diff --git a/scripts/scenes/battle_scene.gd b/scripts/scenes/battle_scene.gd
index 3f22c30..82ece3e 100644
--- a/scripts/scenes/battle_scene.gd
+++ b/scripts/scenes/battle_scene.gd
@@ -607,6 +607,8 @@ var battle_unit_list_enemy_button: Button
 var battle_unit_list_status_label: Label
 var battle_unit_list_rows: VBoxContainer
 var battle_unit_list_mode := "ally"
+var top_audio_chip: PanelContainer
+var top_audio_icon: TextureRect
 var top_save_button: Button
 var top_load_button: Button
 var top_settings_button: Button
@@ -3206,6 +3208,14 @@ func _create_hud() -> void:
 	_apply_label_style(campaign_status_label, UI_PARCHMENT_TEXT)
 	(campaign_chip_data["row"] as HBoxContainer).add_child(campaign_status_label)
 
+	var audio_chip_data := _make_top_hud_chip("TopAudioStatusChip", "status", Vector2(58, 54), "hud_info")
+	top_audio_chip = audio_chip_data["chip"] as PanelContainer
+	top_audio_chip.mouse_filter = Control.MOUSE_FILTER_STOP
+	top_audio_chip.mouse_default_cursor_shape = Control.CURSOR_POINTING_HAND
+	top_audio_chip.gui_input.connect(_on_top_audio_chip_gui_input)
+	top_audio_icon = top_audio_chip.find_child("TopHudChipIcon", true, false) as TextureRect
+	top_row.add_child(top_audio_chip)
+
 	var top_tool_row := HBoxContainer.new()
 	top_tool_row.name = "TopToolBar"
 	top_tool_row.custom_minimum_size = Vector2(410, 50)
@@ -5289,6 +5299,7 @@ func _refresh_title_volume_controls() -> void:
 	if settings_audio_status_label != null:
 		settings_audio_status_label.text = audio_status
 		settings_audio_status_label.tooltip_text = audio_tooltip
+	_update_top_audio_chip()
 
 
 func _format_audio_status_text() -> String:
@@ -5305,6 +5316,30 @@ func _format_audio_status_tooltip() -> String:
 	return "현재 재생되는 음악과 기본값 듣기에서 확인할 효과음입니다.\n%s" % _format_audio_status_text()
 
 
+func _update_top_audio_chip() -> void:
+	if top_audio_chip == null:
+		return
+	var can_show := not _is_title_screen_visible() and not _is_opening_prologue_visible()
+	top_audio_chip.visible = can_show
+	var tooltip := "소리 상태\n%s\n클릭하면 환경 설정을 엽니다." % _format_audio_status_text()
+	_set_control_tree_tooltip(top_audio_chip, tooltip)
+	var any_audio_enabled := title_bgm_enabled or title_sfx_enabled
+	top_audio_chip.modulate = Color(1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 0.98 if any_audio_enabled else 0.48)
+	if top_audio_icon != null:
+		top_audio_icon.modulate = Color(1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0 if any_audio_enabled else 0.55)
+
+
+func _on_top_audio_chip_gui_input(event: InputEvent) -> void:
+	if not (event is InputEventMouseButton):
+		return
+	if event.button_index != MOUSE_BUTTON_LEFT or not event.pressed:
+		return
+	_on_settings_pressed()
+	var viewport := get_viewport()
+	if viewport != null:
+		viewport.set_input_as_handled()
+
+
 func _current_bgm_display_name() -> String:
 	var key := current_bgm_key
 	if key.is_empty():
@@ -9977,6 +10012,7 @@ func _update_hud() -> void:
 	campaign_status_label.text = _format_campaign_hud_summary_text()
 	campaign_status_label.tooltip_text = campaign_detail
 	_set_top_hud_chip_tooltip(top_campaign_chip, campaign_detail)
+	_update_top_audio_chip()
 	_update_mission_panel()
 	_update_cell_info()
 	_update_forecast()
diff --git a/tools/smoke_visual_assets.gd b/tools/smoke_visual_assets.gd
index 2cf3ac9..bdc7a06 100644
--- a/tools/smoke_visual_assets.gd
+++ b/tools/smoke_visual_assets.gd
@@ -4747,6 +4747,34 @@ func _check_hud_command_grid_layout(failures: Array[String]) -> void:
 	var top_toolbar := scene.end_turn_button.get_parent() as HBoxContainer
 	if top_toolbar == null or top_toolbar.name != "TopToolBar":
 		failures.append("global battle commands should move to the top icon toolbar")
+	if scene.top_audio_chip == null:
+		failures.append("top HUD should expose a compact audio status chip")
+	else:
+		if scene.top_audio_chip.get_parent() == top_toolbar:
+			failures.append("audio status should be a quiet HUD chip, not another global command button")
+		if scene.top_audio_chip.custom_minimum_size.x > 64.0 or scene.top_audio_chip.custom_minimum_size.y < 46.0:
+			failures.append("audio status chip should stay compact and stable: %s" % str(scene.top_audio_chip.custom_minimum_size))
+		var audio_tooltip := _collect_child_tooltips(scene.top_audio_chip)
+		if not audio_tooltip.contains("소리 상태") or not audio_tooltip.contains("현재 음악:") or not audio_tooltip.contains("효과음"):
+			failures.append("audio status chip should expose the current sound mix in a tooltip: %s" % audio_tooltip)
+		if not _has_descendant_texture(scene.top_audio_chip):
+			failures.append("audio status chip should use generated icon artwork")
+		scene._on_settings_bgm_toggled(false)
+		scene._on_settings_sfx_toggled(false)
+		if scene.top_audio_chip.modulate.a > 0.60:
+			failures.append("audio status chip should dim when both music and SFX are off: %s" % str(scene.top_audio_chip.modulate))
+		scene._on_settings_bgm_toggled(true)
+		scene._on_settings_sfx_toggled(true)
+		if scene.top_audio_chip.modulate.a < 0.90:
+			failures.append("audio status chip should brighten when sound is available: %s" % str(scene.top_audio_chip.modulate))
+		var audio_click := InputEventMouseButton.new()
+		audio_click.button_index = MOUSE_BUTTON_LEFT
+		audio_click.pressed = true
+		scene._hide_settings_panel()
+		scene._on_top_audio_chip_gui_input(audio_click)
+		if scene.settings_panel == null or not scene.settings_panel.visible:
+			failures.append("clicking the audio chip should open the in-game settings panel")
+		scene._hide_settings_panel()
 	for button in [
 		scene.end_turn_button,
 		scene.threat_button,