diff --git a/src/components/CallView/CallView.vue b/src/components/CallView/CallView.vue
index 916952fbcb2..3cac3e1018a 100644
--- a/src/components/CallView/CallView.vue
+++ b/src/components/CallView/CallView.vue
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ import { SIMULCAST } from '../../constants.js'
 import { fetchPeers } from '../../services/callsService.js'
 import { getTalkConfig } from '../../services/CapabilitiesManager.ts'
 import { EventBus } from '../../services/EventBus.js'
+import { useSettingsStore } from '../../stores/settings.js'
 import { localMediaModel, localCallParticipantModel, callParticipantCollection } from '../../utils/webrtc/index.js'
 import RemoteVideoBlocker from '../../utils/webrtc/RemoteVideoBlocker.js'
 
@@ -173,6 +174,12 @@ export default {
 	},
 
 	setup() {
+		const settingsStore = useSettingsStore()
+		const startWithoutMediaEnabled = settingsStore.startWithoutMedia
+		if (startWithoutMediaEnabled) {
+			localMediaModel.disableAudio()
+			localMediaModel.disableVideo()
+		}
 		return {
 			localMediaModel,
 			localCallParticipantModel,
diff --git a/src/components/SettingsDialog/SettingsDialog.vue b/src/components/SettingsDialog/SettingsDialog.vue
index cc5a6ba5795..2d423d03cd9 100644
--- a/src/components/SettingsDialog/SettingsDialog.vue
+++ b/src/components/SettingsDialog/SettingsDialog.vue
@@ -20,6 +20,14 @@
 			:name="t('spreed', 'Choose devices')"
 			class="app-settings-section">
 			<MediaDevicesPreview />
+			<NcCheckboxRadioSwitch id="call-media"
+				:checked="startWithoutMediaEnabled"
+				:disabled="mediaLoading"
+				type="switch"
+				class="checkbox call-media"
+				@update:checked="toggleStartWithoutMedia">
+				{{ t('spreed', 'Turn off camera and microphone by default when joining a call') }}
+			</NcCheckboxRadioSwitch>
 		</NcAppSettingsSection>
 		<NcAppSettingsSection v-if="!isGuest"
 			id="attachments"
@@ -196,6 +204,7 @@ import { PRIVACY } from '../../constants.js'
 import BrowserStorage from '../../services/BrowserStorage.js'
 import { getTalkConfig } from '../../services/CapabilitiesManager.ts'
 import { useCustomSettings } from '../../services/SettingsAPI.ts'
+import { setUserConfig } from '../../services/settingsService.js'
 import { useSettingsStore } from '../../stores/settings.js'
 import { useSoundsStore } from '../../stores/sounds.js'
 
@@ -235,6 +244,7 @@ export default {
 			attachmentFolderLoading: true,
 			privacyLoading: false,
 			playSoundsLoading: false,
+			mediaLoading: false,
 		}
 	},
 
@@ -263,6 +273,10 @@ export default {
 			return this.settingsStore.typingStatusPrivacy === PRIVACY.PUBLIC
 		},
 
+		startWithoutMediaEnabled() {
+			return this.settingsStore.startWithoutMedia
+		},
+
 		settingsUrl() {
 			return generateUrl('/settings/user/notifications')
 		},
@@ -284,12 +298,11 @@ export default {
 		},
 	},
 
-	created() {
+	async created() {
 		const blurred = BrowserStorage.getItem('background-blurred')
 		if (blurred === 'false' && isBackgroundBlurred === '') {
 			console.debug('Blur was disabled intentionally, propagating last choice to server')
-			axios.post(generateOcsUrl('apps/provisioning_api/api/v1/config/users/theming/force_enable_blur_filter'),
-				{ configValue: 'no' })
+			await setUserConfig('theming', 'force_enable_blur_filter', 'no')
 		}
 		BrowserStorage.removeItem('background-blurred')
 	},
@@ -362,6 +375,18 @@ export default {
 			this.playSoundsLoading = false
 		},
 
+		async toggleStartWithoutMedia(value) {
+			this.mediaLoading = true
+			try {
+				await this.settingsStore.setStartWithoutMedia(value)
+				showSuccess(t('spreed', 'Your default media state has been saved'))
+			} catch (exception) {
+				showError(t('spreed', 'Error while setting default media state'))
+			} finally {
+				this.mediaLoading = false
+			}
+		},
+
 		handleShowSettings() {
 			this.showSettings = true
 		},
@@ -420,4 +445,8 @@ export default {
 	}
 }
 
+.call-media {
+	margin: calc(3 * var(--default-grid-baseline)) 0;
+}
+
 </style>
diff --git a/src/services/settingsService.js b/src/services/settingsService.js
index 9d6f768d042..684e8a8babe 100644
--- a/src/services/settingsService.js
+++ b/src/services/settingsService.js
@@ -74,10 +74,29 @@ const setPlaySounds = async function(hasUserAccount, value) {
 	}
 }
 
