diff --git a/.changeset/fix-video-auto-enabled.md b/.changeset/fix-video-auto-enabled.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7b57773be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fix-video-auto-enabled.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+default: patch
+---
+
+Fix Camera being enabled by default even when the client has it off pre joining in browsers that permit the video (Electron/Tauri as examples).
diff --git a/src/app/hooks/useCallEmbed.ts b/src/app/hooks/useCallEmbed.ts
index a5bd94b9d..aa3466193 100644
--- a/src/app/hooks/useCallEmbed.ts
+++ b/src/app/hooks/useCallEmbed.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export const createCallEmbed = (
   const ongoing =
     MatrixRTCSession.sessionMembershipsForRoom(room, rtcSession.sessionDescription).length > 0;
 
-  const intent = CallEmbed.getIntent(dm, ongoing);
+  const intent = CallEmbed.getIntent(dm, ongoing, pref?.video);
   const widget = CallEmbed.getWidget(mx, room, intent, themeKind);
   const controlState = pref && new CallControlState(pref.microphone, pref.video, pref.sound);
 
diff --git a/src/app/plugins/call/CallEmbed.ts b/src/app/plugins/call/CallEmbed.ts
index 734cf1626..1a12211d4 100644
--- a/src/app/plugins/call/CallEmbed.ts
+++ b/src/app/plugins/call/CallEmbed.ts
@@ -52,12 +52,16 @@ export class CallEmbed {
 
   private readonly disposables: Array<() => void> = [];
 
-  static getIntent(dm: boolean, ongoing: boolean): ElementCallIntent {
+  static getIntent(dm: boolean, ongoing: boolean, video: boolean | undefined): ElementCallIntent {
+    if (!dm) {
+      return video ? ElementCallIntent.JoinExisting : ElementCallIntent.JoinExistingDMVoice;
+    }
+
     if (ongoing) {
-      return dm ? ElementCallIntent.JoinExistingDM : ElementCallIntent.JoinExisting;
+      return video ? ElementCallIntent.JoinExistingDM : ElementCallIntent.JoinExistingDMVoice;
     }
 
-    return dm ? ElementCallIntent.StartCallDM : ElementCallIntent.StartCall;
+    return video ? ElementCallIntent.StartCallDM : ElementCallIntent.StartCallDMVoice;
   }
 
   static getWidget(