diff --git a/locales/en/app.json b/locales/en/app.json
index d375b629..007e372a 100644
--- a/locales/en/app.json
+++ b/locales/en/app.json
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
     "profile": "Profile",
     "reaction": "Reaction",
     "reactions": "Reactions",
+    "reconnecting": "Reconnecting…",
     "settings": "Settings",
     "unencrypted": "Not encrypted",
     "username": "Username",
diff --git a/src/Toast.tsx b/src/Toast.tsx
index ada5b29c..105572c8 100644
--- a/src/Toast.tsx
+++ b/src/Toast.tsx
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ interface Props {
    * A supporting icon to display within the toast.
    */
   Icon?: ComponentType<SVGAttributes<SVGElement>>;
+  /**
+   * Whether the toast should be portaled into the root of the document (rather
+   * than rendered in-place within the component tree).
+   * @default true
+   */
+  portal?: boolean;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -56,6 +62,7 @@ export const Toast: FC<Props> = ({
   autoDismiss,
   children,
   Icon,
+  portal = true,
 }) => {
   const onOpenChange = useCallback(
     (open: boolean) => {
@@ -71,29 +78,33 @@ export const Toast: FC<Props> = ({
     }
   }, [open, autoDismiss, onDismiss]);
 
+  const content = (
+    <>
+      <DialogOverlay
+        className={classNames(overlayStyles.bg, overlayStyles.animate)}
+      />
+      <DialogContent aria-describedby={undefined} asChild>
+        <DialogClose
+          className={classNames(
+            overlayStyles.overlay,
+            overlayStyles.animate,
+            styles.toast,
+          )}
+        >
+          <DialogTitle asChild>
+            <Text as="h3" size="sm" weight="semibold">
+              {children}
+            </Text>
+          </DialogTitle>
+          {Icon && <Icon width={20} height={20} aria-hidden />}
+        </DialogClose>
+      </DialogContent>
+    </>
+  );
+
   return (
     <DialogRoot open={open} onOpenChange={onOpenChange}>
-      <DialogPortal>
-        <DialogOverlay
-          className={classNames(overlayStyles.bg, overlayStyles.animate)}
-        />
-        <DialogContent aria-describedby={undefined} asChild>
-          <DialogClose
-            className={classNames(
-              overlayStyles.overlay,
-              overlayStyles.animate,
-              styles.toast,
-            )}
-          >
-            <DialogTitle asChild>
-              <Text as="h3" size="sm" weight="semibold">
-                {children}
-              </Text>
-            </DialogTitle>
-            {Icon && <Icon width={20} height={20} aria-hidden />}
-          </DialogClose>
-        </DialogContent>
-      </DialogPortal>
+      {portal ? <DialogPortal>{content}</DialogPortal> : content}
     </DialogRoot>
   );
 };
diff --git a/src/room/InCallView.tsx b/src/room/InCallView.tsx
index 2061289a..f9bd681c 100644
--- a/src/room/InCallView.tsx
+++ b/src/room/InCallView.tsx
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ import { useMediaDevices } from "../MediaDevicesContext.ts";
 import { EarpieceOverlay } from "./EarpieceOverlay.tsx";
 import { useAppBarHidden, useAppBarSecondaryButton } from "../AppBar.tsx";
 import { useBehavior } from "../useBehavior.ts";
+import { Toast } from "../Toast.tsx";
 
 const canScreenshare = "getDisplayMedia" in (navigator.mediaDevices ?? {});
 
@@ -313,6 +314,7 @@ export const InCallView: FC<InCallViewProps> = ({
     () => void toggleRaisedHand(),
   );
 
+  const reconnecting = useBehavior(vm.reconnecting$);
   const windowMode = useBehavior(vm.windowMode$);
   const layout = useBehavior(vm.layout$);
   const tileStoreGeneration = useBehavior(vm.tileStoreGeneration$);
@@ -766,6 +768,9 @@ export const InCallView: FC<InCallViewProps> = ({
     </div>
   );
 
