diff --git a/modules/API/API.js b/modules/API/API.js
index 9975ad729..2e20ff44c 100644
--- a/modules/API/API.js
+++ b/modules/API/API.js
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ import {
     kickParticipant,
     raiseHand,
     isParticipantModerator,
-    isLocalParticipantModerator
+    isLocalParticipantModerator,
+    hasRaisedHand
 } from '../../react/features/base/participants';
 import { updateSettings } from '../../react/features/base/settings';
 import { isToggleCameraEnabled, toggleCamera } from '../../react/features/base/tracks';
@@ -281,7 +282,7 @@ function initCommands() {
             if (!localParticipant) {
                 return;
             }
-            const { raisedHand } = localParticipant;
+            const raisedHand = hasRaisedHand(localParticipant);
 
             sendAnalytics(createApiEvent('raise-hand.toggled'));
             APP.store.dispatch(raiseHand(!raisedHand));
diff --git a/react/features/av-moderation/middleware.js b/react/features/av-moderation/middleware.js
index 1dad96117..dd8f3d7eb 100644
--- a/react/features/av-moderation/middleware.js
+++ b/react/features/av-moderation/middleware.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { MEDIA_TYPE } from '../base/media';
 import {
     getLocalParticipant,
     getRemoteParticipants,
+    hasRaisedHand,
     isLocalParticipantModerator,
     isParticipantModerator,
     PARTICIPANT_UPDATED,
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ MiddlewareRegistry.register(({ dispatch, getState }) => next => action => {
             if (isLocalParticipantModerator(state)) {
 
                 // this is handled only by moderators
-                if (participant.raisedHand) {
+                if (hasRaisedHand(participant)) {
                     // if participant raises hand show notification
                     !isParticipantApproved(participant.id, MEDIA_TYPE.AUDIO)(state)
                     && dispatch(participantPendingAudio(participant));
@@ -148,7 +149,7 @@ MiddlewareRegistry.register(({ dispatch, getState }) => next => action => {
 
                 // this is the granted moderator case
                 getRemoteParticipants(state).forEach(p => {
-                    p.raisedHand && !isParticipantApproved(p.id, MEDIA_TYPE.AUDIO)(state)
+                    hasRaisedHand(p) && !isParticipantApproved(p.id, MEDIA_TYPE.AUDIO)(state)
                         && dispatch(participantPendingAudio(p));
                 });
             }
diff --git a/react/features/base/participants/actions.js b/react/features/base/participants/actions.js
index bbd0c0227..910190aa5 100644
--- a/react/features/base/participants/actions.js
+++ b/react/features/base/participants/actions.js
@@ -564,13 +564,13 @@ export function setLoadableAvatarUrl(participantId, url) {
  * @param {boolean} enabled - Raise or lower hand.
  * @returns {{
  *     type: LOCAL_PARTICIPANT_RAISE_HAND,
- *     enabled: boolean
+ *     raisedHandTimestamp: number
  * }}
  */
 export function raiseHand(enabled) {
     return {
         type: LOCAL_PARTICIPANT_RAISE_HAND,
-        enabled
+        raisedHandTimestamp: enabled ? Date.now() : 0
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/react/features/base/participants/functions.js b/react/features/base/participants/functions.js
index beefae849..b0c8e740f 100644
--- a/react/features/base/participants/functions.js
+++ b/react/features/base/participants/functions.js
@@ -461,10 +461,20 @@ async function _getFirstLoadableAvatarUrl(participant, store) {
  * @param {(Function|Object)} stateful - The (whole) redux state, or redux's
  * {@code getState} function to be used to retrieve the state
  * features/base/participants.
- * @returns {Array<string>}
+ * @returns {Array<Object>}
  */
-export function getRaiseHandsQueue(stateful: Object | Function): Array<string> {
+export function getRaiseHandsQueue(stateful: Object | Function): Array<Object> {
     const { raisedHandsQueue } = toState(stateful)['features/base/participants'];
 
     return raisedHandsQueue;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Returns whether the given participant has his hand raised or not.
+ *
+ * @param {Object} participant - The participant.
+ * @returns {boolean} - Whether participant has raise hand or not.
+ */
+export function hasRaisedHand(participant: Object): boolean {
+    return Boolean(participant && participant.raisedHandTimestamp);
+}
diff --git a/react/features/base/participants/middleware.js b/react/features/base/participants/middleware.js
index 384185e77..d985f431e 100644
--- a/react/features/base/participants/middleware.js
+++ b/react/features/base/participants/middleware.js
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ MiddlewareRegistry.register(store => next => action => {
         const participant = getLocalParticipant(state);
         const isLocal = participant && participant.id === id;
 
