diff --git a/pkg/rtc/participant.go b/pkg/rtc/participant.go
index 85233f57b..f4d789dc8 100644
--- a/pkg/rtc/participant.go
+++ b/pkg/rtc/participant.go
@@ -2357,28 +2357,30 @@ func (p *ParticipantImpl) setTrackMuted(trackID livekit.TrackID, muted bool) *li
 		p.supervisor.SetPublicationMute(trackID, muted)
 	}
 
-	track := p.UpTrackManager.SetPublishedTrackMuted(trackID, muted)
+	track, changed := p.UpTrackManager.SetPublishedTrackMuted(trackID, muted)
 	var trackInfo *livekit.TrackInfo
 	if track != nil {
 		trackInfo = track.ToProto()
 	}
 
-	isPending := false
+	// update mute status in any pending/queued add track requests too
 	p.pendingTracksLock.RLock()
 	for _, pti := range p.pendingTracks {
 		for i, ti := range pti.trackInfos {
 			if livekit.TrackID(ti.Sid) == trackID {
 				ti = utils.CloneProto(ti)
+				changed = changed || ti.Muted != muted
 				ti.Muted = muted
 				pti.trackInfos[i] = ti
-				isPending = true
-				trackInfo = ti
+				if trackInfo == nil {
+					trackInfo = ti
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
 	p.pendingTracksLock.RUnlock()
 
-	if trackInfo != nil {
+	if trackInfo != nil && changed {
 		if muted {
 			p.params.Telemetry.TrackMuted(context.Background(), p.ID(), trackInfo)
 		} else {
@@ -2386,10 +2388,6 @@ func (p *ParticipantImpl) setTrackMuted(trackID livekit.TrackID, muted bool) *li
 		}
 	}
 
-	if !isPending && track == nil {
-		p.pubLogger.Debugw("could not locate track", "trackID", trackID)
-	}
-
 	return trackInfo
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/rtc/uptrackmanager.go b/pkg/rtc/uptrackmanager.go
index 13cec3885..45ad411f3 100644
--- a/pkg/rtc/uptrackmanager.go
+++ b/pkg/rtc/uptrackmanager.go
@@ -116,13 +116,15 @@ func (u *UpTrackManager) OnPublishedTrackUpdated(f func(track types.MediaTrack))
 	u.onTrackUpdated = f
 }
 
-func (u *UpTrackManager) SetPublishedTrackMuted(trackID livekit.TrackID, muted bool) types.MediaTrack {
+func (u *UpTrackManager) SetPublishedTrackMuted(trackID livekit.TrackID, muted bool) (types.MediaTrack, bool) {
+	changed := false
 	track := u.GetPublishedTrack(trackID)
 	if track != nil {
 		currentMuted := track.IsMuted()
 		track.SetMuted(muted)
 
 		if currentMuted != track.IsMuted() {
+			changed = true
 			u.params.Logger.Debugw("publisher mute status changed", "trackID", trackID, "muted", track.IsMuted())
 			if u.onTrackUpdated != nil {
 				u.onTrackUpdated(track)
@@ -130,7 +132,7 @@ func (u *UpTrackManager) SetPublishedTrackMuted(trackID livekit.TrackID, muted b
 		}
 	}
 
-	return track
+	return track, changed
 }
 
 func (u *UpTrackManager) GetPublishedTrack(trackID livekit.TrackID) types.MediaTrack {