diff --git a/pkg/rtc/participant.go b/pkg/rtc/participant.go
index 91b2344e4..e084d0d70 100644
--- a/pkg/rtc/participant.go
+++ b/pkg/rtc/participant.go
@@ -535,7 +535,9 @@ func (p *ParticipantImpl) handleTrackPublished(track types.PublishedTrack) {
 		p.lock.Lock()
 		delete(p.publishedTracks, track.ID())
 		p.lock.Unlock()
-		p.onTrackUpdated(p, track)
+		if p.onTrackUpdated != nil {
+			p.onTrackUpdated(p, track)
+		}
 	})
 
 	if p.onTrackPublished != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/rtc/participant_internal_test.go b/pkg/rtc/participant_internal_test.go
index 2fdb5a60b..23d3fbd19 100644
--- a/pkg/rtc/participant_internal_test.go
+++ b/pkg/rtc/participant_internal_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 
+	"github.com/livekit/livekit-server/pkg/rtc/types"
+	"github.com/livekit/livekit-server/pkg/rtc/types/typesfakes"
 	"github.com/livekit/livekit-server/proto/livekit"
 )
 
@@ -40,3 +42,31 @@ func TestIsReady(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestTrackPublishEvents(t *testing.T) {
+	p := newParticipantForTest("test")
+	track := &typesfakes.FakePublishedTrack{}
+	track.IDReturns("id")
+	published := false
+	updated := false
+	p.OnTrackUpdated(func(p types.Participant, track types.PublishedTrack) {
+		updated = true
+	})
+	p.OnTrackPublished(func(p types.Participant, track types.PublishedTrack) {
+		published = true
+	})
+	p.handleTrackPublished(track)
+
+	assert.True(t, published)
+	assert.False(t, updated)
+	assert.Len(t, p.publishedTracks, 1)
+
+	track.OnCloseArgsForCall(0)()
+	assert.Len(t, p.publishedTracks, 0)
+	assert.True(t, updated)
+}
+
+func newParticipantForTest(name string) *ParticipantImpl {
+	p, _ := NewParticipant(&typesfakes.FakePeerConnection{}, &typesfakes.FakeSignalConnection{}, name, ReceiverConfig{})
+	return p
+}