diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/call_conference_active_speaker_cell.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/call_conference_active_speaker_cell.xml
index 72e1a34da..fc8dabb75 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/call_conference_active_speaker_cell.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/call_conference_active_speaker_cell.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
             android:layout_width="0dp"
             android:layout_height="0dp"
             android:layout_marginTop="5dp"
-            android:visibility="@{model.isSendingVideo ? View.GONE : View.VISIBLE}"
+            android:visibility="@{model.isSendingVideo || model.isJoining || !model.isInConference ? View.GONE : View.VISIBLE}"
             coilCallAvatar="@{model.avatarModel}"
             app:layout_constraintDimensionRatio="1:1"
             app:layout_constraintWidth_max="@dimen/avatar_in_active_speaker_miniature_conference_call_size"
@@ -56,12 +56,67 @@
             app:alignTopRight="false"
             app:displayMode="hybrid"
             participantTextureView="@{model}"
-            android:visibility="@{model.isSendingVideo ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE, default=gone}"
+            android:visibility="@{model.isSendingVideo && model.isInConference ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE, default=gone}"
             app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
             app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
             app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
             app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
 
+        <com.google.android.material.progressindicator.CircularProgressIndicator
+            android:id="@+id/joining"
+            android:layout_width="@dimen/icon_size"
+            android:layout_height="@dimen/icon_size"
+            android:indeterminate="true"
+            android:visibility="@{model.isJoining ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE, default=gone}"
+            app:indicatorColor="@color/white"
+            app:layout_constraintVertical_chainStyle="packed"
+            app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
+            app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
+            app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
+            app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="@id/joining_label" />
+
+        <androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatTextView
+            style="@style/default_text_style"
+            android:id="@+id/joining_label"
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:text="@string/conference_participant_joining_text"
+            android:textColor="@color/white"
+            android:textSize="11sp"
+            android:visibility="@{model.isJoining ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE, default=gone}"
+            app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/joining"
+            app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
+            app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
+            app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent" />
+
+        <ImageView
+            android:id="@+id/paused"
+            android:layout_width="@dimen/icon_size"
+            android:layout_height="@dimen/icon_size"
+            android:contentDescription="@null"
+            android:src="@drawable/pause"
+            android:visibility="@{!model.isInConference &amp;&amp; !model.isJoining ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE, default=gone}"
+            app:tint="@color/white"
+            app:layout_constraintVertical_chainStyle="packed"
+            app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
+            app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
+            app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
+            app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="@id/paused_label" />
+
+        <androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatTextView
+            style="@style/default_text_style"
+            android:id="@+id/paused_label"
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:text="@string/conference_participant_paused_text"
+            android:textColor="@color/white"
+            android:textSize="11sp"
+            android:visibility="@{!model.isInConference &amp;&amp; !model.isJoining ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE, default=gone}"
+            app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/paused"
+            app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
+            app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
+            app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent" />
+
         <ImageView
             android:id="@+id/muted"
             android:layout_width="@dimen/small_icon_size"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/call_conference_active_speaker_fragment.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/call_conference_active_speaker_fragment.xml
index 3f4e5cd89..30c21e8b6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/call_conference_active_speaker_fragment.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/call_conference_active_speaker_fragment.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
             android:layout_height="0dp"
             android:layout_marginTop="5dp"
             coilCallAvatar="@{conferenceViewModel.activeSpeaker.avatarModel}"
-            android:visibility="@{conferenceViewModel.activeSpeaker.isSendingVideo ? View.GONE : View.VISIBLE}"
+            android:visibility="@{conferenceViewModel.activeSpeaker.isSendingVideo || conferenceViewModel.activeSpeaker.isJoining || !conferenceViewModel.activeSpeaker.isInConference ? View.GONE : View.VISIBLE}"
             app:layout_constraintDimensionRatio="1:1"
             app:layout_constraintWidth_max="@dimen/avatar_in_call_size"
             app:layout_constraintHeight_max="@dimen/avatar_in_call_size"
@@ -42,12 +42,67 @@
             android:layout_width="0dp"
             android:layout_height="0dp"
             android:onClick="@{() -> viewModel.toggleFullScreen()}"
-            android:visibility="@{conferenceViewModel.activeSpeaker.isSendingVideo ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE, default=gone}"
+            android:visibility="@{conferenceViewModel.activeSpeaker.isSendingVideo &amp;&amp; conferenceViewModel.activeSpeaker.isInConference ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE, default=gone}"
             app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
             app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
             app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
             app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"/>
 
