diff --git a/.changeset/fix-sctp-snap-configuration.md b/.changeset/fix-sctp-snap-configuration.md
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fix-sctp-snap-configuration.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@livekit/react-native': patch
+---
+
+Preserve the initial SCTP SNAP option when updating peer connection ICE servers.
diff --git a/src/__tests__/registerGlobals.test.ts b/src/__tests__/registerGlobals.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c908fc41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/__tests__/registerGlobals.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+import {
+  beforeAll,
+  beforeEach,
+  describe,
+  expect,
+  it,
+  jest,
+} from '@jest/globals';
+import type { RTCPeerConnection } from '@livekit/react-native-webrtc';
+import { NativeModules } from 'react-native';
+import { registerGlobals } from '../index';
+
+type Configuration = ConstructorParameters<typeof RTCPeerConnection>[0];
+
+jest.mock('react-native-url-polyfill', () => ({ setupURLPolyfill: jest.fn() }));
+
+jest.mock('../LKNativeModule', () => ({
+  __esModule: true,
+  default: { addListener: jest.fn(), removeListeners: jest.fn() },
+}));
+
+jest.mock('@livekit/react-native-webrtc', () => {
+  const { NativeModules: nativeModules } =
+    jest.requireActual<typeof import('react-native')>('react-native');
+
+  nativeModules.WebRTCModule = {
+    peerConnectionInit: jest.fn(() => true),
+    peerConnectionSetConfiguration: jest.fn(),
+    peerConnectionClose: jest.fn(),
+    audioDeviceModuleSetEngineCreatedActive: jest.fn(),
+    audioDeviceModuleSetWillEnableEngineActive: jest.fn(),
+    audioDeviceModuleSetWillStartEngineActive: jest.fn(),
+    audioDeviceModuleSetDidStopEngineActive: jest.fn(),
+    audioDeviceModuleSetDidDisableEngineActive: jest.fn(),
+    audioDeviceModuleSetWillReleaseEngineActive: jest.fn(),
+    addListener: jest.fn(),
+    removeListeners: jest.fn(),
+  };
+
+  return jest.requireActual('@livekit/react-native-webrtc');
+});
+
+const webRTCModule = NativeModules.WebRTCModule as {
+  peerConnectionInit: jest.Mock<
+    (configuration: Configuration, id: number) => boolean
+  >;
+  peerConnectionSetConfiguration: jest.Mock<
+    (configuration: Configuration, id: number) => void
+  >;
+};
+let PeerConnection: typeof RTCPeerConnection;
+
+beforeAll(() => {
+  registerGlobals({ autoConfigureAudioSession: false });
+  PeerConnection = (
+    globalThis as unknown as { RTCPeerConnection: typeof RTCPeerConnection }
+  ).RTCPeerConnection;
+});
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  jest.clearAllMocks();
+});
+
+describe('registerGlobals SCTP SNAP shim', () => {
+  it.each([
+    [undefined, true],
+    [{ enableSctpSnap: true }, true],
+    [{ enableSctpSnap: false }, false],
+  ])(
+    'preserves the initial option from %j during ICE updates',
+    (configuration, expected) => {
+      const pc = new PeerConnection(configuration);
+
+      try {
+        expect(
+          webRTCModule.peerConnectionInit.mock.calls[0]?.[0]?.enableSctpSnap
+        ).toBe(expected);
+
+        for (const url of [
+          'stun:first.example.org',
+          'stun:second.example.org',
+        ]) {
+          const update = Object.freeze({ iceServers: [{ urls: url }] });
+          pc.setConfiguration(update);
+
+          const nativeConfiguration =
+            webRTCModule.peerConnectionSetConfiguration.mock.calls.at(-1)?.[0];
+          expect(nativeConfiguration?.iceServers).toEqual(update.iceServers);
+          // Native RTCConfiguration defaults an omitted option to false.
+          expect(nativeConfiguration?.enableSctpSnap ?? false).toBe(expected);
+        }
+      } finally {
+        pc.close();
+      }
+    }
+  );
+
+  it.each([
+    [true, false],
+    [false, true],
+  ])(
+    'forwards an explicit change from %s to %s for native validation',
+    (initial, updated) => {
+      const pc = new PeerConnection({ enableSctpSnap: initial });
+
+      try {
+        pc.setConfiguration({ enableSctpSnap: updated });
+        expect(
+          webRTCModule.peerConnectionSetConfiguration.mock.calls[0]?.[0]
+            ?.enableSctpSnap
+        ).toBe(updated);
+      } finally {
+        pc.close();
+      }
+    }
+  );
+
+  it('retains independent values for separate connections', () => {
+    const enabled = new PeerConnection();
+    const disabled = new PeerConnection({ enableSctpSnap: false });
+
+    try {
+      enabled.setConfiguration({ iceServers: [] });
+      disabled.setConfiguration({ iceServers: [] });
+
+      const [enabledCall, disabledCall] =
+        webRTCModule.peerConnectionSetConfiguration.mock.calls;
+      expect(enabledCall?.[0]?.enableSctpSnap ?? false).toBe(true);
+      expect(disabledCall?.[0]?.enableSctpSnap ?? false).toBe(false);
+      expect(enabledCall?.[1]).not.toBe(disabledCall?.[1]);
+    } finally {
+      enabled.close();
+      disabled.close();
+    }
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/index.tsx b/src/index.tsx
index 00f627e3..98a2e3b0 100644
--- a/src/index.tsx
+++ b/src/index.tsx
@@ -81,13 +81,27 @@ export function registerGlobals(options?: RegisterGlobalsOptions) {
 function shimSctpSnap() {
   // The SCTP half of WARP. livekit-client owns the RTCConfiguration it hands to
   // `new RTCPeerConnection`, so there's no way to reach it from here. Default the
-  // flag on in the global constructor instead; an explicit `enableSctpSnap` in
-  // the app's rtcConfig still wins.
+  // flag on in the global constructor and retain it through ICE updates. An
+  // explicit `enableSctpSnap` in the app's rtcConfig still wins.
   class SctpSnapPeerConnection extends RTCPeerConnection {
+    private readonly initialSctpSnap: boolean;
+
     constructor(
       configuration?: ConstructorParameters<typeof RTCPeerConnection>[0]
     ) {
-      super({ enableSctpSnap: true, ...configuration });
+      const rtcConfig = { enableSctpSnap: true, ...configuration };
+      super(rtcConfig);
+      this.initialSctpSnap = rtcConfig.enableSctpSnap ?? false;
+    }
+
+    setConfiguration(
+      configuration: ConstructorParameters<typeof RTCPeerConnection>[0]
+    ) {
+      // Preserve the immutable value when livekit-client updates ICE servers.
+      super.setConfiguration({
+        enableSctpSnap: this.initialSctpSnap,
+        ...configuration,
+      });
     }
   }