diff --git a/pkg/rtc/participant.go b/pkg/rtc/participant.go
index fe514ce84..34df1bdb4 100644
--- a/pkg/rtc/participant.go
+++ b/pkg/rtc/participant.go
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ type ParticipantImpl struct {
 	onStateChange       func(p types.LocalParticipant, oldState livekit.ParticipantInfo_State)
 	onParticipantUpdate func(types.LocalParticipant)
 	onDataPacket        func(types.LocalParticipant, *livekit.DataPacket)
+	onSubscribedTo      func(types.LocalParticipant, livekit.ParticipantID)
 
 	migrateState        atomic.Value // types.MigrateState
 	pendingOffer        *webrtc.SessionDescription
@@ -440,6 +441,10 @@ func (p *ParticipantImpl) OnDataPacket(callback func(types.LocalParticipant, *li
 	p.onDataPacket = callback
 }
 
+func (p *ParticipantImpl) OnSubscribedTo(callback func(types.LocalParticipant, livekit.ParticipantID)) {
+	p.onSubscribedTo = callback
+}
+
 func (p *ParticipantImpl) OnClose(callback func(types.LocalParticipant, map[livekit.TrackID]livekit.ParticipantID)) {
 	p.onClose = callback
 }
@@ -815,7 +820,12 @@ func (p *ParticipantImpl) AddSubscribedTrack(subTrack types.SubscribedTrack) {
 		subTrack.UpdateSubscriberSettings(settings)
 	}
 
-	p.subscribedTo.Store(subTrack.PublisherID(), struct{}{})
+	publisherID := subTrack.PublisherID()
+	isAlreadySubscribed := p.isSubscribedTo(publisherID)
+	p.subscribedTo.Store(publisherID, struct{}{})
+	if !isAlreadySubscribed && p.onSubscribedTo != nil {
+		p.onSubscribedTo(p, publisherID)
+	}
 }
 
 // RemoveSubscribedTrack removes a track to the participant's subscribed list
diff --git a/pkg/rtc/room.go b/pkg/rtc/room.go
index 9059eee32..c0c890ba5 100644
--- a/pkg/rtc/room.go
+++ b/pkg/rtc/room.go
@@ -225,6 +225,19 @@ func (r *Room) Join(participant types.LocalParticipant, opts *ParticipantOptions
 	participant.OnTrackUpdated(r.onTrackUpdated)
 	participant.OnParticipantUpdate(r.onParticipantUpdate)
 	participant.OnDataPacket(r.onDataPacket)
+	participant.OnSubscribedTo(func(p types.LocalParticipant, publisherID livekit.ParticipantID) {
+		// when a participant subscribed to another participant,
+		// send speaker update if the subscribed to participant is active.
+		go func() {
+			speakers := r.GetActiveSpeakers()
+			for _, speaker := range speakers {
+				if livekit.ParticipantID(speaker.Sid) == publisherID {
+					p.SendSpeakerUpdate(speakers)
+					break
+				}
+			}
+		}()
+	})
 	r.Logger.Infow("new participant joined",
 		"pID", participant.ID(),
 		"participant", participant.Identity(),
@@ -332,6 +345,7 @@ func (r *Room) RemoveParticipant(identity livekit.ParticipantIdentity) {
 	p.OnStateChange(nil)
 	p.OnParticipantUpdate(nil)
 	p.OnDataPacket(nil)
+	p.OnSubscribedTo(nil)
 
 	// close participant as well
 	r.Logger.Infow("closing participant for removal", "pID", p.ID(), "participant", p.Identity())
diff --git a/pkg/rtc/types/interfaces.go b/pkg/rtc/types/interfaces.go
index 151d6477a..a138709b2 100644
--- a/pkg/rtc/types/interfaces.go
+++ b/pkg/rtc/types/interfaces.go
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ type LocalParticipant interface {
 	// OnParticipantUpdate - metadata or permission is updated
 	OnParticipantUpdate(callback func(LocalParticipant))
 	OnDataPacket(callback func(LocalParticipant, *livekit.DataPacket))
+	OnSubscribedTo(callback func(LocalParticipant, livekit.ParticipantID))
 	OnClose(_callback func(LocalParticipant, map[livekit.TrackID]livekit.ParticipantID))
 	OnClaimsChanged(_callback func(LocalParticipant))
 
