diff --git a/src/app/components/create-room/CreateRoomKindSelector.tsx b/src/app/components/create-room/CreateRoomKindSelector.tsx
index 096954fb..ebc55e7f 100644
--- a/src/app/components/create-room/CreateRoomKindSelector.tsx
+++ b/src/app/components/create-room/CreateRoomKindSelector.tsx
@@ -2,12 +2,8 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { Box, Text, Icon, Icons, config, IconSrc } from 'folds';
 import { SequenceCard } from '../sequence-card';
 import { SettingTile } from '../setting-tile';
+import { CreateRoomKind } from './types';
 
-export enum CreateRoomKind {
-  Private = 'private',
-  Restricted = 'restricted',
-  Public = 'public',
-}
 type CreateRoomKindSelectorProps = {
   value?: CreateRoomKind;
   onSelect: (value: CreateRoomKind) => void;
diff --git a/src/app/components/create-room/CreateRoomVoiceSelector.tsx b/src/app/components/create-room/CreateRoomVoiceSelector.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f3862db2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/components/create-room/CreateRoomVoiceSelector.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { Box, Text, Icon, Icons, config, IconSrc } from 'folds';
+import { SequenceCard } from '../sequence-card';
+import { SettingTile } from '../setting-tile';
+import { CreateRoomVoice } from './types';
+
+type CreateRoomVoiceSelectorProps = {
+  value?: CreateRoomVoice;
+  onSelect: (value: CreateRoomVoice) => void;
+  disabled?: boolean;
+  getIcon: (kind: CreateRoomVoice) => IconSrc;
+};
+export function CreateRoomVoiceSelector({
+  value,
+  onSelect,
+  disabled,
+  getIcon,
+}: CreateRoomVoiceSelectorProps) {
+  return (
+    <Box shrink="No" direction="Column" gap="100">
+      <SequenceCard
+        style={{ padding: config.space.S300 }}
+        variant={value === CreateRoomVoice.TextRoom ? 'Primary' : 'SurfaceVariant'}
+        direction="Column"
+        gap="100"
+        as="button"
+        type="button"
+        aria-pressed={value === CreateRoomVoice.TextRoom}
+        onClick={() => onSelect(CreateRoomVoice.TextRoom)}
+        disabled={disabled}
+      >
+        <SettingTile
+          before={<Icon size="400" src={getIcon(CreateRoomVoice.TextRoom)} />}
+          after={value === CreateRoomVoice.TextRoom && <Icon src={Icons.Check} />}
+        >
+          <Text size="H6">Text</Text>
+          <Text size="T300" priority="300">
+            Send text messages, videos and GIFs.
+          </Text>
+        </SettingTile>
+      </SequenceCard>
+      <SequenceCard
+        style={{ padding: config.space.S300 }}
+        variant={value === CreateRoomVoice.VoiceRoom ? 'Primary' : 'SurfaceVariant'}
+        direction="Column"
+        gap="100"
+        as="button"
+        type="button"
+        aria-pressed={value === CreateRoomVoice.VoiceRoom}
+        onClick={() => onSelect(CreateRoomVoice.VoiceRoom)}
+        disabled={disabled}
+      >
+        <SettingTile
+          before={<Icon size="400" src={getIcon(CreateRoomVoice.VoiceRoom)} />}
+          after={value === CreateRoomVoice.VoiceRoom && <Icon src={Icons.Check} />}
+        >
+          <Text size="H6">Voice</Text>
+          <Text size="T300" priority="300">
+            A room optimized for voice calls.
+          </Text>
+        </SettingTile>
+      </SequenceCard>
+    </Box>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/app/components/create-room/index.ts b/src/app/components/create-room/index.ts
index ffd9cb3d..a9c603b2 100644
--- a/src/app/components/create-room/index.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/create-room/index.ts
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ export * from './CreateRoomAliasInput';
 export * from './RoomVersionSelector';
 export * from './utils';
 export * from './AdditionalCreatorInput';
+export * from './types';
diff --git a/src/app/components/create-room/types.ts b/src/app/components/create-room/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e35af47a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/components/create-room/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+export enum CreateRoomVoice {
+  TextRoom = 'text',
+  VoiceRoom = 'voice',
+}
+
+export enum CreateRoomKind {
+  Private = 'private',
+  Restricted = 'restricted',
+  Public = 'public',
+}
diff --git a/src/app/components/create-room/utils.ts b/src/app/components/create-room/utils.ts
index f10adf21..3d702f2a 100644
--- a/src/app/components/create-room/utils.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/create-room/utils.ts
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ import {
   Room,
 } from 'matrix-js-sdk';
 import { RoomJoinRulesEventContent } from 'matrix-js-sdk/lib/types';
-import { CreateRoomKind } from './CreateRoomKindSelector';
 import { RoomType, StateEvent } from '../../../types/matrix/room';
 import { getViaServers } from '../../plugins/via-servers';
 import { getMxIdServer } from '../../utils/matrix';
 import { IPowerLevels } from '../../hooks/usePowerLevels';
+import { CreateRoomKind } from './types';
 
