diff --git a/.config/quickshell/modules/common/ConfigOptions.qml b/.config/quickshell/modules/common/ConfigOptions.qml
index 91ba70408..529c04272 100644
--- a/.config/quickshell/modules/common/ConfigOptions.qml
+++ b/.config/quickshell/modules/common/ConfigOptions.qml
@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@ Singleton {
         property int fakeScreenRounding: 1 // 0: None | 1: Always | 2: When not fullscreen
     }
 
+    property QtObject audio: QtObject { // Values in %
+        property QtObject protection: QtObject { // Prevent sudden bangs
+            property bool enable: true
+            property real maxAllowedIncrease: 10
+            property real maxAllowed: 90 // Realistically should already provide some protection when it's 99...
+        }
+    }
+
     property QtObject apps: QtObject {
         property string bluetooth: "better-control --bluetooth"
         property string imageViewer: "loupe"
diff --git a/.config/quickshell/modules/onScreenDisplay/OnScreenDisplayBrightness.qml b/.config/quickshell/modules/onScreenDisplay/OnScreenDisplayBrightness.qml
index decb7537c..765386bc8 100644
--- a/.config/quickshell/modules/onScreenDisplay/OnScreenDisplayBrightness.qml
+++ b/.config/quickshell/modules/onScreenDisplay/OnScreenDisplayBrightness.qml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ Scope {
                 item: osdValuesWrapper
             }
 
-            implicitWidth: Appearance.sizes.osdWidth
+            implicitWidth: columnLayout.implicitWidth
             implicitHeight: columnLayout.implicitHeight
             visible: osdLoader.active
 
diff --git a/.config/quickshell/modules/onScreenDisplay/OnScreenDisplayVolume.qml b/.config/quickshell/modules/onScreenDisplay/OnScreenDisplayVolume.qml
index e1904354e..5d23b4405 100644
--- a/.config/quickshell/modules/onScreenDisplay/OnScreenDisplayVolume.qml
+++ b/.config/quickshell/modules/onScreenDisplay/OnScreenDisplayVolume.qml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import Quickshell.Hyprland
 Scope {
     id: root
     property bool showOsdValues: false
+    property string protectionMessage: ""
     property var focusedScreen: Quickshell.screens.find(s => s.name === Hyprland.focusedMonitor?.name)
 
     function triggerOsd() {
@@ -25,7 +26,8 @@ Scope {
         repeat: false
         running: false
         onTriggered: {
-            showOsdValues = false
+            root.showOsdValues = false
+            root.protectionMessage = ""
         }
     }
 
@@ -36,7 +38,7 @@ Scope {
         }
     }
 
-    Connections {
+    Connections { // Listen to volume changes
         target: Audio.sink?.audio ?? null
         function onVolumeChanged() {
             if (!Audio.ready) return
@@ -48,6 +50,14 @@ Scope {
         }
     }
 
+    Connections { // Listen to protection triggers
+        target: Audio
+        function onSinkProtectionTriggered(reason) {
+            root.protectionMessage = reason;
+            root.triggerOsd()
+        }
+    }
+
     Loader {
         id: osdLoader
         active: showOsdValues
@@ -75,7 +85,7 @@ Scope {
                 item: osdValuesWrapper
             }
 
-            implicitWidth: Appearance.sizes.osdWidth
+            implicitWidth: columnLayout.implicitWidth
             implicitHeight: columnLayout.implicitHeight
             visible: osdLoader.active
 
@@ -85,8 +95,8 @@ Scope {
                 Item {
                     id: osdValuesWrapper
                     // Extra space for shadow
-                    implicitHeight: osdValues.implicitHeight + Appearance.sizes.elevationMargin * 2
-                    implicitWidth: osdValues.implicitWidth
+                    implicitHeight: contentColumnLayout.implicitHeight + Appearance.sizes.elevationMargin * 2
+                    implicitWidth: contentColumnLayout.implicitWidth
                     clip: true
 
                     MouseArea {
@@ -95,20 +105,63 @@ Scope {
                         onEntered: root.showOsdValues = false
                     }
 
