diff --git a/include/fader.h b/include/fader.h
index f627e17b9..edb76430d 100644
--- a/include/fader.h
+++ b/include/fader.h
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@
 
 #include "AutomatableModelView.h"
 
+class textFloat;
+
 
 class fader : public QWidget, public FloatModelView
 {
@@ -75,9 +77,18 @@ private:
 	virtual void contextMenuEvent( QContextMenuEvent * _me );
 	virtual void mousePressEvent( QMouseEvent *ev );
 	virtual void mouseMoveEvent( QMouseEvent *ev );
+	virtual void mouseReleaseEvent( QMouseEvent * _me );
 	virtual void wheelEvent( QWheelEvent *ev );
 	virtual void paintEvent( QPaintEvent *ev );
 
+	inline uint knob_y() const
+	{
+		float fRange = m_model->maxValue() - m_model->minValue();
+		float realVal = m_model->value() - m_model->minValue();
+//		uint knob_y = (uint)( 116.0 - ( 86.0 * ( m_model->value() / fRange ) ) );
+		return (uint)( 116.0 - ( 86.0 * ( realVal / fRange ) ) );
+	}
+
 	FloatModel * m_model;
 
 	float m_fPeakValue_L;
@@ -88,6 +99,10 @@ private:
 	QPixmap m_back;
 	QPixmap m_leds;
 	QPixmap m_knob;
+
+	static textFloat * s_textFloat;
+	void updateTextFloat();
+
 } ;
 
 
diff --git a/src/gui/widgets/fader.cpp b/src/gui/widgets/fader.cpp
index cee9cc5e0..17403a41e 100644
--- a/src/gui/widgets/fader.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/widgets/fader.cpp
@@ -53,9 +53,13 @@
 #include "embed.h"
 #include "engine.h"
 #include "caption_menu.h"
+#include "config_mgr.h"
+#include "text_float.h"
 #include "MainWindow.h"
 
 
+textFloat * fader::s_textFloat = NULL;
+
 
 fader::fader( FloatModel * _model, const QString & _name, QWidget * _parent ) :
 	QWidget( _parent ),
@@ -69,6 +73,10 @@ fader::fader( FloatModel * _model, const QString & _name, QWidget * _parent ) :
 	m_leds( embed::getIconPixmap( "fader_leds" ) ),
 	m_knob( embed::getIconPixmap( "fader_knob" ) )
 {
+	if( s_textFloat == NULL )
+	{
+		s_textFloat = new textFloat;
+	}
 	setAccessibleName( _name );
 	setAttribute( Qt::WA_OpaquePaintEvent, true );
 	setMinimumSize( 23, 116 );
@@ -105,6 +113,8 @@ void fader::mouseMoveEvent( QMouseEvent *ev )
 	fVal = fVal + m_model->minValue();
 
 	m_model->setValue( fVal );
+
+	updateTextFloat();
 }
 
 
@@ -115,6 +125,9 @@ void fader::mousePressEvent( QMouseEvent * _me )
 	if( _me->button() == Qt::LeftButton &&
 			! ( _me->modifiers() & Qt::ControlModifier ) )
 	{
+		updateTextFloat();
+		s_textFloat->show();
+
 		mouseMoveEvent( _me );
 		_me->accept();
 	}
@@ -126,6 +139,11 @@ void fader::mousePressEvent( QMouseEvent * _me )
 
 
 
+void fader::mouseReleaseEvent( QMouseEvent * _me )
+{
+	s_textFloat->hide();
+}
+
 
 void fader::wheelEvent ( QWheelEvent *ev )
 {
@@ -139,6 +157,8 @@ void fader::wheelEvent ( QWheelEvent *ev )
 	{
 		m_model->incValue( -5 );
 	}
+	updateTextFloat();
+	s_textFloat->setVisibilityTimeOut( 1000 );
 }
 
 
@@ -182,6 +202,19 @@ void fader::setPeak_R( float fPeak )
 	}
 }
 
+void fader::updateTextFloat()
+{
+	if( configManager::inst()->value( "app", "displaydbv" ).toInt() )
+	{
+		s_textFloat->setText( QString("Volume: %1 dBV").
+				arg( 20.0 * log10( model()->value() ), 3, 'f', 2 ) );
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		s_textFloat->setText( QString("Volume: %1 %").arg( m_model->value() * 100 ) );
+	}
+	s_textFloat->moveGlobal( this, QPoint( width() - m_knob.width() - 5, knob_y() - 46 ) );
+}