diff --git a/plugins/channelrx/demodssb/ssbdemodgui.cpp b/plugins/channelrx/demodssb/ssbdemodgui.cpp
index 8725f45c8..01f4187bf 100644
--- a/plugins/channelrx/demodssb/ssbdemodgui.cpp
+++ b/plugins/channelrx/demodssb/ssbdemodgui.cpp
@@ -413,6 +413,7 @@ void SSBDemodGUI::applyBandwidths(bool force)
     ui->lowCut->blockSignals(false);
     ui->BW->blockSignals(false);
 
+    ui->channelPowerMeter->setRange(SSBDemodSettings::m_minPowerThresholdDB, 0);
 
     m_settings.m_dsb = dsb;
     m_settings.m_spanLog2 = spanLog2;
@@ -553,8 +554,8 @@ void SSBDemodGUI::tick()
     double powDbPeak = CalcDb::dbPower(magsqPeak);
 
     ui->channelPowerMeter->levelChanged(
-            (100.0f + powDbAvg) / 100.0f,
-            (100.0f + powDbPeak) / 100.0f,
+            (SSBDemodSettings::m_mminPowerThresholdDBf + powDbAvg) / SSBDemodSettings::m_mminPowerThresholdDBf,
+            (SSBDemodSettings::m_mminPowerThresholdDBf + powDbPeak) / SSBDemodSettings::m_mminPowerThresholdDBf,
             nbMagsqSamples);
 
     if (m_tickCount % 4 == 0) {
diff --git a/plugins/channelrx/demodssb/ssbdemodsettings.cpp b/plugins/channelrx/demodssb/ssbdemodsettings.cpp
index 60a2a8c17..b1f805e6b 100644
--- a/plugins/channelrx/demodssb/ssbdemodsettings.cpp
+++ b/plugins/channelrx/demodssb/ssbdemodsettings.cpp
@@ -21,8 +21,13 @@
 #include "settings/serializable.h"
 #include "ssbdemodsettings.h"
 
+#ifdef SDR_RX_SAMPLE_24BIT
 const int SSBDemodSettings::m_minPowerThresholdDB = -120;
 const float SSBDemodSettings::m_mminPowerThresholdDBf = 120.0f;
+#else
+const int SSBDemodSettings::m_minPowerThresholdDB = -100;
+const float SSBDemodSettings::m_mminPowerThresholdDBf = 100.0f;
+#endif
 
 SSBDemodSettings::SSBDemodSettings() :
     m_channelMarker(0),
diff --git a/sdrgui/gui/levelmeter.cpp b/sdrgui/gui/levelmeter.cpp
index c36d2e78a..d5257aee4 100644
--- a/sdrgui/gui/levelmeter.cpp
+++ b/sdrgui/gui/levelmeter.cpp
@@ -283,6 +283,11 @@ LevelMeterSignalDB::~LevelMeterSignalDB()
 {
 }
 
+void LevelMeterSignalDB::setRange(int min, int max)
+{
+    m_scaleEngine.setRange(Unit::Decibel, min, max);
+}
+
 void LevelMeterSignalDB::resized()
 {
     if (m_backgroundPixmap)
diff --git a/sdrgui/gui/levelmeter.h b/sdrgui/gui/levelmeter.h
index 25c6a0361..07a52d1f1 100644
--- a/sdrgui/gui/levelmeter.h
+++ b/sdrgui/gui/levelmeter.h
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ public:
     virtual ~LevelMeterSignalDB();
 
     void setColorTheme(ColorTheme colorTheme) { m_colorTheme = colorTheme; }
+    void setRange(int min, int max);
 
     static const QColor m_avgColor[3];
     static const QColor m_decayedPeakColor[3];