diff --git a/indra/newview/llvovolume.cpp b/indra/newview/llvovolume.cpp
index 7b06ba6afd..fb7f4bf24e 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llvovolume.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llvovolume.cpp
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ 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;
@@ -447,6 +448,7 @@ U32 LLVOVolume::processUpdateMessage(LLMessageSystem *mesgsys,
 			if (setVolume(volume_params, 0))
 			{
 				markForUpdate(TRUE);
+                onVolumeUpdateFromServer();
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -533,6 +535,7 @@ U32 LLVOVolume::processUpdateMessage(LLMessageSystem *mesgsys,
 			if (setVolume(volume_params, 0))
 			{
 				markForUpdate(TRUE);
+                onVolumeUpdateFromServer();
 			}
 			S32 res2 = unpackTEMessage(*dp);
 			if (TEM_INVALID == res2)
@@ -671,6 +674,15 @@ 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 3925b8a3f7..539bc22955 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llvovolume.h
+++ b/indra/newview/llvovolume.h
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ public:
 				const LLMatrix4& getWorldMatrix(LLXformMatrix* xform) const;
 
 				void	markForUpdate(BOOL priority);
+                void    onVolumeUpdateFromServer();
 				void	markForUnload()							{ LLViewerObject::markForUnload(TRUE); mVolumeChanged = TRUE; }
 				void    faceMappingChanged()                    { mFaceMappingChanged=TRUE; };
 
@@ -434,6 +435,7 @@ private:
 	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;