diff --git a/plugins/channelrx/demodam/amdemodgui.cpp b/plugins/channelrx/demodam/amdemodgui.cpp
index 637117790..ff39731d4 100644
--- a/plugins/channelrx/demodam/amdemodgui.cpp
+++ b/plugins/channelrx/demodam/amdemodgui.cpp
@@ -218,7 +218,8 @@ AMDemodGUI::AMDemodGUI(PluginAPI* pluginAPI, DeviceSourceAPI *deviceAPI, QWidget
 	m_channelMarker(this),
 	m_basicSettingsShown(false),
 	m_doApplySettings(true),
-	m_squelchOpen(false)
+	m_squelchOpen(false),
+	m_powerMeterTickCount(0)
 {
 	ui->setupUi(this);
 	setAttribute(Qt::WA_DeleteOnClose, true);
@@ -231,10 +232,10 @@ AMDemodGUI::AMDemodGUI(PluginAPI* pluginAPI, DeviceSourceAPI *deviceAPI, QWidget
 	//m_pluginAPI->addThreadedSink(m_threadedChannelizer);
     m_deviceAPI->addThreadedSink(m_threadedChannelizer);
 
-	connect(&m_pluginAPI->getMainWindow()->getMasterTimer(), SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(tick()));
+	connect(&m_pluginAPI->getMainWindow()->getMasterTimer(), SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(tick())); // 50 ms
 
 	ui->deltaFrequency->setColorMapper(ColorMapper(ColorMapper::ReverseGold));
-//	ui->channelPowerMeter->setColorTheme(LevelMeterSignalDB::ColorGreenYellow);
+	ui->channelPowerMeter->setColorTheme(LevelMeterSignalDB::ColorGreenYellow);
 
 	//m_channelMarker = new ChannelMarker(this);
 	m_channelMarker.setColor(Qt::yellow);
@@ -304,13 +305,27 @@ void AMDemodGUI::enterEvent(QEvent*)
 
 void AMDemodGUI::tick()
 {
-    Real magsqAvg, magsqPeak;
-    int nbMagsqSamples;
-    m_amDemod->getMagSqLevels(magsqAvg, magsqPeak, nbMagsqSamples);
-    Real powDbAvg = CalcDb::dbPower(magsqAvg);
-    Real powDbPeak = CalcDb::dbPower(magsqPeak);
-//    ui->channelPowerMeter->levelChanged(powDbAvg, powDbPeak, nbMagsqSamples);
-    ui->channelPower->setText(QString::number(powDbAvg, 'f', 1));
+    if (m_powerMeterTickCount < 4) // 200 ms
+    {
+        m_powerMeterTickCount++;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        Real magsqAvg, magsqPeak;
+        int nbMagsqSamples;
+        m_amDemod->getMagSqLevels(magsqAvg, magsqPeak, nbMagsqSamples);
+        Real powDbAvg = CalcDb::dbPower(magsqAvg);
+        Real powDbPeak = CalcDb::dbPower(magsqPeak);
+
+        ui->channelPowerMeter->levelChanged(
+                (100.0f + powDbAvg) / 100.0f,
+                (100.0f + powDbPeak) / 100.0f,
+                nbMagsqSamples);
+
+        ui->channelPower->setText(QString::number(powDbAvg, 'f', 1));
+
+        m_powerMeterTickCount = 0;
+    }
 
 	bool squelchOpen = m_amDemod->getSquelchOpen();
 
diff --git a/plugins/channelrx/demodam/amdemodgui.h b/plugins/channelrx/demodam/amdemodgui.h
index 1fdba60ef..13934c5d9 100644
--- a/plugins/channelrx/demodam/amdemodgui.h
+++ b/plugins/channelrx/demodam/amdemodgui.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ private:
 	DownChannelizer* m_channelizer;
 	AMDemod* m_amDemod;
 	bool m_squelchOpen;
+	int m_powerMeterTickCount;
 
 	explicit AMDemodGUI(PluginAPI* pluginAPI, DeviceSourceAPI *deviceAPI, QWidget* parent = NULL);
 	virtual ~AMDemodGUI();
diff --git a/plugins/channelrx/demodam/amdemodgui.ui b/plugins/channelrx/demodam/amdemodgui.ui
index 2012a93ea..2ce7a430d 100644
--- a/plugins/channelrx/demodam/amdemodgui.ui
+++ b/plugins/channelrx/demodam/amdemodgui.ui
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>257</width>
-    <height>131</height>
+    <width>303</width>
+    <height>170</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="font">
@@ -27,10 +27,16 @@
     <rect>
      <x>10</x>
      <y>10</y>
-     <width>235</width>
-     <height>111</height>
+     <width>280</width>
+     <height>131</height>
     </rect>
    </property>
+   <property name="minimumSize">
+    <size>
+     <width>280</width>
+     <height>0</height>
+    </size>
+   </property>
    <property name="windowTitle">
     <string>Settings</string>
    </property>
@@ -139,26 +145,56 @@
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
-        <item>
-         <widget class="QToolButton" name="audioMute">
-          <property name="toolTip">
-           <string>Mute/Unmute audio</string>
-          </property>
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>...</string>
-          </property>
-          <property name="icon">
-           <iconset resource="../../../sdrbase/resources/res.qrc">
-            <normaloff>:/sound_on.png</normaloff>
-            <normalon>:/sound_off.png</normalon>:/sound_on.png</iconset>
-          </property>
-          <property name="checkable">
-           <bool>true</bool>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
        </layout>
       </item>
+      <item>
+       <widget class="QToolButton" name="audioMute">
+        <property name="toolTip">
+         <string>Mute/Unmute audio</string>
+        </property>
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>...</string>
+        </property>
+        <property name="icon">
+         <iconset resource="../../../sdrbase/resources/res.qrc">
+          <normaloff>:/sound_on.png</normaloff>
+          <normalon>:/sound_off.png</normalon>:/sound_on.png</iconset>
+        </property>
+        <property name="checkable">
+         <bool>true</bool>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+     </layout>
+    </item>
+    <item>
+     <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="signalLevelLayout">
+      <item>
+       <widget class="QLabel" name="channelPowerMeterUnits">
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>dB</string>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+      <item>
+       <widget class="LevelMeterSignalDB" name="channelPowerMeter" native="true">
+        <property name="sizePolicy">
+         <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="MinimumExpanding">
+          <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+          <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+         </sizepolicy>
+        </property>
+        <property name="minimumSize">
+         <size>
+          <width>0</width>
+          <height>30</height>
+         </size>
+        </property>
+        <property name="toolTip">
+         <string>Level meter (dB) light: average, dark: peak, tip: peak hold</string>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
      </layout>
     </item>
     <item>
@@ -321,6 +357,12 @@
    <header>gui/valuedial.h</header>
    <container>1</container>
   </customwidget>
+  <customwidget>
+   <class>LevelMeterSignalDB</class>
+   <extends>QWidget</extends>
+   <header>gui/levelmeter.h</header>
+   <container>1</container>
+  </customwidget>
  </customwidgets>
  <resources>
   <include location="../../../sdrbase/resources/res.qrc"/>