 export const createRoomCreationContent = (
   type: RoomType | undefined,
diff --git a/src/app/features/call/SmallWidget.ts b/src/app/features/call/SmallWidget.ts
index 0f9e4064..0f15b321 100644
--- a/src/app/features/call/SmallWidget.ts
+++ b/src/app/features/call/SmallWidget.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export const getWidgetUrl = (
   roomId: string,
   elementCallUrl: string,
   widgetId: string,
-  setParams: any
+  setParams: any,
 ): URL => {
   const baseUrl = window.location.origin;
   const url = elementCallUrl
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ export const getWidgetUrl = (
     skipLobby: setParams.skipLobby ?? 'true', // TODO: skipLobby is deprecated, use intent instead (intent doesn't produce the same effect?)
     returnToLobby: setParams.returnToLobby ?? 'true',
     perParticipantE2EE: setParams.perParticipantE2EE ?? 'true',
+    callIntent: setParams.callIntent ?? 'video',
     header: 'none',
     confineToRoom: 'true',
     theme: setParams.theme ?? 'dark',
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ export class SmallWidget extends EventEmitter {
       this.mockWidget,
       WidgetKind.Room,
       true,
-      this.roomId
+      this.roomId,
     );
     this.iframe = iframe;
     this.messaging = new ClientWidgetApi(this.mockWidget, iframe, driver);
@@ -189,7 +190,7 @@ export class SmallWidget extends EventEmitter {
           // MAKE PERSISTENT HERE
           // Send the ack after the widget actually has become sticky.
         }
-      }
+      },
     );
 
     return this.messaging;
@@ -345,7 +346,7 @@ export const getWidgetData = (
   client: MatrixClient,
   roomId: string,
   currentData: object,
-  overwriteData: object
+  overwriteData: object,
 ): IWidgetData => {
   // Example: Determine E2EE based on room state if needed
   const perParticipantE2EE = true; // Default or based on logic
@@ -381,7 +382,7 @@ export const createVirtualWidget = (
   url: URL,
   waitForIframeLoad: boolean,
   data: IWidgetData,
-  roomId: string
+  roomId: string,
 ): IApp => ({
   client,
   id,
diff --git a/src/app/features/create-room/CreateRoom.tsx b/src/app/features/create-room/CreateRoom.tsx
index ef8e67be..9cc8bee8 100644
--- a/src/app/features/create-room/CreateRoom.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/create-room/CreateRoom.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import React, { FormEventHandler, useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
-import { MatrixError, Room } from 'matrix-js-sdk';
+import { MatrixError, Room, JoinRule } from 'matrix-js-sdk';
 import {
   Box,
   Button,
@@ -37,22 +37,40 @@ import {
   CreateRoomKindSelector,
   RoomVersionSelector,
   useAdditionalCreators,
+  CreateRoomVoice,
 } from '../../components/create-room';
 import { RoomType, StateEvent } from '../../../types/matrix/room';
 import { IPowerLevels } from '../../hooks/usePowerLevels';
+import { CreateRoomVoiceSelector } from '../../components/create-room/CreateRoomVoiceSelector';
+import { getRoomIconSrc } from '../../utils/room';
 
