect(ui->lep_CommandLineInput, &QLineEdit::returnPressed, this, &CMainKeypadAreaComponent::ps_commandEntered);
@@ -129,13 +130,17 @@ namespace BlackGui
             }
             else if (senderButton == ui->pb_SoundMute && sGui->getIContextAudio())
             {
-                bool mute = sGui->getIContextAudio()->isMuted();
+                const bool mute = sGui->getIContextAudio()->isMuted();
                 sGui->getIContextAudio()->setMute(!mute);
             }
             else if (senderButton == ui->pb_Connect)
             {
                 emit connectPressed();
             }
+            else if (senderButton == ui->pb_Audio)
+            {
+                emit audioPressed();
+            }
         }
 
         void CMainKeypadAreaComponent::ps_connectionStatusChanged(BlackCore::INetwork::ConnectionStatus from, BlackCore::INetwork::ConnectionStatus to)
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/mainkeypadareacomponent.h b/src/blackgui/components/mainkeypadareacomponent.h
index fcdd9ccc6..d75be6fac 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/mainkeypadareacomponent.h
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/mainkeypadareacomponent.h
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ class QWidget;
 
 namespace BlackMisc { namespace Simulation { class CSimulatedAircraft; } }
 namespace Ui { class CMainKeypadAreaComponent; }
-
 namespace BlackGui
 {
     namespace Components
@@ -67,6 +66,9 @@ namespace BlackGui
             //! Ident pressed
             void identPressed();
 
+            //! Request audio
+            void audioPressed();
+
         public slots:
             //! Main info area changed
             void onMainInfoAreaChanged(int currentTabIndex, QList<int> dockedIndexes, QList<int> floatingIndexes);
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/mainkeypadareacomponent.ui b/src/blackgui/components/mainkeypadareacomponent.ui
index 457d27eb3..5f08848e0 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/mainkeypadareacomponent.ui
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/mainkeypadareacomponent.ui
@@ -117,12 +117,9 @@
        </widget>
       </item>
       <item row="2" column="4">
-       <widget class="QPushButton" name="pb_Empty_3">
-        <property name="enabled">
-         <bool>false</bool>
-        </property>
+       <widget class="QPushButton" name="pb_Audio">
         <property name="text">
-         <string/>
+         <string>Audio</string>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>