diff --git a/conference.js b/conference.js
index 4d3eece68..500e7368a 100644
--- a/conference.js
+++ b/conference.js
@@ -1648,7 +1648,7 @@ export default {
     setRaisedHand(raisedHand) {
         if (raisedHand !== this.isHandRaised)
         {
-            APP.UI.onRaiseHandChanged(raisedHand);
+            APP.UI.onLocalRaiseHandChanged(raisedHand);
 
             this.isHandRaised = raisedHand;
             // Advertise the updated status
diff --git a/modules/UI/UI.js b/modules/UI/UI.js
index 44b5af156..25da99633 100644
--- a/modules/UI/UI.js
+++ b/modules/UI/UI.js
@@ -1217,8 +1217,8 @@ UI.onStartMutedChanged = function (startAudioMuted, startVideoMuted) {
  * @param {boolean} isRaisedHand indicates the current state of the
  * "raised hand"
  */
-UI.onRaiseHandChanged = function (isRaisedHand) {
-    eventEmitter.emit(UIEvents.RAISE_HAND_CHANGED, isRaisedHand);
+UI.onLocalRaiseHandChanged = function (isRaisedHand) {
+    eventEmitter.emit(UIEvents.LOCAL_RAISE_HAND_CHANGED, isRaisedHand);
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/modules/UI/toolbars/Toolbar.js b/modules/UI/toolbars/Toolbar.js
index 344bacb51..f7576cf52 100644
--- a/modules/UI/toolbars/Toolbar.js
+++ b/modules/UI/toolbars/Toolbar.js
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ const Toolbar = {
                                                             isVisible);
             });
 
-        APP.UI.addListener(UIEvents.RAISE_HAND_CHANGED,
+        APP.UI.addListener(UIEvents.LOCAL_RAISE_HAND_CHANGED,
             function(isRaisedHand) {
                 Toolbar._toggleRaiseHand(isRaisedHand);
             });
diff --git a/service/UI/UIEvents.js b/service/UI/UIEvents.js
index 7d5c95d4b..c1ffa54a6 100644
--- a/service/UI/UIEvents.js
+++ b/service/UI/UIEvents.js
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ export default {
     /**
      * Notifies that the raise hand has been changed.
      */
-    RAISE_HAND_CHANGED: "UI.raise_hand_changed",
+    LOCAL_RAISE_HAND_CHANGED: "UI.local_raise_hand_changed",
 
     /**
      * Notifies that the avatar is displayed or not on the largeVideo.