Buskers may be forced to keep the noise down in Edinburgh as the council seeks ways to crackdown on loud entertainers.
Measures to turn the volume down on amplified busking and street entertainment will be looked at by Edinburgh City Council.
The council is to write to the Scottish Government to ask for powers to deal with the problem.
Liberal Democrat councillor Neil Ross first raised the issue at a full council meeting in August 2019 - but despite agreement to look at what could be done, no report came back to council.
Mr Ross says that the problem has not gone away, and amplified sound blaring from entertainers - and in some cases, shops - is still causing problems for residents and businesses.
He said: "Uncontrolled, amplified sound is an unwanted invasion of residential amenity - it is unacceptable, unreasonable and unnecessary."
Mr Ross told members at a council meeting this week that a limit on the amplification of sound for open air events is already the standard conditions of the local authority's public entertainment licence, but this does not cover occasional busking.
He said it seemed sensible to ask the Scottish Government to look at this and members agreed that the council should write to the Minister for Local Government in Scotland, requesting additional powers.
Mr Ross also suggested that the council’s Street Enforcement team should actively engage with buskers and street entertainers to encourage them to stick to the council's advice.
He said: "I understand they can be called on to deal with audible nuisance from amplified music during the festival fringe.
"Let's extend this duty to cover amplified busking and street entertaining throughout the city and throughout the year."
Officers were also asked to look at ways to make it easier for residents and businesses to report any disturbances.
The Liberal Democrat motion was agreed by all members.
