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 +147,12 @@
             anchors.fill: parent
             hoverEnabled: true
             acceptedButtons: Qt.LeftButton | Qt.MiddleButton | Qt.BackButton | Qt.ForwardButton
+
+            onWheel: {
+                var delta = (wheel.angleDelta.y / 120) * 0.03
+                mpris2Source.serviceForSource(mpris2Source.current).changeVolume(delta, true);
+            }
+
             onClicked: {
                 switch (mouse.button) {
                 case Qt.MiddleButton:
diff --git a/dataengines/mpris2/multiplexedservice.h b/dataengines/mpris2/multiplexedservice.h
--- a/dataengines/mpris2/multiplexedservice.h
+++ b/dataengines/mpris2/multiplexedservice.h
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@
 public:
     MultiplexedService(Multiplexer *multiplexer, QObject *parent = nullptr);
 
+    Q_INVOKABLE void changeVolume(double delta, bool showOSD) {
+        if (m_control) m_control->changeVolume(delta, showOSD);
+    }
+
 protected:
     Plasma::ServiceJob *createJob(const QString &operation,
                                   QMap<QString,QVariant> &parameters) override;
diff --git a/dataengines/mpris2/multiplexedservice.cpp b/dataengines/mpris2/multiplexedservice.cpp
--- a/dataengines/mpris2/multiplexedservice.cpp
+++ b/dataengines/mpris2/multiplexedservice.cpp
@@ -126,5 +126,19 @@
             }
         }
     );
+
+    QAction *volumeupAction = m_actionCollection->addAction(QStringLiteral("mediavolumeup"));
+    volumeupAction->setText(i18n("Media volume up"));
+    KGlobalAccel::setGlobalShortcut(volumeupAction, QKeySequence());
+    connect(volumeupAction, &QAction::triggered, this,
+        [this] { changeVolume(0.05, true); }
+    );
+
+    QAction *volumedownAction = m_actionCollection->addAction(QStringLiteral("mediavolumedown"));
+    volumedownAction->setText(i18n("Media volume down"));
+    KGlobalAccel::setGlobalShortcut(volumedownAction, QKeySequence());
+    connect(volumedownAction, &QAction::triggered, this,
+        [this] { changeVolume(-0.05, true); }
+    );
 }
 
diff --git a/dataengines/mpris2/playercontrol.h b/dataengines/mpris2/playercontrol.h
--- a/dataengines/mpris2/playercontrol.h
+++ b/dataengines/mpris2/playercontrol.h
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@
         { m_container->updatePosition(); }
     QDBusObjectPath trackId() const;
 
+    Q_INVOKABLE void changeVolume(double delta, bool showOSD);
+
     Plasma::ServiceJob* createJob(const QString& operation,
                                   QMap<QString,QVariant>& parameters) override;
 
diff --git a/dataengines/mpris2/playercontrol.cpp b/dataengines/mpris2/playercontrol.cpp
--- a/dataengines/mpris2/playercontrol.cpp
+++ b/dataengines/mpris2/playercontrol.cpp
@@ -89,6 +89,31 @@
     m_container = 0;
 }
 
+void PlayerControl::changeVolume(double delta, bool showOSD) {
+    const double volume = playerInterface()->volume();
+    const double newVolume = qBound(0.0, volume + delta, qMax(volume, 1.0));
+    playerInterface()->setVolume(newVolume);
+
+    if (showOSD) {
+        const auto& data = m_container->data();
+
+        QDBusMessage msg = QDBusMessage::createMethodCall(
+            QStringLiteral("org.kde.plasmashell"),
+            QStringLiteral("/org/kde/osdService"),
+            QStringLiteral("org.kde.osdService"),
+            QStringLiteral("mediaPlayerVolumeChanged")
+        );
+
+        msg.setArguments({
+            (int)(100 * newVolume),
+            data.value("Identity", ""),
+            data.value("Desktop Icon Name", "")
+        });
+
+        QDBusConnection::sessionBus().asyncCall(msg);
+    }
+}
+
 Plasma::ServiceJob* PlayerControl::createJob(const QString& operation,
                                              QMap<QString,QVariant>& parameters)
 {