diff --git a/src/gui/FxMixerView.cpp b/src/gui/FxMixerView.cpp
index 90cd1dbf3bb..4ae2a630ae3 100644
--- a/src/gui/FxMixerView.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/FxMixerView.cpp
@@ -599,23 +599,25 @@ void FxMixerView::updateFaders()
 	{
 		const float opl = m_fxChannelViews[i]->m_fader->getPeak_L();
 		const float opr = m_fxChannelViews[i]->m_fader->getPeak_R();
-		const float fallOff = 1.07;
-		if( m->effectChannel(i)->m_peakLeft > opl )
+		const float fallOff = 1.25;
+		if( m->effectChannel(i)->m_peakLeft >= opl/fallOff )
 		{
 			m_fxChannelViews[i]->m_fader->setPeak_L( m->effectChannel(i)->m_peakLeft );
-			m->effectChannel(i)->m_peakLeft = 0;
+			// Set to -1 so later we'll know if this value has been refreshed yet.
+			m->effectChannel(i)->m_peakLeft = -1;
 		}
-		else
+		else if( m->effectChannel(i)->m_peakLeft != -1 )
 		{
 			m_fxChannelViews[i]->m_fader->setPeak_L( opl/fallOff );
 		}
 
-		if( m->effectChannel(i)->m_peakRight > opr )
+		if( m->effectChannel(i)->m_peakRight >= opr/fallOff )
 		{
 			m_fxChannelViews[i]->m_fader->setPeak_R( m->effectChannel(i)->m_peakRight );
-			m->effectChannel(i)->m_peakRight = 0;
+			// Set to -1 so later we'll know if this value has been refreshed yet.
+			m->effectChannel(i)->m_peakRight = -1;
 		}
-		else
+		else if( m->effectChannel(i)->m_peakRight != -1 )
 		{
 			m_fxChannelViews[i]->m_fader->setPeak_R( opr/fallOff );
 		}