diff --git a/emmental/header/__init__.py b/emmental/header/__init__.py
index 94d4df4..773455e 100644
--- a/emmental/header/__init__.py
+++ b/emmental/header/__init__.py
@@ -46,18 +46,24 @@ class Header(Gtk.HeaderBar):
         self._title = Adw.WindowTitle(title=self.title, subtitle=self.subtitle,
                                       tooltip_text=gsetup.env_string())
         self._volume = volume.VolumeRow()
+        self._volume_icon = Gtk.Image(icon_name=_volume_icon(self.volume))
         self._background = volume.BackgroundRow()
+        self._background_icon = Gtk.Image(icon_name="sound-wave")
         self._replaygain = replaygain.ReplayGainRow()
 
+        self._icons = Gtk.Box.new(Gtk.Orientation.HORIZONTAL, 6)
+        self._icons.append(self._volume_icon)
+        self._icons.append(self._background_icon)
+
         self._box = Gtk.ListBox(selection_mode=Gtk.SelectionMode.NONE)
         self._box.add_css_class("boxed-list")
         self._box.append(self._volume)
         self._box.append(self._background)
         self._box.append(self._replaygain)
 
-        icon = _volume_icon(self.volume)
         self._button = buttons.PopoverButton(popover_child=self._box,
-                                             icon_name=icon)
+                                             child=self._icons,
+                                             has_frame=False, margin_end=6)
 
         self.bind_property("title", self._title, "title")
         self.bind_property("subtitle", self._title, "subtitle")
@@ -92,11 +98,19 @@ class Header(Gtk.HeaderBar):
 
     def __notify(self, header: typing.Self, param: GObject.ParamSpec) -> None:
         match param.name:
+            case "bg-enabled":
+                icon = "sound-wave-alt" if self.bg_enabled else "sound-wave"
+                self._background_icon.set_from_icon_name(icon)
             case "volume":
-                self._button.set_icon_name(_volume_icon(self.volume))
+                self._volume_icon.set_from_icon_name(_volume_icon(self.volume))
+
+        bg_status = "off"
+        if self.bg_enabled:
+            bg_status = f"{round(self.bg_volume * 100)}%"
 
         rg_status = f"{self.rg_mode} mode" if self.rg_enabled else "off"
         status = (f"volume: {round(self.volume * 100)}%\n"
+                  f"background listening: {bg_status}\n"
                   f"normalizing: {rg_status}")
         self._button.set_tooltip_text(status)
 
diff --git a/icons/scalable/actions/sound-wave-alt-symbolic.svg b/icons/scalable/actions/sound-wave-alt-symbolic.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9dd83d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/icons/scalable/actions/sound-wave-alt-symbolic.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" height="16px" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16px"><path d="m 5.5 4 c -0.277344 0 -0.5 0.222656 -0.5 0.5 v 8 c 0 0.277344 0.222656 0.5 0.5 0.5 s 0.5 -0.222656 0.5 -0.5 v -8 c 0 -0.277344 -0.222656 -0.5 -0.5 -0.5 z m 4 1 c -0.277344 0 -0.5 0.222656 -0.5 0.5 v 6 c 0 0.277344 0.222656 0.5 0.5 0.5 s 0.5 -0.222656 0.5 -0.5 v -6 c 0 -0.277344 -0.222656 -0.5 -0.5 -0.5 z m -2 1 c -0.277344 0 -0.5 0.222656 -0.5 0.5 v 4 c 0 0.277344 0.222656 0.5 0.5 0.5 s 0.5 -0.222656 0.5 -0.5 v -4 c 0 -0.277344 -0.222656 -0.5 -0.5 -0.5 z m 4 0 c -0.277344 0 -0.5 0.222656 -0.5 0.5 v 4 c 0 0.277344 0.222656 0.5 0.5 0.5 s 0.5 -0.222656 0.5 -0.5 v -4 c 0 -0.277344 -0.222656 -0.5 -0.5 -0.5 z m -8 1 c -0.277344 0 -0.5 0.222656 -0.5 0.5 v 3 c 0 0.277344 0.222656 0.5 0.5 0.5 s 0.5 -0.222656 0.5 -0.5 v -3 c 0 -0.277344 -0.222656 -0.5 -0.5 -0.5 z m -2.027344 1 c -0.261718 0.011719 -0.472656 0.230469 -0.472656 0.5 v 1 c 0 0.277344 0.222656 0.5 0.5 0.5 s 0.5 -0.222656 0.5 -0.5 v -1 c 0 -0.277344 -0.222656 -0.5 -0.5 -0.5 c -0.007812 0 -0.015625 0 -0.027344 0 z m 12 0 c -0.261718 0.011719 -0.472656 0.230469 -0.472656 0.5 v 1 c 0 0.277344 0.222656 0.5 0.5 0.5 s 0.5 -0.222656 0.5 -0.5 v -1 c 0 -0.277344 -0.222656 -0.5 -0.5 -0.5 c -0.007812 0 -0.015625 0 -0.027344 0 z m 0 0"/></svg>
diff --git a/icons/scalable/actions/sound-wave-symbolic.svg b/icons/scalable/actions/sound-wave-symbolic.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc4ddbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/icons/scalable/actions/sound-wave-symbolic.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" height="16px" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16px"><path d="m 8 2 c -0.554688 0 -1 0.445312 -1 1 v 10 c 0 0.554688 0.445312 1 1 1 s 1 -0.445312 1 -1 v -10 c 0 -0.554688 -0.445312 -1 -1 -1 z m 6 2 c -0.554688 0 -1 0.445312 -1 1 v 6 c 0 0.554688 0.445312 1 1 1 s 1 -0.445312 1 -1 v -6 c 0 -0.554688 -0.445312 -1 -1 -1 z m -9 1 c -0.554688 0 -1 0.445312 -1 1 v 4 c 0 0.554688 0.445312 1 1 1 s 1 -0.445312 1 -1 v -4 c 0 -0.554688 -0.445312 -1 -1 -1 z m 6 1 c -0.554688 0 -1 0.445312 -1 1 v 2 c 0 0.554688 0.445312 1 1 1 s 1 -0.445312 1 -1 v -2 c 0 -0.554688 -0.445312 -1 -1 -1 z m -9 1 c -0.554688 0 -1 0.445312 -1 1 s 0.445312 1 1 1 s 1 -0.445312 1 -1 s -0.445312 -1 -1 -1 z m 0 0"/></svg>
diff --git a/tests/header/test_header.py b/tests/header/test_header.py
index 6605451..97ae9d0 100644
--- a/tests/header/test_header.py
+++ b/tests/header/test_header.py
@@ -62,6 +62,19 @@ class TestHeader(tests.util.TestCase):
             self.header._settings.emit("clicked")
             mock_present.assert_called()
 
