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..fbb9db54 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
@@ -505,6 +505,21 @@ internal constructor(
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Cancel any in-progress reconnection and start a fresh one.
+     * Used when network availability changes, since the existing reconnect
+     * loop may be stuck in blocking calls to an unreachable server.
+     * Forces a full reconnect since the cancelled job may have already
+     * destroyed peer connections via closeResources().
+     */
+    @Synchronized
+    internal fun forceReconnect() {
+        reconnectingJob?.cancel()
+        reconnectingJob = null
+        fullReconnectOnNext = true
+        reconnect()
+    }
+
     /**
      * reconnect Signal and PeerConnections
      */
diff --git a/livekit-android-sdk/src/main/java/io/livekit/android/room/Room.kt b/livekit-android-sdk/src/main/java/io/livekit/android/room/Room.kt
index 77de0cfb..0bb887d4 100644
--- a/livekit-android-sdk/src/main/java/io/livekit/android/room/Room.kt
+++ b/livekit-android-sdk/src/main/java/io/livekit/android/room/Room.kt
@@ -968,9 +968,6 @@ constructor(
     }
 
     private fun reconnect() {
-        if (state == State.RECONNECTING) {
-            return
-        }
         engine.reconnect()
     }
 
@@ -1116,8 +1113,11 @@ constructor(
     private val networkCallbackManager = networkCallbackManagerFactory.invoke(
         object : NetworkCallback() {
             override fun onLost(network: Network) {
-                // lost connection, flip to reconnecting
                 hasLostConnectivity = true
+                if (state == State.CONNECTED) {
+                    state = State.RECONNECTING
+                    eventBus.postEvent(RoomEvent.Reconnecting(this@Room), coroutineScope)
+                }
             }
 
             override fun onAvailable(network: Network) {
@@ -1125,9 +1125,13 @@ constructor(
                 if (!hasLostConnectivity) {
                     return
                 }
-                LKLog.i { "network connection available, reconnecting" }
-                reconnect()
                 hasLostConnectivity = false
+                LKLog.i { "network connection available, reconnecting" }
+                // Force-restart reconnection. The engine likely already started
+                // its own reconnect loop (via ICE state detection) while offline,
+                // but that loop may be stuck in blocking calls to unreachable
+                // servers. Cancel it and start fresh now that network is back.
+                engine.forceReconnect()
             }
         },
     )