-const getCreateRoomKindToIcon = (kind: CreateRoomKind) => {
-  if (kind === CreateRoomKind.Private) return Icons.HashLock;
-  if (kind === CreateRoomKind.Restricted) return Icons.Hash;
-  return Icons.HashGlobe;
+const getCreateRoomKindToIcon = (kind: CreateRoomKind, voice?: CreateRoomVoice) => {
+  const isVoiceRoom = voice === CreateRoomVoice.VoiceRoom;
+
+  let joinRule: JoinRule = JoinRule.Public;
+  if (kind === CreateRoomKind.Restricted) joinRule = JoinRule.Restricted;
+  if (kind === CreateRoomKind.Private) joinRule = JoinRule.Knock;
+
+  return getRoomIconSrc(Icons, isVoiceRoom ? RoomType.Call : undefined, joinRule);
+};
+
+const getCreateRoomVoiceToIcon = (kind: CreateRoomVoice) => {
+  if (kind === CreateRoomVoice.VoiceRoom) return Icons.VolumeHigh;
+  return Icons.Hash;
 };
 
 type CreateRoomFormProps = {
   defaultKind?: CreateRoomKind;
+  defaultVoice?: CreateRoomVoice;
   space?: Room;
   onCreate?: (roomId: string) => void;
 };
-export function CreateRoomForm({ defaultKind, space, onCreate }: CreateRoomFormProps) {
+export function CreateRoomForm({
+  defaultKind,
+  defaultVoice,
+  space,
+  onCreate,
+}: CreateRoomFormProps) {
   const mx = useMatrixClient();
   const alive = useAlive();
 
@@ -66,6 +84,7 @@ export function CreateRoomForm({ defaultKind, space, onCreate }: CreateRoomFormP
 
   const allowRestricted = space && restrictedSupported(selectedRoomVersion);
 
+  const [voice, setVoice] = useState(defaultVoice ?? CreateRoomVoice.TextRoom);
   const [kind, setKind] = useState(
     defaultKind ?? allowRestricted ? CreateRoomKind.Restricted : CreateRoomKind.Private
   );
@@ -74,7 +93,6 @@ export function CreateRoomForm({ defaultKind, space, onCreate }: CreateRoomFormP
     useAdditionalCreators();
   const [federation, setFederation] = useState(true);
   const [encryption, setEncryption] = useState(false);
-  const [callRoom, setCallRoom] = useState(false);
   const [knock, setKnock] = useState(false);
   const [advance, setAdvance] = useState(false);
 
@@ -123,7 +141,7 @@ export function CreateRoomForm({ defaultKind, space, onCreate }: CreateRoomFormP
     const powerOverrides: IPowerLevels = {
       events: {},
     };
-    if (callRoom) {
+    if (voice === CreateRoomVoice.VoiceRoom) {
       roomType = RoomType.Call;
       powerOverrides.events![StateEvent.GroupCallMemberPrefix] = 0;
     }
@@ -150,6 +168,17 @@ export function CreateRoomForm({ defaultKind, space, onCreate }: CreateRoomFormP
 
