diff --git a/packages/hms-video-store/src/audio-sink-manager/AudioSinkManager.ts b/packages/hms-video-store/src/audio-sink-manager/AudioSinkManager.ts
index fcd4593071..2d45dc0431 100644
--- a/packages/hms-video-store/src/audio-sink-manager/AudioSinkManager.ts
+++ b/packages/hms-video-store/src/audio-sink-manager/AudioSinkManager.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { ErrorFactory } from '../error/ErrorFactory';
 import { HMSAction } from '../error/HMSAction';
 import { EventBus } from '../events/EventBus';
 import { HMSDeviceChangeEvent, HMSTrackUpdate, HMSUpdateListener } from '../interfaces';
+import { HMSAudioContextHandler } from '../internal';
 import { HMSRemoteAudioTrack } from '../media/tracks';
 import { HMSRemotePeer } from '../sdk/models/peer';
 import { Store } from '../sdk/store';
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ export class AudioSinkManager {
     if (this.autoPausedTracks.size > 0) {
       await this.unpauseAudioTracks();
     }
+    await HMSAudioContextHandler.resumeContext();
   }
 
   init(elementId?: string) {
diff --git a/packages/hms-video-store/src/sdk/index.ts b/packages/hms-video-store/src/sdk/index.ts
index c74c5c2e8e..fb184ade5f 100644
--- a/packages/hms-video-store/src/sdk/index.ts
+++ b/packages/hms-video-store/src/sdk/index.ts
@@ -667,6 +667,10 @@ export class HMSSdk implements HMSInterface {
       this.sdkState.isJoinInProgress = false;
       await this.publish(config.settings, previewRole);
       await this.deviceManager.autoSelectAudioOutput();
+      // Throw autoplay error even if audio context is suspended as it will be used in Audio Plugins which can lead to no audio
+      if (HMSAudioContextHandler.getAudioContext().state === 'suspended') {
+        this.listener?.onError(ErrorFactory.TracksErrors.AutoplayBlocked(HMSAction.JOIN));
+      }
     } catch (error) {
       this.analyticsTimer.end(TimedEvent.JOIN);
       this.sdkState.isJoinInProgress = false;