+    def test_volume_icons(self):
+        """Check that the volume icons box is set up properly."""
+        self.assertIsInstance(self.header._icons, Gtk.Box)
+        self.assertIsInstance(self.header._volume_icon, Gtk.Image)
+        self.assertIsInstance(self.header._background_icon, Gtk.Image)
+
+        self.assertEqual(self.header._icons.get_spacing(), 6)
+
+        self.assertEqual(self.header._icons.get_first_child(),
+                         self.header._volume_icon)
+        self.assertEqual(self.header._volume_icon.get_next_sibling(),
+                         self.header._background_icon)
+
     def test_volume(self):
         """Check that volume widgets work as expected."""
         self.assertIsInstance(self.header._volume,
@@ -80,27 +93,46 @@ class TestHeader(tests.util.TestCase):
                 widget.volume = vol
                 self.assertEqual(self.header.volume, vol)
                 self.assertEqual(self.header._volume.volume, vol)
-                self.assertEqual(self.header._button.get_icon_name(),
+                self.assertEqual(self.header._volume_icon.get_icon_name(),
                                  f"audio-volume-{icon}-symbolic")
                 self.assertEqual(self.header._button.get_tooltip_text(),
-                                 f"volume: {i*10}%\nnormalizing: off")
+                                 f"volume: {i*10}%\n"
+                                 "background listening: off\nnormalizing: off")
 
     def test_background_listening(self):
         """Test the background listening mode."""
         self.assertIsInstance(self.header._background,
                               emmental.header.volume.BackgroundRow)
+        self.assertEqual(self.header._background_icon.get_icon_name(),
+                         "sound-wave")
 
         self.assertFalse(self.header.bg_enabled)
+        self.assertEqual(self.header.bg_volume, 0.5)
+
         self.header.bg_enabled = True
         self.assertTrue(self.header._background.enabled)
-        self.header._background.enabled = False
-        self.assertFalse(self.header.bg_enabled)
+        self.assertEqual(self.header._background_icon.get_icon_name(),
+                         "sound-wave-alt")
+        self.assertEqual(self.header._button.get_tooltip_text(),
+                         "volume: 100%\nbackground listening: 50%\n"
+                         "normalizing: off")
 
-        self.assertEqual(self.header.bg_volume, 0.5)
         self.header.bg_volume = 0.75
         self.assertEqual(self.header._background.volume, 0.75)
+        self.assertEqual(self.header._button.get_tooltip_text(),
+                         "volume: 100%\nbackground listening: 75%\n"
+                         "normalizing: off")
+
         self.header._background.volume = 0.25
         self.assertEqual(self.header.bg_volume, 0.25)
+        self.assertEqual(self.header._button.get_tooltip_text(),
+                         "volume: 100%\nbackground listening: 25%\n"
+                         "normalizing: off")
+
+        self.header._background.enabled = False
+        self.assertFalse(self.header.bg_enabled)
+        self.assertEqual(self.header._background_icon.get_icon_name(),
+                         "sound-wave")
 
     def test_replaygain(self):
         """Test that we can configure ReplayGain as expected."""
@@ -114,23 +146,27 @@ class TestHeader(tests.util.TestCase):
         self.assertTrue(self.header._replaygain.enabled)
         self.assertEqual(self.header._replaygain.mode, "track")
         self.assertEqual(self.header._button.get_tooltip_text(),
-                         "volume: 100%\nnormalizing: track mode")
+                         "volume: 100%\nbackground listening: off\n"
+                         "normalizing: track mode")
 
         self.header._replaygain.enabled = False
         self.header._replaygain.mode = "album"
         self.assertFalse(self.header.rg_enabled)
         self.assertEqual(self.header.rg_mode, "album")
         self.assertEqual(self.header._button.get_tooltip_text(),
-                         "volume: 100%\nnormalizing: off")
+                         "volume: 100%\nbackground listening: off\n"
+                         "normalizing: off")
 
     def test_popover_button(self):
         """Check that the menu popover button was set up correctly."""
         self.assertIsInstance(self.header._button,
                               emmental.buttons.PopoverButton)
-        self.assertEqual(self.header._button.get_icon_name(),
-                         "audio-volume-high-symbolic")
         self.assertEqual(self.header._button.popover_child, self.header._box)
 
+        self.assertEqual(self.header._button.get_child(), self.header._icons)
+        self.assertEqual(self.header._button.get_margin_end(), 6)
+        self.assertFalse(self.header._button.get_has_frame())
+
     def test_popover_child(self):
         """Check that the menu popover button child was set up correctly."""
         self.assertIsInstance(self.header._box, Gtk.ListBox)