+const setStartWithoutMedia = async function(value) {
+	await setUserConfig('spreed', 'calls_start_without_media', value ? 'yes' : 'no')
+}
+
+/**
+ * Set user config using provisioning API
+ *
+ * @param {string} appId - app id
+ * @param {string} configKey - key of the config to set
+ * @param {string} configValue - value to set
+ */
+const setUserConfig = async function(appId, configKey, configValue) {
+	await axios.post(generateOcsUrl('apps/provisioning_api/api/v1/config/users/{appId}/{configKey}', { appId, configKey }), {
+		configValue,
+	})
+}
+
 export {
 	setAttachmentFolder,
 	setReadStatusPrivacy,
 	setTypingStatusPrivacy,
 	setSIPSettings,
 	setPlaySounds,
+	setStartWithoutMedia,
+	setUserConfig,
 }
diff --git a/src/stores/__tests__/settings.spec.js b/src/stores/__tests__/settings.spec.js
index c8f1cf2574d..baa9cbb8ba2 100644
--- a/src/stores/__tests__/settings.spec.js
+++ b/src/stores/__tests__/settings.spec.js
@@ -70,7 +70,9 @@ describe('settingsStore', () => {
 
 			// Assert
 			expect(results).toEqual([true, false])
-			expect(BrowserStorage.getItem).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+			// It's always called at least once : BrowserStorage.getItem('cachedConversations')
+			// +1
+			expect(BrowserStorage.getItem).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
 		})
 
 		it('shows correct values received from BrowserStorage', () => {
@@ -87,10 +89,11 @@ describe('settingsStore', () => {
 
 			// Assert
 			expect(results).toEqual([true, true, false])
-			expect(BrowserStorage.getItem).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3)
-			expect(BrowserStorage.getItem).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, 'showMediaSettings_token-1')
-			expect(BrowserStorage.getItem).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, 'showMediaSettings_token-2')
-			expect(BrowserStorage.getItem).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(3, 'showMediaSettings_token-3')
+			// It's always called at least once : BrowserStorage.getItem('cachedConversations')
+			expect(BrowserStorage.getItem).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(4) // 1 + 3
+			expect(BrowserStorage.getItem).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, 'showMediaSettings_token-1')
+			expect(BrowserStorage.getItem).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(3, 'showMediaSettings_token-2')
+			expect(BrowserStorage.getItem).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(4, 'showMediaSettings_token-3')
 		})
 
 		it('updates values correctly', async () => {
@@ -106,7 +109,8 @@ describe('settingsStore', () => {
 
 			// Assert
 			expect(results).toEqual([false, true])
-			expect(BrowserStorage.getItem).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+			// It's always called at least once : BrowserStorage.getItem('cachedConversations')
+			expect(BrowserStorage.getItem).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
 			expect(BrowserStorage.setItem).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
 			expect(BrowserStorage.setItem).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, 'showMediaSettings_token-1', 'false')
 			expect(BrowserStorage.setItem).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, 'showMediaSettings_token-2', 'true')
diff --git a/src/stores/settings.js b/src/stores/settings.js
index bfbfa416f20..5eb93f533ef 100644
--- a/src/stores/settings.js
+++ b/src/stores/settings.js
@@ -10,7 +10,12 @@ import { loadState } from '@nextcloud/initial-state'
 
 import { PRIVACY } from '../constants.js'
 import BrowserStorage from '../services/BrowserStorage.js'
-import { setReadStatusPrivacy, setTypingStatusPrivacy } from '../services/settingsService.js'
+import { getTalkConfig } from '../services/CapabilitiesManager.ts'
+import {
+	setReadStatusPrivacy,
+	setTypingStatusPrivacy,
+	setStartWithoutMedia
+} from '../services/settingsService.js'
 
 /**
  * @typedef {string} Token
@@ -33,7 +38,8 @@ export const useSettingsStore = defineStore('settings', {
 	state: () => ({
 		readStatusPrivacy: loadState('spreed', 'read_status_privacy', PRIVACY.PRIVATE),
 		typingStatusPrivacy: loadState('spreed', 'typing_privacy', PRIVACY.PRIVATE),
-		showMediaSettings: {}
+		showMediaSettings: {},
+		startWithoutMedia: getTalkConfig('local', 'call', 'start-without-media'),
 	}),
 
 	getters: {
@@ -96,5 +102,10 @@ export const useSettingsStore = defineStore('settings', {
 			}
 			Vue.set(this.showMediaSettings, token, value)
 		},
+
+		async setStartWithoutMedia(value) {
+			await setStartWithoutMedia(value)
+			this.startWithoutMedia = value
+		},
 	},
 })