diff --git a/client/src/client/services/media/objects/Channel.jsx b/client/src/client/services/media/objects/Channel.jsx
index 7aef84a31..5d99bc1be 100644
--- a/client/src/client/services/media/objects/Channel.jsx
+++ b/client/src/client/services/media/objects/Channel.jsx
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ export class Channel {
     this.updateVolume();
   }
 
+  setMediaMuted(muted) {
+    this.sounds.forEach((sound) => {
+      sound.setMediaMuted(muted);
+    });
+  }
+
   setChannelVolume(newVolume, cancelFade = true) {
     this.channelVolume = newVolume;
     this.updateVolume(cancelFade);
diff --git a/client/src/client/services/media/objects/Mixer.jsx b/client/src/client/services/media/objects/Mixer.jsx
index ea679ed25..eb8951c66 100644
--- a/client/src/client/services/media/objects/Mixer.jsx
+++ b/client/src/client/services/media/objects/Mixer.jsx
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ export class Mixer {
     // execute the function and remove it from the map
     this.destructionHandlers = {};
 
+    // set with channel tags and scores
+    // if scores are over 1, then the channel will be muted
+    this.inhibbitors = {};
+
     // loop over channels and call tick()
     setInterval(() => {
       this.tick();
@@ -43,6 +47,22 @@ export class Mixer {
       }
       delete this.destructionHandlers[key];
     });
+
+    // go over all channels and check if they should be inhibited
+    this.channels.forEach((channel) => {
+      let score = 0;
+      channel.tags.forEach((value, tag) => {
+        if (this.inhibbitors[tag] != null) {
+          score += this.inhibbitors[tag];
+        }
+      });
+
+      if (score > 1) {
+        channel.setChannelVolume(0);
+      } else {
+        channel.setChannelVolume(100);
+      }
+    });
   }
 
   whenFinished(channelId, handler) {
diff --git a/client/src/client/services/media/objects/Sound.jsx b/client/src/client/services/media/objects/Sound.jsx
index 4ff0b1e5a..79413d2e6 100644
--- a/client/src/client/services/media/objects/Sound.jsx
+++ b/client/src/client/services/media/objects/Sound.jsx
@@ -219,6 +219,13 @@ export class Sound extends AudioSourceProcessor {
     this.controller.connect(node);
   }
 
+  setMediaMuted(muted) {
+    this.whenInitialized(() => {
+      // override mute state
+      this.soundElement.muted = muted;
+    });
+  }
+
   registerMixer(mixer, channel) {
     this.mixer = mixer;
     this.channel = channel;
diff --git a/client/src/client/services/world/objects/SpeakerPlayer.jsx b/client/src/client/services/world/objects/SpeakerPlayer.jsx
index 0b5fa83b6..3c09647f3 100644
--- a/client/src/client/services/world/objects/SpeakerPlayer.jsx
+++ b/client/src/client/services/world/objects/SpeakerPlayer.jsx
@@ -26,11 +26,12 @@ export class SpeakerPlayer {
   async initialize() {
     const createdChannel = new Channel(this.id);
     createdChannel.trackable = true;
+    createdChannel.setTag('SPEAKER');
+    createdChannel.setTag(this.id);
     this.channel = createdChannel;
     const createdMedia = new Sound(this.source);
     this.media = createdMedia;
     createdChannel.mixer = MediaManager.mixer;
-
     createdChannel.addSound(createdMedia);
     MediaManager.mixer.addChannel(createdChannel);
 
@@ -41,8 +42,6 @@ export class SpeakerPlayer {
         createdMedia.startDate(this.startInstant, true);
       }
       await createdMedia.finalize();
-      createdChannel.setTag(this.id);
-      createdChannel.setTag('SPECIAL');
       MediaManager.mixer.updateCurrent();
 
       if (this.doPickup) {