diff --git a/src/app/hooks/useAfkAutoMute.ts b/src/app/hooks/useAfkAutoMute.ts
index 073c8ba05..f91890490 100644
--- a/src/app/hooks/useAfkAutoMute.ts
+++ b/src/app/hooks/useAfkAutoMute.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { useEffect } from 'react';
 import { useSetAtom } from 'jotai';
-import { CallEmbed } from '../plugins/call';
+import { CallEmbed, useCallControlState } from '../plugins/call';
 import { useSetting } from '../state/hooks/settings';
 import { settingsAtom } from '../state/settings';
 import { toastQueueAtom } from '../state/toast';
@@ -9,17 +9,25 @@ const SILENCE_RMS_THRESHOLD = 0.008;
 const CHECK_INTERVAL_MS = 500;
 
 /**
- * Monitors microphone audio while in a call. If the mic stays active but
- * silent for longer than the configured timeout, the mic is muted and a
- * toast is shown. Cleans up its own AudioContext and stream on unmount.
+ * Monitors microphone audio while in a call. If the mic stays unmuted but
+ * silent for longer than the configured timeout, the mic is muted and a toast
+ * is shown.
+ *
+ * The level-monitoring capture (`getUserMedia`) is opened ONLY while the mic is
+ * unmuted — there is nothing to auto-mute once you are already muted, so
+ * holding the capture would keep the OS recording indicator lit even though the
+ * UI shows you as muted (N95). Muting therefore releases our stream; unmuting
+ * re-acquires it. The AudioContext + stream are also torn down on unmount.
  */
 export function useAfkAutoMute(callEmbed: CallEmbed | undefined): void {
   const [enabled] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'afkAutoMute');
   const [timeoutMinutes] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'afkTimeoutMinutes');
   const setToast = useSetAtom(toastQueueAtom);
+  const { microphone } = useCallControlState(callEmbed?.control);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!callEmbed || !enabled) return;
+    // Only capture while in a call, enabled, AND unmuted (see N95 note above).
+    if (!callEmbed || !enabled || !microphone) return undefined;
 
     let stream: MediaStream | undefined;
     let audioCtx: AudioContext | undefined;
@@ -49,24 +57,20 @@ export function useAfkAutoMute(callEmbed: CallEmbed | undefined): void {
           const rms = Math.sqrt(buffer.reduce((sum, v) => sum + v * v, 0) / buffer.length);
 
           if (rms > SILENCE_RMS_THRESHOLD) {
-            // Audio detected — reset the silence timer
+            // Audio detected — reset the silence timer.
             silenceStart = null;
-          } else if (callEmbed.control.microphone) {
-            // Mic is on but silent — start or advance the timer
-            if (silenceStart === null) silenceStart = Date.now();
-            else if (Date.now() - silenceStart >= timeoutMs) {
-              callEmbed.control.setMicrophone(false);
-              setToast({
-                id: `afk-mute-${Date.now()}`,
-                displayName: 'Lotus Chat',
-                body: 'Your microphone was muted after inactivity.',
-                roomName: 'Voice call',
-                roomId: callEmbed.roomId,
-              });
-              silenceStart = null;
-            }
-          } else {
-            // Mic is already muted — don't count silence
+          } else if (silenceStart === null) {
+            // Mic is unmuted (effect only runs while unmuted) but silent — start the timer.
+            silenceStart = Date.now();
+          } else if (Date.now() - silenceStart >= timeoutMs) {
+            callEmbed.control.setMicrophone(false);
+            setToast({
+              id: `afk-mute-${Date.now()}`,
+              displayName: 'Lotus Chat',
+              body: 'Your microphone was muted after inactivity.',
+              roomName: 'Voice call',
+              roomId: callEmbed.roomId,
+            });
             silenceStart = null;
           }
         }, CHECK_INTERVAL_MS);
@@ -79,5 +83,5 @@ export function useAfkAutoMute(callEmbed: CallEmbed | undefined): void {
       stream?.getTracks().forEach((t) => t.stop());
       audioCtx?.close().catch(() => undefined);
     };
-  }, [callEmbed, enabled, timeoutMinutes, setToast]);
+  }, [callEmbed, enabled, timeoutMinutes, setToast, microphone]);
 }