diff --git a/applet/contents/ui/ListItemBase.qml b/applet/contents/ui/ListItemBase.qml
--- a/applet/contents/ui/ListItemBase.qml
+++ b/applet/contents/ui/ListItemBase.qml
@@ -173,10 +173,6 @@
                                 Volume = value;
                                 Muted = value == 0;
 
-                                if (type == "sink") {
-                                    playFeedback(CardIndex);
-                                }
-
                                 if (!pressed) {
                                     updateTimer.restart();
                                 }
diff --git a/applet/contents/ui/main.qml b/applet/contents/ui/main.qml
--- a/applet/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/applet/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 
-import QtQuick 2.0
+import QtQuick 2.2
 import QtQuick.Layouts 1.0
 
 import org.kde.plasma.core 2.0 as PlasmaCore
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@
         sinkModel.preferredSink.muted = percent == 0;
         sinkModel.preferredSink.volume = volume;
         osd.show(percent);
-        playFeedback();
     }
 
     function decreaseVolume() {
@@ -83,7 +82,6 @@
         sinkModel.preferredSink.muted = percent == 0;
         sinkModel.preferredSink.volume = volume;
         osd.show(percent);
-        playFeedback();
     }
 
     function muteVolume() {
@@ -93,7 +91,6 @@
         var toMute = !sinkModel.preferredSink.muted;
         sinkModel.preferredSink.muted = toMute;
         osd.show(toMute ? 0 : volumePercent(sinkModel.preferredSink.volume, maxVolumeValue));
-        playFeedback();
     }
 
     function increaseMicrophoneVolume() {
@@ -148,16 +145,6 @@
         sinkViewHeader.visible = true;
     }
 
-    function playFeedback(sinkIndex) {
-        if (!volumeFeedback) {
-            return;
-        }
-        if (!sinkIndex) {
-            sinkIndex = sinkModel.preferredSink.cardIndex;
-        }
-        feedback.play(sinkIndex);
-    }
-
     Plasmoid.compactRepresentation: PlasmaCore.IconItem {
         source: plasmoid.icon
         active: mouseArea.containsMouse
@@ -259,6 +246,25 @@
         id: feedback
     }
 
+    Instantiator {
+        active: volumeFeedback
+        model: sinkModel
+
+        QtObject {
+            property bool firstChange: true
+            readonly property int volume: Volume
+
+            onVolumeChanged: {
+                // Don't play feedback after instantiating this object
+                if (firstChange) {
+                    firstChange = false;
+                    return;
+                }
+                feedback.play(Index);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     PlasmaComponents.TabBar {
         id: tabBar
 
diff --git a/src/qml/volumefeedback.cpp b/src/qml/volumefeedback.cpp
--- a/src/qml/volumefeedback.cpp
+++ b/src/qml/volumefeedback.cpp
@@ -53,25 +53,14 @@
         return;
     }
 
-    int playing = 0;
-    const int cindex = 2; // Note "2" is simply the index we've picked. It's somewhat irrelevant.
-    ca_context_playing(m_context, cindex, &playing);
-
-    // NB Depending on how this is desired to work, we may want to simply
-    // skip playing, or cancel the currently playing sound and play our
-    // new one... for now, let's do the latter.
-    if (playing) {
-        ca_context_cancel(m_context, cindex);
-    }
-
     char dev[64];
     snprintf(dev, sizeof(dev), "%lu", (unsigned long) sinkIndex);
     ca_context_change_device(m_context, dev);
 
     // Ideally we'd use something like ca_gtk_play_for_widget()...
     ca_context_play(
         m_context,
-        cindex,
+        2, // Note "2" is simply the index we've picked. It's somewhat irrelevant.
         CA_PROP_EVENT_DESCRIPTION, "Volume Control Feedback Sound",
         CA_PROP_EVENT_ID, "audio-volume-change",
         CA_PROP_CANBERRA_CACHE_CONTROL, "permanent",