diff --git a/apps/gui/option_select.c b/apps/gui/option_select.c
index 7d142b0311..1f5e8706f9 100644
--- a/apps/gui/option_select.c
+++ b/apps/gui/option_select.c
@@ -564,6 +564,9 @@ bool option_screen(const struct settings_list *setting,
         /* callback */
         if ( function )
             function(*variable);
+        /* if the volume is changing we need to let the skins know */
+        if (function == sound_get_fn(SOUND_VOLUME))
+            global_status.last_volume_change = current_tick;
     }
     return false;
 }
diff --git a/apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_parser.c b/apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_parser.c
index 434e7c9fa5..7f6e80d108 100644
--- a/apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_parser.c
+++ b/apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_parser.c
@@ -1632,7 +1632,6 @@ void skin_data_reset(struct wps_data *wps_data)
 #endif
     wps_data->tokens = NULL;
     wps_data->num_tokens = 0;
-    wps_data->button_time_volume = 0;
 
 #ifdef HAVE_LCD_BITMAP
     wps_data->peak_meter_enabled = false;
diff --git a/apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_tokens.c b/apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_tokens.c
index aeb7bdbbde..5156dd7ce7 100644
--- a/apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_tokens.c
+++ b/apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_tokens.c
@@ -818,8 +818,8 @@ const char *get_token_value(struct gui_wps *gwps,
                 return NULL;
 #endif
         case WPS_TOKEN_BUTTON_VOLUME:
-            if (data->button_time_volume &&
-                TIME_BEFORE(current_tick, data->button_time_volume +
+            if (global_status.last_volume_change &&
+                TIME_BEFORE(current_tick, global_status.last_volume_change +
                                           token->value.i * TIMEOUT_UNIT))
                 return "v";
             return NULL;
diff --git a/apps/gui/skin_engine/wps_internals.h b/apps/gui/skin_engine/wps_internals.h
index 1fd68646ad..d54b54ff00 100644
--- a/apps/gui/skin_engine/wps_internals.h
+++ b/apps/gui/skin_engine/wps_internals.h
@@ -264,8 +264,6 @@ struct wps_data
     /* Total number of tokens in the WPS. During WPS parsing, this is
        the index of the token being parsed. */
     int num_tokens;
-    /* tick the volume button was last pressed */
-    unsigned int button_time_volume;
 
 #ifdef HAVE_LCD_BITMAP
     bool peak_meter_enabled;
diff --git a/apps/gui/wps.c b/apps/gui/wps.c
index e449644502..441ac3f9d8 100644
--- a/apps/gui/wps.c
+++ b/apps/gui/wps.c
@@ -1130,8 +1130,6 @@ long gui_wps_show(void)
 
         if (vol_changed)
         {
-            FOR_NB_SCREENS(i)
-                gui_wps[i].data->button_time_volume = current_tick;
             bool res = false;
             setvol();
             FOR_NB_SCREENS(i)
diff --git a/apps/main.c b/apps/main.c
index 4c7d48e2d9..677eeb5b21 100644
--- a/apps/main.c
+++ b/apps/main.c
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ static void app_main(void)
     }
 #endif /* #ifdef AUTOROCK */
 
+    global_status.last_volume_change = 0;
     root_menu();
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/misc.c b/apps/misc.c
index 6be9f8f010..f1c38f376c 100644
--- a/apps/misc.c
+++ b/apps/misc.c
@@ -739,6 +739,7 @@ void setvol(void)
     if (global_settings.volume > max_vol)
         global_settings.volume = max_vol;
     sound_set_volume(global_settings.volume);
+    global_status.last_volume_change = current_tick;
     settings_save();
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/settings.h b/apps/settings.h
index 07f6f22efb..6de820807f 100644
--- a/apps/settings.h
+++ b/apps/settings.h
@@ -308,6 +308,7 @@ struct system_status
 #endif
     signed char last_screen;
     int  viewer_icon_count;
+    int last_volume_change; /* tick the last volume change happened. skins use this */
 };
 
 struct user_settings