diff --git a/packages/web/src/components/voice/VoiceChannel.tsx b/packages/web/src/components/voice/VoiceChannel.tsx
index f31dc394..d902418c 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/components/voice/VoiceChannel.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/src/components/voice/VoiceChannel.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { useVoiceStore } from '../../stores/voiceStore';
 import { useSpaceStore, getChannelOrigin } from '../../stores/spaceStore';
 import { useAuthStore } from '../../stores/authStore';
 import { Avatar } from '../ui/Avatar';
-import { VoiceModContextMenu } from './VoiceModContextMenu';
+import { VoiceUserContextMenu } from './VoiceUserContextMenu';
 
 const EMPTY_VOICE_USERS: string[] = [];
 
@@ -160,11 +160,12 @@ export function VoiceChannel({ channelId, channelName, onClick, locked }: VoiceC
 
       {/* Voice moderation context menu (portalled to body) */}
       {contextMenu && (
-        <VoiceModContextMenu
+        <VoiceUserContextMenu
           targetUserId={contextMenu.userId}
           channelId={channelId}
           position={{ x: contextMenu.x, y: contextMenu.y }}
           onClose={() => setContextMenu(null)}
+          isLocal={false}
         />
       )}
     </div>
diff --git a/packages/web/src/components/voice/VoiceUser.tsx b/packages/web/src/components/voice/VoiceUser.tsx
index 497f7281..616f6c20 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/components/voice/VoiceUser.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/src/components/voice/VoiceUser.tsx
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
-import React, { useRef, useEffect, useLayoutEffect, useState, useCallback } from 'react';
-import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
+import React, { useRef, useEffect, useState, useCallback } from 'react';
 import { Avatar } from '../ui/Avatar';
 import { useVoiceStore } from '../../stores/voiceStore';
-import { VoiceModMenuItems } from './VoiceModContextMenu';
+import { VoiceUserContextMenu } from './VoiceUserContextMenu';
 import { useSpaceStore } from '../../stores/spaceStore';
-import { hasPermissionBit, PermissionBits } from '../../utils/permissions';
 import type { UserTile } from '../../hooks/useLiveKit';
-import { getChannelOrigin } from '../../stores/spaceStore';
 
 interface VoiceUserProps {
   tile: UserTile;
@@ -19,7 +16,6 @@ export function VoiceUser({ tile, large }: VoiceUserProps) {
   const { participant } = tile;
   const isDeafened = useVoiceStore((s) => s.isDeafened);
   const currentVoiceChannelId = useVoiceStore((s) => s.currentVoiceChannelId);
-  const participantVolumes = useVoiceStore((s) => s.participantVolumes);
   const isSpeaking = useVoiceStore((s) => s.speakingParticipantIds.has(participant.identity));
   const serverMutedUserIds = useVoiceStore((s) => s.serverMutedUserIds);
   const serverDeafenedUserIds = useVoiceStore((s) => s.serverDeafenedUserIds);
@@ -27,7 +23,6 @@ export function VoiceUser({ tile, large }: VoiceUserProps) {
 
   const [, forceUpdate] = useState(0);
 
-  const perUserVolume = participantVolumes.get(participant.userId) ?? 100;
   const isLocal = participant.isLocal;
   const avatarUserId = participant.homeUserId ?? participant.userId;
 
@@ -59,12 +54,10 @@ export function VoiceUser({ tile, large }: VoiceUserProps) {
   }, [tile.lkVideoTrack]);
 
   // Context Menu
-  const menuRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const [volumeMenu, setVolumeMenu] = useState<{
     x: number;
     y: number;
   } | null>(null);
-  const setParticipantVolume = useVoiceStore((s) => s.setParticipantVolume);
 
   const handleContextMenu = useCallback(
     (e: React.MouseEvent) => {
@@ -75,33 +68,6 @@ export function VoiceUser({ tile, large }: VoiceUserProps) {
     [isLocal],
   );
 
-  // Click-outside dismissal — mousedown + contains check
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!volumeMenu) return;
-    const handler = (e: MouseEvent) => {
-      if (menuRef.current && !menuRef.current.contains(e.target as Node)) {
-        setVolumeMenu(null);
-      }
-    };
-    document.addEventListener('mousedown', handler);
-    return () => document.removeEventListener('mousedown', handler);
-  }, [volumeMenu]);
-
-  // Viewport-aware positioning — direct DOM mutation, no state churn
-  useLayoutEffect(() => {
-    const el = menuRef.current;
-    if (!volumeMenu || !el) return;
-    const rect = el.getBoundingClientRect();
-    let x = volumeMenu.x;
-    let y = volumeMenu.y;
-    if (rect.right > window.innerWidth) x = window.innerWidth - rect.width - 8;
-    if (rect.bottom > window.innerHeight) y = window.innerHeight - rect.height - 8;
-    if (x < 8) x = 8;
-    if (y < 8) y = 8;
-    el.style.left = `${x}px`;
-    el.style.top = `${y}px`;
-  }, [volumeMenu]);
-
   return (
     <div
       className={`relative bg-surface-base rounded-xl overflow-hidden flex items-center justify-center group transition-all duration-200 ${
@@ -194,87 +160,15 @@ export function VoiceUser({ tile, large }: VoiceUserProps) {
         </div>
       </div>
 