-        if (isLocal && participant.raisedHand === undefined) {
+        if (isLocal && participant.raisedHandTimestamp === undefined) {
             // if local was undefined, let's leave it like that
             // avoids sending unnecessary presence updates
             break;
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ MiddlewareRegistry.register(store => next => action => {
                 conference,
                 id,
                 local: isLocal,
-                raisedHand: false
+                raisedHandTimestamp: 0
             }));
         }
 
@@ -127,14 +127,9 @@ MiddlewareRegistry.register(store => next => action => {
     }
 
     case LOCAL_PARTICIPANT_RAISE_HAND: {
-        const { enabled } = action;
+        const { raisedHandTimestamp } = action;
         const localId = getLocalParticipant(store.getState())?.id;
 
-        store.dispatch(raiseHandUpdateQueue({
-            id: localId,
-            raisedHand: enabled
-        }));
-
         store.dispatch(participantUpdated({
             // XXX Only the local participant is allowed to update without
             // stating the JitsiConference instance (i.e. participant property
@@ -144,11 +139,16 @@ MiddlewareRegistry.register(store => next => action => {
 
             id: localId,
             local: true,
-            raisedHand: enabled
+            raisedHandTimestamp
+        }));
+
+        store.dispatch(raiseHandUpdateQueue({
+            id: localId,
+            raisedHandTimestamp
         }));
 
         if (typeof APP !== 'undefined') {
-            APP.API.notifyRaiseHandUpdated(localId, enabled);
+            APP.API.notifyRaiseHandUpdated(localId, raisedHandTimestamp);
         }
 
         break;
@@ -177,16 +177,22 @@ MiddlewareRegistry.register(store => next => action => {
 
     case RAISE_HAND_UPDATED: {
         const { participant } = action;
-        const queue = getRaiseHandsQueue(store.getState());
+        let queue = getRaiseHandsQueue(store.getState());
 
-        if (participant.raisedHand) {
-            queue.push(participant.id);
-            action.queue = queue;
+        if (participant.raisedHandTimestamp) {
+            queue.push({
+                id: participant.id,
+                raisedHandTimestamp: participant.raisedHandTimestamp
+            });
+
+            // sort the queue before adding to store.
+            queue = queue.sort(({ raisedHandTimestamp: a }, { raisedHandTimestamp: b }) => a - b);
         } else {
-            const filteredQueue = queue.filter(id => id !== participant.id);
-
-            action.queue = filteredQueue;
+            // no need to sort on remove value.
+            queue = queue.filter(({ id }) => id !== participant.id);
         }
+
+        action.queue = queue;
         break;
     }
 
@@ -287,7 +293,8 @@ StateListenerRegistry.register(
                         id: participant.getId(),
                         features: { 'screen-sharing': true }
                     })),
-                'raisedHand': (participant, value) => _raiseHandUpdated(store, conference, participant.getId(), value),
+                'raisedHand': (participant, value) =>
+                    _raiseHandUpdated(store, conference, participant.getId(), value),
                 'remoteControlSessionStatus': (participant, value) =>
                     store.dispatch(participantUpdated({
                         conference,
@@ -320,7 +327,7 @@ StateListenerRegistry.register(
 
             // We left the conference, the local participant must be updated.
             _e2eeUpdated(store, conference, localParticipantId, false);
-            _raiseHandUpdated(store, conference, localParticipantId, false);
+            _raiseHandUpdated(store, conference, localParticipantId, 0);
         }
     }
 );
@@ -451,18 +458,19 @@ function _maybePlaySounds({ getState, dispatch }, action) {
  */
 function _participantJoinedOrUpdated(store, next, action) {
     const { dispatch, getState } = store;
-    const { participant: { avatarURL, email, id, local, name, raisedHand } } = action;
+    const { participant: { avatarURL, email, id, local, name, raisedHandTimestamp } } = action;
 
