diff --git a/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/components/Permissions.tsx b/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/components/Permissions.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cda2f7ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/components/Permissions.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { useWatchPermissions } from '@/features/rooms/hooks/useWatchPermissions'
+
+/**
+ * Singleton component - ensures permissions sync runs only once across the app.
+ * WARNING: This component should only be instantiated once in the interface.
+ * Multiple instances may cause unexpected behavior or performance issues.
+ */
+export const Permissions = () => {
+  useWatchPermissions()
+  return null
+}
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/hooks/useWatchPermissions.ts b/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/hooks/useWatchPermissions.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5811059e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/hooks/useWatchPermissions.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+import { useEffect } from 'react'
+import { permissionsStore } from '@/stores/permissions'
+
+export const useWatchPermissions = () => {
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let cleanup: (() => void) | undefined
+    let isCancelled = false
+
+    const checkPermissions = async () => {
+      try {
+        if (!navigator.permissions) {
+          if (!isCancelled) {
+            permissionsStore.cameraPermission = 'unavailable'
+            permissionsStore.microphonePermission = 'unavailable'
+          }
+          return
+        }
+
+        const [cameraPermission, microphonePermission] = await Promise.all([
+          navigator.permissions.query({ name: 'camera' }),
+          navigator.permissions.query({ name: 'microphone' }),
+        ])
+
+        if (isCancelled) return
+
+        permissionsStore.cameraPermission = cameraPermission.state
+        permissionsStore.microphonePermission = microphonePermission.state
+
+        const handleCameraChange = (e: Event) => {
+          const target = e.target as PermissionStatus
+          permissionsStore.cameraPermission = target.state
+        }
+
+        const handleMicrophoneChange = (e: Event) => {
+          const target = e.target as PermissionStatus
+          permissionsStore.microphonePermission = target.state
+        }
+
+        cameraPermission.addEventListener('change', handleCameraChange)
+        microphonePermission.addEventListener('change', handleMicrophoneChange)
+
+        cleanup = () => {
+          cameraPermission.removeEventListener('change', handleCameraChange)
+          microphonePermission.removeEventListener(
+            'change',
+            handleMicrophoneChange
+          )
+        }
+      } catch (error) {
+        if (!isCancelled) {
+          console.error('Error checking permissions:', error)
+        }
+      } finally {
+        if (!isCancelled) {
+          permissionsStore.isLoading = false
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    checkPermissions()
+
+    return () => {
+      isCancelled = true
+      cleanup?.()
+    }
+  }, [])
+}
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/routes/Room.tsx b/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/routes/Room.tsx
index 41d423f7..130ee0dc 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/routes/Room.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/routes/Room.tsx
@@ -1,15 +1,25 @@
-import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
+import { ReactNode, useEffect, useState } from 'react'
 import { useLocation, useParams } from 'wouter'
 import { ErrorScreen } from '@/components/ErrorScreen'
 import { useUser, UserAware } from '@/features/auth'
 import { Conference } from '../components/Conference'
 import { Join } from '../components/Join'
+import { Permissions } from '../components/Permissions'
 import { useKeyboardShortcuts } from '@/features/shortcuts/useKeyboardShortcuts'
 import {
   isRoomValid,
   normalizeRoomId,
 } from '@/features/rooms/utils/isRoomValid'
 
+const BaseRoom = ({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) => {
+  return (
+    <UserAware>
+      <Permissions />
+      {children}
+    </UserAware>
+  )
+}
+
 export const Room = () => {
   const { isLoggedIn } = useUser()
   const [hasSubmittedEntry, setHasSubmittedEntry] = useState(false)
@@ -47,19 +57,19 @@ export const Room = () => {
 
   if (!hasSubmittedEntry && !skipJoinScreen) {
     return (
-      <UserAware>
+      <BaseRoom>
         <Join enterRoom={() => setHasSubmittedEntry(true)} roomId={roomId} />
-      </UserAware>
+      </BaseRoom>
     )
   }
 
   return (
-    <UserAware>
+    <BaseRoom>
       <Conference
         initialRoomData={initialRoomData}
         roomId={roomId}
         mode={mode}
       />
-    </UserAware>
+    </BaseRoom>
   )
 }
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/stores/permissions.ts b/src/frontend/src/stores/permissions.ts
index 1f1f79d6..a91653ef 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/stores/permissions.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/src/stores/permissions.ts
@@ -10,9 +10,11 @@ type PermissionState =
 type State = {
   cameraPermission: PermissionState
   microphonePermission: PermissionState
+  isLoading: boolean
 }
 
 export const permissionsStore = proxy<State>({
   cameraPermission: undefined,
   microphonePermission: undefined,
+  isLoading: true,
 })