-      {volumeMenu && !isLocal && ReactDOM.createPortal(
-        <div
-          ref={menuRef}
-          className="fixed z-[200] bg-surface-elevated rounded-md shadow-elevation-high min-w-[200px] animate-fade-in"
-          style={{ left: volumeMenu.x, top: volumeMenu.y }}
-        >
-          {/* Moderation options (renders nothing if no perms) */}
-          {currentVoiceChannelId && (
-            <VoiceModSection
-              targetUserId={participant.userId}
-              channelId={currentVoiceChannelId}
-              onAction={() => setVolumeMenu(null)}
-            />
-          )}
-          {/* Volume slider */}
-          <div className="p-3">
-            <div className="text-xs text-txt-tertiary mb-2 font-medium uppercase tracking-wider">
-              User Volume
-            </div>
-            <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
-              <svg
-                width="16"
-                height="16"
-                viewBox="0 0 24 24"
-                fill="currentColor"
-                className="text-txt-tertiary flex-shrink-0"
-              >
-                <path d="M3 9v6h4l5 5V4L7 9H3z" />
-              </svg>
-              <input
-                type="range"
-                min="0"
-                max="200"
-                value={perUserVolume}
-                onChange={(e) =>
-                  setParticipantVolume(
-                    participant.userId,
-                    parseInt(e.target.value),
-                  )
-                }
-                className="flex-1 accent-accent-primary h-1"
-              />
-              <span className="text-xs text-txt-secondary min-w-[32px] text-right">
-                {perUserVolume}%
-              </span>
-            </div>
-          </div>
-        </div>,
-        document.body,
+      {volumeMenu && currentVoiceChannelId && (
+        <VoiceUserContextMenu
+          targetUserId={participant.userId}
+          channelId={currentVoiceChannelId}
+          position={volumeMenu}
+          onClose={() => setVolumeMenu(null)}
+          isLocal={isLocal}
+        />
       )}
     </div>
   );
 }
-
-/** Renders moderation items + divider only when the user has mod perms. */
-function VoiceModSection({ targetUserId, channelId, onAction }: {
-  targetUserId: string;
-  channelId: string;
-  onAction: () => void;
-}) {
-  const spacePermissions = useSpaceStore((s) => s.spacePermissions);
-  const currentSpaceId = useSpaceStore((s) => s.currentSpaceId);
-  const myPerms = currentSpaceId ? spacePermissions.get(currentSpaceId) : undefined;
-
-  const hasMod =
-    hasPermissionBit(myPerms, PermissionBits.MUTE_MEMBERS) ||
-    hasPermissionBit(myPerms, PermissionBits.DEAFEN_MEMBERS) ||
-    hasPermissionBit(myPerms, PermissionBits.MOVE_MEMBERS);
-
-  if (!hasMod) return null;
-
-  return (
-    <>
-      <div className="py-1.5">
-        <VoiceModMenuItems
-          targetUserId={targetUserId}
-          channelId={channelId}
-          onAction={onAction}
-        />
-      </div>
-      <div className="h-px bg-white/[0.06] mx-1.5" />
-    </>
-  );
-}
diff --git a/packages/web/src/components/voice/VoiceModContextMenu.tsx b/packages/web/src/components/voice/VoiceUserContextMenu.tsx
similarity index 82%
rename from packages/web/src/components/voice/VoiceModContextMenu.tsx
rename to packages/web/src/components/voice/VoiceUserContextMenu.tsx
index 11d410ac..d90080fb 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/components/voice/VoiceModContextMenu.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/src/components/voice/VoiceUserContextMenu.tsx
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ function MoveToSubmenu({ channels, onMove, btnClass, btnStyle }: MoveToSubmenuPr
           style={{ left: -9999, top: -9999 }}
           onMouseEnter={cancelCloseTimer}
           onMouseLeave={startCloseTimer}
+          onMouseDown={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
         >
           {channels.map((ch) => (
             <button
@@ -201,19 +202,20 @@ function MoveToSubmenu({ channels, onMove, btnClass, btnStyle }: MoveToSubmenuPr
 
 // ─── Standalone portalled context menu ─────────────────────────────────────────
 
