diff --git a/_desktop/_scripts/sb-volume b/_desktop/_scripts/sb-volume
index b51a790..4180496 100755
--- a/_desktop/_scripts/sb-volume
+++ b/_desktop/_scripts/sb-volume
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-mic=$(pactl get-source-volume @DEFAULT_SOURCE@ | awk -F' / ' '{print $2}' | tr -d '%')
-[ $(pactl get-source-mute @DEFAULT_SOURCE@ | awk -F': ' '{print $2}') = yes ] || [ "$mic" -eq 0 ] && micmute="<span foreground='#ffffff' background='#770000'>  \uf131  </span> " || micmute=""
-vol=$(pactl get-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ | awk -F' / ' '{print $2}' | tr -d '%')
-[ $(pactl get-sink-mute @DEFAULT_SINK@ | awk -F': ' '{print $2}') = yes ] || [ "$vol" -eq 0 ] && printf "${micmute} <span foreground='#ffffff' background='#770000'>  \ufc5d  </span>" || printf "$micmute"
+if [ $1 ]; then
+  case $1 in
+    inc) pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ +5%;;
+    dec) pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ -5%;;
+  esac
+  volume=$(pactl get-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ | head -n 1 | awk -F' / *' '{print $2}')
+  dunstify -h int:value:$volume -r 20 -t 800 "volume: $volume"
+else
+  mic=$(pactl get-source-volume @DEFAULT_SOURCE@ | awk -F' / ' '{print $2}' | tr -d '%')
+  [ $(pactl get-source-mute @DEFAULT_SOURCE@ | awk -F': ' '{print $2}') = yes ] || [ "$mic" -eq 0 ] && micmute="<span foreground='#ffffff' background='#770000'>  \uf131  </span> " || micmute=""
+  vol=$(pactl get-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ | awk -F' / ' '{print $2}' | tr -d '%')
+  [ $(pactl get-sink-mute @DEFAULT_SINK@ | awk -F': ' '{print $2}') = yes ] || [ "$vol" -eq 0 ] && printf "${micmute} <span foreground='#ffffff' background='#770000'>  \ufc5d  </span>" || printf "$micmute"
+fi
diff --git a/_desktop/qtile/config.py b/_desktop/qtile/config.py
index ae1e6ad..1be6fd0 100644
--- a/_desktop/qtile/config.py
+++ b/_desktop/qtile/config.py
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ keys = [
     # media keys
     Key([], "XF86AudioMute",         lazy.spawn("pactl set-sink-mute @DEFAULT_SINK@ toggle")),
     Key([], "XF86AudioMicMute",      lazy.spawn("key-micmute")),
-    Key([], "XF86AudioRaiseVolume",  lazy.spawn("pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ +5%")),
-    Key([], "XF86AudioLowerVolume",  lazy.spawn("pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ -5%")),
+    Key([], "XF86AudioRaiseVolume",  lazy.spawn("sb-volume inc")),
+    Key([], "XF86AudioLowerVolume",  lazy.spawn("sb-volume dec")),
     Key([], "XF86MonBrightnessUp",   lazy.spawn("xbacklight -inc 10")),
     Key([], "XF86MonBrightnessDown", lazy.spawn("xbacklight -dec 10")),
 ]