   return (
     <Box as="form" onSubmit={handleSubmit} grow="Yes" direction="Column" gap="500">
+      {!space && (
+        <Box direction="Column" gap="100">
+          <Text size="L400">Type</Text>
+          <CreateRoomVoiceSelector
+            value={voice}
+            onSelect={setVoice}
+            disabled={disabled}
+            getIcon={getCreateRoomVoiceToIcon}
+          />
+        </Box>
+      )}
       <Box direction="Column" gap="100">
         <Text size="L400">Access</Text>
         <CreateRoomKindSelector
@@ -157,14 +186,14 @@ export function CreateRoomForm({ defaultKind, space, onCreate }: CreateRoomFormP
           onSelect={setKind}
           canRestrict={allowRestricted}
           disabled={disabled}
-          getIcon={getCreateRoomKindToIcon}
+          getIcon={(roomKind) => getCreateRoomKindToIcon(roomKind, voice)}
         />
       </Box>
       <Box shrink="No" direction="Column" gap="100">
         <Text size="L400">Name</Text>
         <Input
           required
-          before={<Icon size="100" src={getCreateRoomKindToIcon(kind)} />}
+          before={<Icon size="100" src={getCreateRoomKindToIcon(kind, voice)} />}
           name="nameInput"
           autoFocus
           size="500"
@@ -184,20 +213,6 @@ export function CreateRoomForm({ defaultKind, space, onCreate }: CreateRoomFormP
           disabled={disabled}
         />
       </Box>
-      <SequenceCard
-        style={{ padding: config.space.S300 }}
-        variant="SurfaceVariant"
-        direction="Column"
-        gap="500"
-      >
-        <SettingTile
-          title="Call Room"
-          description="Enable this to create a room optimized for voice calls."
-          after={
-            <Switch variant="Primary" value={callRoom} onChange={setCallRoom} disabled={disabled} />
-          }
-        />
-      </SequenceCard>
 
       {kind === CreateRoomKind.Public && <CreateRoomAliasInput disabled={disabled} />}
 
diff --git a/src/app/features/create-room/CreateRoomModal.tsx b/src/app/features/create-room/CreateRoomModal.tsx
index c9919ba9..5fa9b6ca 100644
--- a/src/app/features/create-room/CreateRoomModal.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/create-room/CreateRoomModal.tsx
@@ -23,12 +23,13 @@ import {
 } from '../../state/hooks/createRoomModal';
 import { CreateRoomModalState } from '../../state/createRoomModal';
 import { stopPropagation } from '../../utils/keyboard';
+import { CreateRoomVoice } from '../../components/create-room/types';
 
 type CreateRoomModalProps = {
   state: CreateRoomModalState;
 };
 function CreateRoomModal({ state }: CreateRoomModalProps) {
-  const { spaceId } = state;
+  const { spaceId, voice } = state;
   const closeDialog = useCloseCreateRoomModal();
 
   const allJoinedRooms = useAllJoinedRoomsSet();
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ function CreateRoomModal({ state }: CreateRoomModalProps) {
                   }}
                 >
                   <Box grow="Yes">
-                    <Text size="H4">New Room</Text>
+                    <Text size="H4">New {voice === CreateRoomVoice.VoiceRoom && 'Voice '}Room</Text>
                   </Box>
                   <Box shrink="No">
                     <IconButton size="300" radii="300" onClick={closeDialog}>
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ function CreateRoomModal({ state }: CreateRoomModalProps) {
                     direction="Column"
                     gap="500"
                   >
-                    <CreateRoomForm space={space} onCreate={closeDialog} />
+                    <CreateRoomForm space={space} onCreate={closeDialog} defaultVoice={voice} />
                   </Box>
                 </Scroll>
               </Box>
diff --git a/src/app/features/lobby/SpaceItem.tsx b/src/app/features/lobby/SpaceItem.tsx
index 64a97900..3dfbbdea 100644
--- a/src/app/features/lobby/SpaceItem.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/lobby/SpaceItem.tsx
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import { useMediaAuthentication } from '../../hooks/useMediaAuthentication';
 import { useOpenCreateRoomModal } from '../../state/hooks/createRoomModal';
 import { useOpenCreateSpaceModal } from '../../state/hooks/createSpaceModal';
 import { AddExistingModal } from '../add-existing';
+import { CreateRoomVoice } from '../../components/create-room/types';
 
 function SpaceProfileLoading() {
   return (
@@ -249,8 +250,8 @@ function AddRoomButton({ item }: { item: HierarchyItem }) {
     setCords(evt.currentTarget.getBoundingClientRect());
   };
 
-  const handleCreateRoom = () => {
-    openCreateRoomModal(item.roomId);
+  const handleCreateRoom = (voice?: CreateRoomVoice) => {
+    openCreateRoomModal(item.roomId, voice);
     setCords(undefined);
   };
 
