diff --git a/.changeset/giant-hairs-happen.md b/.changeset/giant-hairs-happen.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0dfc0a494c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/giant-hairs-happen.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"livekit-client": patch
+---
+
+Override sender getter on LocalVideoTrack
diff --git a/src/room/track/LocalVideoTrack.ts b/src/room/track/LocalVideoTrack.ts
index 9108304f7c..f10ca11af3 100644
--- a/src/room/track/LocalVideoTrack.ts
+++ b/src/room/track/LocalVideoTrack.ts
@@ -55,7 +55,11 @@ export default class LocalVideoTrack extends LocalTrack<Track.Kind.Video> {
 
   private degradationPreference: RTCDegradationPreference = 'balanced';
 
-  override set sender(sender: RTCRtpSender | undefined) {
+  get sender(): RTCRtpSender | undefined {
+    return this._sender;
+  }
+
+  set sender(sender: RTCRtpSender | undefined) {
     this._sender = sender;
     if (this.degradationPreference) {
       this.setDegradationPreference(this.degradationPreference);