diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/activities/CallActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/activities/CallActivity.kt
index f1550a17d3..79ff4676f8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/activities/CallActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/activities/CallActivity.kt
@@ -1060,7 +1060,7 @@ class CallActivity : CallBaseActivity() {
 
         if (permissionUtil!!.isMicrophonePermissionGranted()) {
             CallForegroundService.start(applicationContext, conversationName, intent.extras)
-            if (!microphoneOn) {
+            if (!microphoneOn && !appPreferences.callMicrophoneMuted) {
                 onMicrophoneClick()
             }
         }
@@ -1265,6 +1265,7 @@ class CallActivity : CallBaseActivity() {
                     )
                 }
                 toggleMedia(microphoneOn, false)
+                appPreferences.callMicrophoneMuted = !microphoneOn
             } else {
                 binding!!.microphoneButton.setImageResource(R.drawable.ic_mic_white_24px)
                 pulseAnimation!!.start()
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/utils/preferences/AppPreferences.java b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/utils/preferences/AppPreferences.java
index 9cbce99381..d88b2bc17b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/utils/preferences/AppPreferences.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/utils/preferences/AppPreferences.java
@@ -118,6 +118,10 @@ public interface AppPreferences {
 
     void removeScreenLock();
 
+    boolean getCallMicrophoneMuted();
+
+    void setCallMicrophoneMuted(boolean value);
+
     boolean getIsKeyboardIncognito();
 
     void setIncognitoKeyboard(boolean value);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/utils/preferences/AppPreferencesImpl.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/utils/preferences/AppPreferencesImpl.kt
index 33605e7ca2..557e669aff 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/utils/preferences/AppPreferencesImpl.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/utils/preferences/AppPreferencesImpl.kt
@@ -309,6 +309,18 @@ class AppPreferencesImpl(val context: Context) : AppPreferences {
         setScreenLock(false)
     }
 
+    override fun getCallMicrophoneMuted(): Boolean =
+        runBlocking {
+            async { readBoolean(CALL_MICROPHONE_MUTED).first() }
+        }.getCompleted()
+
+    override fun setCallMicrophoneMuted(value: Boolean) =
+        runBlocking<Unit> {
+            async {
+                writeBoolean(CALL_MICROPHONE_MUTED, value)
+            }
+        }
+
     override fun getIsKeyboardIncognito(): Boolean {
         val read = runBlocking { async { readBoolean(INCOGNITO_KEYBOARD).first() } }.getCompleted()
         return read
@@ -672,6 +684,7 @@ class AppPreferencesImpl(val context: Context) : AppPreferences {
         const val NOTIFY_UPGRADE_V3 = "notification_channels_upgrade_to_v3"
         const val SCREEN_SECURITY = "screen_security"
         const val SCREEN_LOCK = "screen_lock"
+        const val CALL_MICROPHONE_MUTED = "call_microphone_muted"
         const val INCOGNITO_KEYBOARD = "incognito_keyboard"
         const val SHOW_ECOSYSTEM = "SHOW_ECOSYSTEM"
         const val PHONE_BOOK_INTEGRATION = "phone_book_integration"