diff --git a/spa/plugins/bluez5/backend-native.c b/spa/plugins/bluez5/backend-native.c
index d2bf85760..af789b704 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/bluez5/backend-native.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/bluez5/backend-native.c
@@ -201,12 +201,6 @@ static struct spa_bt_transport *_transport_create(struct rfcomm *rfcomm)
 	td = t->user_data;
 	td->rfcomm = rfcomm;
 
-	for (int i = 0; i < SPA_BT_VOLUME_ID_TERM ; ++i) {
-		rfcomm->volumes[i].hw_volume = SPA_BT_VOLUME_INVALID;
-		t->volumes[i].active = rfcomm->volumes[i].active;
-		t->volumes[i].hw_volume_max = SPA_BT_VOLUME_HS_MAX;
-	}
-
 	if (t->profile & SPA_BT_PROFILE_HEADSET_AUDIO_GATEWAY) {
 		t->volumes[SPA_BT_VOLUME_ID_RX].volume = DEFAULT_AG_VOLUME;
 		t->volumes[SPA_BT_VOLUME_ID_TX].volume = DEFAULT_AG_VOLUME;
@@ -215,6 +209,14 @@ static struct spa_bt_transport *_transport_create(struct rfcomm *rfcomm)
 		t->volumes[SPA_BT_VOLUME_ID_TX].volume = DEFAULT_TX_VOLUME;
 	}
 
+	for (int i = 0; i < SPA_BT_VOLUME_ID_TERM ; ++i) {
+		t->volumes[i].active = rfcomm->volumes[i].active;
+		t->volumes[i].hw_volume_max = SPA_BT_VOLUME_HS_MAX;
+		if (rfcomm->volumes[i].active && rfcomm->volumes[i].hw_volume != SPA_BT_VOLUME_INVALID)
+			t->volumes[i].volume =
+				spa_bt_volume_hw_to_linear(rfcomm->volumes[i].hw_volume, t->volumes[i].hw_volume_max);
+	}
+
 	spa_bt_transport_add_listener(t, &rfcomm->transport_listener, &transport_events, rfcomm);
 
 finish: