diff --git a/livekit-android-sdk/src/main/java/io/livekit/android/room/RTCEngine.kt b/livekit-android-sdk/src/main/java/io/livekit/android/room/RTCEngine.kt
index c3576151..e485aca3 100644
--- a/livekit-android-sdk/src/main/java/io/livekit/android/room/RTCEngine.kt
+++ b/livekit-android-sdk/src/main/java/io/livekit/android/room/RTCEngine.kt
@@ -313,7 +313,14 @@ internal constructor(
                     if (newState.isConnected()) {
                         connectionState = ConnectionState.CONNECTED
                     } else if (newState.isDisconnected()) {
-                        connectionState = ConnectionState.DISCONNECTED
+                        // Only transition to DISCONNECTED when not already in a reconnection
+                        // intermediate state (RESUMING/RECONNECTING). In those states the
+                        // reconnect flow owns connectionState; overwriting it here would
+                        // silently swallow the disconnect and prevent the app from being notified.
+                        val current = connectionState
+                        if (current != ConnectionState.RESUMING && current != ConnectionState.RECONNECTING) {
+                            connectionState = ConnectionState.DISCONNECTED
+                        }
                     }
                 }