diff --git a/src/room/GroupCallErrorBoundary.test.tsx b/src/room/GroupCallErrorBoundary.test.tsx
index f2a10bc2..51912956 100644
--- a/src/room/GroupCallErrorBoundary.test.tsx
+++ b/src/room/GroupCallErrorBoundary.test.tsx
@@ -132,9 +132,10 @@ test("ConnectionLostError: Action handling should reset error state", async () =
   const WrapComponent = (): ReactNode => {
     const [failState, setFailState] = useState(true);
     const reconnectCallback = useCallback(
-      (action: CallErrorRecoveryAction) => {
+      async (action: CallErrorRecoveryAction) => {
         reconnectCallbackSpy(action);
         setFailState(false);
+        return Promise.resolve();
       },
       [setFailState],
     );
diff --git a/src/room/GroupCallErrorBoundary.tsx b/src/room/GroupCallErrorBoundary.tsx
index 3d55d005..72958683 100644
--- a/src/room/GroupCallErrorBoundary.tsx
+++ b/src/room/GroupCallErrorBoundary.tsx
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ import { type WidgetHelpers } from "../widget.ts";
 
 export type CallErrorRecoveryAction = "reconnect"; // | "retry" ;
 
-export type RecoveryActionHandler = (action: CallErrorRecoveryAction) => void;
+export type RecoveryActionHandler = (
+  action: CallErrorRecoveryAction,
+) => Promise<void>;
 
 interface ErrorPageProps {
   error: ElementCallError;
@@ -71,7 +73,7 @@ const ErrorPage: FC<ErrorPageProps> = ({
   if (error instanceof ConnectionLostError) {
     actions.push({
       label: t("call_ended_view.reconnect_button"),
-      onClick: () => recoveryActionHandler("reconnect"),
+      onClick: () => void recoveryActionHandler("reconnect"),
     });
   }
 
@@ -131,9 +133,9 @@ export const GroupCallErrorBoundary = ({
           widget={widget ?? null}
           error={callError}
           resetError={resetError}
-          recoveryActionHandler={(action: CallErrorRecoveryAction) => {
+          recoveryActionHandler={async (action: CallErrorRecoveryAction) => {
+            await recoveryActionHandler(action);
             resetError();
-            recoveryActionHandler(action);
           }}
         />
       );
diff --git a/src/room/GroupCallView.test.tsx b/src/room/GroupCallView.test.tsx
index 12dfdf61..ff2b89d5 100644
--- a/src/room/GroupCallView.test.tsx
+++ b/src/room/GroupCallView.test.tsx
@@ -13,9 +13,12 @@ import {
   test,
   vi,
 } from "vitest";
-import { render, waitFor, screen } from "@testing-library/react";
+import { render, waitFor, screen, act } from "@testing-library/react";
 import { type MatrixClient, JoinRule, type RoomState } from "matrix-js-sdk";
-import { type MatrixRTCSession } from "matrix-js-sdk/lib/matrixrtc";
+import {
+  MatrixRTCSessionEvent,
+  type MatrixRTCSession,
+} from "matrix-js-sdk/lib/matrixrtc";
 import { BrowserRouter } from "react-router-dom";
 import userEvent from "@testing-library/user-event";
 import { type RelationsContainer } from "matrix-js-sdk/lib/models/relations-container";
@@ -258,3 +261,19 @@ test("GroupCallView shows errors that occur during joining", async () => {
   await user.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Join call" }));
   screen.getByText("Call is not supported");
 });
+
+test("user can reconnect after a membership manager error", async () => {
+  const user = userEvent.setup();
+  const { rtcSession } = createGroupCallView(null, true);
+  await act(() =>
+    rtcSession.emit(MatrixRTCSessionEvent.MembershipManagerError, undefined),
+  );
+  // XXX: Wrapping the following click in act() shouldn't be necessary (the
+  // async state update should be processed automatically by the waitFor call),
+  // and yet here we are.
+  await act(async () =>
+    user.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Reconnect" })),
+  );
+  // In-call controls should be visible again
+  await waitFor(() => screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Leave" }));
+});
diff --git a/src/room/GroupCallView.tsx b/src/room/GroupCallView.tsx
index fe21ba62..18ec1a6a 100644
--- a/src/room/GroupCallView.tsx
+++ b/src/room/GroupCallView.tsx
@@ -497,10 +497,11 @@ export const GroupCallView: FC<Props> = ({
   return (
     <GroupCallErrorBoundary
       widget={widget}
-      recoveryActionHandler={(action) => {
+      recoveryActionHandler={async (action) => {
+        setExternalError(null);
         if (action == "reconnect") {
           setLeft(false);
-          enterRTCSessionOrError(rtcSession).catch((e) => {
+          await enterRTCSessionOrError(rtcSession).catch((e) => {
             logger.error("Error re-entering RTC session", e);
           });
         }