diff --git a/indra/newview/llvovolume.cpp b/indra/newview/llvovolume.cpp
index bae3d540e3a5e2a289ea3fe9afc66216baf3067c..eee3bbc9cc4e3adcdb344466ad03be22b29edc33 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llvovolume.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llvovolume.cpp
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ LLVOVolume::LLVOVolume(const LLUUID &id, const LLPCode pcode, LLViewerRegion *re
 
 	mMediaImplList.resize(getNumTEs());
 	mLastFetchedMediaVersion = -1;
+    mServerVolumeUpdateCount = 0;
 	memset(&mIndexInTex, 0, sizeof(S32) * LLRender::NUM_VOLUME_TEXTURE_CHANNELS);
 	mMDCImplCount = 0;
 	mLastRiggingInfoLOD = -1;
@@ -400,6 +401,7 @@ U32 LLVOVolume::processUpdateMessage(LLMessageSystem *mesgsys,
 			if (setVolume(volume_params, 0))
 			{
 				markForUpdate(TRUE);
+                onVolumeUpdateFromServer();
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -436,6 +438,7 @@ U32 LLVOVolume::processUpdateMessage(LLMessageSystem *mesgsys,
 			if (setVolume(volume_params, 0))
 			{
 				markForUpdate(TRUE);
+                onVolumeUpdateFromServer();
 			}
 			S32 res2 = unpackTEMessage(*dp);
 			if (TEM_INVALID == res2)
@@ -551,6 +554,15 @@ U32 LLVOVolume::processUpdateMessage(LLMessageSystem *mesgsys,
 	return retval;
 }
 
+void LLVOVolume::onVolumeUpdateFromServer()
+{
+    constexpr U32 UPDATES_UNTIL_ACTIVE = 8;
+    ++mServerVolumeUpdateCount;
+    if (mDrawable && !mDrawable->isActive() && mServerVolumeUpdateCount > UPDATES_UNTIL_ACTIVE)
+    {
+        mDrawable->makeActive();
+    }
+}
 
 void LLVOVolume::animateTextures()
 {
diff --git a/indra/newview/llvovolume.h b/indra/newview/llvovolume.h
index 4cb7a5481c6ff856fd55357d75da7419fca9d710..cbc7735968841931b24347c8d1471afd368de963 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llvovolume.h
+++ b/indra/newview/llvovolume.h
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ class LLVOVolume : public LLViewerObject
 				const LLMatrix4& getWorldMatrix(LLXformMatrix* xform) const;
 
 				void	markForUpdate(BOOL priority);
+                void    onVolumeUpdateFromServer();
 				void	markForUnload()							{ LLViewerObject::markForUnload(TRUE); mVolumeChanged = TRUE; }
 				void    faceMappingChanged()                    { mFaceMappingChanged=TRUE; };
 
@@ -424,6 +425,7 @@ class LLVOVolume : public LLViewerObject
 	LLPointer<LLViewerFetchedTexture> mLightTexture;
 	media_list_t mMediaImplList;
 	S32			mLastFetchedMediaVersion; // as fetched from the server, starts as -1
+    U64         mServerVolumeUpdateCount;
 	S32 mIndexInTex[LLRender::NUM_VOLUME_TEXTURE_CHANNELS];
 	S32 mMDCImplCount;