diff --git a/pkg/rtc/types/typesfakes/fake_local_participant.go b/pkg/rtc/types/typesfakes/fake_local_participant.go
index 7cbb148d5..f4081ea1c 100644
--- a/pkg/rtc/types/typesfakes/fake_local_participant.go
+++ b/pkg/rtc/types/typesfakes/fake_local_participant.go
@@ -337,6 +337,11 @@ type FakeLocalParticipant struct {
 	onStateChangeArgsForCall []struct {
 		arg1 func(p types.LocalParticipant, oldState livekit.ParticipantInfo_State)
 	}
+	OnSubscribedToStub        func(func(types.LocalParticipant, livekit.ParticipantID))
+	onSubscribedToMutex       sync.RWMutex
+	onSubscribedToArgsForCall []struct {
+		arg1 func(types.LocalParticipant, livekit.ParticipantID)
+	}
 	OnTrackPublishedStub        func(func(types.LocalParticipant, types.MediaTrack))
 	onTrackPublishedMutex       sync.RWMutex
 	onTrackPublishedArgsForCall []struct {
@@ -2369,6 +2374,38 @@ func (fake *FakeLocalParticipant) OnStateChangeArgsForCall(i int) func(p types.L
 	return argsForCall.arg1
 }
 
+func (fake *FakeLocalParticipant) OnSubscribedTo(arg1 func(types.LocalParticipant, livekit.ParticipantID)) {
+	fake.onSubscribedToMutex.Lock()
+	fake.onSubscribedToArgsForCall = append(fake.onSubscribedToArgsForCall, struct {
+		arg1 func(types.LocalParticipant, livekit.ParticipantID)
+	}{arg1})
+	stub := fake.OnSubscribedToStub
+	fake.recordInvocation("OnSubscribedTo", []interface{}{arg1})
+	fake.onSubscribedToMutex.Unlock()
+	if stub != nil {
+		fake.OnSubscribedToStub(arg1)
+	}
+}
+
+func (fake *FakeLocalParticipant) OnSubscribedToCallCount() int {
+	fake.onSubscribedToMutex.RLock()
+	defer fake.onSubscribedToMutex.RUnlock()
+	return len(fake.onSubscribedToArgsForCall)
+}
+
+func (fake *FakeLocalParticipant) OnSubscribedToCalls(stub func(func(types.LocalParticipant, livekit.ParticipantID))) {
+	fake.onSubscribedToMutex.Lock()
+	defer fake.onSubscribedToMutex.Unlock()
+	fake.OnSubscribedToStub = stub
+}
+
+func (fake *FakeLocalParticipant) OnSubscribedToArgsForCall(i int) func(types.LocalParticipant, livekit.ParticipantID) {
+	fake.onSubscribedToMutex.RLock()
+	defer fake.onSubscribedToMutex.RUnlock()
+	argsForCall := fake.onSubscribedToArgsForCall[i]
+	return argsForCall.arg1
+}
+
 func (fake *FakeLocalParticipant) OnTrackPublished(arg1 func(types.LocalParticipant, types.MediaTrack)) {
 	fake.onTrackPublishedMutex.Lock()
 	fake.onTrackPublishedArgsForCall = append(fake.onTrackPublishedArgsForCall, struct {
@@ -4030,6 +4067,8 @@ func (fake *FakeLocalParticipant) Invocations() map[string][][]interface{} {
 	defer fake.onParticipantUpdateMutex.RUnlock()
 	fake.onStateChangeMutex.RLock()
 	defer fake.onStateChangeMutex.RUnlock()
+	fake.onSubscribedToMutex.RLock()
+	defer fake.onSubscribedToMutex.RUnlock()
 	fake.onTrackPublishedMutex.RLock()
 	defer fake.onTrackPublishedMutex.RUnlock()
 	fake.onTrackUpdatedMutex.RLock()