diff --git a/pkg/sfu/buffer/buffer_base.go b/pkg/sfu/buffer/buffer_base.go
index d2056f43b..722b509b9 100644
--- a/pkg/sfu/buffer/buffer_base.go
+++ b/pkg/sfu/buffer/buffer_base.go
@@ -542,6 +542,11 @@ func (b *BufferBase) SetPLIThrottle(duration int64) {
 
 func (b *BufferBase) SendPLI(force bool) {
 	b.RLock()
+	if b.codecType != webrtc.RTPCodecTypeVideo {
+		b.RUnlock()
+		return
+	}
+
 	rtpStats := b.rtpStats
 	pliThrottle := b.pliThrottle
 	b.RUnlock()