diff --git a/addons/common/CfgEventHandlers.hpp b/addons/common/CfgEventHandlers.hpp
index eef90451ae..ce0938f063 100644
--- a/addons/common/CfgEventHandlers.hpp
+++ b/addons/common/CfgEventHandlers.hpp
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ class Extended_InitPost_EventHandlers {
         class GVAR(forceWalk) {
             init = QUOTE(if (local (_this select 0)) then {_this call FUNC(applyForceWalkStatus);};);
         };
+        class GVAR(muteUnit) {
+            init = QUOTE(_this call FUNC(muteUnitHandleInitPost));
+        };
     };
 };
 
@@ -41,4 +44,9 @@ class Extended_Respawn_EventHandlers {
             respawn = QUOTE(_this call FUNC(resetAllDefaults));
         };
     };
+    class CAManBase {
+        class GVAR(muteUnit) {
+            respawn = QUOTE(_this call FUNC(muteUnitHandleRespawn));
+        };
+    };
 };
diff --git a/addons/common/XEH_postInit.sqf b/addons/common/XEH_postInit.sqf
index f09dae0eb3..e470e91c95 100644
--- a/addons/common/XEH_postInit.sqf
+++ b/addons/common/XEH_postInit.sqf
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ if (hasInterface) then {
 
 ["setDir", {(_this select 0) setDir (_this select 1)}] call FUNC(addEventhandler);
 ["setFuel", {(_this select 0) setFuel (_this select 1)}] call FUNC(addEventhandler);
+["setSpeaker", {(_this select 0) setSpeaker (_this select 1)}] call FUNC(addEventhandler);
 
 // hack to get PFH to work in briefing
 [QGVAR(onBriefingPFH), "onEachFrame", {
diff --git a/addons/common/XEH_preInit.sqf b/addons/common/XEH_preInit.sqf
index 8d62e9df70..b5382d0b5e 100644
--- a/addons/common/XEH_preInit.sqf
+++ b/addons/common/XEH_preInit.sqf
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ PREP(moduleCheckPBOs);
 PREP(moduleLSDVehicles);
 PREP(moveToTempGroup);
 PREP(muteUnit);
+PREP(muteUnitHandleInitPost);
+PREP(muteUnitHandleRespawn);
 PREP(numberToDigits);
 PREP(numberToDigitsString);
 PREP(numberToString);
diff --git a/addons/common/functions/fnc_muteUnit.sqf b/addons/common/functions/fnc_muteUnit.sqf
index 8edf9df391..5c496ea58e 100644
--- a/addons/common/functions/fnc_muteUnit.sqf
+++ b/addons/common/functions/fnc_muteUnit.sqf
@@ -5,21 +5,34 @@
  *
  * Argument:
  * 0: Unit (Object)
+ * 1: Reason to mute the unit (String)
  *
  * Return value:
  * Nothing
  */
 #include "script_component.hpp"
 
-private ["_unit", "_speaker"];
+private ["_unit", "_reason"];
 
 _unit = _this select 0;
+_reason = _this select 1;
 
 if (isNull _unit) exitWith {};
 
+// add reason to mute to the unit
+private "_muteUnitReasons";
+_muteUnitReasons = _unit getVariable [QGVAR(muteUnitReasons), []];
+
+if !(_reason in _muteUnitReasons) then {
+    _muteUnitReasons pushBack _reason;
+    _unit setVariable [QGVAR(muteUnitReasons), _muteUnitReasons, true];
+};
+
+private "_speaker";
 _speaker = speaker _unit;
+
 if (_speaker == "ACE_NoVoice") exitWith {};
 
-[0, "{(_this select 1) setSpeaker 'ACE_NoVoice'}", _unit, "ACE_Speaker"] call FUNC(execPersistentFnc);
+["setSpeaker", [_unit, "ACE_NoVoice"]] call FUNC(globalEvent);
 
 _unit setVariable ["ACE_OriginalSpeaker", _speaker, true];
diff --git a/addons/common/functions/fnc_muteUnitHandleInitPost.sqf b/addons/common/functions/fnc_muteUnitHandleInitPost.sqf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f0abcfcf01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/common/functions/fnc_muteUnitHandleInitPost.sqf
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// by commy2
+#include "script_component.hpp"
+
+private "_unit";
+
+_unit = _this select 0;
+
+// setSpeaker gets overwritten after init on remote units; if unit is muted, setSpeaker again
+if (count (_unit getVariable [QGVAR(muteUnitReasons), []]) > 0) then {
+    ["setSpeaker", [_unit, "ACE_NoVoice"]] call FUNC(localEvent);
+};
diff --git a/addons/common/functions/fnc_muteUnitHandleRespawn.sqf b/addons/common/functions/fnc_muteUnitHandleRespawn.sqf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..021b083bfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/common/functions/fnc_muteUnitHandleRespawn.sqf
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// by commy2
+#include "script_component.hpp"
+
+private "_unit";
+
+_unit = _this select 0;
+
+// setVariable is broken on JIP after respawn
+_unit setVariable [QGVAR(muteUnitReasons), _unit getVariable [QGVAR(muteUnitReasons), []], true];
+
+// fix mp issues with respawning and the speaker
+["setSpeaker", [_unit, speaker _unit]] call FUNC(globalEvent);
diff --git a/addons/common/functions/fnc_restoreVariablesJIP.sqf b/addons/common/functions/fnc_restoreVariablesJIP.sqf
index 2c173a054c..ca185082cb 100644
--- a/addons/common/functions/fnc_restoreVariablesJIP.sqf
+++ b/addons/common/functions/fnc_restoreVariablesJIP.sqf
@@ -23,6 +23,3 @@ _respawnVariables pushBack "ACE_PersistentFunctions";
 {
   _unit setVariable [_x, _unit getVariable _x, true];
 } forEach _respawnVariables;
-
-// fix speaker after respawn
-[_unit, format ["{_this setSpeaker '%1'}", speaker _unit], 2] call FUNC(execRemoteFnc);
diff --git a/addons/common/functions/fnc_unmuteUnit.sqf b/addons/common/functions/fnc_unmuteUnit.sqf
index 8de7708d4b..94ba72f5a4 100644
--- a/addons/common/functions/fnc_unmuteUnit.sqf
+++ b/addons/common/functions/fnc_unmuteUnit.sqf
@@ -1,23 +1,39 @@
 /*
  * Author: commy2
  *
- * Unmutes the unit.
+ * Unmutes the unit. Only unmutes if the last reason was removed.
  *
  * Argument:
  * 0: Unit (Object)
+ * 1: Reason to unmute the unit. (String)
  *
  * Return value:
  * Nothing
  */
 #include "script_component.hpp"
 
