diff --git a/config.js b/config.js
index 97f6c296b..b70d1ca92 100644
--- a/config.js
+++ b/config.js
@@ -459,6 +459,12 @@ var config = {
         // amplitudeAPPKey: '<APP_KEY>'
 
         // Configuration for the rtcstats server:
++       // By enabling rtcstats server every time a conference is joined the rtcstats
+        // module connects to the provided rtcstatsEndpoint and sends statistics regarding
+        // PeerConnection states along with getStats metrics polled at the specified
+        // interval.
+        // rtcstatsEnabled: true,
+
         // In order to enable rtcstats one needs to provide a endpoint url.
         // rtcstatsEndpoint: wss://rtcstats-server-pilot.jitsi.net/,
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 76c2dfdbb..bb4441686 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -22300,8 +22300,8 @@
       }
     },
     "rtcstats": {
-      "version": "github:jitsi/rtcstats#02a1a089d9a97d1414d216ff7d9c432253e50190",
-      "from": "github:jitsi/rtcstats#v6.1.3",
+      "version": "github:jitsi/rtcstats#0597c6a928f321d3cdec947d877012b7e8c2f1dc",
+      "from": "github:jitsi/rtcstats#v6.2.0",
       "requires": {
         "@jitsi/js-utils": "1.0.0"
       },
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9f98b2480..dca7f21c0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
     "redux": "4.0.4",
     "redux-thunk": "2.2.0",
     "rnnoise-wasm": "github:jitsi/rnnoise-wasm.git#566a16885897704d6e6d67a1d5ac5d39781db2af",
-    "rtcstats": "github:jitsi/rtcstats#v6.1.3",
+    "rtcstats": "github:jitsi/rtcstats#v6.2.0",
     "styled-components": "3.4.9",
     "util": "0.12.1",
     "uuid": "3.1.0",
diff --git a/react/features/rtcstats/middleware.js b/react/features/rtcstats/middleware.js
index 4a0c5ddd4..73c5f40ab 100644
--- a/react/features/rtcstats/middleware.js
+++ b/react/features/rtcstats/middleware.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ MiddlewareRegistry.register(store => next => action => {
 
     switch (action.type) {
     case LIB_WILL_INIT: {
-        if (analytics.rtcstatsEndpoint) {
+        if (analytics.rtcstatsEnabled) {
             // RTCStats "proxies" WebRTC functions such as GUM and RTCPeerConnection by rewriting the global
             // window functions. Because lib-jitsi-meet uses references to those functions that are taken on
             // init, we need to add these proxies before it initializes, otherwise lib-jitsi-meet will use the
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ MiddlewareRegistry.register(store => next => action => {
         break;
     }
     case CONFERENCE_JOINED: {
-        if (analytics.rtcstatsEndpoint && RTCStats.isInitialized()) {
+        if (analytics.rtcstatsEnabled && RTCStats.isInitialized()) {
             // Once the conference started connect to the rtcstats server and send data.
             try {
                 RTCStats.connect();