diff --git a/0001-status-volume-Hide-sliders-initially.patch b/0001-status-volume-Hide-sliders-initially.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1600ab9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-status-volume-Hide-sliders-initially.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+From b212b973175be1cbefa1da2c5ed4f58fae032c73 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: =?UTF-8?q?Florian=20M=C3=BCllner?= <fmuellner@gnome.org>
+Date: Wed, 11 May 2022 02:34:21 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] status/volume: Hide sliders initially
+
+We update the visibility on state or stream changes, but those
+changes may never happen if pipewire-pulse/pulseaudio isn't
+available (for example when running as root).
+
+Hiding the sliders is preferable in that case to showing non-working
+controls.
+---
+ js/ui/status/volume.js | 1 +
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
+
+diff --git a/js/ui/status/volume.js b/js/ui/status/volume.js
+index 7164e1054..f623ee680 100644
+--- a/js/ui/status/volume.js
++++ b/js/ui/status/volume.js
+@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ var StreamSlider = class {
+         this._control = control;
+ 
+         this.item = new PopupMenu.PopupBaseMenuItem({ activate: false });
++        this.item.hide();
+ 
+         this._inDrag = false;
+         this._notifyVolumeChangeId = 0;
+-- 
+2.35.1
+
diff --git a/gnome-shell.spec b/gnome-shell.spec
index d300e7e..d76b4c7 100644
--- a/gnome-shell.spec
+++ b/gnome-shell.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Name:           gnome-shell
 Version:        40.10
-Release:        1%{?dist}
+Release:        2%{?dist}
 Summary:        Window management and application launching for GNOME
 
 License:        GPLv2+
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ Patch41: 0001-main-Leak-the-GJS-context-and-ShellGlobal.patch
 Patch42: fix-markup-in-highlighter.patch
 Patch43: restrict-dbus-callers.patch
 Patch44: 0001-Revert-dash-Subtract-vertical-margins-from-availHeig.patch
+Patch45: 0001-status-volume-Hide-sliders-initially.patch
 
 %define eds_version 3.33.1
 %define gnome_desktop_version 3.35.91
@@ -261,6 +262,10 @@ desktop-file-validate %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/applications/evolution-calendar.de
 %{_mandir}/man1/gnome-shell.1*
 
 %changelog
+* Wed May 11 2022 Florian Müllner <fmuellner@redhat.com> - 40.10-2
+- Hide volume sliders initially
+  Related: #2052808
+
 * Tue Apr 19 2022 Florian Müllner <fmuellner@redhat.com> - 40.10-1
 - Update to 40.10
   Related: #2066169