diff --git a/react/features/conference/components/native/NavigationBar.js b/react/features/conference/components/native/NavigationBar.js
index bb36926cd..25b3afc81 100644
--- a/react/features/conference/components/native/NavigationBar.js
+++ b/react/features/conference/components/native/NavigationBar.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { Text, View } from 'react-native';
 
-import { getConferenceName } from '../../../base/conference';
+import { getConferenceName, getConferenceTimestamp } from '../../../base/conference/functions';
 import { getFeatureFlag, CONFERENCE_TIMER_ENABLED, MEETING_NAME_ENABLED } from '../../../base/flags';
 import { connect } from '../../../base/redux';
 import InviteButton from '../../../invite/components/add-people-dialog/native/InviteButton';
@@ -93,10 +93,11 @@ const NavigationBar = (props: Props) => {
  */
 function _mapStateToProps(state) {
     const { hideConferenceTimer, hideConferenceSubject } = state['features/base/config'];
+    const startTimestamp = getConferenceTimestamp(state);
 
     return {
         _conferenceTimerEnabled:
-            getFeatureFlag(state, CONFERENCE_TIMER_ENABLED, true) && !hideConferenceTimer,
+            getFeatureFlag(state, CONFERENCE_TIMER_ENABLED, true) && !hideConferenceTimer && startTimestamp,
         _meetingName: getConferenceName(state),
         _meetingNameEnabled:
             getFeatureFlag(state, MEETING_NAME_ENABLED, true) && !hideConferenceSubject,