diff --git a/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/hooks/useCanMute.ts b/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/hooks/useCanMute.ts
index 38d8d3bc..91256243 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/hooks/useCanMute.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/hooks/useCanMute.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 import { useIsAdminOrOwner } from './useIsAdminOrOwner'
 import { Participant } from 'livekit-client'
+import { useRoomData } from '@/features/rooms/livekit/hooks/useRoomData'
 
 export const useCanMute = (participant: Participant) => {
+  const apiRoomData = useRoomData()
   const isAdminOrOwner = useIsAdminOrOwner()
-  return participant.isLocal || isAdminOrOwner
+  return (
+    participant.isLocal ||
+    isAdminOrOwner ||
+    apiRoomData?.configuration?.everyone_can_mute !== false
+  )
 }