+  // The reconnecting toast cannot be dismissed
+  const onDismissReconnectingToast = useCallback(() => {}, []);
+
   return (
     <div
       className={styles.inRoom}
@@ -793,8 +798,15 @@ export const InCallView: FC<InCallViewProps> = ({
       {renderContent()}
       <CallEventAudioRenderer vm={vm} muted={muteAllAudio} />
       <ReactionsAudioRenderer vm={vm} muted={muteAllAudio} />
+      <Toast
+        onDismiss={onDismissReconnectingToast}
+        open={reconnecting}
+        portal={false}
+      >
+        {t("common.reconnecting")}
+      </Toast>
       <EarpieceOverlay
-        show={earpieceMode}
+        show={earpieceMode && !reconnecting}
         onBackToVideoPressed={audioOutputSwitcher?.switch}
       />
       <ReactionsOverlay vm={vm} />
diff --git a/src/room/__snapshots__/InCallView.test.tsx.snap b/src/room/__snapshots__/InCallView.test.tsx.snap
index b45a30ad..7d6ab966 100644
--- a/src/room/__snapshots__/InCallView.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/room/__snapshots__/InCallView.test.tsx.snap
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ exports[`InCallView > rendering > renders 1`] = `
       >
         <button
           aria-disabled="false"
-          aria-labelledby="«r5»"
+          aria-labelledby="«r8»"
           class="_button_vczzf_8 _has-icon_vczzf_57 _icon-only_vczzf_50"
           data-kind="primary"
           data-size="lg"
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ exports[`InCallView > rendering > renders 1`] = `
         </button>
         <button
           aria-disabled="false"
-          aria-labelledby="«ra»"
+          aria-labelledby="«rd»"
           class="_button_vczzf_8 _has-icon_vczzf_57 _icon-only_vczzf_50"
           data-kind="primary"
           data-size="lg"
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ exports[`InCallView > rendering > renders 1`] = `
           </svg>
         </button>
         <button
-          aria-labelledby="«rf»"
+          aria-labelledby="«ri»"
           class="_button_vczzf_8 _has-icon_vczzf_57 _icon-only_vczzf_50"
           data-kind="secondary"
           data-size="lg"
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ exports[`InCallView > rendering > renders 1`] = `
           </svg>
         </button>
         <button
-          aria-labelledby="«rk»"
+          aria-labelledby="«rn»"
           class="_button_vczzf_8 endCall _has-icon_vczzf_57 _icon-only_vczzf_50 _destructive_vczzf_107"
           data-kind="primary"
           data-size="lg"
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ exports[`InCallView > rendering > renders 1`] = `
         class="toggle layout"
       >
         <input
-          aria-labelledby="«rp»"
+          aria-labelledby="«rs»"
           name="layout"
           type="radio"
           value="spotlight"
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ exports[`InCallView > rendering > renders 1`] = `
           />
         </svg>
         <input
-          aria-labelledby="«ru»"
+          aria-labelledby="«r11»"
           checked=""
           name="layout"
           type="radio"
diff --git a/src/state/CallViewModel.ts b/src/state/CallViewModel.ts
index 80076cb2..2c1f432e 100644
--- a/src/state/CallViewModel.ts
+++ b/src/state/CallViewModel.ts
@@ -394,6 +394,9 @@ function getRoomMemberFromRtcMember(
 
