diff --git a/Sources/StreamVideo/WebRTC/v2/VideoCapturing/ActionHandlers/Camera/CameraBackgroundAccessHandler.swift b/Sources/StreamVideo/WebRTC/v2/VideoCapturing/ActionHandlers/Camera/CameraBackgroundAccessHandler.swift
index dfd644a98..2d70ae5d0 100644
--- a/Sources/StreamVideo/WebRTC/v2/VideoCapturing/ActionHandlers/Camera/CameraBackgroundAccessHandler.swift
+++ b/Sources/StreamVideo/WebRTC/v2/VideoCapturing/ActionHandlers/Camera/CameraBackgroundAccessHandler.swift
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ final class CameraBackgroundAccessHandler: StreamVideoCapturerActionHandler {
 
         switch action {
         case let .checkBackgroundCameraAccess(videoCaptureSession)
-            where videoCaptureSession.isMultitaskingCameraAccessSupported == true:
+            where videoCaptureSession.isMultitaskingCameraAccessSupported == true && videoCaptureSession
+            .isMultitaskingCameraAccessEnabled == false:
             videoCaptureSession.beginConfiguration()
             videoCaptureSession.isMultitaskingCameraAccessEnabled = true
             videoCaptureSession.commitConfiguration()
diff --git a/Sources/StreamVideo/WebRTC/v2/VideoCapturing/StreamVideoCapturer.swift b/Sources/StreamVideo/WebRTC/v2/VideoCapturing/StreamVideoCapturer.swift
index 2b42c6a83..5d8287335 100644
--- a/Sources/StreamVideo/WebRTC/v2/VideoCapturing/StreamVideoCapturer.swift
+++ b/Sources/StreamVideo/WebRTC/v2/VideoCapturing/StreamVideoCapturer.swift
@@ -208,6 +208,12 @@ actor StreamVideoCapturer {
         dimensions: CGSize,
         frameRate: Int
     ) async throws {
+        if let videoCaptureSession {
+            _ = try await enqueueOperation(
+                for: .checkBackgroundCameraAccess(videoCaptureSession)
+            ).value
+        }
+
         _ = try await enqueueOperation(
             for: .startCapture(
                 position: position,