-private ["_unit", "_speaker"];
+private ["_unit", "_reason"];
 
 _unit = _this select 0;
+_reason = _this select 1;
 
 if (isNull _unit) exitWith {};
 
+// remove reason to mute to the unit
+private "_muteUnitReasons";
+_muteUnitReasons = _unit getVariable [QGVAR(muteUnitReasons), []];
+
+if (_reason in _muteUnitReasons) then {
+    _muteUnitReasons deleteAt (_muteUnitReasons find _reason);
+    _unit setVariable [QGVAR(muteUnitReasons), _muteUnitReasons, true];
+};
+
+// don't unmute if there is another mute reason!
+if (count _muteUnitReasons > 0) exitWith {};
+
+private "_speaker";
 _speaker = _unit getVariable ["ACE_OriginalSpeaker", ""];
+
 if (_speaker == "") exitWith {};
 
-[0, format ["{(_this select 1) setSpeaker '%1'}", _speaker], _unit, "ACE_Speaker"] call FUNC(execPersistentFnc);
+["setSpeaker", _unit, [_unit, _speaker]] call FUNC(targetEvent);
diff --git a/addons/noradio/XEH_post_initClient.sqf b/addons/noradio/XEH_post_initClient.sqf
index e192a101f8..4f35a1ced9 100644
--- a/addons/noradio/XEH_post_initClient.sqf
+++ b/addons/noradio/XEH_post_initClient.sqf
@@ -1,31 +1,29 @@
 // by commy2
-
 #include "script_component.hpp"
 
+/*
 _setupPlayer = {
-  if (!isNull ACE_player) then {
-    [(_this select 1)] call cba_fnc_removePerFrameHandler;
+    if (!isNull ACE_player) then {
+        [(_this select 1)] call cba_fnc_removePerFrameHandler;
 
-    [ACE_player] call EFUNC(common,muteUnit);
-    ACE_player setVariable [QGVAR(isMuted), true, true];
-  };
+        [ACE_player, "isPlayer"] call EFUNC(common,muteUnit);
+    };
 };
 
 [_setupPlayer, 0, []] call CBA_fnc_addPerFrameHandler;
+*/
+
+if (!hasInterface) exitWith {};
 
 // Mutes/unmutes units when the player changes
 ["playerChanged", {
-  EXPLODE_2_PVT(_this,_newPlayer,_oldPlayer);
+    EXPLODE_2_PVT(_this,_newPlayer,_oldPlayer);
 
-  // On player change mute the new player
-  [_newPlayer] call EFUNC(common,muteUnit);
-  _newPlayer setVariable [QGVAR(isMuted), true, true];
-
-  // Unmute the old player
-  //@todo: sort interaction with medical system
-  if (!(_oldPlayer getVariable ["ACE_isUnconscious", false]) && {alive _oldPlayer}) then {
-    [_oldPlayer] call EFUNC(common,unMuteUnit);
-  };
-  _oldPlayer setVariable [QGVAR(isMuted), false, true];
+    // On player change mute the new player
+    [_newPlayer, "isPlayer"] call EFUNC(common,muteUnit);
 
+    // Unmute the old player
+    if (alive _oldPlayer) then {
+        [_oldPlayer, "isPlayer"] call EFUNC(common,unmuteUnit);
+    };
 }] call EFUNC(common,addEventhandler);
diff --git a/addons/noradio/XEH_post_initServer.sqf b/addons/noradio/XEH_post_initServer.sqf
index 90b7473144..ae2dc16ec1 100644
--- a/addons/noradio/XEH_post_initServer.sqf
+++ b/addons/noradio/XEH_post_initServer.sqf
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 // by commy2
-
 #include "script_component.hpp"
 
 addMissionEventHandler ["HandleDisconnect", {
-  if !((_this select 0) getVariable ["ACE_isUnconscious", false]) then { //@ToDo: ai waking up will be silent?
-    _this call EFUNC(common,unMuteUnit);
-  };
-  (_this select 0) setVariable [QGVAR(isMuted), false, true];
+    [_this select 0, "isPlayer"] call EFUNC(common,unmuteUnit);
 }];