diff --git a/packages/client/src/helpers/AudioBindingsWatchdog.ts b/packages/client/src/helpers/AudioBindingsWatchdog.ts
index c2a2c31591..d331748054 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/helpers/AudioBindingsWatchdog.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/helpers/AudioBindingsWatchdog.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { CallingState, CallState } from '../store';
 import { createSubscription } from '../store/rxUtils';
 import { videoLoggerSystem } from '../logger';
 import { Tracer } from '../stats';
+import { TrackType } from '../gen/video/sfu/models/models';
 
 const toBindingKey = (
   sessionId: string,
@@ -91,12 +92,23 @@ export class AudioBindingsWatchdog {
       const danglingUserIds: string[] = [];
       for (const p of this.state.participants) {
         if (p.isLocalParticipant) continue;
-        const { audioStream, screenShareAudioStream, sessionId, userId } = p;
-        if (audioStream && !this.bindings.has(toBindingKey(sessionId))) {
+        const {
+          audioStream,
+          screenShareAudioStream,
+          sessionId,
+          userId,
+          publishedTracks,
+        } = p;
+        if (
+          audioStream &&
+          publishedTracks.includes(TrackType.AUDIO) &&
+          !this.bindings.has(toBindingKey(sessionId))
+        ) {
           danglingUserIds.push(userId);
         }
         if (
           screenShareAudioStream &&
+          publishedTracks.includes(TrackType.SCREEN_SHARE_AUDIO) &&
           !this.bindings.has(toBindingKey(sessionId, 'screenShareAudioTrack'))
         ) {
           danglingUserIds.push(userId);
diff --git a/packages/client/src/helpers/__tests__/AudioBindingsWatchdog.test.ts b/packages/client/src/helpers/__tests__/AudioBindingsWatchdog.test.ts
index 3bbdd7e44b..0e6732e1e0 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/helpers/__tests__/AudioBindingsWatchdog.test.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/helpers/__tests__/AudioBindingsWatchdog.test.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { StreamClient } from '../../coordinator/connection/client';
 import { CallingState, StreamVideoWriteableStateStore } from '../../store';
 import { noopComparator } from '../../sorting';
 import { fromPartial } from '@total-typescript/shoehorn';
+import { TrackType } from '../../gen/video/sfu/models/models';
 
 describe('AudioBindingsWatchdog', () => {
   let watchdog: AudioBindingsWatchdog;
@@ -44,12 +45,17 @@ describe('AudioBindingsWatchdog', () => {
       screenShareAudioStream?: MediaStream;
     },
   ) => {
+    const publishedTracks = [];
+    if (streams?.audioStream) publishedTracks.push(TrackType.AUDIO);
+    if (streams?.screenShareAudioStream) {
+      publishedTracks.push(TrackType.SCREEN_SHARE_AUDIO);
+    }
     call.state.updateOrAddParticipant(
       sessionId,
       fromPartial({
         userId,
         sessionId,
-        publishedTracks: [],
+        publishedTracks,
         ...streams,
       }),
     );
@@ -233,6 +239,26 @@ describe('AudioBindingsWatchdog', () => {
     expect(warnSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringContaining('user-1'));
   });
 
+  it('should not warn when audioStream exists but audio is not published', () => {
+    // @ts-expect-error private property
+    const warnSpy = vi.spyOn(watchdog.logger, 'warn');
+
+    call.state.updateOrAddParticipant(
+      'session-1',
+      fromPartial({
+        userId: 'user-1',
+        sessionId: 'session-1',
+        publishedTracks: [],
+        audioStream: new MediaStream(),
+      }),
+    );
+
+    call.state.setCallingState(CallingState.JOINED);
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(3000);
+
+    expect(warnSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
   it('should not warn when screenShareAudio element is bound', () => {
     // @ts-expect-error private property
     const warnSpy = vi.spyOn(watchdog.logger, 'warn');