     // Send an external update of the local participant's raised hand state
     // if a new raised hand state is defined in the action.
-    if (typeof raisedHand !== 'undefined') {
+    if (typeof raisedHandTimestamp !== 'undefined') {
 
         if (local) {
             const { conference } = getState()['features/base/conference'];
+            const rHand = parseInt(raisedHandTimestamp, 10);
 
             // Send raisedHand signalling only if there is a change
-            if (conference && raisedHand !== getLocalParticipant(getState()).raisedHand) {
-                conference.setLocalParticipantProperty('raisedHand', raisedHand);
+            if (conference && rHand !== getLocalParticipant(getState()).raisedHandTimestamp) {
+                conference.setLocalParticipantProperty('raisedHand', rHand);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -508,22 +516,34 @@ function _participantJoinedOrUpdated(store, next, action) {
  * @returns {void}
  */
 function _raiseHandUpdated({ dispatch, getState }, conference, participantId, newValue) {
-    const raisedHand = newValue === 'true';
+    let raisedHandTimestamp;
+
+    switch (newValue) {
+    case undefined:
+    case 'false':
+        raisedHandTimestamp = 0;
+        break;
+    case 'true':
+        raisedHandTimestamp = Date.now();
+        break;
+    default:
+        raisedHandTimestamp = parseInt(newValue, 10);
+    }
     const state = getState();
 
     dispatch(participantUpdated({
         conference,
         id: participantId,
-        raisedHand
+        raisedHandTimestamp
     }));
 
     dispatch(raiseHandUpdateQueue({
         id: participantId,
-        raisedHand
+        raisedHandTimestamp
     }));
 
     if (typeof APP !== 'undefined') {
-        APP.API.notifyRaiseHandUpdated(participantId, raisedHand);
+        APP.API.notifyRaiseHandUpdated(participantId, raisedHandTimestamp);
     }
 
     const isModerator = isLocalParticipantModerator(state);
@@ -540,7 +560,7 @@ function _raiseHandUpdated({ dispatch, getState }, conference, participantId, ne
         customActionHandler: () => dispatch(approveParticipant(participantId))
     } : {};
 
-    if (raisedHand) {
+    if (raisedHandTimestamp) {
         dispatch(showNotification({
             titleKey: 'notify.somebody',
             title: getParticipantDisplayName(state, participantId),
diff --git a/react/features/filmstrip/components/AbstractRaisedHandIndicator.js b/react/features/filmstrip/components/AbstractRaisedHandIndicator.js
index 2afbb8941..6c95801f4 100644
--- a/react/features/filmstrip/components/AbstractRaisedHandIndicator.js
+++ b/react/features/filmstrip/components/AbstractRaisedHandIndicator.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import { Component } from 'react';
 
-import { getParticipantById } from '../../base/participants';
+import { getParticipantById, hasRaisedHand } from '../../base/participants';
 
 export type Props = {
 
@@ -57,6 +57,6 @@ export function _mapStateToProps(state: Object, ownProps: Props): Object {
     const participant = getParticipantById(state, ownProps.participantId);
 
     return {
-        _raisedHand: participant && participant.raisedHand
+        _raisedHand: hasRaisedHand(participant)
     };
 }
diff --git a/react/features/participants-pane/components/native/LobbyParticipantItem.js b/react/features/participants-pane/components/native/LobbyParticipantItem.js
index 198f1247d..43bcc16c1 100644
--- a/react/features/participants-pane/components/native/LobbyParticipantItem.js
+++ b/react/features/participants-pane/components/native/LobbyParticipantItem.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import { Button } from 'react-native-paper';
 import { useDispatch } from 'react-redux';
 
