diff --git a/src/mixer_all.c b/src/mixer_all.c
index 980f854a2..cd05eec85 100644
--- a/src/mixer_all.c
+++ b/src/mixer_all.c
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
 #include "output_all.h"
 #include "output_plugin.h"
 #include "output_internal.h"
+#include "pcm_volume.h"
+#include "mixer_api.h"
+#include "mixer_list.h"
 
 #include <glib.h>
 
@@ -103,3 +106,57 @@ mixer_all_set_volume(unsigned volume)
 
 	return success;
 }
+
+static int
+output_mixer_get_software_volume(unsigned i)
+{
+	struct audio_output *output;
+	struct mixer *mixer;
+
+	assert(i < audio_output_count());
+
+	output = audio_output_get(i);
+	if (!output->enabled)
+		return -1;
+
+	mixer = output->mixer;
+	if (mixer == NULL || mixer->plugin != &software_mixer_plugin)
+		return -1;
+
+	return mixer_get_volume(mixer);
+}
+
+int
+mixer_all_get_software_volume(void)
+{
+	unsigned count = audio_output_count(), ok = 0;
+	int volume, total = 0;
+
+	for (unsigned i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+		volume = output_mixer_get_software_volume(i);
+		if (volume >= 0) {
+			total += volume;
+			++ok;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (ok == 0)
+		return -1;
+
+	return total / ok;
+}
+
+void
+mixer_all_set_software_volume(unsigned volume)
+{
+	unsigned count = audio_output_count();
+
+	assert(volume <= PCM_VOLUME_1);
+
+	for (unsigned i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+		struct audio_output *output = audio_output_get(i);
+		if (output->mixer != NULL &&
+		    output->mixer->plugin == &software_mixer_plugin)
+			mixer_set_volume(output->mixer, volume);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/mixer_all.h b/src/mixer_all.h
index e7c9eecc8..ebe8fed68 100644
--- a/src/mixer_all.h
+++ b/src/mixer_all.h
@@ -43,4 +43,20 @@ mixer_all_get_volume(void);
 bool
 mixer_all_set_volume(unsigned volume);
 
+/**
+ * Similar to mixer_all_get_volume(), but gets the volume only for
+ * software mixers.  See #software_mixer_plugin.  This function fails
+ * if no software mixer is configured.
+ */
+int
+mixer_all_get_software_volume(void);
+
+/**
+ * Similar to mixer_all_set_volume(), but sets the volume only for
+ * software mixers.  See #software_mixer_plugin.  This function cannot
+ * fail, because the underlying software mixers cannot fail either.
+ */
+void
+mixer_all_set_software_volume(unsigned volume);
+
 #endif