diff --git a/shared/js/settings.ts b/shared/js/settings.ts
index df36f6ef..6718b196 100644
--- a/shared/js/settings.ts
+++ b/shared/js/settings.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import * as log from "./log";
 import {LogCategory, logError, logTrace} from "./log";
 import * as loader from "tc-loader";
 import {Stage} from "tc-loader";
@@ -773,6 +772,12 @@ export class Settings {
         valueType: "boolean",
     };
 
+    static readonly KEY_MICROPHONE_LEVEL_INDICATOR: RegistryKey<boolean> = {
+        key: "microphone_level_indicator",
+        description: "Enable/disable the microphone level indicator when opening the microphone settings. The default is true, except for the linux native client.",
+        valueType: "boolean",
+    };
+
     static readonly FN_LOG_ENABLED: (category: string) => RegistryKey<boolean> = category => {
         return {
             key: "log." + category.toLowerCase() + ".enabled",
diff --git a/shared/js/ui/modal/settings/Microphone.tsx b/shared/js/ui/modal/settings/Microphone.tsx
index 1fe07c87..313c3fa5 100644
--- a/shared/js/ui/modal/settings/Microphone.tsx
+++ b/shared/js/ui/modal/settings/Microphone.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import {LogCategory, logTrace, logWarn} from "tc-shared/log";
 import {defaultRecorder} from "tc-shared/voice/RecorderProfile";
 import {DeviceListState, getRecorderBackend, IDevice} from "tc-shared/audio/recorder";
 import {Settings, settings} from "tc-shared/settings";
+import {getBackend} from "tc-shared/backend";
+import * as _ from "lodash";
 
 export type MicrophoneSetting =
     "volume"
@@ -48,8 +50,6 @@ export interface MicrophoneSettingsEvents {
     "action_request_permissions": {},
     "action_set_selected_device": { target: SelectedMicrophone },
     "action_set_selected_device_result": {
-        status: "success",
-    } | {
         status: "error",
         reason: string
     },
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ export function initialize_audio_microphone_controller(events: Registry<Micropho
         const levelMeterInitializePromises: { [key: string]: Promise<LevelMeter> } = {};
         const deviceLevelInfo: { [key: string]: any } = {};
         let deviceLevelUpdateTask;
+        let selectedDevice: SelectedMicrophone = { type: "none" };
 
         const destroyLevelIndicators = () => {
             Object.keys(levelMeterInitializePromises).forEach(e => {
@@ -110,39 +111,77 @@ export function initialize_audio_microphone_controller(events: Registry<Micropho
         const updateLevelMeter = () => {
             destroyLevelIndicators();
 
+            let levelMeterEnabled;
+            {
+                let defaultValue = true;
+                if(__build.target === "client" && getBackend("native").getVersionInfo().os_platform === "linux") {
+                    defaultValue = false;
+                }
+
+                levelMeterEnabled = settings.getValue(Settings.KEY_MICROPHONE_LEVEL_INDICATOR, defaultValue);
+            }
             deviceLevelInfo["none"] = {deviceId: "none", status: "success", level: 0};
 
+            const defaultDeviceId = recorderBackend.getDeviceList().getDefaultDeviceId();
             for (const device of recorderBackend.getDeviceList().getDevices()) {
-                let promise = recorderBackend.createLevelMeter(device).then(meter => {
-                    meter.setObserver(level => {
+                let createLevelMeter;
+                if(!levelMeterEnabled) {
+                    switch (selectedDevice.type) {
+                        case "default":
+                            createLevelMeter = device.deviceId == defaultDeviceId;
+                            break;
+
+                        case "device":
+                            createLevelMeter = device.deviceId == selectedDevice.deviceId;
+                            break;
+
+                        case "none":
+                            createLevelMeter = false;
+                            break;
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    createLevelMeter = true;
+                }
+
+                if(createLevelMeter) {
+                    let promise = recorderBackend.createLevelMeter(device).then(meter => {
+                        meter.setObserver(level => {
+                            if (levelMeterInitializePromises[device.deviceId] !== promise) {
+                                /* old level meter */
+                                return;
+                            }
+
+                            deviceLevelInfo[device.deviceId] = {
+                                deviceId: device.deviceId,
+                                status: "success",
+                                level: level
+                            };
+                        });
+                        return Promise.resolve(meter);
+                    }).catch(error => {
                         if (levelMeterInitializePromises[device.deviceId] !== promise) {
                             /* old level meter */
                             return;
                         }
-
                         deviceLevelInfo[device.deviceId] = {
                             deviceId: device.deviceId,
-                            status: "success",
-                            level: level
+                            status: "error",
+
+                            error: error
                         };
+
+                        logWarn(LogCategory.AUDIO, tr("Failed to initialize a level meter for device %s (%s): %o"), device.deviceId, device.driver + ":" + device.name, error);
+                        return Promise.reject(error);
                     });
-                    return Promise.resolve(meter);
-                }).catch(error => {
-                    if (levelMeterInitializePromises[device.deviceId] !== promise) {
-                        /* old level meter */
-                        return;
-                    }
+                    levelMeterInitializePromises[device.deviceId] = promise;
+                } else {
                     deviceLevelInfo[device.deviceId] = {
                         deviceId: device.deviceId,
                         status: "error",
 
-                        error: error
+                        error: tr("level meter disabled")
                     };
-
-                    logWarn(LogCategory.AUDIO, tr("Failed to initialize a level meter for device %s (%s): %o"), device.deviceId, device.driver + ":" + device.name, error);
-                    return Promise.reject(error);
-                });
-                levelMeterInitializePromises[device.deviceId] = promise;
+                }
             }
         };
 
@@ -160,6 +199,7 @@ export function initialize_audio_microphone_controller(events: Registry<Micropho
                 return;
             }
 
+            selectedDevice = event.selectedDevice;
             updateLevelMeter();
         });
 
@@ -167,6 +207,15 @@ export function initialize_audio_microphone_controller(events: Registry<Micropho
             destroyLevelIndicators();
             clearInterval(deviceLevelUpdateTask);
         });
+
+        events.on("notify_device_selected", event => {
+            if(_.isEqual(selectedDevice, event.device)) {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            selectedDevice = event.device;
+            updateLevelMeter();
+        });
     }
 
     /* device list */
diff --git a/shared/js/ui/modal/settings/MicrophoneRenderer.tsx b/shared/js/ui/modal/settings/MicrophoneRenderer.tsx
index c264d12b..6837513e 100644
--- a/shared/js/ui/modal/settings/MicrophoneRenderer.tsx
+++ b/shared/js/ui/modal/settings/MicrophoneRenderer.tsx
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ const ActivityBar = (props: { events: Registry<MicrophoneSettingsEvents>, device
     }
 
     props.events.reactUse("notify_device_level", event => {
+        refHider.current.style.width = "100%";
         if (event.status === "uninitialized") {
             if (status.mode === "uninitialized") {
                 return;