diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/jingle/JingleRtpConnection.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/jingle/JingleRtpConnection.java
index 87bf4bf98edba9ead1235a03e346890e3b200159..8aea0da9e966b85f351acff4af3e0e9ff26932f6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/jingle/JingleRtpConnection.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/jingle/JingleRtpConnection.java
@@ -729,6 +729,7 @@ public class JingleRtpConnection extends AbstractJingleConnection
                             + ContentAddition.summary(contentAcceptMap));
             modifyLocalContentMap(rtpContentMap);
             sendContentAccept(contentAcceptMap);
+            this.webRTCWrapper.setIsReadyToReceiveIceCandidates(true);
         } catch (final Exception e) {
             Log.d(Config.LOGTAG, "unable to accept content add", Throwables.getRootCause(e));
             webRTCWrapper.close();
@@ -862,7 +863,6 @@ public class JingleRtpConnection extends AbstractJingleConnection
         webRTCWrapper.setRemoteDescription(sdp).get();
         setRemoteContentMap(restartContentMap);
         if (isOffer) {
-            webRTCWrapper.setIsReadyToReceiveIceCandidates(false);
             final SessionDescription localSessionDescription = setLocalSessionDescription();
             setLocalContentMap(RtpContentMap.of(localSessionDescription, isInitiator()));
             // We need to respond OK before sending any candidates
@@ -2473,6 +2473,7 @@ public class JingleRtpConnection extends AbstractJingleConnection
                         handleIqTimeoutResponse(response);
                     }
                 });
+        this.webRTCWrapper.setIsReadyToReceiveIceCandidates(true);
     }
 
     private void setLocalContentMap(final RtpContentMap rtpContentMap) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/jingle/WebRTCWrapper.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/jingle/WebRTCWrapper.java
index c30b1d58feff1a5e5690b9b21e831f7891572682..8c5d266a5f71bbee0c2d88f752ee6587b9aa2c98 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/jingle/WebRTCWrapper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/jingle/WebRTCWrapper.java
@@ -561,6 +561,7 @@ public class WebRTCWrapper {
     }
 
     synchronized ListenableFuture<SessionDescription> setLocalDescription() {
+        this.setIsReadyToReceiveIceCandidates(false);
         return Futures.transformAsync(
                 getPeerConnectionFuture(),
                 peerConnection -> {