diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index d8aba84410..74440f2afa 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+2008-05-08  Tim-Philipp Müller  <tim.muller at collabora co uk>
+
+	Based on patch by: Clive Wright <clive_wright ntlworld com>
+
+	* sys/oss4/oss4-mixer-slider.c: (gst_oss4_mixer_slider_unpack_volume):
+	  Apparently mono sliders have the mono value repeated in the upper bits,
+	  so mask those out when reading them. Probably makes the mixer applet
+	  work properly in some more cases.
+
 2008-05-08  Wim Taymans  <wim.taymans@collabora.co.uk>
 
 	Patch by: Olivier Crete <tester at tester dot ca>
diff --git a/sys/oss4/oss4-mixer-slider.c b/sys/oss4/oss4-mixer-slider.c
index a56dcae85a..f8e7f66186 100644
--- a/sys/oss4/oss4-mixer-slider.c
+++ b/sys/oss4/oss4-mixer-slider.c
@@ -96,11 +96,17 @@ gst_oss4_mixer_slider_unpack_volume (GstOss4MixerSlider * s, int v,
 
   val = (guint32) v;
   switch (s->mc->mixext.type) {
-    case MIXT_MONOSLIDER:
-    case MIXT_MONOSLIDER16:
     case MIXT_SLIDER:
       volumes[0] = val;
       break;
+    case MIXT_MONOSLIDER:
+      /* oss repeats the value in the upper bits, as if it was stereo */
+      volumes[0] = val & 0x00ff;
+      break;
+    case MIXT_MONOSLIDER16:
+      /* oss repeats the value in the upper bits, as if it was stereo */
+      volumes[0] = val & 0x0000ffff;
+      break;
     case MIXT_STEREOSLIDER:
       volumes[0] = (val & 0x00ff);
       volumes[1] = (val & 0xff00) >> 8;