A technique for controlling a gain of a receiver is provided. A method implementation of this technique comprises the steps of receiving at least one signal, initially controlling the gain of the receiver based on a correlation value of a first part of the received signal having a substantially constant signal strength, determining at least one timing-related parameter of the received signal based on the at least first part, identifying based on the at least one timing-related parameter at least a second part of the received signal having a substantially constant signal strength and further controlling the gain of the receiver based on a measured signal strength of the identified second part.