diff --git a/src/state/media/RemoteScreenShareViewModel.ts b/src/state/media/RemoteScreenShareViewModel.ts
index 8c46aeb3..effb31c4 100644
--- a/src/state/media/RemoteScreenShareViewModel.ts
+++ b/src/state/media/RemoteScreenShareViewModel.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
 */
 
 import { Track, type RemoteParticipant } from "livekit-client";
-import { map, of, switchMap } from "rxjs";
+import { distinctUntilChanged, map, of, switchMap } from "rxjs";
 
 import { type Behavior } from "../Behavior";
 import {
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import {
 } from "./ScreenShareViewModel";
 import { type ObservableScope } from "../ObservableScope";
 import { createVolumeControls, type VolumeControls } from "../VolumeControls";
-import { observeTrackReference$ } from "../observeTrackReference";
+import { observeParticipantMedia } from "@livekit/components-core";
 
 export interface RemoteScreenShareViewModel
   extends BaseScreenShareViewModel, VolumeControls {
@@ -58,14 +58,24 @@ export function createRemoteScreenShare(
     videoEnabled$: scope.behavior(
       pretendToBeDisconnected$.pipe(map((disconnected) => !disconnected)),
     ),
+    // [lotus #38] "Has audio" means the sharer publishes screenshare audio AND
+    // hasn't muted it — a muted publication would show a speaker glyph for a
+    // share nobody can hear.
     audioEnabled$: scope.behavior(
       inputs.participant$.pipe(
         switchMap((p) =>
           p
-            ? observeTrackReference$(p, Track.Source.ScreenShareAudio)
-            : of(null),
+            ? observeParticipantMedia(p).pipe(
+                map(() => {
+                  const pub = p.getTrackPublication(
+                    Track.Source.ScreenShareAudio,
+                  );
+                  return !!pub && !pub.isMuted;
+                }),
+              )
+            : of(false),
         ),
-        map(Boolean),
+        distinctUntilChanged(),
       ),
     ),
   };
diff --git a/src/tile/SpotlightTile.tsx b/src/tile/SpotlightTile.tsx
index 036e044f..abc073fa 100644
--- a/src/tile/SpotlightTile.tsx
+++ b/src/tile/SpotlightTile.tsx
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import { useReactiveState } from "../useReactiveState";
 import { useLatest } from "../useLatest";
 import { type SpotlightTileViewModel } from "../state/TileViewModel";
 import { useBehavior } from "../useBehavior";
+import { muteScreenshareAudio$ } from "../lotus/lotusScreenshareAudio";
 import { type MemberMediaViewModel } from "../state/media/MemberMediaViewModel";
 import { type LocalUserMediaViewModel } from "../state/media/LocalUserMediaViewModel";
 import { type RemoteUserMediaViewModel } from "../state/media/RemoteUserMediaViewModel";
@@ -322,11 +323,13 @@ const ScreenShareVolumeButton: FC<ScreenShareVolumeButtonProps> = ({ vm }) => {
   const audioEnabled = useBehavior(vm.audioEnabled$);
   const playbackMuted = useBehavior(vm.playbackMuted$);
   const playbackVolume = useBehavior(vm.playbackVolume$);
+  // [lotus #38] The host's screenshare-audio mute (io.lotus.set_deafen) mutes
+  // at the renderer, not through the volume controls; show it as muted too.
+  const lotusMuted = useBehavior(muteScreenshareAudio$);
+  const shownMuted = playbackMuted || lotusMuted;
 
-  const VolumeIcon = playbackMuted ? VolumeOffIcon : VolumeOnIcon;
-  const VolumeSolidIcon = playbackMuted
-    ? VolumeOffSolidIcon
-    : VolumeOnSolidIcon;
+  const VolumeIcon = shownMuted ? VolumeOffIcon : VolumeOnIcon;
+  const VolumeSolidIcon = shownMuted ? VolumeOffSolidIcon : VolumeOnSolidIcon;
 
   const [volumeMenuOpen, setVolumeMenuOpen] = useState(false);
   const onMuteButtonClick = useCallback(() => vm.togglePlaybackMuted(), [vm]);