diff --git a/pkg/rtc/room.go b/pkg/rtc/room.go
index f6169afa4..5bba9e299 100644
--- a/pkg/rtc/room.go
+++ b/pkg/rtc/room.go
@@ -849,6 +849,7 @@ func (r *Room) pushAndDequeueUpdates(pi *livekit.ParticipantInfo, isImmediate bo
 	var updates []*livekit.ParticipantInfo
 	identity := livekit.ParticipantIdentity(pi.Identity)
 	existing := r.batchedUpdates[identity]
+	shouldSend := isImmediate || pi.IsPublisher
 
 	if existing != nil {
 		if pi.Sid != existing.Sid {
@@ -859,10 +860,12 @@ func (r *Room) pushAndDequeueUpdates(pi *livekit.ParticipantInfo, isImmediate bo
 		} else if pi.Version < existing.Version {
 			// out of order update
 			return nil
+		} else if shouldSend {
+			updates = append(updates, existing)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if isImmediate || pi.IsPublisher {
+	if shouldSend {
 		// include any queued update, and return
 		delete(r.batchedUpdates, identity)
 		updates = append(updates, pi)
diff --git a/pkg/rtc/room_test.go b/pkg/rtc/room_test.go
index ba2cc8a7c..b70336938 100644
--- a/pkg/rtc/room_test.go
+++ b/pkg/rtc/room_test.go
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ func TestPushAndDequeueUpdates(t *testing.T) {
 			name:     "when switching to publisher, queue is cleared",
 			pi:       publisher1v2,
 			existing: subscriber1v1,
-			expected: []*livekit.ParticipantInfo{publisher1v2},
+			expected: []*livekit.ParticipantInfo{subscriber1v1, publisher1v2},
 			validate: func(t *testing.T, rm *Room, updates []*livekit.ParticipantInfo) {
 				require.Empty(t, rm.batchedUpdates)
 			},