diff --git a/srcpkgs/volctl/patches/fix_bugs.patch b/srcpkgs/volctl/patches/fix_bugs.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..848b37fd7a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/volctl/patches/fix_bugs.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+These are all already applied upstream as 3 commits. Upstream has not tagged
+a release as of 03-Dec-2016 but these fix usability bugs.
+
+From 40cf595d40ce0c58733abb683b0743af8d0a7498 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Narrat <autumn-wind@web.de>
+Date: Sun, 1 May 2016 11:14:39 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] PyGI deprecations
+
+VScale and VSeparator are deprecated since 3.2
+diff --git a/volctl/tray.py b/volctl/tray.py
+index 45601b8..ea41ce7 100644
+--- volctl/tray.py
++++ volctl/tray.py
+@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ def create_sliders(self):
+
+         # separator
+         if len(self.volctl.pa_mgr.pa_sink_inputs) > 0:
+-            separator = Gtk.VSeparator()
++            separator = Gtk.Separator().new(Gtk.Orientation.VERTICAL)
+             separator.set_margin_top(6)
+             separator.set_margin_bottom(6)
+             self.grid.attach(separator, x, 0, 1, 2)
+@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ def create_sliders(self):
+
+     def add_scale(self, sink):
+         # scale
+-        scale = Gtk.VScale()
++        scale = Gtk.Scale().new(Gtk.Orientation.VERTICAL)
+         scale.set_draw_value(False)
+         scale.set_value_pos(Gtk.PositionType.BOTTOM)
+         scale.set_range(PA_VOLUME_MUTED, PA_VOLUME_NORM)
+
+From d5fdee19de1cf64856c9d8ddf8a46682c6971f2b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Mirko Dietrich <mirko.dietrich@l4m1.de>
+Date: Tue, 3 May 2016 02:10:57 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] Fixed slider window position (closes #7)
+
+diff --git a/volctl/tray.py b/volctl/tray.py
+index ea41ce7..2a8d12e 100644
+--- volctl/tray.py
++++ volctl/tray.py
+@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ def __init__(self, volctl):
+
+         self.create_sliders()
+         self.win.show_all()
++        self.set_position()
+
+     def _find_idx_by_scale(self, scale, scales):
+         for idx, v in scales.iteritems():
+@@ -206,10 +207,13 @@ def _find_sink_input_idx_by_scale(self, scale):
+
+     def set_position(self):
+         a, screen, rect, orient = self.volctl.statusicon.get_geometry()
+-        self.win.move(rect.x, rect.y + rect.height)
++        # hack-ish but works
++        if rect.y > screen.height() / 2:
++            self.win.move(rect.x, rect.y - self.win.get_size()[1])
++        else:
++            self.win.move(rect.x, rect.y + rect.height)
+
+     def create_sliders(self):
+-        self.set_position()
+         x = 0
+
+         # touching pa objects here!
+
+From 4c6a59e572889964c0385d7b1d52e8d772995154 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Mirko Dietrich <mirko.dietrich@l4m1.de>
+Date: Tue, 10 May 2016 21:09:24 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] sliders should not grow out of screen (closed #10)
+
+diff --git a/volctl/tray.py b/volctl/tray.py
+index 2a8d12e..e47984b 100644
+--- volctl/tray.py
++++ volctl/tray.py
+@@ -207,11 +207,16 @@ def _find_sink_input_idx_by_scale(self, scale):
+
+     def set_position(self):
+         a, screen, rect, orient = self.volctl.statusicon.get_geometry()
+-        # hack-ish but works
++        win_width, win_height = self.win.get_size()
++        # slider window should not leave screen boundaries
++        x = rect.x
++        if x + win_width > screen.width():
++            x = screen.width() - win_width
++        # top or bottom panel?
+         if rect.y > screen.height() / 2:
+-            self.win.move(rect.x, rect.y - self.win.get_size()[1])
++            self.win.move(x, rect.y - win_height)
+         else:
+-            self.win.move(rect.x, rect.y + rect.height)
++            self.win.move(x, rect.y + rect.height)
+
+     def create_sliders(self):
+         x = 0
diff --git a/srcpkgs/volctl/template b/srcpkgs/volctl/template
index 0d27f32883c..ffbdad26800 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/volctl/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/volctl/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'volctl'
 pkgname=volctl
 version=0.4
-revision=2
+revision=3
 noarch=yes
 build_style=python2-module
 pycompile_module="volctl"