diff --git a/src/components/MediaSettings/MediaSettings.vue b/src/components/MediaSettings/MediaSettings.vue
index 5e8003a449f..0523a9b44d5 100644
--- a/src/components/MediaSettings/MediaSettings.vue
+++ b/src/components/MediaSettings/MediaSettings.vue
@@ -489,6 +489,11 @@ export default {
 	mounted() {
 		subscribe('talk:media-settings:show', this.showModal)
 		subscribe('talk:media-settings:hide', this.closeModalAndApplySettings)
+
+		const devicesPreferred = BrowserStorage.getItem('devicesPreferred')
+		if (!devicesPreferred) {
+			this.tabContent = 'devices'
+		}
 	},
 
 	beforeDestroy() {
diff --git a/src/utils/webrtc/MediaDevicesManager.js b/src/utils/webrtc/MediaDevicesManager.js
index 4c8ea756afc..0850cec15a2 100644
--- a/src/utils/webrtc/MediaDevicesManager.js
+++ b/src/utils/webrtc/MediaDevicesManager.js
@@ -273,6 +273,12 @@ MediaDevicesManager.prototype = {
 			this._preferenceVideoInputList = newVideoInputList
 			BrowserStorage.setItem('videoInputPreferences', JSON.stringify(newVideoInputList))
 		}
+
+		const devicesPreferred = BrowserStorage.getItem('devicesPreferred')
+		if (!devicesPreferred) {
+			BrowserStorage.setItem('devicesPreferred', true)
+		}
+
 	},
 
 	/**