diff --git a/src/app/features/call-status/CallControl.tsx b/src/app/features/call-status/CallControl.tsx
index c1667a6ac..c37dd3a33 100644
--- a/src/app/features/call-status/CallControl.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/call-status/CallControl.tsx
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ function MicrophoneButton({ enabled, onToggle, disabled }: MicrophoneButtonProps
           outlined
           disabled={disabled || loading}
           aria-label={enabled ? 'Turn off microphone' : 'Turn on microphone'}
-          aria-pressed={enabled}
         >
           <Icon size="100" src={enabled ? Icons.Mic : Icons.MicMute} filled={!enabled} />
         </IconButton>
@@ -73,8 +72,10 @@ function SoundButton({ enabled, onToggle, disabled }: SoundButtonProps) {
           size="300"
           className={MobileTouchTarget}
           onClick={() => onToggle()}
+          // No aria-pressed on these call toggles (#187 DP7/8): their labels already
+          // name the action ("Deafen" / "Undeafen"), and pressed-state on top
+          // read as "Deafen, pressed" while NOT deafened.
           aria-label={enabled ? 'Deafen' : 'Undeafen'}
-          aria-pressed={enabled}
           outlined
           disabled={disabled}
         >
@@ -117,7 +118,6 @@ function VideoButton({ enabled, onToggle, disabled }: VideoButtonProps) {
           className={MobileTouchTarget}
           onClick={toggleVideo}
           aria-label={enabled ? 'Stop Video' : 'Start Video'}
-          aria-pressed={enabled}
           outlined
           disabled={disabled || loading}
         >
@@ -157,7 +157,6 @@ function ScreenShareButton({ enabled, onToggle, disabled }: ScreenShareButtonPro
           className={MobileTouchTarget}
           onClick={onToggle}
           aria-label={enabled ? 'Stop Screenshare' : 'Start Screenshare'}
-          aria-pressed={enabled}
           outlined
           disabled={disabled}
         >
diff --git a/src/app/features/call/Controls.tsx b/src/app/features/call/Controls.tsx
index 698ae0ee2..bbe764ff7 100644
--- a/src/app/features/call/Controls.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/call/Controls.tsx
@@ -74,8 +74,10 @@ export function SoundButton({ enabled, onToggle }: SoundButtonProps) {
           size="400"
           className={MobileTouchTarget}
           onClick={() => onToggle()}
+          // No aria-pressed on these call toggles (#187 DP7/8): their labels already
+          // name the action ("Deafen" / "Undeafen"), and pressed-state on top
+          // read as "Deafen, pressed" while NOT deafened.
           aria-label={enabled ? 'Deafen' : 'Undeafen'}
-          aria-pressed={enabled}
           outlined
         >
           <Icon
@@ -124,7 +126,6 @@ export function VideoButton({ enabled, onToggle, disabled }: VideoButtonProps) {
           aria-label={
             disabled ? 'Camera disabled in settings' : enabled ? 'Stop camera' : 'Start camera'
           }
-          aria-pressed={enabled}
           style={disabled ? { opacity: 0.4, cursor: 'not-allowed' } : undefined}
         >
           <Icon
@@ -209,7 +210,6 @@ export function FullscreenButton({ isFullscreen, onToggle }: FullscreenButtonPro
           className={MobileTouchTarget}
           onClick={onToggle}
           aria-label={isFullscreen ? 'Exit Fullscreen' : 'Fullscreen'}
-          aria-pressed={isFullscreen}
           outlined
         >
           {isFullscreen ? <ExitFullscreenIcon /> : <FullscreenIcon />}
@@ -244,7 +244,6 @@ export function ScreenshareAudioButton({ muted, onToggle }: ScreenshareAudioButt
           className={MobileTouchTarget}
           onClick={onToggle}
           aria-label={muted ? 'Unmute Screenshare Audio' : 'Mute Screenshare Audio'}
-          aria-pressed={muted}
           outlined
         >
           <Icon size="400" src={muted ? Icons.VolumeMute : Icons.VolumeHigh} filled={muted} />
@@ -277,7 +276,6 @@ export function ChatButton() {
           className={MobileTouchTarget}
           onClick={() => setChat(!chat)}
           aria-label={chat ? 'Close Chat' : 'Open Chat'}
-          aria-pressed={chat}
           outlined
         >
           <Icon size="400" src={Icons.Message} filled={chat} />