diff --git a/pkg/rtc/room.go b/pkg/rtc/room.go
index f0e6dd09f..51c577418 100644
--- a/pkg/rtc/room.go
+++ b/pkg/rtc/room.go
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ func (r *Room) UpdateSubscriptions(
 				return err
 			}
 		} else {
-			publisher.RemoveSubscriber(participant, trackID)
+			publisher.RemoveSubscriber(participant, trackID, false)
 		}
 	}
 	return nil
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ func (r *Room) RemoveDisallowedSubscriptions(sub types.LocalParticipant, disallo
 			continue
 		}
 
-		pub.RemoveSubscriber(sub, trackID)
+		pub.RemoveSubscriber(sub, trackID, false)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/rtc/types/interfaces.go b/pkg/rtc/types/interfaces.go
index 09cf38f55..cd765bd14 100644
--- a/pkg/rtc/types/interfaces.go
+++ b/pkg/rtc/types/interfaces.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ type Participant interface {
 	GetPublishedTracks() []MediaTrack
 
 	AddSubscriber(op LocalParticipant, params AddSubscriberParams) (int, error)
-	RemoveSubscriber(op LocalParticipant, trackID livekit.TrackID)
+	RemoveSubscriber(op LocalParticipant, trackID livekit.TrackID, resume bool)
 
 	// permissions
 	Hidden() bool
diff --git a/pkg/rtc/types/typesfakes/fake_local_participant.go b/pkg/rtc/types/typesfakes/fake_local_participant.go
index 9f95dcafb..7bf8b31e7 100644
--- a/pkg/rtc/types/typesfakes/fake_local_participant.go
+++ b/pkg/rtc/types/typesfakes/fake_local_participant.go
@@ -342,11 +342,12 @@ type FakeLocalParticipant struct {
 	removeSubscribedTrackArgsForCall []struct {
 		arg1 types.SubscribedTrack
 	}
-	RemoveSubscriberStub        func(types.LocalParticipant, livekit.TrackID)
+	RemoveSubscriberStub        func(types.LocalParticipant, livekit.TrackID, bool)
 	removeSubscriberMutex       sync.RWMutex
 	removeSubscriberArgsForCall []struct {
 		arg1 types.LocalParticipant
 		arg2 livekit.TrackID
+		arg3 bool
 	}
 	SendConnectionQualityUpdateStub        func(*livekit.ConnectionQualityUpdate) error
 	sendConnectionQualityUpdateMutex       sync.RWMutex
@@ -2363,17 +2364,18 @@ func (fake *FakeLocalParticipant) RemoveSubscribedTrackArgsForCall(i int) types.
 	return argsForCall.arg1
 }
 
-func (fake *FakeLocalParticipant) RemoveSubscriber(arg1 types.LocalParticipant, arg2 livekit.TrackID) {
+func (fake *FakeLocalParticipant) RemoveSubscriber(arg1 types.LocalParticipant, arg2 livekit.TrackID, arg3 bool) {
 	fake.removeSubscriberMutex.Lock()
 	fake.removeSubscriberArgsForCall = append(fake.removeSubscriberArgsForCall, struct {
 		arg1 types.LocalParticipant
 		arg2 livekit.TrackID
-	}{arg1, arg2})
+		arg3 bool
+	}{arg1, arg2, arg3})
 	stub := fake.RemoveSubscriberStub
-	fake.recordInvocation("RemoveSubscriber", []interface{}{arg1, arg2})
+	fake.recordInvocation("RemoveSubscriber", []interface{}{arg1, arg2, arg3})
 	fake.removeSubscriberMutex.Unlock()
 	if stub != nil {
-		fake.RemoveSubscriberStub(arg1, arg2)
+		fake.RemoveSubscriberStub(arg1, arg2, arg3)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -2383,17 +2385,17 @@ func (fake *FakeLocalParticipant) RemoveSubscriberCallCount() int {
 	return len(fake.removeSubscriberArgsForCall)
 }
 
-func (fake *FakeLocalParticipant) RemoveSubscriberCalls(stub func(types.LocalParticipant, livekit.TrackID)) {
+func (fake *FakeLocalParticipant) RemoveSubscriberCalls(stub func(types.LocalParticipant, livekit.TrackID, bool)) {
 	fake.removeSubscriberMutex.Lock()
 	defer fake.removeSubscriberMutex.Unlock()
 	fake.RemoveSubscriberStub = stub
 }
 
