diff --git a/pc/audio_rtp_receiver.cc b/pc/audio_rtp_receiver.cc
index 4efab24d15..cfaee40480 100644
--- a/pc/audio_rtp_receiver.cc
+++ b/pc/audio_rtp_receiver.cc
@@ -93,11 +93,14 @@ void AudioRtpReceiver::OnSetVolume(double volume) {
   RTC_DCHECK_RUN_ON(&signaling_thread_checker_);
   RTC_DCHECK_GE(volume, 0);
   RTC_DCHECK_LE(volume, 10);
-  if (stopped_)
-    return;
 
+  // Update the cached_volume_ even when stopped_, to allow clients to set the
+  // volume before starting/restarting, eg see crbug.com/1272566.
   cached_volume_ = volume;
 
+  if (stopped_)
+    return;
+
   // When the track is disabled, the volume of the source, which is the
   // corresponding WebRtc Voice Engine channel will be 0. So we do not allow
   // setting the volume to the source when the track is disabled.