-                    Behavior on implicitHeight {
-                        NumberAnimation {
-                            duration: Appearance.animation.menuDecel.duration
-                            easing.type: Appearance.animation.menuDecel.type
+                    ColumnLayout {
+                        id: contentColumnLayout
+                        anchors {
+                            top: parent.top
+                            left: parent.left
+                            right: parent.right
+                            leftMargin: Appearance.sizes.elevationMargin
+                            rightMargin: Appearance.sizes.elevationMargin
                         }
-                    }
+                        spacing: 0
 
-                    OsdValueIndicator {
-                        id: osdValues
-                        anchors.fill: parent
-                        anchors.margins: Appearance.sizes.elevationMargin
-                        value: Audio.sink?.audio.volume ?? 0
-                        icon: Audio.sink?.audio.muted ? "volume_off" : "volume_up"
-                        name: qsTr("Volume")
+                        OsdValueIndicator {
+                            id: osdValues
+                            Layout.fillWidth: true
+                            value: Audio.sink?.audio.volume ?? 0
+                            icon: Audio.sink?.audio.muted ? "volume_off" : "volume_up"
+                            name: qsTr("Volume")
+                        }
+
+                        Item {
+                            id: protectionMessageWrapper
+                            implicitHeight: protectionMessageBackground.implicitHeight
+                            implicitWidth: protectionMessageBackground.implicitWidth
+                            Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignHCenter
+                            opacity: root.protectionMessage !== "" ? 1 : 0
+
+                            StyledRectangularShadow {
+                                target: protectionMessageBackground
+                            }
+                            Rectangle {
+                                id: protectionMessageBackground
+                                anchors.centerIn: parent
+                                color: Appearance.m3colors.m3error
+                                property real padding: 10
+                                implicitHeight: protectionMessageRowLayout.implicitHeight + padding * 2
+                                implicitWidth: protectionMessageRowLayout.implicitWidth + padding * 2
+                                radius: Appearance.rounding.normal
+
+                                RowLayout {
+                                    id: protectionMessageRowLayout
+                                    anchors.centerIn: parent
+                                    MaterialSymbol {
+                                        id: protectionMessageIcon
+                                        text: "dangerous"
+                                        iconSize: Appearance.font.pixelSize.hugeass
+                                        color: Appearance.m3colors.m3onError
+                                    }
+                                    StyledText {
+                                        id: protectionMessageTextWidget
+                                        horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
+                                        color: Appearance.m3colors.m3onError
+                                        wrapMode: Text.Wrap
+                                        text: root.protectionMessage
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/.config/quickshell/services/Audio.qml b/.config/quickshell/services/Audio.qml
index 8b5f9b760..dd46f0fbb 100644
--- a/.config/quickshell/services/Audio.qml
+++ b/.config/quickshell/services/Audio.qml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import "root:/modules/common"
 import QtQuick
 import Quickshell
 import Quickshell.Services.Pipewire
@@ -11,11 +12,43 @@ Singleton {
     id: root
 
     property bool ready: Pipewire.defaultAudioSink?.ready ?? false
-    property var sink: Pipewire.defaultAudioSink
-    property var source: Pipewire.defaultAudioSource
+    property PwNode sink: Pipewire.defaultAudioSink
+    property PwNode source: Pipewire.defaultAudioSource
+
+    signal sinkProtectionTriggered(string reason);
 
     PwObjectTracker {
         objects: [sink, source]
+        Component.onCompleted: {
+            sink.audio.volume = sink.audio.volume; // Trigger initial volume change
+        }
+    }
+
+    Connections { // Protection against sudden volume changes
+        target: sink?.audio ?? null
+        property bool lastReady: false
+        property real lastVolume: 0
+        function onVolumeChanged() {
+            if (!ConfigOptions.audio.protection.enable) return;
+            if (!lastReady) {
+                lastVolume = sink.audio.volume;
+                lastReady = true;
+                return;
+            }
+            const newVolume = sink.audio.volume;
+            const maxAllowedIncrease = ConfigOptions.audio.protection.maxAllowedIncrease / 100; 
+            const maxAllowed = ConfigOptions.audio.protection.maxAllowed / 100;
+
+            if (newVolume - lastVolume > maxAllowedIncrease) {
+                sink.audio.volume = lastVolume;
+                root.sinkProtectionTriggered("Illegal increment");
+            } else if (newVolume > maxAllowed) {
+                sink.audio.volume = lastVolume;
+                root.sinkProtectionTriggered("Exceeded max allowed");
+            }
+            lastVolume = sink.audio.volume;
+        }
+        
     }
 
 }