diff --git a/.changeset/purple-gifts-dance.md b/.changeset/purple-gifts-dance.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8ea7cef085
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/purple-gifts-dance.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"livekit-client": patch
+---
+
+Handle SignalReconnecting event in ReconnectCheck helper
diff --git a/src/connectionHelper/checks/reconnect.ts b/src/connectionHelper/checks/reconnect.ts
index c61ea9370d..abbc8671d4 100644
--- a/src/connectionHelper/checks/reconnect.ts
+++ b/src/connectionHelper/checks/reconnect.ts
@@ -18,10 +18,13 @@ export class ReconnectCheck extends Checker {
       reconnectResolver = resolve;
     });
 
+    const handleReconnecting = () => {
+      reconnectingTriggered = true;
+    };
+
     room
-      .on(RoomEvent.Reconnecting, () => {
-        reconnectingTriggered = true;
-      })
+      .on(RoomEvent.SignalReconnecting, handleReconnecting)
+      .on(RoomEvent.Reconnecting, handleReconnecting)
       .on(RoomEvent.Reconnected, () => {
         reconnected = true;
         reconnectResolver(true);