diff --git a/css/_base.scss b/css/_base.scss
index f0fa7b7c3..67ad368b7 100644
--- a/css/_base.scss
+++ b/css/_base.scss
@@ -51,8 +51,10 @@ body {
     }
 }
 
-.jitsi-icon svg {
-    fill: white;
+.jitsi-icon {
+    &-default svg {
+        fill: white;
+    }
 }
 
 .disabled .jitsi-icon svg {
diff --git a/react/features/base/icons/components/Icon.js b/react/features/base/icons/components/Icon.js
index 42fb9ce4a..4aa49fa99 100644
--- a/react/features/base/icons/components/Icon.js
+++ b/react/features/base/icons/components/Icon.js
@@ -153,6 +153,8 @@ export default function Icon(props: Props) {
         }
     }, [ onClick, onKeyPress ]);
 
+    const jitsiIconClassName = calculatedColor ? 'jitsi-icon' : 'jitsi-icon jitsi-icon-default';
+
     return (
         <Container
             { ...rest }
@@ -163,7 +165,7 @@ export default function Icon(props: Props) {
             aria-haspopup = { ariaHasPopup }
             aria-label = { ariaLabel }
             aria-pressed = { ariaPressed }
-            className = { `jitsi-icon ${className || ''}` }
+            className = { `${jitsiIconClassName} ${className || ''}` }
             id = { containerId }
             onClick = { onClick }
             onKeyDown = { onKeyDown }
diff --git a/react/features/participants-pane/components/web/ParticipantItem.js b/react/features/participants-pane/components/web/ParticipantItem.js
index 65620335c..2aab244a7 100644
--- a/react/features/participants-pane/components/web/ParticipantItem.js
+++ b/react/features/participants-pane/components/web/ParticipantItem.js
@@ -4,17 +4,16 @@ import React, { type Node } from 'react';
 
 import { Avatar } from '../../../base/avatar';
 import {
-    Icon,
-    IconCameraEmpty,
-    IconCameraEmptyDisabled,
-    IconMicrophoneEmpty,
-    IconMicrophoneEmptySlash
-} from '../../../base/icons';
-import { ACTION_TRIGGER, MEDIA_STATE, type ActionTrigger, type MediaState } from '../../constants';
+    ACTION_TRIGGER,
+    AudioStateIcons,
+    MEDIA_STATE,
+    type ActionTrigger,
+    type MediaState,
+    VideoStateIcons
+} from '../../constants';
 
 import { RaisedHandIndicator } from './RaisedHandIndicator';
 import {
-    ColoredIcon,
     ParticipantActionsHover,
     ParticipantActionsPermanent,
     ParticipantContainer,
@@ -32,54 +31,6 @@ const Actions = {
     [ACTION_TRIGGER.PERMANENT]: ParticipantActionsPermanent
 };
 
-/**
- * Icon mapping for possible participant audio states.
- */
-const AudioStateIcons: {[MediaState]: React$Element<any> | null} = {
-    [MEDIA_STATE.FORCE_MUTED]: (
-        <ColoredIcon color = '#E04757'>
-            <Icon
-                size = { 16 }
-                src = { IconMicrophoneEmptySlash } />
-        </ColoredIcon>
-    ),
-    [MEDIA_STATE.MUTED]: (
-        <Icon
-            size = { 16 }
-            src = { IconMicrophoneEmptySlash } />
-    ),
-    [MEDIA_STATE.UNMUTED]: (
-        <ColoredIcon color = '#1EC26A'>
-            <Icon
-                size = { 16 }
-                src = { IconMicrophoneEmpty } />
-        </ColoredIcon>
-    ),
-    [MEDIA_STATE.NONE]: null
-};
-
-/**
- * Icon mapping for possible participant video states.
- */
-const VideoStateIcons = {
-    [MEDIA_STATE.FORCE_MUTED]: (
-        <Icon
-            size = { 16 }
-            src = { IconCameraEmptyDisabled } />
-    ),
-    [MEDIA_STATE.MUTED]: (
-        <Icon
-            size = { 16 }
-            src = { IconCameraEmptyDisabled } />
-    ),
-    [MEDIA_STATE.UNMUTED]: (
-        <Icon
-            size = { 16 }
-            src = { IconCameraEmpty } />
-    ),
-    [MEDIA_STATE.NONE]: null
-};
-
 type Props = {
 
