diff --git a/coreapi/linphonecall.c b/coreapi/linphonecall.c
index b049f7ef8..652b2f08d 100644
--- a/coreapi/linphonecall.c
+++ b/coreapi/linphonecall.c
@@ -4366,7 +4366,8 @@ void linphone_call_background_tasks(LinphoneCall *call, bool_t one_second_elapse
 	linphone_call_handle_stream_events(call, call->main_audio_stream_index);
 	linphone_call_handle_stream_events(call, call->main_video_stream_index);
 	linphone_call_handle_stream_events(call, call->main_text_stream_index);
-	if (call->state==LinphoneCallStreamsRunning && one_second_elapsed && call->audiostream!=NULL
+	if ((call->state == LinphoneCallStreamsRunning ||
+		call->state == LinphoneCallPausedByRemote) && one_second_elapsed && call->audiostream!=NULL
 		&& call->audiostream->ms.state==MSStreamStarted && disconnect_timeout>0 )
 		disconnected=!audio_stream_alive(call->audiostream,disconnect_timeout);
 	if (disconnected)