diff --git a/pkg/rtc/mediatracksubscriptions.go b/pkg/rtc/mediatracksubscriptions.go
index 20d4ea7d7..158cafe10 100644
--- a/pkg/rtc/mediatracksubscriptions.go
+++ b/pkg/rtc/mediatracksubscriptions.go
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ func (t *MediaTrackSubscriptions) AddSubscriber(sub types.LocalParticipant, wr *
 
 	downTrack, err := sfu.NewDownTrack(sfu.DowntrackParams{
 		Codecs:            codecs,
+		Source:            t.params.MediaTrack.Source(),
 		Receiver:          wr,
 		BufferFactory:     sub.GetBufferFactory(),
 		SubID:             subscriberID,
diff --git a/pkg/sfu/downtrack.go b/pkg/sfu/downtrack.go
index 3ee2d7dc3..7c77c8122 100644
--- a/pkg/sfu/downtrack.go
+++ b/pkg/sfu/downtrack.go
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ type ReceiverReportListener func(dt *DownTrack, report *rtcp.ReceiverReport)
 
 type DowntrackParams struct {
 	Codecs            []webrtc.RTPCodecParameters
+	Source            livekit.TrackSource
 	Receiver          TrackReceiver
 	BufferFactory     *buffer.Factory
 	SubID             livekit.ParticipantID
@@ -1603,9 +1604,12 @@ func (d *DownTrack) handleRTCP(bytes []byte) {
 				*/
 
 				if d.playoutDelay != nil {
-					jitterMs := uint64(r.Jitter*1e3) / uint64(d.codec.ClockRate)
 					d.playoutDelay.OnSeqAcked(uint16(r.LastSequenceNumber))
-					d.playoutDelay.SetJitter(uint32(jitterMs))
+					// screen share track has inaccuracy jitter due to its low frame rate and bursty traffic
+					if d.params.Source != livekit.TrackSource_SCREEN_SHARE {
+						jitterMs := uint64(r.Jitter*1e3) / uint64(d.codec.ClockRate)
+						d.playoutDelay.SetJitter(uint32(jitterMs))
+					}
 				}
 			}
 			if len(rr.Reports) > 0 {