diff --git a/lib/src/internal/events.dart b/lib/src/internal/events.dart
index 6fb298c..2e0e624 100644
--- a/lib/src/internal/events.dart
+++ b/lib/src/internal/events.dart
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ class TrackMuteUpdatedEvent with TrackEvent, InternalEvent {
     required this.track,
     required this.muted,
   });
+
+  @override
+  String toString() =>
+      'TrackMuteUpdatedEvent(track: ${track}, muted: ${muted})';
 }
 
 //
diff --git a/lib/src/publication/local_track_publication.dart b/lib/src/publication/local_track_publication.dart
index 741dab7..af77547 100644
--- a/lib/src/publication/local_track_publication.dart
+++ b/lib/src/publication/local_track_publication.dart
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import '../logger.dart';
 import '../events.dart';
 import '../extensions.dart';
 import '../internal/events.dart';
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ class LocalTrackPublication<T extends LocalTrack> extends TrackPublication<T> {
         // listen for track muted events
         ..on<TrackMuteUpdatedEvent>((event) {
           // send signal to server
+          logger.fine('${this} sending mute signal ${sid}, ${event.muted}');
           participant.room.engine.signalClient.sendMuteTrack(sid, event.muted);
           // emit events
           final newEvent = event.muted
diff --git a/lib/src/track/local.dart b/lib/src/track/local.dart
index 48c9084..679e5c5 100644
--- a/lib/src/track/local.dart
+++ b/lib/src/track/local.dart
@@ -32,27 +32,31 @@ abstract class LocalTrack extends Track {
           mediaStreamTrack,
         );
 
-  // only local tracks can set muted
-  Future<void> mute() async {
+  // Only local tracks can set muted.
+  // Returns true if muted, false if unchanged.
+  Future<bool> mute() async {
     logger.fine('LocalTrack.mute() muted: $muted');
-    if (muted) return;
+    if (muted) return false; // already muted
     await disable();
     if (!Platform.isWindows) {
       await stop();
     }
     updateMuted(true);
     events.emit(TrackMuteUpdatedEvent(track: this, muted: muted));
+    return true;
   }
 
-  Future<void> unmute() async {
+  // Returns true if unmuted, false if unchanged.
+  Future<bool> unmute() async {
     logger.fine('LocalTrack.unmute() muted: $muted');
-    if (!muted) return;
+    if (!muted) return false; // already un-muted
     if (!Platform.isWindows) {
       await restartTrack();
     }
     await enable();
     updateMuted(false);
     events.emit(TrackMuteUpdatedEvent(track: this, muted: muted));
+    return true;
   }
 
   @override