-interface VoiceModContextMenuProps {
+interface VoiceUserContextMenuProps {
   targetUserId: string;
   channelId: string;
   position: { x: number; y: number };
   onClose: () => void;
+  isLocal: boolean;
 }
 
 /**
- * Full standalone moderation context menu rendered via createPortal to document.body.
- * Escapes any CSS containing-block / overflow clipping from parent transforms.
+ * Unified voice user context menu rendered via createPortal to document.body.
+ * Shows moderation items (if perms) + volume slider (always, for remote users).
  * Includes viewport-aware positioning and click-outside dismissal.
  */
-export function VoiceModContextMenu({ targetUserId, channelId, position, onClose }: VoiceModContextMenuProps) {
+export function VoiceUserContextMenu({ targetUserId, channelId, position, onClose, isLocal }: VoiceUserContextMenuProps) {
   const menuRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
 
   const spacePermissions = useSpaceStore((s) => s.spacePermissions);
@@ -224,9 +226,12 @@ export function VoiceModContextMenu({ targetUserId, channelId, position, onClose
   const canMoveMembers = hasPermissionBit(myPerms, PermissionBits.MOVE_MEMBERS);
   const hasModPerms = canMuteMembers || canDeafenMembers || canMoveMembers;
 
-  // Click-outside dismissal — always called (hooks must be unconditional)
+  const participantVolumes = useVoiceStore((s) => s.participantVolumes);
+  const setParticipantVolume = useVoiceStore((s) => s.setParticipantVolume);
+  const perUserVolume = participantVolumes.get(targetUserId) ?? 100;
+
+  // Click-outside dismissal
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!hasModPerms) return;
     const handler = (e: MouseEvent) => {
       if (menuRef.current && !menuRef.current.contains(e.target as Node)) {
         onClose();
@@ -234,12 +239,12 @@ export function VoiceModContextMenu({ targetUserId, channelId, position, onClose
     };
     document.addEventListener('mousedown', handler);
     return () => document.removeEventListener('mousedown', handler);
-  }, [hasModPerms, onClose]);
+  }, [onClose]);
 
   // Viewport-aware positioning — direct DOM mutation, no extra state/render
   useLayoutEffect(() => {
     const el = menuRef.current;
-    if (!hasModPerms || !el) return;
+    if (!el) return;
     const rect = el.getBoundingClientRect();
     let x = position.x;
     let y = position.y;
@@ -249,21 +254,55 @@ export function VoiceModContextMenu({ targetUserId, channelId, position, onClose
     if (y < 8) y = 8;
     el.style.left = `${x}px`;
     el.style.top = `${y}px`;
-  }, [position, hasModPerms]);
+  }, [position]);
 
-  if (!hasModPerms) return null;
+  if (isLocal) return null;
 
   return ReactDOM.createPortal(
     <div
       ref={menuRef}
-      className="fixed z-[200] bg-surface-elevated rounded-md shadow-elevation-high py-1.5 min-w-[180px] max-h-[calc(100vh-16px)] overflow-y-auto scrollbar-thin animate-fade-in"
+      className="fixed z-[200] bg-surface-elevated rounded-md shadow-elevation-high min-w-[200px] max-h-[calc(100vh-16px)] overflow-y-auto scrollbar-thin animate-fade-in"
       style={{ left: position.x, top: position.y }}
     >
-      <VoiceModMenuItems
-        targetUserId={targetUserId}
-        channelId={channelId}
-        onAction={onClose}
-      />
+      {hasModPerms && (
+        <>
+          <div className="py-1.5">
+            <VoiceModMenuItems
+              targetUserId={targetUserId}
+              channelId={channelId}
+              onAction={onClose}
+            />
+          </div>
+          <div className="h-px bg-white/[0.06] mx-1.5" />
+        </>
+      )}
+      <div className="p-3">
+        <div className="text-xs text-txt-tertiary mb-2 font-medium uppercase tracking-wider">
+          User Volume
+        </div>
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+          <svg
+            width="16"
+            height="16"
+            viewBox="0 0 24 24"
+            fill="currentColor"
+            className="text-txt-tertiary flex-shrink-0"
+          >
+            <path d="M3 9v6h4l5 5V4L7 9H3z" />
+          </svg>
+          <input
+            type="range"
+            min="0"
+            max="200"
+            value={perUserVolume}
+            onChange={(e) => setParticipantVolume(targetUserId, parseInt(e.target.value))}
+            className="flex-1 accent-accent-primary h-1"
+          />
+          <span className="text-xs text-txt-secondary min-w-[32px] text-right">
+            {perUserVolume}%
+          </span>
+        </div>
+      </div>
     </div>,
     document.body,
   );