     /**
diff --git a/react/features/participants-pane/components/web/styled.js b/react/features/participants-pane/components/web/styled.js
index 5bbe47f82..b1152bbdb 100644
--- a/react/features/participants-pane/components/web/styled.js
+++ b/react/features/participants-pane/components/web/styled.js
@@ -190,12 +190,6 @@ export const Heading = styled.div`
   margin: 8px 0 ${props => props.theme.panePadding}px;
 `;
 
-export const ColoredIcon = styled.div`
-  & > div > svg {
-    fill: ${props => props.color || '#fff'};
-  }
-`;
-
 export const ParticipantActionButton = styled(Button)`
   height: ${props => props.theme.participantActionButtonHeight}px;
   padding: 6px 10px;
diff --git a/react/features/participants-pane/constants.js b/react/features/participants-pane/constants.js
index c9b5b91a8..db194ef5b 100644
--- a/react/features/participants-pane/constants.js
+++ b/react/features/participants-pane/constants.js
@@ -25,17 +25,19 @@ export const ACTION_TRIGGER: {HOVER: ActionTrigger, PERMANENT: ActionTrigger} =
     PERMANENT: 'Permanent'
 };
 
-export type MediaState = 'Muted' | 'ForceMuted' | 'Unmuted' | 'None';
+export type MediaState = 'DominantSpeaker' | 'Muted' | 'ForceMuted' | 'Unmuted' | 'None';
 
 /**
  * Enum of possible participant media states.
  */
 export const MEDIA_STATE: {
+    DOMINANT_SPEAKER: MediaState,
     MUTED: MediaState,
     FORCE_MUTED: MediaState,
     UNMUTED: MediaState,
     NONE: MediaState,
 } = {
+    DOMINANT_SPEAKER: 'DominantSpeaker',
     MUTED: 'Muted',
     FORCE_MUTED: 'ForceMuted',
     UNMUTED: 'Unmuted',
@@ -61,6 +63,12 @@ export const QUICK_ACTION_BUTTON: {
  * Icon mapping for possible participant audio states.
  */
 export const AudioStateIcons: {[MediaState]: React$Element<any> | null} = {
+    [MEDIA_STATE.DOMINANT_SPEAKER]: (
+        <Icon
+            color = '#1EC26A'
+            size = { 16 }
+            src = { IconMicrophoneEmpty } />
+    ),
     [MEDIA_STATE.FORCE_MUTED]: (
         <Icon
             color = '#E04757'
@@ -74,7 +82,6 @@ export const AudioStateIcons: {[MediaState]: React$Element<any> | null} = {
     ),
     [MEDIA_STATE.UNMUTED]: (
         <Icon
-            color = '#1EC26A'
             size = { 16 }
             src = { IconMicrophoneEmpty } />
     ),
diff --git a/react/features/participants-pane/functions.js b/react/features/participants-pane/functions.js
index 6b3081050..5a112cca9 100644
--- a/react/features/participants-pane/functions.js
+++ b/react/features/participants-pane/functions.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
 import { getFeatureFlag, INVITE_ENABLED } from '../base/flags';
 import { MEDIA_TYPE, type MediaType } from '../base/media/constants';
 import {
+    getDominantSpeakerParticipant,
     getParticipantCount,
     isLocalParticipantModerator,
     isParticipantModerator
@@ -74,6 +75,12 @@ export function isForceMuted(participant: Object, mediaType: MediaType, state: O
  * @returns {MediaState}
  */
 export function getParticipantAudioMediaState(participant: Object, muted: Boolean, state: Object) {
+    const dominantSpeaker = getDominantSpeakerParticipant(state);
+
+    if (participant === dominantSpeaker) {
+        return MEDIA_STATE.DOMINANT_SPEAKER;
+    }
+
     if (muted) {
         if (isForceMuted(participant, MEDIA_TYPE.AUDIO, state)) {
             return MEDIA_STATE.FORCE_MUTED;