diff --git a/packages/react/src/hooks/useTrackMutedIndicator.ts b/packages/react/src/hooks/useTrackMutedIndicator.ts
index 6788cbb8d..c28f18d4b 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/hooks/useTrackMutedIndicator.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/hooks/useTrackMutedIndicator.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export function useTrackMutedIndicator(
   options: UseTrackMutedIndicatorOptions = {},
 ): TrackMutedIndicatorReturnType {
   let ref = useMaybeTrackRefContext();
-  const p = useMaybeParticipantContext() ?? options.participant;
+  const p = useMaybeParticipantContext() ?? options.participant ?? ref?.participant;
 
   if (typeof trackRefOrSource === 'string') {
     if (!p) {