diff -Nru indicator-sound-12.10.2+13.10.20131004/debian/changelog indicator-sound-12.10.2+13.10.20131011/debian/changelog
--- indicator-sound-12.10.2+13.10.20131004/debian/changelog	2013-10-11 10:47:16.000000000 +0000
+++ indicator-sound-12.10.2+13.10.20131011/debian/changelog	2013-10-11 10:47:16.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+indicator-sound (12.10.2+13.10.20131011-0ubuntu1) saucy; urgency=low
+
+  [ Lars Uebernickel ]
+  * Allow activating the 'volume' action It does the same as the
+    'scroll' action except showing a notification. (LP: #1236292)
+
+  [ Ubuntu daily release ]
+  * Automatic snapshot from revision 389
+
+ -- Ubuntu daily release <ps-jenkins@lists.canonical.com>  Fri, 11 Oct 2013 04:27:50 +0000
+
 indicator-sound (12.10.2+13.10.20131004-0ubuntu1) saucy; urgency=low
 
   [ Pete Woods ]
diff -Nru indicator-sound-12.10.2+13.10.20131004/src/service.vala indicator-sound-12.10.2+13.10.20131011/src/service.vala
--- indicator-sound-12.10.2+13.10.20131004/src/service.vala	2013-10-04 02:29:26.000000000 +0000
+++ indicator-sound-12.10.2+13.10.20131011/src/service.vala	2013-10-11 04:27:36.000000000 +0000
@@ -87,8 +87,9 @@
 	uint player_action_update_id;
 	Notify.Notification notification;
 
+	const double volume_step_percentage = 0.06;
+
 	void activate_scroll_action (SimpleAction action, Variant? param) {
-		const double volume_step_percentage = 0.06;
 		int delta = param.get_int32(); /* positive for up, negative for down */
 
 		double v = this.volume_control.get_volume () + volume_step_percentage * delta;
@@ -202,12 +203,18 @@
 	}
 
 	Action create_volume_action () {
-		var volume_action = new SimpleAction.stateful ("volume", null, this.volume_control.get_volume ());
+		var volume_action = new SimpleAction.stateful ("volume", VariantType.INT32, this.volume_control.get_volume ());
 
 		volume_action.change_state.connect ( (action, val) => {
 			volume_control.set_volume (val.get_double ());
 		});
 
+		/* activating this action changes the volume by the amount given in the parameter */
+		volume_action.activate.connect ( (action, param) => {
+			double v = volume_control.get_volume () + volume_step_percentage * param.get_int32 ();
+			volume_control.set_volume (v.clamp (0.0, 1.0));
+		});
+
 		this.volume_control.volume_changed.connect (volume_changed);
 
 		this.volume_control.bind_property ("ready", volume_action, "enabled", BindingFlags.SYNC_CREATE);
diff -Nru indicator-sound-12.10.2+13.10.20131004/src/sound-menu.vala indicator-sound-12.10.2+13.10.20131011/src/sound-menu.vala
--- indicator-sound-12.10.2+13.10.20131004/src/sound-menu.vala	2013-10-04 02:29:26.000000000 +0000
+++ indicator-sound-12.10.2+13.10.20131011/src/sound-menu.vala	2013-10-11 04:27:36.000000000 +0000
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 		this.volume_section = new Menu ();
 		if (show_mute)
 			volume_section.append (_("Mute"), "indicator.mute");
-		volume_section.append_item (this.create_slider_menu_item ("indicator.volume", 0.0, 1.0, 0.01,
+		volume_section.append_item (this.create_slider_menu_item ("indicator.volume(0)", 0.0, 1.0, 0.01,
 																  "audio-volume-low-zero-panel",
 																  "audio-volume-high-panel"));