diff --git a/pkg/rtc/participant.go b/pkg/rtc/participant.go
index 3443ce2b1..21c4e1413 100644
--- a/pkg/rtc/participant.go
+++ b/pkg/rtc/participant.go
@@ -853,22 +853,7 @@ func (p *ParticipantImpl) clearMigrationTimer() {
 	p.lock.Unlock()
 }
 
-func (p *ParticipantImpl) MaybeStartMigration(force bool, onStart func()) bool {
-	allTransportConnected := p.TransportManager.HasSubscriberEverConnected()
-	if p.IsPublisher() {
-		allTransportConnected = allTransportConnected && p.TransportManager.HasPublisherEverConnected()
-	}
-	if !force && !allTransportConnected {
-		return false
-	}
-
-	if onStart != nil {
-		onStart()
-	}
-
-	p.sendLeaveRequest(types.ParticipantCloseReasonMigrationRequested, true, false, true)
-	p.CloseSignalConnection(types.SignallingCloseReasonMigration)
-
+func (p *ParticipantImpl) setupMigrationTimerLocked() {
 	//
 	// On subscriber peer connection, remote side will try ICE on both
 	// pre- and post-migration ICE candidates as the migrating out
@@ -880,9 +865,6 @@ func (p *ParticipantImpl) MaybeStartMigration(force bool, onStart func()) bool {
 	// to try and succeed. If not, close the subscriber peer connection
 	// and help the remote side to narrow down its ICE candidate pool.
 	//
-	p.clearMigrationTimer()
-
-	p.lock.Lock()
 	p.migrationTimer = time.AfterFunc(migrationWaitDuration, func() {
 		p.clearMigrationTimer()
 
@@ -901,11 +883,45 @@ func (p *ParticipantImpl) MaybeStartMigration(force bool, onStart func()) bool {
 
 		p.TransportManager.SubscriberClose()
 	})
+}
+
+func (p *ParticipantImpl) MaybeStartMigration(force bool, onStart func()) bool {
+	allTransportConnected := p.TransportManager.HasSubscriberEverConnected()
+	if p.IsPublisher() {
+		allTransportConnected = allTransportConnected && p.TransportManager.HasPublisherEverConnected()
+	}
+	if !force && !allTransportConnected {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	if onStart != nil {
+		onStart()
+	}
+
+	p.sendLeaveRequest(types.ParticipantCloseReasonMigrationRequested, true, false, true)
+	p.CloseSignalConnection(types.SignallingCloseReasonMigration)
+
+	p.clearMigrationTimer()
+
+	p.lock.Lock()
+	p.setupMigrationTimerLocked()
 	p.lock.Unlock()
 
 	return true
 }
 
+func (p *ParticipantImpl) NotifyMigration() {
+	p.lock.Lock()
+	defer p.lock.Unlock()
+
+	if p.migrationTimer != nil {
+		// already set up
+		return
+	}
+
+	p.setupMigrationTimerLocked()
+}
+
 func (p *ParticipantImpl) SetMigrateState(s types.MigrateState) {
 	preState := p.MigrateState()
 	if preState == types.MigrateStateComplete || preState == s {
diff --git a/pkg/rtc/types/interfaces.go b/pkg/rtc/types/interfaces.go
index 88f624396..b57a7e92a 100644
--- a/pkg/rtc/types/interfaces.go
+++ b/pkg/rtc/types/interfaces.go
@@ -395,6 +395,7 @@ type LocalParticipant interface {
 
 	// session migration
 	MaybeStartMigration(force bool, onStart func()) bool
+	NotifyMigration()
 	SetMigrateState(s MigrateState)
 	MigrateState() MigrateState
 	SetMigrateInfo(previousOffer, previousAnswer *webrtc.SessionDescription, mediaTracks []*livekit.TrackPublishedResponse, dataChannels []*livekit.DataChannelInfo)
diff --git a/pkg/rtc/types/typesfakes/fake_local_participant.go b/pkg/rtc/types/typesfakes/fake_local_participant.go
index 4cc2d1db4..6bbf2b5a6 100644
--- a/pkg/rtc/types/typesfakes/fake_local_participant.go
+++ b/pkg/rtc/types/typesfakes/fake_local_participant.go
@@ -557,6 +557,10 @@ type FakeLocalParticipant struct {
 	negotiateArgsForCall []struct {
 		arg1 bool
 	}
+	NotifyMigrationStub        func()
+	notifyMigrationMutex       sync.RWMutex
+	notifyMigrationArgsForCall []struct {
+	}
 	OnClaimsChangedStub        func(func(types.LocalParticipant))
 	onClaimsChangedMutex       sync.RWMutex
 	onClaimsChangedArgsForCall []struct {
@@ -3840,6 +3844,30 @@ func (fake *FakeLocalParticipant) NegotiateArgsForCall(i int) bool {
 	return argsForCall.arg1
 }
 
+func (fake *FakeLocalParticipant) NotifyMigration() {
+	fake.notifyMigrationMutex.Lock()
+	fake.notifyMigrationArgsForCall = append(fake.notifyMigrationArgsForCall, struct {
+	}{})
+	stub := fake.NotifyMigrationStub
+	fake.recordInvocation("NotifyMigration", []interface{}{})
+	fake.notifyMigrationMutex.Unlock()
+	if stub != nil {
+		fake.NotifyMigrationStub()
+	}
+}
+
+func (fake *FakeLocalParticipant) NotifyMigrationCallCount() int {
+	fake.notifyMigrationMutex.RLock()
+	defer fake.notifyMigrationMutex.RUnlock()
+	return len(fake.notifyMigrationArgsForCall)
+}
+
+func (fake *FakeLocalParticipant) NotifyMigrationCalls(stub func()) {
+	fake.notifyMigrationMutex.Lock()
+	defer fake.notifyMigrationMutex.Unlock()
+	fake.NotifyMigrationStub = stub
+}
+
 func (fake *FakeLocalParticipant) OnClaimsChanged(arg1 func(types.LocalParticipant)) {
 	fake.onClaimsChangedMutex.Lock()
 	fake.onClaimsChangedArgsForCall = append(fake.onClaimsChangedArgsForCall, struct {
@@ -6399,6 +6427,8 @@ func (fake *FakeLocalParticipant) Invocations() map[string][][]interface{} {
 	defer fake.migrateStateMutex.RUnlock()
 	fake.negotiateMutex.RLock()
 	defer fake.negotiateMutex.RUnlock()
+	fake.notifyMigrationMutex.RLock()
+	defer fake.notifyMigrationMutex.RUnlock()
 	fake.onClaimsChangedMutex.RLock()
 	defer fake.onClaimsChangedMutex.RUnlock()
 	fake.onCloseMutex.RLock()