+import { hasRaisedHand } from '../../../base/participants';
 import { approveKnockingParticipant } from '../../../lobby/actions.native';
 import { showContextMenuReject } from '../../actions.native';
 import { MEDIA_STATE } from '../../constants';
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ export const LobbyParticipantItem = ({ participant: p }: Props) => {
             onPress = { openContextMenuReject }
             participant = { p }
             participantID = { p.id }
-            raisedHand = { p.raisedHand }
+            raisedHand = { hasRaisedHand(p) }
             videoMediaState = { MEDIA_STATE.NONE }>
             <Button
                 children = { t('lobby.admit') }
diff --git a/react/features/participants-pane/components/native/MeetingParticipantItem.js b/react/features/participants-pane/components/native/MeetingParticipantItem.js
index 24f7e7102..6067199b3 100644
--- a/react/features/participants-pane/components/native/MeetingParticipantItem.js
+++ b/react/features/participants-pane/components/native/MeetingParticipantItem.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
     getLocalParticipant,
     getParticipantByIdOrUndefined,
     getParticipantDisplayName,
+    hasRaisedHand,
     isParticipantModerator
 } from '../../../base/participants';
 import { connect } from '../../../base/redux';
@@ -190,7 +191,7 @@ function mapStateToProps(state, ownProps): Object {
         _local: Boolean(participant?.local),
         _localVideoOwner: Boolean(ownerId === localParticipantId),
         _participantID: participant?.id,
-        _raisedHand: Boolean(participant?.raisedHand),
+        _raisedHand: hasRaisedHand(participant),
         _videoMediaState: videoMediaState
     };
 }
diff --git a/react/features/participants-pane/components/web/LobbyParticipantItem.js b/react/features/participants-pane/components/web/LobbyParticipantItem.js
index 4adf9cad4..3fdf4b010 100644
--- a/react/features/participants-pane/components/web/LobbyParticipantItem.js
+++ b/react/features/participants-pane/components/web/LobbyParticipantItem.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 
+import { hasRaisedHand } from '../../../base/participants';
 import { ACTION_TRIGGER, MEDIA_STATE } from '../../constants';
 import { useLobbyActions } from '../../hooks';
 
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ export const LobbyParticipantItem = ({
             openDrawerForParticipant = { openDrawerForParticipant }
             overflowDrawer = { overflowDrawer }
             participantID = { id }
-            raisedHand = { p.raisedHand }
+            raisedHand = { hasRaisedHand(p) }
             videoMediaState = { MEDIA_STATE.NONE }
             youText = { t('chat.you') }>
             <ParticipantActionButton
diff --git a/react/features/participants-pane/components/web/MeetingParticipantItem.js b/react/features/participants-pane/components/web/MeetingParticipantItem.js
index f29b237de..d0077f0bb 100644
--- a/react/features/participants-pane/components/web/MeetingParticipantItem.js
+++ b/react/features/participants-pane/components/web/MeetingParticipantItem.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
     getLocalParticipant,
     getParticipantByIdOrUndefined,
     getParticipantDisplayName,
+    hasRaisedHand,
     isParticipantModerator
 } from '../../../base/participants';
 import { connect } from '../../../base/redux';
@@ -307,7 +308,7 @@ function _mapStateToProps(state, ownProps): Object {
         _participant: participant,
         _participantID: participant?.id,
         _quickActionButtonType,
-        _raisedHand: Boolean(participant?.raisedHand),
+        _raisedHand: hasRaisedHand(participant),
         _videoMediaState
     };
 }
diff --git a/react/features/participants-pane/functions.js b/react/features/participants-pane/functions.js
index e864cf0ed..66281a976 100644
--- a/react/features/participants-pane/functions.js
+++ b/react/features/participants-pane/functions.js
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ export function getSortedParticipantIds(stateful: Object | Function): Array<stri
     const { id } = getLocalParticipant(stateful);
     const remoteParticipants = getRemoteParticipantsSorted(stateful);
     const reorderedParticipants = new Set(remoteParticipants);
-    const raisedHandParticipants = getRaiseHandsQueue(stateful);
+    const raisedHandParticipants = getRaiseHandsQueue(stateful).map(({ id: particId }) => particId);
     const remoteRaisedHandParticipants = new Set(raisedHandParticipants || []);
     const dominantSpeaker = getDominantSpeakerParticipant(stateful);
 
@@ -219,15 +219,11 @@ export function getSortedParticipantIds(stateful: Object | Function): Array<stri
         // Avoid duplicates.
         if (reorderedParticipants.has(participant)) {
             reorderedParticipants.delete(participant);
-        } else {
-            remoteRaisedHandParticipants.delete(participant);
         }
     }
 
