diff --git a/react/features/virtual-background/components/VirtualBackgroundDialog.js b/react/features/virtual-background/components/VirtualBackgroundDialog.js
index 0788f05d9..bcfe9031a 100644
--- a/react/features/virtual-background/components/VirtualBackgroundDialog.js
+++ b/react/features/virtual-background/components/VirtualBackgroundDialog.js
@@ -389,6 +389,12 @@ function VirtualBackground({
             dispatch(updateSettings({
                 localFlipX: !_localFlipX
             }));
+        } else {
+
+            // Set x scale to default value.
+            dispatch(updateSettings({
+                localFlipX: true
+            }));
         }
         dispatch(hideDialog());
     }, [ dispatch, options, _localFlipX ]);
diff --git a/react/features/virtual-background/functions.js b/react/features/virtual-background/functions.js
index 3d0b38749..dab0d88ee 100644
--- a/react/features/virtual-background/functions.js
+++ b/react/features/virtual-background/functions.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // @flow
 
 import { JitsiTrackEvents } from '../base/lib-jitsi-meet';
+import { updateSettings } from '../base/settings';
 
 import { toggleBackgroundEffect } from './actions';
 let filterSupport;
@@ -110,5 +111,10 @@ export function localTrackStopped(dispatch: Function, desktopTrack: Object, curr
     desktopTrack
     && desktopTrack.on(JitsiTrackEvents.LOCAL_TRACK_STOPPED, () => {
         dispatch(toggleBackgroundEffect(noneOptions, currentLocalTrack));
+
+        // Set x scale to default value.
+        dispatch(updateSettings({
+            localFlipX: true
+        }));
     });
 }