diff --git a/react/features/base/conference/actions.js b/react/features/base/conference/actions.js
index 23232b572..77fd1629f 100644
--- a/react/features/base/conference/actions.js
+++ b/react/features/base/conference/actions.js
@@ -759,10 +759,6 @@ export function setSubject(subject: string = '') {
         const { conference } = getState()['features/base/conference'];
 
         if (conference) {
-            dispatch({
-                type: SET_PENDING_SUBJECT_CHANGE,
-                subject: undefined
-            });
             conference.setSubject(subject);
         } else {
             dispatch({
diff --git a/react/features/base/conference/middleware.js b/react/features/base/conference/middleware.js
index db67ed786..76a5e59ee 100644
--- a/react/features/base/conference/middleware.js
+++ b/react/features/base/conference/middleware.js
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ import {
     CONFERENCE_WILL_LEAVE,
     DATA_CHANNEL_OPENED,
     SET_AUDIO_ONLY,
-    SET_LASTN
+    SET_LASTN,
+    SET_PENDING_SUBJECT_CHANGE
 } from './actionTypes';
 import {
     _addLocalTracksToConference,
@@ -324,10 +325,17 @@ function _connectionFailed({ dispatch, getState }, next, action) {
  * @private
  * @returns {Object} The value returned by {@code next(action)}.
  */
-function _conferenceSubjectChanged({ getState }, next, action) {
+function _conferenceSubjectChanged({ dispatch, getState }, next, action) {
     const result = next(action);
     const { subject } = getState()['features/base/conference'];
 
+    if (subject) {
+        dispatch({
+            type: SET_PENDING_SUBJECT_CHANGE,
+            subject: undefined
+        });
+    }
+
     typeof APP === 'object' && APP.API.notifySubjectChanged(subject);
 
     return result;