-    // Remove self.
-    remoteRaisedHandParticipants.delete(id);
-
     const dominant = [];
+    const local = remoteRaisedHandParticipants.has(id) ? [] : [ id ];
 
     // Remove dominant speaker.
     if (dominantSpeaker && dominantSpeaker.id !== id) {
@@ -239,7 +235,7 @@ export function getSortedParticipantIds(stateful: Object | Function): Array<stri
     // Move self and participants with raised hand to the top of the list.
     return [
         ...dominant,
-        id,
+        ...local,
         ...Array.from(remoteRaisedHandParticipants.keys()),
         ...Array.from(reorderedParticipants.keys())
     ];
diff --git a/react/features/reactions/components/native/RaiseHandButton.js b/react/features/reactions/components/native/RaiseHandButton.js
index 248d3bfc5..085d7b276 100644
--- a/react/features/reactions/components/native/RaiseHandButton.js
+++ b/react/features/reactions/components/native/RaiseHandButton.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { ColorSchemeRegistry } from '../../../base/color-scheme';
 import { translate } from '../../../base/i18n';
 import {
     getLocalParticipant,
+    hasRaisedHand,
     raiseHand
 } from '../../../base/participants';
 import { connect } from '../../../base/redux';
@@ -157,7 +158,7 @@ function _mapStateToProps(state): Object {
 
     return {
         _localParticipant,
-        _raisedHand: _localParticipant.raisedHand,
+        _raisedHand: hasRaisedHand(_localParticipant),
         _styles: ColorSchemeRegistry.get(state, 'Toolbox').raiseHandButton
     };
 }
diff --git a/react/features/reactions/components/native/ReactionsMenuButton.js b/react/features/reactions/components/native/ReactionsMenuButton.js
index 546a77159..338a34f7e 100644
--- a/react/features/reactions/components/native/ReactionsMenuButton.js
+++ b/react/features/reactions/components/native/ReactionsMenuButton.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { RAISE_HAND_ENABLED, getFeatureFlag } from '../../../base/flags';
 import { translate } from '../../../base/i18n';
 import { IconRaisedHand } from '../../../base/icons';
 import {
-    getLocalParticipant
+    getLocalParticipant, hasRaisedHand
 } from '../../../base/participants';
 import { connect } from '../../../base/redux';
 import { AbstractButton, type AbstractButtonProps } from '../../../base/toolbox/components';
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ function _mapStateToProps(state, ownProps): Object {
     const { visible = enabled } = ownProps;
 
     return {
-        _raisedHand: _localParticipant.raisedHand,
+        _raisedHand: hasRaisedHand(_localParticipant),
         _reactionsOpen: isDialogOpen(state, ReactionMenuDialog),
         visible
     };
diff --git a/react/features/reactions/components/web/ReactionsMenu.js b/react/features/reactions/components/web/ReactionsMenu.js
index 825686113..e26946f57 100644
--- a/react/features/reactions/components/web/ReactionsMenu.js
+++ b/react/features/reactions/components/web/ReactionsMenu.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {
 } from '../../../analytics';
 import { isMobileBrowser } from '../../../base/environment/utils';
 import { translate } from '../../../base/i18n';
-import { getLocalParticipant, participantUpdated } from '../../../base/participants';
+import { getLocalParticipant, hasRaisedHand, raiseHand } from '../../../base/participants';
 import { connect } from '../../../base/redux';
 import { dockToolbox } from '../../../toolbox/actions.web';
 import { addReactionToBuffer } from '../../actions.any';
@@ -123,22 +123,9 @@ class ReactionsMenu extends Component<Props> {
      * @returns {void}
      */
     _doToggleRaiseHand() {
-        const { _localParticipantID, _raisedHand } = this.props;
-        const newRaisedStatus = !_raisedHand;
+        const { _raisedHand } = this.props;
 
