diff --git a/applets/mediacontroller/contents/ui/main.qml b/applets/mediacontroller/contents/ui/main.qml
--- a/applets/mediacontroller/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/applets/mediacontroller/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -147,6 +147,17 @@
             anchors.fill: parent
             hoverEnabled: true
             acceptedButtons: Qt.LeftButton | Qt.MiddleButton | Qt.BackButton | Qt.ForwardButton
+
+            onWheel: { // change volume
+                var volume = mpris2Source.currentData.Volume || 0.0
+                volume += (wheel.angleDelta.y / 120) * 0.03
+                if (volume < 0) volume = 0.0
+                var service = mpris2Source.serviceForSource(mpris2Source.current)
+                var operation = service.operationDescription("SetVolume")
+                operation.level = volume
+                service.startOperationCall(operation)
+            }
+
             onClicked: {
                 switch (mouse.button) {
                 case Qt.MiddleButton:
diff --git a/dataengines/mpris2/multiplexedservice.cpp b/dataengines/mpris2/multiplexedservice.cpp
--- a/dataengines/mpris2/multiplexedservice.cpp
+++ b/dataengines/mpris2/multiplexedservice.cpp
@@ -126,5 +126,29 @@
             }
         }
     );
+
+    QAction *volumeupAction = m_actionCollection->addAction(QStringLiteral("mediavolumeup"));
+    volumeupAction->setText(i18n("Media volume up"));
+    KGlobalAccel::setGlobalShortcut(volumeupAction, QKeySequence());
+    connect(volumeupAction, &QAction::triggered, this,
+        [this] {
+            if (m_control) {
+                double vol = m_control->playerInterface()->volume() + 0.05;
+                m_control->playerInterface()->setVolume(vol);
+            }
+        }
+    );
+
+    QAction *volumedownAction = m_actionCollection->addAction(QStringLiteral("mediavolumedown"));
+    volumedownAction->setText(i18n("Media volume down"));
+    KGlobalAccel::setGlobalShortcut(volumedownAction, QKeySequence());
+    connect(volumedownAction, &QAction::triggered, this,
+        [this] {
+            if (m_control) {
+                double vol = m_control->playerInterface()->volume() - 0.05;
+                m_control->playerInterface()->setVolume(vol < 0.0 ? 0.0 : vol);
+            }
+        }
+    );
 }