diff --git a/src/mixer/mod.rs b/src/mixer/mod.rs
index bc19bf8..a0e991e 100644
--- a/src/mixer/mod.rs
+++ b/src/mixer/mod.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 use std::borrow::Cow;
+
+use spirc::UpdateMessageSender;
+
 use self::softmixer::SoftMixer;
 
 pub mod softmixer;
 
 pub trait Mixer {
-    fn init(&self);
+    fn init(&mut self, UpdateMessageSender);
     fn start(&self);
     fn stop(&self);
     fn set_volume(&self, volume: u16);
diff --git a/src/mixer/softmixer.rs b/src/mixer/softmixer.rs
index cbe7477..343b06b 100644
--- a/src/mixer/softmixer.rs
+++ b/src/mixer/softmixer.rs
@@ -1,22 +1,29 @@
-use super::Mixer;
-use super::AudioFilter;
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock};
 
+use spirc::UpdateMessageSender;
+use spirc::UpdateMessage;
+
+use super::Mixer;
+use super::AudioFilter;
+
 pub struct SoftMixer {
-  volume: Arc<RwLock<u16>>
+  volume: Arc<RwLock<u16>>,
+  tx: Option<UpdateMessageSender>
 }
 
 impl SoftMixer {
     pub fn new() -> SoftMixer {
         SoftMixer {
-            volume: Arc::new(RwLock::new(0xFFFF))
+            volume: Arc::new(RwLock::new(0xFFFF)),
+            tx: None
         }
     }
 }
 
 impl Mixer for SoftMixer {
-    fn init(&self) {
+    fn init(&mut self, tx: UpdateMessageSender) {
+        self.tx = Some(tx);
     }
     fn start(&self) {
     }
@@ -27,6 +34,8 @@ impl Mixer for SoftMixer {
     }
     fn set_volume(&self, volume: u16) {
         *self.volume.write().unwrap() = volume;
+        let tx = self.tx.as_ref().expect("SoftMixer not initialized");
+        tx.send(UpdateMessage).unwrap();
     }
     fn get_audio_filter(&self) -> Option<Box<AudioFilter + Send>> {
         let vol = self.volume.clone();
diff --git a/src/spirc.rs b/src/spirc.rs
index faee0ad..37fbe04 100644
--- a/src/spirc.rs
+++ b/src/spirc.rs
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ implement_sender!(name => MercuryResponseSender,
                   with => SpircMessage, 
                   variant => MercuryMsg);
 
+implement_sender!(name => UpdateMessageSender, 
+                  wrap => UpdateMessage, 
+                  with => SpircMessage, 
+                  variant => UpdateMsg);
+
 impl SpircManager {
     pub fn new(session: Session, player: Player, mixer: Box<Mixer + Send>) -> SpircManager {
         let ident = session.device_id().to_owned();
@@ -110,6 +115,10 @@ impl SpircManager {
 
             internal.session.mercury_sub(internal.uri(), mercury_response_sender);
 
+            let update_message_sender = UpdateMessageSender::create(tx.clone());
+
+            internal.mixer.init(update_message_sender);
+
             internal.notify(true, None);
 
             // Use a weak pointer to avoid creating an Rc cycle between the player and the
@@ -127,20 +136,22 @@ impl SpircManager {
 
         for msg in rx {
             match msg {
-            SpircMessage::MercuryMsg(pkt) => {
-                let data = pkt.payload.first().unwrap();
-                let frame = protobuf::parse_from_bytes::<protocol::spirc::Frame>(data).unwrap();
+                SpircMessage::MercuryMsg(pkt) => {
+                    let data = pkt.payload.first().unwrap();
+                    let frame = protobuf::parse_from_bytes::<protocol::spirc::Frame>(data).unwrap();
 
-                debug!("{:?} {:?} {} {} {}",
-                        frame.get_typ(),
-                        frame.get_device_state().get_name(),
-                        frame.get_ident(),
-                        frame.get_seq_nr(),
-                        frame.get_state_update_id());
+                    debug!("{:?} {:?} {} {} {}",
+                            frame.get_typ(),
+                            frame.get_device_state().get_name(),
+                            frame.get_ident(),
+                            frame.get_seq_nr(),
+                            frame.get_state_update_id());
 
-                self.0.lock().unwrap().handle(frame);
-            }
-            _ => {}
+                    self.0.lock().unwrap().handle(frame);
+                }
+                SpircMessage::UpdateMsg(_) => {
+                    self.0.lock().unwrap().notify(false, None);
+                }
             }
         }
     }