-        this.props.dispatch(participantUpdated({
-            // XXX Only the local participant is allowed to update without
-            // stating the JitsiConference instance (i.e. participant property
-            // `conference` for a remote participant) because the local
-            // participant is uniquely identified by the very fact that there is
-            // only one local participant.
-
-            id: _localParticipantID,
-            local: true,
-            raisedHand: newRaisedStatus
-        }));
-
-        APP.API.notifyRaiseHandUpdated(_localParticipantID, newRaisedStatus);
+        this.props.dispatch(raiseHand(!_raisedHand));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -221,7 +208,7 @@ function mapStateToProps(state) {
     return {
         _localParticipantID: localParticipant.id,
         _isMobile: isMobileBrowser(),
-        _raisedHand: localParticipant.raisedHand
+        _raisedHand: hasRaisedHand(localParticipant)
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/react/features/reactions/components/web/ReactionsMenuButton.js b/react/features/reactions/components/web/ReactionsMenuButton.js
index 442c5cef4..569b4ca6e 100644
--- a/react/features/reactions/components/web/ReactionsMenuButton.js
+++ b/react/features/reactions/components/web/ReactionsMenuButton.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { isMobileBrowser } from '../../../base/environment/utils';
 import { translate } from '../../../base/i18n';
 import { IconArrowUp, IconRaisedHand } from '../../../base/icons';
-import { getLocalParticipant } from '../../../base/participants';
+import { getLocalParticipant, hasRaisedHand } from '../../../base/participants';
 import { connect } from '../../../base/redux';
 import { ToolboxButtonWithIcon } from '../../../base/toolbox/components';
 import ToolbarButton from '../../../toolbox/components/web/ToolbarButton';
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ function mapStateToProps(state) {
         isOpen: getReactionsMenuVisibility(state),
         isMobile: isMobileBrowser(),
         reactionsQueue: getReactionsQueue(state),
-        raisedHand: localParticipant?.raisedHand
+        raisedHand: hasRaisedHand(localParticipant)
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/react/features/toolbox/components/native/RaiseHandButton.js b/react/features/toolbox/components/native/RaiseHandButton.js
index cdbf4fd43..164b800a7 100644
--- a/react/features/toolbox/components/native/RaiseHandButton.js
+++ b/react/features/toolbox/components/native/RaiseHandButton.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { translate } from '../../../base/i18n';
 import { IconRaisedHand } from '../../../base/icons';
 import {
     getLocalParticipant,
+    hasRaisedHand,
     raiseHand
 } from '../../../base/participants';
 import { connect } from '../../../base/redux';
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ function _mapStateToProps(state, ownProps): Object {
 
     return {
         _localParticipant,
-        _raisedHand: _localParticipant.raisedHand,
+        _raisedHand: hasRaisedHand(_localParticipant),
         visible
     };
 }
diff --git a/react/features/toolbox/components/web/Toolbox.js b/react/features/toolbox/components/web/Toolbox.js
index 0d7ec6c73..745afc165 100644
--- a/react/features/toolbox/components/web/Toolbox.js
+++ b/react/features/toolbox/components/web/Toolbox.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { translate } from '../../../base/i18n';
 import JitsiMeetJS from '../../../base/lib-jitsi-meet';
 import {
     getLocalParticipant,
+    hasRaisedHand,
     haveParticipantWithScreenSharingFeature,
     raiseHand
 } from '../../../base/participants';
@@ -488,12 +489,9 @@ class Toolbox extends Component<Props> {
      * @returns {void}
      */
     _doToggleRaiseHand() {
-        const { _localParticipantID, _raisedHand } = this.props;
-        const newRaisedStatus = !_raisedHand;
+        const { _raisedHand } = this.props;
 
-        this.props.dispatch(raiseHand(newRaisedStatus));
-
-        APP.API.notifyRaiseHandUpdated(_localParticipantID, newRaisedStatus);
+        this.props.dispatch(raiseHand(!_raisedHand));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1338,7 +1336,7 @@ function _mapStateToProps(state, ownProps) {
         _localVideo: localVideo,
         _overflowMenuVisible: overflowMenuVisible,
         _participantsPaneOpen: getParticipantsPaneOpen(state),
-        _raisedHand: localParticipant?.raisedHand,
+        _raisedHand: hasRaisedHand(localParticipant),
         _reactionsEnabled: isReactionsEnabled(state),
         _screenSharing: isScreenVideoShared(state),
         _tileViewEnabled: shouldDisplayTileView(state),