From f8d0283d2f40ded5fd9d2c9b3ddbfdeb7fe61e82 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Maciej=20Braz=CC=87ewicz?= <maciej.brazewicz@getstream.io>
Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2026 17:28:08 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix connection quality blanking after reconnect

---
 packages/stream_video/CHANGELOG.md                    | 6 ++++++
 packages/stream_video/lib/src/sfu/sfu_extensions.dart | 5 +++++
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+)

diff --git a/packages/stream_video/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/stream_video/CHANGELOG.md
index 5426ea272..4dbc05c83 100644
--- a/packages/stream_video/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/stream_video/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+## Upcoming
+
+### 🐞 Fixed
+
+- Fixed connection quality indicator blanking after reconnect.
+
 ## 1.4.1
 
 ### 🔄 Changed
diff --git a/packages/stream_video/lib/src/sfu/sfu_extensions.dart b/packages/stream_video/lib/src/sfu/sfu_extensions.dart
index 152bafa12..bf451a31b 100644
--- a/packages/stream_video/lib/src/sfu/sfu_extensions.dart
+++ b/packages/stream_video/lib/src/sfu/sfu_extensions.dart
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import '../webrtc/model/rtc_video_dimension.dart';
 import 'data/events/sfu_events.dart';
 import 'data/models/sfu_audio_bitrate.dart';
 import 'data/models/sfu_connection_info.dart';
+import 'data/models/sfu_connection_quality.dart';
 import 'data/models/sfu_model_mapper_extensions.dart';
 import 'data/models/sfu_participant.dart';
 
@@ -61,6 +62,10 @@ extension SfuParticipantX on SfuParticipant {
       isSpeaking: isSpeaking,
       audioLevel: audioLevel,
       isDominantSpeaker: isDominantSpeaker,
+      // Keep the last known quality to avoid the indicator blanking out on every reconnect.
+      connectionQuality: connectionQuality != SfuConnectionQuality.unspecified
+          ? connectionQuality
+          : (existing?.connectionQuality ?? SfuConnectionQuality.unspecified),
       participantSource: participantSource,
     );
   }