@@ -281,10 +282,19 @@ function AddRoomButton({ item }: { item: HierarchyItem }) {
               radii="300"
               variant="Primary"
               fill="None"
-              onClick={handleCreateRoom}
+              onClick={() => handleCreateRoom(CreateRoomVoice.TextRoom)}
             >
               <Text size="T300">New Room</Text>
             </MenuItem>
+            <MenuItem
+              size="300"
+              radii="300"
+              variant="Primary"
+              fill="None"
+              onClick={() => handleCreateRoom(CreateRoomVoice.VoiceRoom)}
+            >
+              <Text size="T300">New Voice Room</Text>
+            </MenuItem>
             <MenuItem size="300" radii="300" fill="None" onClick={handleAddExisting}>
               <Text size="T300">Existing Room</Text>
             </MenuItem>
diff --git a/src/app/features/room-nav/RoomNavItem.tsx b/src/app/features/room-nav/RoomNavItem.tsx
index 03c2d169..a8e35fbf 100644
--- a/src/app/features/room-nav/RoomNavItem.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/room-nav/RoomNavItem.tsx
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ export function RoomNavItem({
         navigateRoom(room.roomId);
       }
     } else {
-      navigateRoom(room.roomId);
+      navigate(linkPath);
     }
   };
 
diff --git a/src/app/features/room/RoomViewHeader.tsx b/src/app/features/room/RoomViewHeader.tsx
index 5c430268..ac7a5aa3 100644
--- a/src/app/features/room/RoomViewHeader.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/room/RoomViewHeader.tsx
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ export function RoomViewHeader() {
   const { isChatOpen, toggleChat } = useCallState();
   const pinnedEvents = useRoomPinnedEvents(room);
   const encryptionEvent = useStateEvent(room, StateEvent.RoomEncryption);
-  const ecryptedRoom = !!encryptionEvent;
+  const encryptedRoom = !!encryptionEvent;
   const avatarMxc = useRoomAvatar(room, direct);
   const name = useRoomName(room);
   const topic = useRoomTopic(room);
@@ -371,83 +371,83 @@ export function RoomViewHeader() {
         </Box>
 
