diff --git a/ts/components/CallManager.stories.tsx b/ts/components/CallManager.stories.tsx
index 98965ed25d..f8322d1fef 100644
--- a/ts/components/CallManager.stories.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/CallManager.stories.tsx
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ const createProps = (storyProps: Partial<PropsType> = {}): PropsType => ({
   getPreferredBadge: () => undefined,
   getPresentingSources: action('get-presenting-sources'),
   hangUpActiveCall: action('hang-up-active-call'),
+  hasInitialLoadCompleted: true,
   i18n,
   incomingCall: null,
   callLink: undefined,
diff --git a/ts/components/CallManager.tsx b/ts/components/CallManager.tsx
index f51315a3bf..00bc18081c 100644
--- a/ts/components/CallManager.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/CallManager.tsx
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ export type PropsType = {
   bounceAppIconStart: () => unknown;
   bounceAppIconStop: () => unknown;
   declineCall: (_: DeclineCallType) => void;
+  hasInitialLoadCompleted: boolean;
   i18n: LocalizerType;
   isGroupCallRaiseHandEnabled: boolean;
   isGroupCallReactionsEnabled: boolean;
@@ -581,9 +582,20 @@ function getShouldRing({
   activeCall,
   incomingCall,
   isConversationTooBigToRing,
+  hasInitialLoadCompleted,
 }: Readonly<
-  Pick<PropsType, 'activeCall' | 'incomingCall' | 'isConversationTooBigToRing'>
+  Pick<
+    PropsType,
+    | 'activeCall'
+    | 'incomingCall'
+    | 'isConversationTooBigToRing'
+    | 'hasInitialLoadCompleted'
+  >
 >): boolean {
+  if (!hasInitialLoadCompleted) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
   if (incomingCall != null) {
     // don't ring a large group
     if (isConversationTooBigToRing) {
diff --git a/ts/state/smart/CallManager.tsx b/ts/state/smart/CallManager.tsx
index 150b0e72bc..2580168763 100644
--- a/ts/state/smart/CallManager.tsx
+++ b/ts/state/smart/CallManager.tsx
@@ -425,6 +425,7 @@ const mapStateToProps = (state: StateType) => {
     availableCameras: state.calling.availableCameras,
     getGroupCallVideoFrameSource,
     getPreferredBadge: getPreferredBadgeSelector(state),
+    hasInitialLoadCompleted: state.app.hasInitialLoadCompleted,
     i18n: getIntl(state),
     isGroupCallRaiseHandEnabled: isGroupCallRaiseHandEnabled(),
     isGroupCallReactionsEnabled: isGroupCallReactionsEnabled(),