diff --git a/src/components/sound-editor/sound-editor.jsx b/src/components/sound-editor/sound-editor.jsx
index 84f56d08b..32a018a56 100644
--- a/src/components/sound-editor/sound-editor.jsx
+++ b/src/components/sound-editor/sound-editor.jsx
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ const SoundEditor = props => (
                 onClick={props.onSlower}
             />
             <IconButton
+                disabled={props.tooLoud}
                 className={classNames(styles.effectButton, styles.flipInRtl)}
                 img={louderIcon}
                 title={<FormattedMessage {...messages.louder} />}
@@ -340,6 +341,7 @@ SoundEditor.propTypes = {
     onUndo: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     playhead: PropTypes.number,
     setRef: PropTypes.func,
+    tooLoud: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
     trimEnd: PropTypes.number,
     trimStart: PropTypes.number
 };
diff --git a/src/containers/sound-editor.jsx b/src/containers/sound-editor.jsx
index a2b19719f..94fca9524 100644
--- a/src/containers/sound-editor.jsx
+++ b/src/containers/sound-editor.jsx
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ import log from '../lib/log.js';
 
 const UNDO_STACK_SIZE = 99;
 
+const MAX_RMS = 1.2;
+
 class SoundEditor extends React.Component {
     constructor (props) {
         super(props);
@@ -265,6 +267,15 @@ class SoundEditor extends React.Component {
             }
         });
     }
+    tooLoud () {
+        const numChunks = this.state.chunkLevels.length;
+        const startIndex = this.state.trimStart === null ?
+            0 : Math.floor(this.state.trimStart * numChunks);
+        const endIndex = this.state.trimEnd === null ?
+            numChunks - 1 : Math.ceil(this.state.trimEnd * numChunks);
+        const trimChunks = this.state.chunkLevels.slice(startIndex, endIndex);
+        return Math.max(...trimChunks) > MAX_RMS;
+    }
     getUndoItem () {
         return {
             ...this.copyCurrentBuffer(),
@@ -399,6 +410,7 @@ class SoundEditor extends React.Component {
                 name={this.props.name}
                 playhead={this.state.playhead}
                 setRef={this.setRef}
+                tooLoud={this.tooLoud()}
                 trimEnd={this.state.trimEnd}
                 trimStart={this.state.trimStart}
                 onChangeName={this.handleChangeName}