diff --git a/i3pystatus/pulseaudio/__init__.py b/i3pystatus/pulseaudio/__init__.py
index f3a812b..f87d5af 100644
--- a/i3pystatus/pulseaudio/__init__.py
+++ b/i3pystatus/pulseaudio/__init__.py
@@ -12,12 +12,16 @@ class PulseAudio(Module):
     * `{volume}` — volume in percent (0...100)
     * `{db}` — volume in decibels relative to 100 %, i.e. 100 % = 0 dB, 50 % = -18 dB, 0 % = -infinity dB
     (the literal value for -infinity is `-∞`)
+    * `{muted}` — the value of one of the `muted` or `unmuted` settings
     """
 
     settings = (
         "format",
+        "muted", "unmuted"
     )
 
+    muted = "M"
+    unmuted = ""
     format = "♪: {volume}"
 
     def init(self):
@@ -85,13 +89,19 @@ class PulseAudio(Module):
             sink_info = sink_info_p.contents
             volume_percent = int(100 * sink_info.volume.values[0] / 0x10000)
             volume_db = pa_sw_volume_to_dB(sink_info.volume.values[0])
+
             if volume_db == float('-Infinity'):
                 volume_db = "-∞"
             else:
                 volume_db = int(volume_db)
 
+            muted = self.muted if sink_info.mute else self.unmuted
+
             self.output = {
-                "full_text": self.format.format(volume=volume_percent, db=volume_db),
+                "full_text": self.format.format(
+                    muted=muted,
+                    volume=volume_percent,
+                    db=volume_db),
             }
 
     def on_leftclick(self):