diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/webrtc/v2/CallScreenMediator.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/webrtc/v2/CallScreenMediator.kt
index 9c3574a0b5..241a3744b1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/webrtc/v2/CallScreenMediator.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/webrtc/v2/CallScreenMediator.kt
@@ -77,6 +77,19 @@ interface CallScreenMediator {
     }
   }
 
+  fun setStatusFromCallParticipantsState(context: Context, callParticipantsViewState: CallParticipantsViewState) {
+    val state = callParticipantsViewState.callParticipantsState
+    if (state.groupCallState.isNotIdle) {
+      val status = state.getPreJoinGroupDescription(context)
+        ?: state.getOutgoingRingingGroupDescription(context)
+        ?: state.getIncomingRingingGroupDescription(context)
+
+      if (status != null) {
+        setStatus(status)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   companion object {
     fun create(activity: WebRtcCallActivity, viewModel: WebRtcCallViewModel): CallScreenMediator {
       return if (RemoteConfig.newCallUi || (RemoteConfig.internalUser && SignalStore.internal.newCallingUi)) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/webrtc/v2/ComposeCallScreenMediator.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/webrtc/v2/ComposeCallScreenMediator.kt
index 1c6695b2c9..898255a6bb 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/webrtc/v2/ComposeCallScreenMediator.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/webrtc/v2/ComposeCallScreenMediator.kt
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ class ComposeCallScreenMediator(private val activity: WebRtcCallActivity, viewMo
 
   override fun updateCallParticipants(callParticipantsViewState: CallParticipantsViewState) {
     callScreenViewModel.callParticipantsViewState.update { callParticipantsViewState }
+    setStatusFromCallParticipantsState(activity, callParticipantsViewState)
   }
 
   override fun maybeDismissAudioPicker() {