diff --git a/UI/volume-control.cpp b/UI/volume-control.cpp
index 0111858ab1671f..b82d9f4f90210e 100644
--- a/UI/volume-control.cpp
+++ b/UI/volume-control.cpp
@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@ VolumeMeter::VolumeMeter(QWidget *parent, obs_volmeter_t *obs_volmeter,
 	minimumLevel = -60.0;                    // -60 dB
 	warningLevel = -20.0;                    // -20 dB
 	errorLevel = -9.0;                       //  -9 dB
-	clipLevel = -0.5;                        //  -0.5 dB
+	clipLevel = 0.0;                         //   0 dB
 	minimumInputLevel = -50.0;               // -50 dB
 	peakDecayRate = 11.76;                   //  20 dB / 1.7 sec
 	magnitudeIntegrationTime = 0.3;          //  99% in 300 ms
@@ -1191,7 +1191,7 @@ void VolumeMeter::paintHMeter(QPainter &painter, int x, int y, int width,
 		peakPosition = maximumPosition;
 	}
 
-	if (peakPosition < minimumPosition) {
+	if (peak < minimumLevel) {
 		painter.fillRect(minimumPosition, y, nominalLength, height,
 				 muted ? backgroundNominalColorDisabled
 				       : backgroundNominalColor);
@@ -1201,7 +1201,7 @@ void VolumeMeter::paintHMeter(QPainter &painter, int x, int y, int width,
 		painter.fillRect(errorPosition, y, errorLength, height,
 				 muted ? backgroundErrorColorDisabled
 				       : backgroundErrorColor);
-	} else if (peakPosition < warningPosition) {
+	} else if (peak < warningLevel) {
 		painter.fillRect(minimumPosition, y,
 				 peakPosition - minimumPosition, height,
 				 muted ? foregroundNominalColorDisabled
@@ -1216,7 +1216,7 @@ void VolumeMeter::paintHMeter(QPainter &painter, int x, int y, int width,
 		painter.fillRect(errorPosition, y, errorLength, height,
 				 muted ? backgroundErrorColorDisabled
 				       : backgroundErrorColor);
-	} else if (peakPosition < errorPosition) {
+	} else if (peak < errorLevel) {
 		painter.fillRect(minimumPosition, y, nominalLength, height,
 				 muted ? foregroundNominalColorDisabled
 				       : foregroundNominalColor);
@@ -1231,7 +1231,7 @@ void VolumeMeter::paintHMeter(QPainter &painter, int x, int y, int width,
 		painter.fillRect(errorPosition, y, errorLength, height,
 				 muted ? backgroundErrorColorDisabled
 				       : backgroundErrorColor);
-	} else if (peakPosition < maximumPosition) {
+	} else if (peak <= clipLevel) {
 		painter.fillRect(minimumPosition, y, nominalLength, height,
 				 muted ? foregroundNominalColorDisabled
 				       : foregroundNominalColor);
@@ -1246,7 +1246,7 @@ void VolumeMeter::paintHMeter(QPainter &painter, int x, int y, int width,
 				 maximumPosition - peakPosition, height,
 				 muted ? backgroundErrorColorDisabled
 				       : backgroundErrorColor);
-	} else if (int(magnitude) != 0) {
+	} else {
 		if (!clipping) {
 			QTimer::singleShot(CLIP_FLASH_DURATION_MS, this,
 					   [&]() { clipping = false; });
@@ -1303,7 +1303,7 @@ void VolumeMeter::paintVMeter(QPainter &painter, int x, int y, int width,
 		peakPosition = maximumPosition;
 	}
 
-	if (peakPosition < minimumPosition) {
+	if (peak < minimumLevel) {
 		painter.fillRect(x, minimumPosition, width, nominalLength,
 				 muted ? backgroundNominalColorDisabled
 				       : backgroundNominalColor);
@@ -1313,7 +1313,7 @@ void VolumeMeter::paintVMeter(QPainter &painter, int x, int y, int width,
 		painter.fillRect(x, errorPosition, width, errorLength,
 				 muted ? backgroundErrorColorDisabled
 				       : backgroundErrorColor);
-	} else if (peakPosition < warningPosition) {
+	} else if (peak < warningLevel) {
 		painter.fillRect(x, minimumPosition, width,
 				 peakPosition - minimumPosition,
 				 muted ? foregroundNominalColorDisabled
@@ -1328,7 +1328,7 @@ void VolumeMeter::paintVMeter(QPainter &painter, int x, int y, int width,
 		painter.fillRect(x, errorPosition, width, errorLength,
 				 muted ? backgroundErrorColorDisabled
 				       : backgroundErrorColor);
-	} else if (peakPosition < errorPosition) {
+	} else if (peak < errorLevel) {
 		painter.fillRect(x, minimumPosition, width, nominalLength,
 				 muted ? foregroundNominalColorDisabled
 				       : foregroundNominalColor);
@@ -1343,7 +1343,7 @@ void VolumeMeter::paintVMeter(QPainter &painter, int x, int y, int width,
 		painter.fillRect(x, errorPosition, width, errorLength,
 				 muted ? backgroundErrorColorDisabled
 				       : backgroundErrorColor);
-	} else if (peakPosition < maximumPosition) {
+	} else if (peak <= clipLevel) {
 		painter.fillRect(x, minimumPosition, width, nominalLength,
 				 muted ? foregroundNominalColorDisabled
 				       : foregroundNominalColor);