diff --git a/src/video_engine/vie_channel.cc b/src/video_engine/vie_channel.cc
index 926c6fce43..723b88e56d 100644
--- a/src/video_engine/vie_channel.cc
+++ b/src/video_engine/vie_channel.cc
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ WebRtc_Word32 ViEChannel::SetSendCodec(const VideoCodec& video_codec,
         rtp_rtcp->SetStorePacketsStatus(true, kNackHistorySize);
         rtp_rtcp->SetNACKStatus(nack_method);
       }
+      rtp_rtcp->SetSendingMediaStatus(rtp_rtcp_->SendingMedia());
       simulcast_rtp_rtcp_.push_back(rtp_rtcp);
     }
     // Remove last in list if we have too many.