diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 97e03a49..173bd674 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ and this project adheres to
 - 🐛(frontend) keep the sending resolution picked while the camera is off #1667
 - 🐛(frontend) restore automatic lower-hand on speaking
 - 🐛(frontend) center Avatar initials with a font-aware cap-height ratio
+- ⚡️(frontend) increase lobby polling interval on both sides
 
 ## [1.30.0] - 2026-09-01
 
diff --git a/src/backend/meet/settings.py b/src/backend/meet/settings.py
index 2f0ceeed..d434a554 100755
--- a/src/backend/meet/settings.py
+++ b/src/backend/meet/settings.py
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ class Base(Configuration):
         "room_lobby", environ_name="LOBBY_KEY_PREFIX", environ_prefix=None
     )
     LOBBY_WAITING_TIMEOUT = values.PositiveIntegerValue(
-        3, environ_name="LOBBY_WAITING_TIMEOUT", environ_prefix=None
+        6, environ_name="LOBBY_WAITING_TIMEOUT", environ_prefix=None
     )
     LOBBY_DENIED_TIMEOUT = values.PositiveIntegerValue(
         5, environ_name="LOBBY_DENIED_TIMEOUT", environ_prefix=None
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/components/LobbyProvider.tsx b/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/components/LobbyProvider.tsx
index 552f81ee..d01ebb5a 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/components/LobbyProvider.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/components/LobbyProvider.tsx
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ import { keys } from '@/api/queryKeys'
 import { queryClient } from '@/api/queryClient'
 import { ApiError } from '@/api/ApiError'
 
-export const POLL_INTERVAL_MS = 1000
-export const LAZY_POLL_INTERVAL_MS = 10_000
+export const POLL_INTERVAL_MS = 4_000
+export const LAZY_POLL_INTERVAL_MS = 15_000
 
 export const LobbyProvider = () => {
   const room = useRoomContext()
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/hooks/useLobby.ts b/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/hooks/useLobby.ts
index c454d31f..3e5f14bc 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/hooks/useLobby.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/hooks/useLobby.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
 } from '../api/requestEntry'
 
 export const WAIT_TIMEOUT_MS = 600000 // 10 minutes
-export const POLL_INTERVAL_MS = 1000
+export const POLL_INTERVAL_MS = 3_000
 
 export const useLobby = ({
   roomId,