diff --git a/software/frontend/index.html b/software/frontend/index.html
index 87dfe92..0a74d1a 100644
--- a/software/frontend/index.html
+++ b/software/frontend/index.html
@@ -358,6 +358,7 @@
             'root.TAGMODE': 'Tag mode',
             'root.LED_COUNT': 'Length of WS2182 (Neopixel) LED chain',
             'root.VOLUME_MAX': 'Maximum volume (0-255)',
+            'root.VOLUME_BOOT': 'Volume at startup (0-255)',
             'root.LED_MAX': 'Maximum LED brightness (0-255)'
         };
         const config_input_override = {
@@ -401,6 +402,9 @@
             'root.VOLUME_MAX': {
                 'input-type': 'number'
             },
+            'root.VOLUME_BOOT': {
+                'input-type': 'number'
+            },
             'root.LED_MAX': {
                 'input-type': 'number'
             }
diff --git a/software/src/app.py b/software/src/app.py
index 386c18e..5a9c0b7 100644
--- a/software/src/app.py
+++ b/software/src/app.py
@@ -53,11 +53,18 @@ class PlayerApp:
         self.leds = deps.leds(self)
         self.tag_mode = self.config.get_tagmode()
         self.volume_max = self.config.get_volume_max()
+        self.volume_pos = 3  # fallback if config.get_volume_boot is nonsense
+        try:
+            for idx, val in enumerate(VOLUME_CURVE):
+                if val >= self.config.get_volume_boot():
+                    self.volume_pos = idx
+                    break
+        except (TypeError, ValueError):
+            pass
         self.playing_tag = None
         self.playlist = None
         self.buttons = deps.buttons(self) if deps.buttons is not None else None
         self.mp3file = None
-        self.volume_pos = 3
         self.paused = False
         self.playing = False
         self.player.set_volume(VOLUME_CURVE[self.volume_pos])
diff --git a/software/src/utils/config.py b/software/src/utils/config.py
index 53485e1..6584cba 100644
--- a/software/src/utils/config.py
+++ b/software/src/utils/config.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class Configuration:
             'PASSPHRASE': '',
         },
         'VOLUME_MAX': 255,
+        'VOLUME_BOOT': 16,
         'LED_MAX': 255,
     }
 
@@ -105,6 +106,9 @@ class Configuration:
     def get_led_max(self) -> int:
         return self._get('LED_MAX')
 
+    def get_volume_boot(self) -> int:
+        return self._get('VOLUME_BOOT')
+
     # For the web API
     def get_config(self) -> Mapping[str, Any]:
         return self.config
diff --git a/software/tests/test_playerapp.py b/software/tests/test_playerapp.py
index b416ac3..d9748b4 100644
--- a/software/tests/test_playerapp.py
+++ b/software/tests/test_playerapp.py
@@ -142,6 +142,9 @@ class FakeConfig:
     def get_volume_max(self):
         return 255
 
+    def get_volume_boot(self):
+        return 16
+
 
 def fake_open(filename, mode):
     return FakeFile(filename, mode)
@@ -170,7 +173,7 @@ def test_construct_app(micropythonify, faketimermanager):
     deps = _makedeps(mp3player=fake_mp3)
     dut = app.PlayerApp(deps)
     fake_mp3 = dut.player
-    assert fake_mp3.volume is not None
+    assert fake_mp3.volume is not None and fake_mp3.volume >= 16
 
 
 def test_load_playlist_on_tag(micropythonify, faketimermanager, monkeypatch):