+        <com.google.android.material.progressindicator.CircularProgressIndicator
+            android:id="@+id/joining"
+            android:layout_width="@dimen/big_icon_size"
+            android:layout_height="@dimen/big_icon_size"
+            android:indeterminate="true"
+            android:visibility="@{conferenceViewModel.activeSpeaker.isJoining ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE, default=gone}"
+            app:indicatorColor="@color/white"
+            app:layout_constraintVertical_chainStyle="packed"
+            app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
+            app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
+            app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
+            app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="@id/joining_label" />
+
+        <androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatTextView
+            style="@style/default_text_style"
+            android:id="@+id/joining_label"
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:text="@string/conference_participant_joining_text"
+            android:textColor="@color/white"
+            android:textSize="16sp"
+            android:visibility="@{conferenceViewModel.activeSpeaker.isJoining ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE, default=gone}"
+            app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/joining"
+            app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
+            app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
+            app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent" />
+
+        <ImageView
+            android:id="@+id/paused"
+            android:layout_width="@dimen/big_icon_size"
+            android:layout_height="@dimen/big_icon_size"
+            android:contentDescription="@null"
+            android:src="@drawable/pause"
+            android:visibility="@{!conferenceViewModel.activeSpeaker.isInConference &amp;&amp; !conferenceViewModel.activeSpeaker.isJoining ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE, default=gone}"
+            app:tint="@color/white"
+            app:layout_constraintVertical_chainStyle="packed"
+            app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
+            app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
+            app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
+            app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="@id/paused_label" />
+
+        <androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatTextView
+            style="@style/default_text_style"
+            android:id="@+id/paused_label"
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:text="@string/conference_participant_paused_text"
+            android:textColor="@color/white"
+            android:textSize="16sp"
+            android:visibility="@{!conferenceViewModel.activeSpeaker.isInConference &amp;&amp; !conferenceViewModel.activeSpeaker.isJoining ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE, default=gone}"
+            app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/paused"
+            app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
+            app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
+            app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent" />
+
         <androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatTextView
             style="@style/default_text_style_500"
             android:id="@+id/active_speaker_name"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/call_conference_audio_only_cell.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/call_conference_audio_only_cell.xml
index 41ad38c45..0e2f9a94c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/call_conference_audio_only_cell.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/call_conference_audio_only_cell.xml
@@ -60,9 +60,34 @@
             android:background="@drawable/shape_circle_white_call_background"
             android:visibility="@{model.isMuted ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE}"
             app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
-            app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
+            app:layout_constraintEnd_toStartOf="@id/joining"
             app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"/>
 
