diff --git a/react/features/base/flags/constants.js b/react/features/base/flags/constants.js
index 2e17c8458..afbb328e5 100644
--- a/react/features/base/flags/constants.js
+++ b/react/features/base/flags/constants.js
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ export const CALENDAR_ENABLED = 'calendar.enabled';
  */
 export const CALL_INTEGRATION_ENABLED = 'call-integration.enabled';
 
+/**
+ * Flag indicating if car mode should be enabled.
+ * Default: enabled (true).
+ */
+export const CAR_MODE_ENABLED = 'car-mode.enabled';
+
 /**
  * Flag indicating if close captions should be enabled.
  * Default: enabled (true).
diff --git a/react/features/base/lastn/middleware.js b/react/features/base/lastn/middleware.js
index 3823f47c1..3fce14c99 100644
--- a/react/features/base/lastn/middleware.js
+++ b/react/features/base/lastn/middleware.js
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ const _updateLastN = debounce(({ dispatch, getState }) => {
     const config = state['features/base/config'];
     const { lastNLimits } = state['features/base/lastn'];
     const participantCount = getParticipantCount(state);
+    const { carMode } = state['features/video-layout'];
 
     // Select the (initial) lastN value based on the following preference order.
     // 1. The last-n value from 'startLastN' if it is specified in config.js
@@ -68,8 +69,10 @@ const _updateLastN = debounce(({ dispatch, getState }) => {
 
     if (typeof appState !== 'undefined' && appState !== 'active') {
         lastNSelected = isLocalVideoTrackDesktop(state) ? 1 : 0;
+    } else if (carMode) {
+        lastNSelected = 0;
     } else if (audioOnly) {
-        const { remoteScreenShares, tileViewEnabled, carMode } = state['features/video-layout'];
+        const { remoteScreenShares, tileViewEnabled } = state['features/video-layout'];
         const largeVideoParticipantId = state['features/large-video'].participantId;
         const largeVideoParticipant
             = largeVideoParticipantId ? getParticipantById(state, largeVideoParticipantId) : undefined;
@@ -77,7 +80,7 @@ const _updateLastN = debounce(({ dispatch, getState }) => {
         // Use tileViewEnabled state from redux here instead of determining if client should be in tile
         // view since we make an exception only for screenshare when in audio-only mode. If the user unpins
         // the screenshare, lastN will be set to 0 here. It will be set to 1 if screenshare has been auto pinned.
-        if (!carMode && !tileViewEnabled && largeVideoParticipant && !largeVideoParticipant.local) {
+        if (!tileViewEnabled && largeVideoParticipant && !largeVideoParticipant.local) {
             lastNSelected = (remoteScreenShares || []).includes(largeVideoParticipantId) ? 1 : 0;
         } else {
             lastNSelected = 0;
diff --git a/react/features/toolbox/components/native/OpenCarmodeButton.tsx b/react/features/toolbox/components/native/OpenCarmodeButton.tsx
index b09c29cad..141e34c95 100644
--- a/react/features/toolbox/components/native/OpenCarmodeButton.tsx
+++ b/react/features/toolbox/components/native/OpenCarmodeButton.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { CAR_MODE_ENABLED, getFeatureFlag } from '../../../base/flags';
 import { translate } from '../../../base/i18n';
 import { IconCar } from '../../../base/icons';
 import { connect } from '../../../base/redux';
@@ -25,4 +26,21 @@ class OpenCarmodeButton extends AbstractButton<AbstractButtonProps, any, any> {
     }
 }
 