 // TODO: Move wayyyy more business logic from the call and lobby views into here
 export class CallViewModel extends ViewModel {
+  private readonly userId = this.matrixRoom.client.getUserId();
+  private readonly deviceId = this.matrixRoom.client.getDeviceId();
+
   public readonly localVideo$ = this.scope.behavior<LocalVideoTrack | null>(
     observeTrackReference$(
       this.livekitRoom.localParticipant,
@@ -487,10 +490,33 @@ export class CallViewModel extends ViewModel {
     // Handle room membership changes (and displayname updates)
     fromEvent(this.matrixRoom, RoomStateEvent.Members),
   ).pipe(
-    startWith(this.matrixRTCSession.memberships),
-    map(() => {
-      return this.matrixRTCSession.memberships;
-    }),
+    startWith(null),
+    map(() => this.matrixRTCSession.memberships),
+  );
+
+  private readonly matrixRTCConnected$ = this.scope.behavior(
+    this.memberships$.pipe(
+      map((ms) =>
+        ms.some(
+          (m) => m.sender === this.userId && m.deviceId === this.deviceId,
+        ),
+      ),
+    ),
+  );
+
+  public readonly reconnecting$ = this.scope.behavior(
+    this.matrixRTCConnected$.pipe(
+      // We are reconnecting if we previously had some successful initial
+      // connection but are now disconnected
+      scan(
+        ({ connectedPreviously, reconnecting }, connectedNow) => ({
+          connectedPreviously: connectedPreviously || connectedNow,
+          reconnecting: connectedPreviously && !connectedNow,
+        }),
+        { connectedPreviously: false, reconnecting: false },
+      ),
+      map(({ reconnecting }) => reconnecting),
+    ),
   );
 
   /**
@@ -787,12 +813,13 @@ export class CallViewModel extends ViewModel {
 
   public readonly allOthersLeft$ = this.matrixUserChanges$.pipe(
     map(({ userIds, leftUserIds }) => {
-      const userId = this.matrixRoom.client.getUserId();
-      if (!userId) {
-        logger.warn("Could access client.getUserId to compute allOthersLeft");
+      if (!this.userId) {
+        logger.warn("Could not access user ID to compute allOthersLeft");
         return false;
       }
-      return userIds.size === 1 && userIds.has(userId) && leftUserIds.size > 0;
+      return (
+        userIds.size === 1 && userIds.has(this.userId) && leftUserIds.size > 0
+      );
     }),
     startWith(false),
     distinctUntilChanged(),
@@ -1502,5 +1529,44 @@ export class CallViewModel extends ViewModel {
     >,
   ) {
     super();
+
+    // Pause all media tracks when we're disconnected from MatrixRTC, because it
+    // can be an unpleasant surprise for the app to say 'reconnecting' and yet
+    // still be transmitting your media to others.
+    this.matrixRTCConnected$.pipe(this.scope.bind()).subscribe((connected) => {
+      const publications =
+        this.livekitRoom.localParticipant.trackPublications.values();
+      if (connected) {
+        for (const p of publications) {
+          if (p.track?.isUpstreamPaused === true) {
+            const kind = p.track.kind;
+            logger.log(`Reconnected to MatrixRTC; resuming ${kind} track`);
+            p.track
+              .resumeUpstream()
+              .catch((e) =>
+                logger.error(
+                  `Failed to resume ${kind} track after MatrixRTC reconnection`,
+                  e,
+                ),
+              );
+          }
+        }
+      } else {
+        for (const p of publications) {
+          if (p.track?.isUpstreamPaused === false) {
+            const kind = p.track.kind;
+            logger.log(`Lost connection to MatrixRTC; pausing ${kind} track`);
+            p.track
+              .pauseUpstream()
+              .catch((e) =>
+                logger.error(
+                  `Failed to pause ${kind} track after MatrixRTC connection loss`,
+                  e,
+                ),
+              );
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    });
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/utils/test.ts b/src/utils/test.ts
index ce964ee8..b49b5931 100644
--- a/src/utils/test.ts
+++ b/src/utils/test.ts
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ export function mockLocalParticipant(
 ): LocalParticipant {
   return {
     isLocal: true,
+    trackPublications: new Map(),
     getTrackPublication: () =>
       ({}) as Partial<LocalTrackPublication> as LocalTrackPublication,
     ...mockEmitter(),