+        <com.google.android.material.progressindicator.CircularProgressIndicator
+            android:id="@+id/joining"
+            android:layout_width="@dimen/icon_size"
+            android:layout_height="@dimen/icon_size"
+            android:layout_marginEnd="10dp"
+            android:indeterminate="true"
+            android:visibility="@{model.isJoining ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE, default=gone}"
+            app:indicatorColor="@color/white"
+            app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
+            app:layout_constraintEnd_toStartOf="@id/paused"
+            app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent" />
+
+        <ImageView
+            android:id="@+id/paused"
+            android:layout_width="@dimen/icon_size"
+            android:layout_height="@dimen/icon_size"
+            android:layout_marginEnd="10dp"
+            android:contentDescription="@null"
+            android:src="@drawable/pause"
+            android:visibility="@{!model.isInConference &amp;&amp; !model.isJoining ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE, default=gone}"
+            app:tint="@color/white"
+            app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
+            app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
+            app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent" />
+
         <androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatTextView
             style="@style/default_text_style_500"
             android:id="@+id/name"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/call_conference_grid_cell.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/call_conference_grid_cell.xml
index 6e8b27701..b5b1647c9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/call_conference_grid_cell.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/call_conference_grid_cell.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
             android:layout_width="0dp"
             android:layout_height="0dp"
             android:layout_marginTop="5dp"
-            android:visibility="@{model.isSendingVideo ? View.GONE : View.VISIBLE}"
+            android:visibility="@{model.isSendingVideo || model.isJoining || !model.isInConference ? View.GONE : View.VISIBLE}"
             coilCallAvatar="@{model.avatarModel}"
             app:layout_constraintDimensionRatio="1:1"
             app:layout_constraintWidth_max="@dimen/avatar_in_call_size"
@@ -56,12 +56,67 @@
             app:alignTopRight="false"
             app:displayMode="hybrid"
             participantTextureView="@{model}"
-            android:visibility="@{model.isSendingVideo ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE, default=gone}"
+            android:visibility="@{model.isSendingVideo &amp;&amp; model.isInConference ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE, default=gone}"
             app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
             app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
             app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
             app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
 
+        <com.google.android.material.progressindicator.CircularProgressIndicator
+            android:id="@+id/joining"
+            android:layout_width="@dimen/big_icon_size"
+            android:layout_height="@dimen/big_icon_size"
+            android:indeterminate="true"
+            android:visibility="@{model.isJoining ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE, default=gone}"
+            app:indicatorColor="@color/white"
+            app:layout_constraintVertical_chainStyle="packed"
+            app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
+            app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
+            app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
+            app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="@id/joining_label" />
+
+        <androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatTextView
+            style="@style/default_text_style"
+            android:id="@+id/joining_label"
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:text="@string/conference_participant_joining_text"
+            android:textColor="@color/white"
+            android:textSize="16sp"
+            android:visibility="@{model.isJoining ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE, default=gone}"
+            app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/joining"
+            app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
+            app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
+            app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent" />
+
+        <ImageView
+            android:id="@+id/paused"
+            android:layout_width="@dimen/big_icon_size"
+            android:layout_height="@dimen/big_icon_size"
+            android:contentDescription="@null"
+            android:src="@drawable/pause"
+            android:visibility="@{!model.isInConference &amp;&amp; !model.isJoining ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE, default=gone}"
+            app:tint="@color/white"
+            app:layout_constraintVertical_chainStyle="packed"
+            app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
+            app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
+            app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
+            app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="@id/paused_label" />
+
+        <androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatTextView
+            style="@style/default_text_style"
+            android:id="@+id/paused_label"
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:text="@string/conference_participant_paused_text"
+            android:textColor="@color/white"
+            android:textSize="16sp"
+            android:visibility="@{!model.isInConference &amp;&amp; !model.isJoining ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE, default=gone}"
+            app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/paused"
+            app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
+            app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
+            app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent" />
+
         <ImageView
             android:id="@+id/muted"
             android:layout_width="@dimen/icon_size"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/dimen.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/dimen.xml
index 5c546b4ab..291ab371f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/dimen.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/dimen.xml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
     <dimen name="small_icon_size">14dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="icon_size">24dp</dimen>
+    <dimen name="big_icon_size">48dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="welcome_icon_size">100dp</dimen>
 
     <dimen name="avatar_bubble_size">30dp</dimen>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 7597434e3..ef2917de8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -574,6 +574,8 @@
         <item quantity="one">%s participant</item>
         <item quantity="other">%s participants</item>
     </plurals>
+    <string name="conference_participant_joining_text">Joining…</string>
+    <string name="conference_participant_paused_text">Paused</string>
 
     <string name="conference_layout_grid">Mosaic</string>
     <string name="conference_layout_active_speaker">Speaker</string>