diff --git a/src/components/MediaSettings/MediaSettings.vue b/src/components/MediaSettings/MediaSettings.vue
index 41fdeca16b9..e1c27398f48 100644
--- a/src/components/MediaSettings/MediaSettings.vue
+++ b/src/components/MediaSettings/MediaSettings.vue
@@ -642,7 +642,12 @@ export default {
 					this.audioOn = !BrowserStorage.getItem('audioDisabled_' + this.token)
 					this.videoOn = !BrowserStorage.getItem('videoDisabled_' + this.token)
 				}
-				this.notifyCall = BrowserStorage.getItem('silentCall_' + this.token) !== 'true'
+				//check if this call has a silent call flag in storage, otherwise use the default setting from the settings store
+				const hasSilentCallFlag = BrowserStorage.getItem('silentCall_' + this.token)
+				console.log('hasSilentCallFlag', hasSilentCallFlag, 'defaultCallMethodIsSilent', this.settingsStore.defaultCallMethodIsSilent)
+				this.notifyCall = hasSilentCallFlag !== null
+					? hasSilentCallFlag !== 'true' 
+					: !this.settingsStore.defaultCallMethodIsSilent 
 
 				// Set virtual background depending on BrowserStorage's settings
 				if (BrowserStorage.getItem('virtualBackgroundEnabled') === 'true') {
diff --git a/src/components/SettingsDialog/SettingsDialog.vue b/src/components/SettingsDialog/SettingsDialog.vue
index a21defe4da7..ca523d9aed0 100644
--- a/src/components/SettingsDialog/SettingsDialog.vue
+++ b/src/components/SettingsDialog/SettingsDialog.vue
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@
 					:label="t('spreed', 'Skip device preview before joining a call')"
 					:description="t('spreed', 'Camera will be turned off when joining. Always shown if recording consent is required.')"
 					@update:modelValue="setHideMediaSettings" />
+				<NcFormBoxSwitch
+					v-if="!isGuest"
+					:modelValue="defaultCallMethodIsSilent"
+					:label="t('spreed', 'Start calls silently by default')"
+					@update:modelValue="setDefaultCallMethodIsSilent" />
 				<NcFormBoxButton
 					:label="t('spreed', 'Microphone settings')"
 					@click="openAdvancedSettings">
@@ -249,6 +254,9 @@ export default {
 		hideMediaSettings() {
 			return !this.settingsStore.showMediaSettings
 		},
+		defaultCallMethodIsSilent() {
+			return this.settingsStore.defaultCallMethodIsSilent
+		},
 	},
 
 	mounted() {
@@ -338,6 +346,10 @@ export default {
 			this.settingsStore.setShowMediaSettings(!newValue)
 		},
 
+		setDefaultCallMethodIsSilent(newValue) {
+			this.settingsStore.setDefaultCallMethodIsSilent(newValue)
+		},
+
 		async openAdvancedSettings() {
 			await spawnDialog(AdvancedAudioDialog, {
 				container: '#devices',
diff --git a/src/components/TopBar/CallButton.vue b/src/components/TopBar/CallButton.vue
index 76524844082..c83c152013e 100644
--- a/src/components/TopBar/CallButton.vue
+++ b/src/components/TopBar/CallButton.vue
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ export default {
 		 */
 		silentCall: {
 			type: Boolean,
-			default: false,
+			default: null,
 		},
 
 		isRecordingFromStart: {
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ export default {
 		async handleJoinCall() {
 			this.loading = true
 			await this.joinCall(this.token, {
-				silent: this.hasCall ? true : this.silentCall,
+				silent: this.hasCall ? true : this.silentCall !== null ? this.silentCall : false,
 				recordingConsent: this.recordingConsentGiven,
 				shouldStartRecording: this.isRecordingFromStart,
 			})
diff --git a/src/components/TopBar/TopBar.vue b/src/components/TopBar/TopBar.vue
index a6f8540728a..59938b73ca5 100644
--- a/src/components/TopBar/TopBar.vue
+++ b/src/components/TopBar/TopBar.vue
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
 			<!-- Upcoming meetings -->
 			<CalendarEventsDialog v-if="showCalendarEvents" :token="token" />
 
