diff --git a/js/views/conversation_view.js b/js/views/conversation_view.js
index 6a798cf78..2e4d13f5a 100644
--- a/js/views/conversation_view.js
+++ b/js/views/conversation_view.js
@@ -194,6 +194,9 @@
           this.removeLinkPreview();
         }
       });
+      Whisper.events.on('mediaPermissionsChanged', () =>
+        this.toggleMicrophone()
+      );
 
       const getHeaderProps = () => {
         const expireTimer = this.model.get('expireTimer');
@@ -667,8 +670,10 @@
       }
     },
 
-    toggleMicrophone() {
+    async toggleMicrophone() {
+      const allowMicrophone = await window.getMediaPermissions();
       if (
+        !allowMicrophone ||
         this.$('.send-message').val().length > 0 ||
         this.fileInput.hasFiles()
       ) {
diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index f5e608004..0dd1780c0 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -1140,6 +1140,9 @@ ipc.on('set-media-permissions', (event, value) => {
   installPermissionsHandler({ session, userConfig });
 
   event.sender.send('set-success-media-permissions', null);
+  if (mainWindow && mainWindow.webContents) {
+    mainWindow.webContents.send('mediaPermissionsChanged');
+  }
 });
 
 ipc.on('on-unblock-number', (event, number) => {
diff --git a/preload.js b/preload.js
index 90403b466..16ae02e22 100644
--- a/preload.js
+++ b/preload.js
@@ -124,6 +124,10 @@ window.restart = () => {
 //  collection on the main window from the settings window.
 window.onUnblockNumber = number => ipc.send('on-unblock-number', number);
 
+ipc.on('mediaPermissionsChanged', () => {
+  Whisper.events.trigger('mediaPermissionsChanged');
+});
+
 ipc.on('on-unblock-number', (event, number) => {
   // Unblock the number
   if (window.BlockedNumberController) {