-func (fake *FakeLocalParticipant) RemoveSubscriberArgsForCall(i int) (types.LocalParticipant, livekit.TrackID) {
+func (fake *FakeLocalParticipant) RemoveSubscriberArgsForCall(i int) (types.LocalParticipant, livekit.TrackID, bool) {
 	fake.removeSubscriberMutex.RLock()
 	defer fake.removeSubscriberMutex.RUnlock()
 	argsForCall := fake.removeSubscriberArgsForCall[i]
-	return argsForCall.arg1, argsForCall.arg2
+	return argsForCall.arg1, argsForCall.arg2, argsForCall.arg3
 }
 
 func (fake *FakeLocalParticipant) SendConnectionQualityUpdate(arg1 *livekit.ConnectionQualityUpdate) error {
diff --git a/pkg/rtc/types/typesfakes/fake_participant.go b/pkg/rtc/types/typesfakes/fake_participant.go
index cc3f266b3..edaeecf85 100644
--- a/pkg/rtc/types/typesfakes/fake_participant.go
+++ b/pkg/rtc/types/typesfakes/fake_participant.go
@@ -95,11 +95,12 @@ type FakeParticipant struct {
 	identityReturnsOnCall map[int]struct {
 		result1 livekit.ParticipantIdentity
 	}
-	RemoveSubscriberStub        func(types.LocalParticipant, livekit.TrackID)
+	RemoveSubscriberStub        func(types.LocalParticipant, livekit.TrackID, bool)
 	removeSubscriberMutex       sync.RWMutex
 	removeSubscriberArgsForCall []struct {
 		arg1 types.LocalParticipant
 		arg2 livekit.TrackID
+		arg3 bool
 	}
 	SetMetadataStub        func(string)
 	setMetadataMutex       sync.RWMutex
@@ -635,17 +636,18 @@ func (fake *FakeParticipant) IdentityReturnsOnCall(i int, result1 livekit.Partic
 	}{result1}
 }
 
-func (fake *FakeParticipant) RemoveSubscriber(arg1 types.LocalParticipant, arg2 livekit.TrackID) {
+func (fake *FakeParticipant) RemoveSubscriber(arg1 types.LocalParticipant, arg2 livekit.TrackID, arg3 bool) {
 	fake.removeSubscriberMutex.Lock()
 	fake.removeSubscriberArgsForCall = append(fake.removeSubscriberArgsForCall, struct {
 		arg1 types.LocalParticipant
 		arg2 livekit.TrackID
-	}{arg1, arg2})
+		arg3 bool
+	}{arg1, arg2, arg3})
 	stub := fake.RemoveSubscriberStub
-	fake.recordInvocation("RemoveSubscriber", []interface{}{arg1, arg2})
+	fake.recordInvocation("RemoveSubscriber", []interface{}{arg1, arg2, arg3})
 	fake.removeSubscriberMutex.Unlock()
 	if stub != nil {
-		fake.RemoveSubscriberStub(arg1, arg2)
+		fake.RemoveSubscriberStub(arg1, arg2, arg3)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -655,17 +657,17 @@ func (fake *FakeParticipant) RemoveSubscriberCallCount() int {
 	return len(fake.removeSubscriberArgsForCall)
 }
 
-func (fake *FakeParticipant) RemoveSubscriberCalls(stub func(types.LocalParticipant, livekit.TrackID)) {
+func (fake *FakeParticipant) RemoveSubscriberCalls(stub func(types.LocalParticipant, livekit.TrackID, bool)) {
 	fake.removeSubscriberMutex.Lock()
 	defer fake.removeSubscriberMutex.Unlock()
 	fake.RemoveSubscriberStub = stub
 }
 
-func (fake *FakeParticipant) RemoveSubscriberArgsForCall(i int) (types.LocalParticipant, livekit.TrackID) {
+func (fake *FakeParticipant) RemoveSubscriberArgsForCall(i int) (types.LocalParticipant, livekit.TrackID, bool) {
 	fake.removeSubscriberMutex.RLock()
 	defer fake.removeSubscriberMutex.RUnlock()
 	argsForCall := fake.removeSubscriberArgsForCall[i]
-	return argsForCall.arg1, argsForCall.arg2
+	return argsForCall.arg1, argsForCall.arg2, argsForCall.arg3
 }
 
 func (fake *FakeParticipant) SetMetadata(arg1 string) {
diff --git a/pkg/rtc/uptrackmanager.go b/pkg/rtc/uptrackmanager.go
index 8f2d65e81..168d29b96 100644
--- a/pkg/rtc/uptrackmanager.go
+++ b/pkg/rtc/uptrackmanager.go
@@ -128,10 +128,10 @@ func (u *UpTrackManager) AddSubscriber(sub types.LocalParticipant, params types.
 	return n, nil
 }
 
-func (u *UpTrackManager) RemoveSubscriber(sub types.LocalParticipant, trackID livekit.TrackID) {
+func (u *UpTrackManager) RemoveSubscriber(sub types.LocalParticipant, trackID livekit.TrackID, resume bool) {
 	track := u.GetPublishedTrack(trackID)
 	if track != nil {
-		track.RemoveSubscriber(sub.ID(), false)
+		track.RemoveSubscriber(sub.ID(), resume)
 	}
 
 	u.lock.Lock()