diff --git a/i3pystatus/alsa.py b/i3pystatus/alsa.py
index f53815b..52e1180 100644
--- a/i3pystatus/alsa.py
+++ b/i3pystatus/alsa.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from alsaaudio import Mixer, ALSAAudioError
+from math import exp, log, log10, ceil, floor 
 
 from i3pystatus import IntervalModule
 
@@ -28,7 +29,8 @@ class ALSA(IntervalModule):
         ("increment", "integer percentage of max volume to in/decrement volume on mousewheel"),
         "muted", "unmuted",
         "color_muted", "color",
-        "channel"
+        "channel",
+        ("map_volume", "volume display/setting as in AlsaMixer. increment option is ignored then.")
     )
 
     muted = "M"
@@ -43,6 +45,8 @@ class ALSA(IntervalModule):
     channel = 0
     increment = 5
 
+    map_volume = False
+
     alsamixer = None
     has_mute = True
 
@@ -63,6 +67,11 @@ class ALSA(IntervalModule):
             "mixer": self.mixer,
         }
 
+        self.dbRng = self.alsamixer.getrange()
+
+        self.dbMin = self.dbRng[0]
+        self.dbMax = self.dbRng[1]
+
     def create_mixer(self):
         self.alsamixer = Mixer(
             control=self.mixer, id=self.mixer_id, cardindex=self.card)
@@ -74,8 +83,9 @@ class ALSA(IntervalModule):
         if self.has_mute:
             muted = self.alsamixer.getmute()[self.channel] == 1
 
-        self.fdict["volume"] = self.alsamixer.getvolume()[self.channel]
+        self.fdict["volume"] = self.get_cur_volume() 
         self.fdict["muted"] = self.muted if muted else self.unmuted
+        self.fdict["db"] = self.get_db()
 
         if muted and self.format_muted is not None:
             output_format = self.format_muted
@@ -92,10 +102,75 @@ class ALSA(IntervalModule):
             muted = self.alsamixer.getmute()[self.channel]
             self.alsamixer.setmute(not muted)
 
+    def get_cur_volume(self):
+        if self.map_volume:
+            dbCur = self.get_db() * 100.0
+            dbMin = self.dbMin * 100.0
+            dbMax = self.dbMax * 100.0
+    
+            dbCur_norm = self.exp10((dbCur - dbMax) / 6000.0)
+            dbMin_norm = self.exp10((dbMin - dbMax) / 6000.0)
+
+            vol = (dbCur_norm - dbMin_norm) / (1 - dbMin_norm)
+            vol = int(round(vol * 100,0))
+
+            return vol
+        else:
+            return self.alsamixer.getvolume()[self.channel] 
+
+    def get_new_volume(self, direction):
+        if direction == "inc":
+            volume = (self.fdict["volume"] + 1) / 100
+        elif direction == "dec":
+            volume = (self.fdict["volume"] - 1) / 100
+
+        dbMin = self.dbMin * 100
+        dbMax = self.dbMax * 100
+
+        dbMin_norm = self.exp10((dbMin - dbMax) / 6000.0)
+        
+        vol = volume * (1 - dbMin_norm) + dbMin_norm
+        
+        if direction == "inc":
+            dbNew = min(self.dbMax, ceil(((6000.0 * log10(vol)) + dbMax) / 100))
+        elif direction == "dec":
+            dbNew = max(self.dbMin, floor(((6000.0 * log10(vol)) + dbMax) / 100))
+
+        volNew = int(round(self.map_db(dbNew, self.dbMin, self.dbMax, 0, 100),0))
+
+        return volNew
+
     def increase_volume(self, delta=None):
-        vol = self.alsamixer.getvolume()[self.channel]
-        self.alsamixer.setvolume(min(100, vol + (delta if delta else self.increment)))
+        if self.map_volume:
+            vol = self.get_new_volume("inc")
+
+            self.alsamixer.setvolume(vol)
+        else:
+            vol = self.alsamixer.getvolume()[self.channel]
+            self.alsamixer.setvolume(min(100, vol + (delta if delta else self.increment)))
 
     def decrease_volume(self, delta=None):
-        vol = self.alsamixer.getvolume()[self.channel]
-        self.alsamixer.setvolume(max(0, vol - (delta if delta else self.increment)))
+        if self.map_volume:
+            vol = self.get_new_volume("dec")
+
+            self.alsamixer.setvolume(vol)
+        else:
+            vol = self.alsamixer.getvolume()[self.channel]
+            self.alsamixer.setvolume(max(0, vol - (delta if delta else self.increment)))
+
+    def get_db(self):
+        db = (((self.dbMax - self.dbMin) / 100) * self.alsamixer.getvolume()[self.channel]) + self.dbMin
+        db = int(round(db,0))
+
+        return db
+
+    def map_db(self, value, dbMin, dbMax, volMin, volMax):
+        dbRange = dbMax - dbMin
+        volRange = volMax - volMin
+
+        volScaled = float(value - dbMin) / float(dbRange)
+
+        return volMin + (volScaled * volRange)
+
+    def exp10(self, x):
+        return exp(x * log(10))