diff --git a/pkg/rtc/participant.go b/pkg/rtc/participant.go
index 149b1e496..bdb515e67 100644
--- a/pkg/rtc/participant.go
+++ b/pkg/rtc/participant.go
@@ -569,6 +569,14 @@ func (p *ParticipantImpl) ConnectedAt() time.Time {
 	return p.connectedAt
 }
 
+func (p *ParticipantImpl) ActiveAt() time.Time {
+	if activeAt := p.lastActiveAt.Load(); activeAt != nil {
+		return *activeAt
+	}
+
+	return time.Time{}
+}
+
 func (p *ParticipantImpl) GetClientInfo() *livekit.ClientInfo {
 	p.lock.RLock()
 	defer p.lock.RUnlock()
diff --git a/pkg/rtc/subscriptionmanager.go b/pkg/rtc/subscriptionmanager.go
index d755e5f1f..8a5d07076 100644
--- a/pkg/rtc/subscriptionmanager.go
+++ b/pkg/rtc/subscriptionmanager.go
@@ -548,10 +548,13 @@ func (m *SubscriptionManager) reconcileSubscription(s *mediaTrackSubscription) {
 		// check bound status, notify error callback if it's not bound
 		// if a publisher leaves or closes the source track, SubscribedTrack will be closed as well and it will go
 		// back to needsSubscribe state
-		if m.params.Participant.IsReady() && s.durationSinceStart() > subscriptionTimeout {
-			s.logger.Warnw("track not bound after timeout", nil)
-			s.maybeRecordError(m.params.Telemetry, s.subscriberID, ErrTrackNotBound, false)
-			m.params.OnSubscriptionError(s.trackID, true, ErrTrackNotBound)
+		if activeAt := m.params.Participant.ActiveAt(); !activeAt.IsZero() {
+			wait := min(time.Since(activeAt), s.durationSinceStart())
+			if wait > subscriptionTimeout {
+				s.logger.Warnw("track not bound after timeout", nil)
+				s.maybeRecordError(m.params.Telemetry, s.subscriberID, ErrTrackNotBound, false)
+				m.params.OnSubscriptionError(s.trackID, true, ErrTrackNotBound)
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/rtc/types/interfaces.go b/pkg/rtc/types/interfaces.go
index 3e7cce68a..5280b7498 100644
--- a/pkg/rtc/types/interfaces.go
+++ b/pkg/rtc/types/interfaces.go
@@ -384,6 +384,7 @@ type LocalParticipant interface {
 	SupportsTransceiverReuse() bool
 	IsUsingSinglePeerConnection() bool
 	IsReady() bool
+	ActiveAt() time.Time
 	Disconnected() <-chan struct{}
 	IsIdle() bool
 	SubscriberAsPrimary() bool
diff --git a/pkg/rtc/types/typesfakes/fake_local_participant.go b/pkg/rtc/types/typesfakes/fake_local_participant.go
index 48392b454..511b7f444 100644
--- a/pkg/rtc/types/typesfakes/fake_local_participant.go
+++ b/pkg/rtc/types/typesfakes/fake_local_participant.go
@@ -23,6 +23,16 @@ import (
 )
 
 type FakeLocalParticipant struct {
+	ActiveAtStub        func() time.Time
+	activeAtMutex       sync.RWMutex
+	activeAtArgsForCall []struct {
+	}
+	activeAtReturns struct {
+		result1 time.Time
+	}
+	activeAtReturnsOnCall map[int]struct {
+		result1 time.Time
+	}
 	AddOnCloseStub        func(string, func(types.LocalParticipant))
 	addOnCloseMutex       sync.RWMutex
 	addOnCloseArgsForCall []struct {
@@ -1489,6 +1499,59 @@ type FakeLocalParticipant struct {
 	invocationsMutex sync.RWMutex
 }
 
+func (fake *FakeLocalParticipant) ActiveAt() time.Time {
+	fake.activeAtMutex.Lock()
+	ret, specificReturn := fake.activeAtReturnsOnCall[len(fake.activeAtArgsForCall)]
+	fake.activeAtArgsForCall = append(fake.activeAtArgsForCall, struct {
+	}{})
+	stub := fake.ActiveAtStub
+	fakeReturns := fake.activeAtReturns
+	fake.recordInvocation("ActiveAt", []interface{}{})
+	fake.activeAtMutex.Unlock()
+	if stub != nil {
+		return stub()
+	}
+	if specificReturn {
+		return ret.result1
+	}
+	return fakeReturns.result1
+}
+
+func (fake *FakeLocalParticipant) ActiveAtCallCount() int {
+	fake.activeAtMutex.RLock()
+	defer fake.activeAtMutex.RUnlock()
+	return len(fake.activeAtArgsForCall)
+}
+
+func (fake *FakeLocalParticipant) ActiveAtCalls(stub func() time.Time) {
+	fake.activeAtMutex.Lock()
+	defer fake.activeAtMutex.Unlock()
+	fake.ActiveAtStub = stub
+}
+
+func (fake *FakeLocalParticipant) ActiveAtReturns(result1 time.Time) {
+	fake.activeAtMutex.Lock()
+	defer fake.activeAtMutex.Unlock()
+	fake.ActiveAtStub = nil
+	fake.activeAtReturns = struct {
+		result1 time.Time
+	}{result1}
+}
+
+func (fake *FakeLocalParticipant) ActiveAtReturnsOnCall(i int, result1 time.Time) {
+	fake.activeAtMutex.Lock()
+	defer fake.activeAtMutex.Unlock()
+	fake.ActiveAtStub = nil
+	if fake.activeAtReturnsOnCall == nil {
+		fake.activeAtReturnsOnCall = make(map[int]struct {
+			result1 time.Time
+		})
+	}
+	fake.activeAtReturnsOnCall[i] = struct {
+		result1 time.Time
+	}{result1}
+}
+
 func (fake *FakeLocalParticipant) AddOnClose(arg1 string, arg2 func(types.LocalParticipant)) {
 	fake.addOnCloseMutex.Lock()
 	fake.addOnCloseArgsForCall = append(fake.addOnCloseArgsForCall, struct {