diff --git a/apps/chanora_flutter/lib/main.dart b/apps/chanora_flutter/lib/main.dart
index 8711560..35bc003 100644
--- a/apps/chanora_flutter/lib/main.dart
+++ b/apps/chanora_flutter/lib/main.dart
@@ -1308,6 +1308,11 @@ class _BetaHomeState extends State<_BetaHome> with WidgetsBindingObserver {
         voiceJoin: rust.voiceJoin,
         activateIosAudioSession: iosAudioSessionController.activate,
         deactivateIosAudioSession: iosAudioSessionController.deactivate,
+        // Server says we are already in the target channel: the user is
+        // still joined to a voice channel, so the iOS audio session must
+        // stay active. The catch below converts this rethrow into the
+        // success-on-already-joined branch.
+        isJoinSuccess: _isAlreadyInChannel,
       );
       if (!mounted) return;
       setState(() {
diff --git a/apps/chanora_flutter/lib/services/voice_join_ordering.dart b/apps/chanora_flutter/lib/services/voice_join_ordering.dart
index 3122162..722db3b 100644
--- a/apps/chanora_flutter/lib/services/voice_join_ordering.dart
+++ b/apps/chanora_flutter/lib/services/voice_join_ordering.dart
@@ -6,17 +6,30 @@ typedef VoiceJoinCallback = Future<void> Function({
 typedef IosVoiceSessionActivation = Future<void> Function();
 typedef IosVoiceSessionDeactivation = Future<void> Function();
 
+/// Predicate used to recognise `voiceJoin` errors that the caller treats as a
+/// successful join outcome (e.g. the server replied "already in channel").
+///
+/// When this returns `true` for a thrown error, the iOS audio session is kept
+/// active because the user is still considered joined to the channel. The
+/// error is still rethrown so the caller can run its success-on-already-joined
+/// branch and update local state.
+typedef VoiceJoinSuccessPredicate = bool Function(Object error);
+
 Future<void> joinVoiceChannelWithIosAudioSession({
   required BigInt channelId,
   required String password,
   required VoiceJoinCallback voiceJoin,
   required IosVoiceSessionActivation activateIosAudioSession,
   required IosVoiceSessionDeactivation deactivateIosAudioSession,
+  VoiceJoinSuccessPredicate? isJoinSuccess,
 }) async {
   await activateIosAudioSession();
   try {
     await voiceJoin(channelId: channelId, password: password);
-  } catch (_) {
+  } catch (e) {
+    if (isJoinSuccess != null && isJoinSuccess(e)) {
+      rethrow;
+    }
     await deactivateIosAudioSession();
     rethrow;
   }
diff --git a/apps/chanora_flutter/test/services/voice_join_ordering_test.dart b/apps/chanora_flutter/test/services/voice_join_ordering_test.dart
index e0ea51d..52b4bfe 100644
--- a/apps/chanora_flutter/test/services/voice_join_ordering_test.dart
+++ b/apps/chanora_flutter/test/services/voice_join_ordering_test.dart
@@ -54,5 +54,70 @@ void main() {
         'deactivateIosAudioSession',
       ]);
     });
+
+    test(
+      'keeps the iOS audio session active when voiceJoin throws but the '
+      'error is recognised as already-in-channel (treated as success); '
+      'still rethrows so the caller runs its success-on-already-joined branch',
+      () async {
+        final calls = <String>[];
+
+        await expectLater(
+          joinVoiceChannelWithIosAudioSession(
+            channelId: BigInt.from(42),
+            password: '',
+            activateIosAudioSession: () async {
+              calls.add('activateIosAudioSession');
+            },
+            deactivateIosAudioSession: () async {
+              calls.add('deactivateIosAudioSession');
+            },
+            voiceJoin: ({required channelId, required password}) async {
+              calls.add('voiceJoin');
+              throw _FakeAlreadyInChannel();
+            },
+            isJoinSuccess: (error) => error is _FakeAlreadyInChannel,
+          ),
+          throwsA(isA<_FakeAlreadyInChannel>()),
+        );
+
+        expect(calls, ['activateIosAudioSession', 'voiceJoin']);
+      },
+    );
+
+    test(
+      'deactivates the iOS audio session when isJoinSuccess returns false '
+      'for a non-success error',
+      () async {
+        final calls = <String>[];
+
+        await expectLater(
+          joinVoiceChannelWithIosAudioSession(
+            channelId: BigInt.from(42),
+            password: '',
+            activateIosAudioSession: () async {
+              calls.add('activateIosAudioSession');
+            },
+            deactivateIosAudioSession: () async {
+              calls.add('deactivateIosAudioSession');
+            },
+            voiceJoin: ({required channelId, required password}) async {
+              calls.add('voiceJoin');
+              throw StateError('join rejected');
+            },
+            isJoinSuccess: (error) => error is _FakeAlreadyInChannel,
+          ),
+          throwsStateError,
+        );
+
+        expect(calls, [
+          'activateIosAudioSession',
+          'voiceJoin',
+          'deactivateIosAudioSession',
+        ]);
+      },
+    );
   });
 }
+
+class _FakeAlreadyInChannel implements Exception {}