-export default translate(connect()(OpenCarmodeButton));
+/**
+ * Maps part of the Redux state to the props of this component.
+ *
+ * @param {Object} state - The Redux state.
+ * @param {AbstractButtonProps} ownProps - The properties explicitly passed to the component instance.
+ * @private
+ * @returns {Object}
+ */
+ function _mapStateToProps(state: Object, ownProps: AbstractButtonProps): Object {
+    const enabled = getFeatureFlag(state, CAR_MODE_ENABLED, true);
+    const { visible = enabled } = ownProps;
+
+    return {
+        visible
+    };
+}
+
+export default translate(connect(_mapStateToProps)(OpenCarmodeButton));
diff --git a/react/features/video-layout/actionTypes.ts b/react/features/video-layout/actionTypes.ts
index 741427cfa..32100f5a4 100644
--- a/react/features/video-layout/actionTypes.ts
+++ b/react/features/video-layout/actionTypes.ts
@@ -11,14 +11,14 @@ export const SCREEN_SHARE_REMOTE_PARTICIPANTS_UPDATED
     = 'SCREEN_SHARE_REMOTE_PARTICIPANTS_UPDATED';
 
 /**
- * The type of the action which sets the list of known remote virtual screen share participant IDs.
+ * The type of the action which tells whether we are in carmode.
  *
  * @returns {{
- *     type: VIRTUAL_SCREENSHARE_REMOTE_PARTICIPANTS_UPDATED,
- *     participantIds: Array<string>
+ *     type: SET_CAR_MODE,
+ *     enabled: boolean
  * }}
  */
-export const VIRTUAL_SCREENSHARE_REMOTE_PARTICIPANTS_UPDATED = 'VIRTUAL_SCREENSHARE_REMOTE_PARTICIPANTS_UPDATED';
+export const SET_CAR_MODE = ' SET_CAR_MODE';
 
 /**
  * The type of the action which enables or disables the feature for showing
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ export const VIRTUAL_SCREENSHARE_REMOTE_PARTICIPANTS_UPDATED = 'VIRTUAL_SCREENSH
 export const SET_TILE_VIEW = 'SET_TILE_VIEW';
 
 /**
- * The type of the action which tells whether we are in carmode.
+ * The type of the action which sets the list of known remote virtual screen share participant IDs.
  *
  * @returns {{
- *     type: SET_CAR_MODE,
- *     enabled: boolean
+ *     type: VIRTUAL_SCREENSHARE_REMOTE_PARTICIPANTS_UPDATED,
+ *     participantIds: Array<string>
  * }}
  */
-export const SET_CAR_MODE = ' SET_CAR_MODE';
+export const VIRTUAL_SCREENSHARE_REMOTE_PARTICIPANTS_UPDATED = 'VIRTUAL_SCREENSHARE_REMOTE_PARTICIPANTS_UPDATED';
diff --git a/react/features/video-layout/reducer.js b/react/features/video-layout/reducer.js
index 827dd3970..324e2bc28 100644
--- a/react/features/video-layout/reducer.js
+++ b/react/features/video-layout/reducer.js
@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@ import {
 } from './actionTypes';
 
 const DEFAULT_STATE = {
+    /**
+     * Whether we are in carmode.
+     *
+     * @public
+     * @type {boolean}
+     */
+    carMode: false,
+
     remoteScreenShares: [],
 
     /**
@@ -22,15 +30,7 @@ const DEFAULT_STATE = {
      * @public
      * @type {boolean}
      */
-    tileViewEnabled: undefined,
-
-    /**
-     * Whether we are in carmode.
-     *
-     * @public
-     * @type {boolean}
-     */
-    carMode: false
+    tileViewEnabled: undefined
 };
 
 const STORE_NAME = 'features/video-layout';
@@ -44,17 +44,17 @@ ReducerRegistry.register(STORE_NAME, (state = DEFAULT_STATE, action) => {
             remoteScreenShares: action.participantIds
         };
 
-    case SET_TILE_VIEW:
-        return {
-            ...state,
-            tileViewEnabled: action.enabled
-        };
-
     case SET_CAR_MODE:
         return {
             ...state,
             carMode: action.enabled
         };
+
+    case SET_TILE_VIEW:
+        return {
+            ...state,
+            tileViewEnabled: action.enabled
+        };
     }
 
     return state;