diff --git a/include/sound/tlv.h b/include/sound/tlv.h
index d136ea2181ed..9fd5b19ccf5c 100644
--- a/include/sound/tlv.h
+++ b/include/sound/tlv.h
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
 #define SNDRV_CTL_TLVT_DB_SCALE	1       /* dB scale */
 #define SNDRV_CTL_TLVT_DB_LINEAR 2	/* linear volume */
 #define SNDRV_CTL_TLVT_DB_RANGE 3	/* dB range container */
+#define SNDRV_CTL_TLVT_DB_MINMAX 4	/* dB scale with min/max */
+#define SNDRV_CTL_TLVT_DB_MINMAX_MUTE 5	/* dB scale with min/max with mute */
 
 #define TLV_DB_SCALE_ITEM(min, step, mute)			\
 	SNDRV_CTL_TLVT_DB_SCALE, 2 * sizeof(unsigned int),	\
@@ -42,6 +44,18 @@
 #define DECLARE_TLV_DB_SCALE(name, min, step, mute) \
 	unsigned int name[] = { TLV_DB_SCALE_ITEM(min, step, mute) }
 
+/* dB scale specified with min/max values instead of step */
+#define TLV_DB_MINMAX_ITEM(min_dB, max_dB)			\
+	SNDRV_CTL_TLVT_DB_MINMAX, 2 * sizeof(unsigned int),	\
+	(min_dB), (max_dB)
+#define TLV_DB_MINMAX_MUTE_ITEM(min_dB, max_dB)			\
+	SNDRV_CTL_TLVT_DB_MINMAX_MUTE, 2 * sizeof(unsigned int),	\
+	(min_dB), (max_dB)
+#define DECLARE_TLV_DB_MINMAX(name, min_dB, max_dB) \
+	unsigned int name[] = { TLV_DB_MINMAX_ITEM(min_dB, max_dB) }
+#define DECLARE_TLV_DB_MINMAX_MUTE(name, min_dB, max_dB) \
+	unsigned int name[] = { TLV_DB_MINMAX_MUTE_ITEM(min_dB, max_dB) }
+
 /* linear volume between min_dB and max_dB (.01dB unit) */
 #define TLV_DB_LINEAR_ITEM(min_dB, max_dB)		    \
 	SNDRV_CTL_TLVT_DB_LINEAR, 2 * sizeof(unsigned int), \
diff --git a/sound/core/vmaster.c b/sound/core/vmaster.c
index 257624bd1997..3b9b550109cb 100644
--- a/sound/core/vmaster.c
+++ b/sound/core/vmaster.c
@@ -353,7 +353,8 @@ static void master_free(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol)
  *
  * The optional argument @tlv can be used to specify the TLV information
  * for dB scale of the master control.  It should be a single element
- * with #SNDRV_CTL_TLVT_DB_SCALE type, and should be the max 0dB.
+ * with #SNDRV_CTL_TLVT_DB_SCALE, #SNDRV_CTL_TLV_DB_MINMAX or
+ * #SNDRV_CTL_TLVT_DB_MINMAX_MUTE type, and should be the max 0dB.
  */
 struct snd_kcontrol *snd_ctl_make_virtual_master(char *name,
 						 const unsigned int *tlv)
@@ -384,7 +385,10 @@ struct snd_kcontrol *snd_ctl_make_virtual_master(char *name,
 	kctl->private_free = master_free;
 
 	/* additional (constant) TLV read */
-	if (tlv && tlv[0] == SNDRV_CTL_TLVT_DB_SCALE) {
+	if (tlv &&
+	    (tlv[0] == SNDRV_CTL_TLVT_DB_SCALE ||
+	     tlv[0] == SNDRV_CTL_TLVT_DB_MINMAX ||
+	     tlv[0] == SNDRV_CTL_TLVT_DB_MINMAX_MUTE)) {
 		kctl->vd[0].access |= SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_ACCESS_TLV_READ;
 		memcpy(master->tlv, tlv, sizeof(master->tlv));
 		kctl->tlv.p = master->tlv;
diff --git a/sound/usb/usbmixer.c b/sound/usb/usbmixer.c
index ec9cdf986928..df8969188d15 100644
--- a/sound/usb/usbmixer.c
+++ b/sound/usb/usbmixer.c
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ static int mixer_vol_tlv(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol, int op_flag,
 			 unsigned int size, unsigned int __user *_tlv)
 {
 	struct usb_mixer_elem_info *cval = kcontrol->private_data;
-	DECLARE_TLV_DB_SCALE(scale, 0, 0, 0);
+	DECLARE_TLV_DB_MINMAX(scale, 0, 0);
 
 	if (size < sizeof(scale))
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -469,7 +469,16 @@ static int mixer_vol_tlv(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol, int op_flag,
 	 * while ALSA TLV contains in 1/100 dB unit
 	 */
 	scale[2] = (convert_signed_value(cval, cval->min) * 100) / 256;
-	scale[3] = (convert_signed_value(cval, cval->res) * 100) / 256;
+	scale[3] = (convert_signed_value(cval, cval->max) * 100) / 256;
+	if (scale[3] <= scale[2]) {
+		/* something is wrong; assume it's either from/to 0dB */
+		if (scale[2] < 0)
+			scale[3] = 0;
+		else if (scale[2] > 0)
+			scale[2] = 0;
+		else /* totally crap, return an error */
+			return -EINVAL;
+	}
 	if (copy_to_user(_tlv, scale, sizeof(scale)))
 		return -EFAULT;
 	return 0;