         <Box shrink="No">
-          {!ecryptedRoom && (!room.isCallRoom() || isChatOpen) && (
-            <TooltipProvider
-              position="Bottom"
-              offset={4}
-              tooltip={
-                <Tooltip>
-                  <Text>Search</Text>
-                </Tooltip>
-              }
-            >
-              {(triggerRef) => (
-                <IconButton fill="None" ref={triggerRef} onClick={handleSearchClick}>
-                  <Icon size="400" src={Icons.Search} />
-                </IconButton>
-              )}
-            </TooltipProvider>
-          )}
           {(!room.isCallRoom() || isChatOpen) && (
-            <TooltipProvider
-              position="Bottom"
-              offset={4}
-              tooltip={
-                <Tooltip>
-                  <Text>Pinned Messages</Text>
-                </Tooltip>
-              }
-            >
-              {(triggerRef) => (
-                <IconButton
-                  fill="None"
-                  style={{ position: 'relative' }}
-                  onClick={handleOpenPinMenu}
-                  ref={triggerRef}
-                  aria-pressed={!!pinMenuAnchor}
+            <>
+              {!encryptedRoom && (
+                <TooltipProvider
+                  position="Bottom"
+                  offset={4}
+                  tooltip={
+                    <Tooltip>
+                      <Text>Search</Text>
+                    </Tooltip>
+                  }
                 >
-                  {pinnedEvents.length > 0 && (
-                    <Badge
-                      style={{
-                        position: 'absolute',
-                        left: toRem(3),
-                        top: toRem(3),
-                      }}
-                      variant="Secondary"
-                      size="400"
-                      fill="Solid"
-                      radii="Pill"
-                    >
-                      <Text as="span" size="L400">
-                        {pinnedEvents.length}
-                      </Text>
-                    </Badge>
+                  {(triggerRef) => (
+                    <IconButton fill="None" ref={triggerRef} onClick={handleSearchClick}>
+                      <Icon size="400" src={Icons.Search} />
+                    </IconButton>
                   )}
-                  <Icon size="400" src={Icons.Pin} filled={!!pinMenuAnchor} />
-                </IconButton>
+                </TooltipProvider>
               )}
-            </TooltipProvider>
-          )}
-          {(!room.isCallRoom() || isChatOpen) && (
-            <PopOut
-              anchor={pinMenuAnchor}
-              position="Bottom"
-              content={
-                <FocusTrap
-                  focusTrapOptions={{
-                    initialFocus: false,
-                    returnFocusOnDeactivate: false,
-                    onDeactivate: () => setPinMenuAnchor(undefined),
-                    clickOutsideDeactivates: true,
-                    isKeyForward: (evt: KeyboardEvent) => evt.key === 'ArrowDown',
-                    isKeyBackward: (evt: KeyboardEvent) => evt.key === 'ArrowUp',
-                    escapeDeactivates: stopPropagation,
-                  }}
-                >
-                  <RoomPinMenu room={room} requestClose={() => setPinMenuAnchor(undefined)} />
-                </FocusTrap>
-              }
-            />
+              <TooltipProvider
+                position="Bottom"
+                offset={4}
+                tooltip={
+                  <Tooltip>
+                    <Text>Pinned Messages</Text>
+                  </Tooltip>
+                }
+              >
+                {(triggerRef) => (
+                  <IconButton
+                    fill="None"
+                    style={{ position: 'relative' }}
+                    onClick={handleOpenPinMenu}
+                    ref={triggerRef}
+                    aria-pressed={!!pinMenuAnchor}
+                  >
+                    {pinnedEvents.length > 0 && (
+                      <Badge
+                        style={{
+                          position: 'absolute',
+                          left: toRem(3),
+                          top: toRem(3),
+                        }}
+                        variant="Secondary"
+                        size="400"
+                        fill="Solid"
+                        radii="Pill"
+                      >
+                        <Text as="span" size="L400">
+                          {pinnedEvents.length}
+                        </Text>
+                      </Badge>
+                    )}
+                    <Icon size="400" src={Icons.Pin} filled={!!pinMenuAnchor} />
+                  </IconButton>
+                )}
+              </TooltipProvider>
+              <PopOut
+                anchor={pinMenuAnchor}
+                position="Bottom"
+                content={
+                  <FocusTrap
+                    focusTrapOptions={{
+                      initialFocus: false,
+                      returnFocusOnDeactivate: false,
+                      onDeactivate: () => setPinMenuAnchor(undefined),
+                      clickOutsideDeactivates: true,
+                      isKeyForward: (evt: KeyboardEvent) => evt.key === 'ArrowDown',
+                      isKeyBackward: (evt: KeyboardEvent) => evt.key === 'ArrowUp',
+                      escapeDeactivates: stopPropagation,
+                    }}
+                  >
+                    <RoomPinMenu room={room} requestClose={() => setPinMenuAnchor(undefined)} />
+                  </FocusTrap>
+                }
+              />
+            </>
           )}
 
           {!room.isCallRoom() && screenSize === ScreenSize.Desktop && (
diff --git a/src/app/hooks/useRoomMeta.ts b/src/app/hooks/useRoomMeta.ts
index 8b0ae8cc..086c3a56 100644
--- a/src/app/hooks/useRoomMeta.ts
+++ b/src/app/hooks/useRoomMeta.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ export const useRoomName = (room: Room): string => {
   const [name, setName] = useState(room.name);
 
   useEffect(() => {
+    setName(room.name);
+
     const handleRoomNameChange: RoomEventHandlerMap[RoomEvent.Name] = () => {
       setName(room.name);
     };
diff --git a/src/app/pages/Router.tsx b/src/app/pages/Router.tsx
index 2e791da2..25744d27 100644
--- a/src/app/pages/Router.tsx
+++ b/src/app/pages/Router.tsx
@@ -68,9 +68,10 @@ import { Create } from './client/create';
 import { CreateSpaceModalRenderer } from '../features/create-space';
 import { SearchModalRenderer } from '../features/search';
 import { getFallbackSession } from '../state/sessions';
+import { pushSessionToSW } from '../../sw-session';
 import { CallProvider } from './client/call/CallProvider';
 import { PersistentCallContainer } from './client/call/PersistentCallContainer';
-import { pushSessionToSW } from '../../sw-session';
+
 
