diff --git a/pkg/rtc/participant.go b/pkg/rtc/participant.go
index b2dc00b75..db3f0cff3 100644
--- a/pkg/rtc/participant.go
+++ b/pkg/rtc/participant.go
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ func (p *ParticipantImpl) onPublisherAnswer(answer webrtc.SessionDescription) {
 		prometheus.ServiceOperationCounter.WithLabelValues("answer", "error", "write_message").Add(1)
 		return
 	}
-	p.TransportManager.SetPublisherLocalDescriptionSent(true)
+	p.TransportManager.PublisherLocalDescriptionSent()
 
 	if p.isPublisher.Load() != p.CanPublish() {
 		p.isPublisher.Store(p.CanPublish())
@@ -1003,7 +1003,7 @@ func (p *ParticipantImpl) onSubscriberOffer(offer webrtc.SessionDescription) {
 	} else {
 		prometheus.ServiceOperationCounter.WithLabelValues("offer", "success", "").Add(1)
 	}
-	p.TransportManager.SetSubscriberLocalDescriptionSent(true)
+	p.TransportManager.SubscriberLocalDescriptionSent()
 }
 
 // when a new remoteTrack is created, creates a Track and adds it to room
diff --git a/pkg/rtc/transport.go b/pkg/rtc/transport.go
index e2d2fc1e4..47b8786b7 100644
--- a/pkg/rtc/transport.go
+++ b/pkg/rtc/transport.go
@@ -464,19 +464,13 @@ func (t *PCTransport) maybeNotifyFullyEstablished() {
 	}
 }
 
-func (t *PCTransport) SetLocalDescriptionSent(sent bool) {
+func (t *PCTransport) LocalDescriptionSent() {
 	var cachedLocalCandidates []*webrtc.ICECandidate
 	t.lock.Lock()
-	t.localDescriptionSent = sent
-	if sent {
-		cachedLocalCandidates = t.cachedLocalCandidates
-		t.cachedLocalCandidates = nil
-	} else {
-		t.allowedLocalCandidates = nil
-		t.allowedRemoteCandidates = nil
-		t.filteredLocalCandidates = nil
-		t.filteredRemoteCandidates = nil
-	}
+	t.localDescriptionSent = true
+
+	cachedLocalCandidates = t.cachedLocalCandidates
+	t.cachedLocalCandidates = nil
 	t.lock.Unlock()
 
 	if t.onICECandidate != nil {
@@ -486,6 +480,15 @@ func (t *PCTransport) SetLocalDescriptionSent(sent bool) {
 	}
 }
 
+func (t *PCTransport) clearLocalDescriptionSentLocked() {
+	t.localDescriptionSent = false
+
+	t.allowedLocalCandidates = nil
+	t.allowedRemoteCandidates = nil
+	t.filteredLocalCandidates = nil
+	t.filteredRemoteCandidates = nil
+}
+
 func (t *PCTransport) SetPreferTCP(preferTCP bool) {
 	t.lock.Lock()
 	t.preferTCP = preferTCP
@@ -703,11 +706,7 @@ func (t *PCTransport) SetRemoteDescription(sd webrtc.SessionDescription) error {
 	}
 
 	if offerRestartICE && t.pendingRestartIceOffer == nil {
-		t.localDescriptionSent = false
-		t.allowedLocalCandidates = nil
-		t.allowedRemoteCandidates = nil
-		t.filteredLocalCandidates = nil
-		t.filteredRemoteCandidates = nil
+		t.clearLocalDescriptionSentLocked()
 	}
 
 	if offerRestartICE && t.pc.ICEGatheringState() == webrtc.ICEGatheringStateGathering {
@@ -978,6 +977,11 @@ func (t *PCTransport) CreateAndSendAnswer(enableDTX bool) error {
 func (t *PCTransport) CreateAndSendOffer(options *webrtc.OfferOptions) error {
 	t.lock.Lock()
 	defer t.lock.Unlock()
+
+	if options != nil && options.ICERestart {
+		t.clearLocalDescriptionSentLocked()
+	}
+
 	return t.createAndSendOffer(options)
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/rtc/transportmanager.go b/pkg/rtc/transportmanager.go
index 04b0efb07..4cf23059e 100644
--- a/pkg/rtc/transportmanager.go
+++ b/pkg/rtc/transportmanager.go
@@ -173,8 +173,8 @@ func (t *TransportManager) GetPublisherRTPReceiver(mid string) *webrtc.RTPReceiv
 	return t.publisher.GetRTPReceiver(mid)
 }
 
-func (t *TransportManager) SetPublisherLocalDescriptionSent(sent bool) {
-	t.publisher.SetLocalDescriptionSent(sent)
+func (t *TransportManager) PublisherLocalDescriptionSent() {
+	t.publisher.LocalDescriptionSent()
 }
 
 func (t *TransportManager) WritePublisherRTCP(pkts []rtcp.Packet) error {
@@ -201,8 +201,8 @@ func (t *TransportManager) OnSubscriberStreamStateChange(f func(update *sfu.Stre
 	t.subscriber.OnStreamStateChange(f)
 }
 
-func (t *TransportManager) SetSubscriberLocalDescriptionSent(sent bool) {
-	t.subscriber.SetLocalDescriptionSent(sent)
+func (t *TransportManager) SubscriberLocalDescriptionSent() {
+	t.subscriber.LocalDescriptionSent()
 }
 
 func (t *TransportManager) HasSubscriberEverConnected() bool {
@@ -375,7 +375,6 @@ func (t *TransportManager) ICERestart(iceConfig *types.IceConfig) error {
 		t.SetICEConfig(*iceConfig)
 	}
 
-	t.subscriber.SetLocalDescriptionSent(false)
 	return t.subscriber.CreateAndSendOffer(&webrtc.OfferOptions{
 		ICERestart: true,
 	})