-			<CallButton v-if="!isInCall" shrinkOnMobile />
+			<CallButton v-if="!isInCall" :silentCall="directSilentCall" shrinkOnMobile />
 
 			<!-- TopBar menu -->
 			<TopBarMenu
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ import TasksCounter from './TasksCounter.vue'
 import TopBarMenu from './TopBarMenu.vue'
 import { useGetThreadId } from '../../composables/useGetThreadId.ts'
 import { useGetToken } from '../../composables/useGetToken.ts'
+import { useSettingsStore } from '../../stores/settings.ts'
 import { AVATAR, CONVERSATION, PARTICIPANT } from '../../constants.ts'
 import { getTalkConfig, hasTalkFeature } from '../../services/CapabilitiesManager.ts'
 import { useActorStore } from '../../stores/actor.ts'
@@ -229,6 +230,7 @@ export default {
 			CONVERSATION,
 			threadId: useGetThreadId(),
 			token: useGetToken(),
+			settingsStore: useSettingsStore(),
 		}
 	},
 
@@ -318,6 +320,10 @@ export default {
 		getUserId() {
 			return this.actorStore.userId
 		},
+		directSilentCall() {
+			return !this.settingsStore.showMediaSettings 
+				&& this.settingsStore.defaultCallMethodIsSilent  
+		},
 	},
 
 	watch: {
diff --git a/src/stores/settings.ts b/src/stores/settings.ts
index 7346ec38a98..837a05279ef 100644
--- a/src/stores/settings.ts
+++ b/src/stores/settings.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ export const useSettingsStore = defineStore('settings', () => {
 	const readStatusPrivacy = ref<PRIVACY_KEYS>(getTalkConfig('local', 'chat', 'read-privacy') as TALK_CONFIG_PRIVACY ?? PRIVACY.PRIVATE)
 	const typingStatusPrivacy = ref<PRIVACY_KEYS>(getTalkConfig('local', 'chat', 'typing-privacy') as TALK_CONFIG_PRIVACY ?? PRIVACY.PRIVATE)
 	const showMediaSettings = ref<boolean>(BrowserStorage.getItem('showMediaSettings') !== 'false')
+	const defaultCallMethodIsSilent = ref<boolean>(BrowserStorage.getItem('defaultCallMethodIsSilent') === 'true')
 	const noiseSuppression = ref<boolean>(BrowserStorage.getItem('noiseSuppression') !== 'false' && !isSafari)
 	const noiseSuppressionWithModel = ref<'none' | 'rnnoise' | (string & {})>(BrowserStorage.getItem('noiseSuppressionWithModel') ?? 'none')
 	const echoCancellation = ref<boolean>(BrowserStorage.getItem('echoCancellation') !== 'false')
@@ -111,6 +112,16 @@ export const useSettingsStore = defineStore('settings', () => {
 		showMediaSettings.value = value
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Update the default for silent call
+	 *
+	 * @param value - new selected state
+	 */
+	function setDefaultCallMethodIsSilent(value: boolean) {
+		BrowserStorage.setItem('defaultCallMethodIsSilent', value.toString())
+		defaultCallMethodIsSilent.value = value
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Update the noise suppression settings for the user
 	 *
@@ -254,6 +265,7 @@ export const useSettingsStore = defineStore('settings', () => {
 		readStatusPrivacy,
 		typingStatusPrivacy,
 		showMediaSettings,
+		defaultCallMethodIsSilent,
 		noiseSuppression,
 		noiseSuppressionWithModel,
 		echoCancellation,
@@ -276,6 +288,7 @@ export const useSettingsStore = defineStore('settings', () => {
 		updateReadStatusPrivacy,
 		updateTypingStatusPrivacy,
 		setShowMediaSettings,
+		setDefaultCallMethodIsSilent,
 		setNoiseSuppression,
 		setNoiseSuppressionWithModel,
 		setEchoCancellation,