 export const createRouter = (clientConfig: ClientConfig, screenSize: ScreenSize) => {
   const { hashRouter } = clientConfig;
diff --git a/src/app/pages/client/call/PersistentCallContainer.tsx b/src/app/pages/client/call/PersistentCallContainer.tsx
index ea435a4c..3b5f8954 100644
--- a/src/app/pages/client/call/PersistentCallContainer.tsx
+++ b/src/app/pages/client/call/PersistentCallContainer.tsx
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export function PersistentCallContainer({ children }: PersistentCallContainerPro
       smallWidgetRef: React.MutableRefObject<SmallWidget | null>,
       iframeRef: React.MutableRefObject<HTMLIFrameElement | null>,
       skipLobby: boolean,
-      themeKind: ThemeKind | null
+      themeKind: ThemeKind | null,
     ) => {
       if (mx?.getUserId()) {
         if (activeCallRoomId && !isActiveCallReady) {
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ export function PersistentCallContainer({ children }: PersistentCallContainerPro
               returnToLobby: 'true',
               perParticipantE2EE: 'true',
               theme: themeKind,
-            }
+              callIntent: 'audio',
+            },
           );
 
           if (
@@ -96,8 +97,8 @@ export function PersistentCallContainer({ children }: PersistentCallContainerPro
             'm.call',
             newUrl,
             true,
-            getWidgetData(mx, roomIdToSet, {}, { skipLobby: true }),
-            roomIdToSet
+            getWidgetData(mx, roomIdToSet, {}, { skipLobby: true, callIntent: 'audio' }),
+            roomIdToSet,
           );
 
           const smallWidget = new SmallWidget(app);
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ export function PersistentCallContainer({ children }: PersistentCallContainerPro
             roomIdToSet,
             widgetApiRef.current,
             smallWidget,
-            iframeElement
+            iframeElement,
           );
         }
       }
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ export function PersistentCallContainer({ children }: PersistentCallContainerPro
       clientConfig.elementCallUrl,
       activeClientWidget,
       registerActiveClientWidgetApi,
-    ]
+    ],
   );
 
   useEffect(() => {
diff --git a/src/app/state/createRoomModal.ts b/src/app/state/createRoomModal.ts
index 81af5d5b..3d1a6803 100644
--- a/src/app/state/createRoomModal.ts
+++ b/src/app/state/createRoomModal.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import { atom } from 'jotai';
+import { CreateRoomVoice } from '../components/create-room/types';
 
 export type CreateRoomModalState = {
   spaceId?: string;
+  voice?: CreateRoomVoice;
 };
 
 export const createRoomModalAtom = atom<CreateRoomModalState | undefined>(undefined);
diff --git a/src/app/state/hooks/createRoomModal.ts b/src/app/state/hooks/createRoomModal.ts
index 15db7289..dfb15017 100644
--- a/src/app/state/hooks/createRoomModal.ts
+++ b/src/app/state/hooks/createRoomModal.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { useCallback } from 'react';
 import { useAtomValue, useSetAtom } from 'jotai';
 import { createRoomModalAtom, CreateRoomModalState } from '../createRoomModal';
+import { CreateRoomVoice } from '../../components/create-room/types';
 
 export const useCreateRoomModalState = (): CreateRoomModalState | undefined => {
   const data = useAtomValue(createRoomModalAtom);
@@ -19,13 +20,13 @@ export const useCloseCreateRoomModal = (): CloseCallback => {
   return close;
 };
 
-type OpenCallback = (space?: string) => void;
+type OpenCallback = (space?: string, voice?: CreateRoomVoice) => void;
 export const useOpenCreateRoomModal = (): OpenCallback => {
   const setSettings = useSetAtom(createRoomModalAtom);
 
   const open: OpenCallback = useCallback(
-    (spaceId) => {
-      setSettings({ spaceId });
+    (spaceId, voice) => {
+      setSettings({ spaceId, voice });
     },
     [setSettings]
   );