diff --git a/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/config/main.xml b/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/config/main.xml
--- a/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/config/main.xml
+++ b/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/config/main.xml
@@ -94,6 +94,10 @@
       <label>Whether to indicate applications that are playing audio including an option to mute them.</label>
       <default>true</default>
     </entry>
+    <entry name="audioStreamsMute" type="Bool">
+      <label>Whether to mute/unmute applications when the audio streams indicator is clicked.</label>
+      <default>false</default>
+    </entry>
     <entry name="taskHoverEffect" type="Bool">
       <label>Whether task buttons should change in appearance when the mouse pointer is above them.</label>
       <default>true</default>
diff --git a/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/ConfigAppearance.qml b/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/ConfigAppearance.qml
--- a/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/ConfigAppearance.qml
+++ b/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/ConfigAppearance.qml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
     property alias cfg_highlightWindows: highlightWindows.checked
     property alias cfg_smartLaunchersEnabled: smartLaunchers.checked
     property bool cfg_indicateAudioStreams
+    property bool cfg_audioStreamsMute
     property alias cfg_iconSize: iconSize.value
     property alias cfg_maxStripes: maxStripes.value
     property alias cfg_forceStripes: forceStripes.checked
@@ -68,6 +69,22 @@
             enabled: plasmaPaAvailable
         }
 
+        RowLayout {
+            // Indent the option as it depends on the previous one
+            Item {
+                width: units.largeSpacing
+            }
+
+            CheckBox {
+                id: audioStreamsMute
+                text: i18n("Mute/unmute applications by clicking on the audio streams indicator")
+                checked: cfg_audioStreamsMute && plasmaPaAvailable
+                onCheckedChanged: cfg_audioStreamsMute = checked
+                enabled: indicateAudioStreams.enabled
+            }
+        }
+
+
         Item {
             Kirigami.FormData.isSection: true
             visible: plasmoidVertical
diff --git a/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/Task.qml b/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/Task.qml
--- a/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/Task.qml
+++ b/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/Task.qml
@@ -498,6 +498,12 @@
             rightMargin: iconBox.adjustMargin(true, parent.width, taskFrame.margins.right)
             verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
         }
+
+        MouseArea {
+            anchors.fill: parent
+            enabled: plasmoid.configuration.audioStreamsMute && parent.shown
+            onClicked: toggleMuted()
+        }
     }
 
     PlasmaComponents.Label {