diff --git a/src/client.ts b/src/client.ts
index a88881612..d4d79aeb2 100644
--- a/src/client.ts
+++ b/src/client.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import { EventEmitter } from "events";
 import { ISyncStateData, SyncApi } from "./sync";
 import { EventStatus, IContent, IDecryptOptions, IEvent, MatrixEvent } from "./models/event";
 import { StubStore } from "./store/stub";
-import { createNewMatrixCall, MatrixCall, ConstraintsType, getUserMediaContraints } from "./webrtc/call";
+import { createNewMatrixCall, MatrixCall, ConstraintsType, getUserMediaContraints, CallType } from "./webrtc/call";
 import { Filter, IFilterDefinition } from "./filter";
 import { CallEventHandler } from './webrtc/callEventHandler';
 import * as utils from './utils';
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ import { IHierarchyRoom, ISpaceSummaryEvent, ISpaceSummaryRoom } from "./@types/
 import { IPusher, IPusherRequest, IPushRules, PushRuleAction, PushRuleKind, RuleId } from "./@types/PushRules";
 import { IThreepid } from "./@types/threepids";
 import { CryptoStore } from "./crypto/store/base";
+import { GroupCall, GroupCallEvent } from "./webrtc/groupCall";
 
 export type Store = IStore;
 export type SessionStore = WebStorageSessionStore;
@@ -1315,6 +1316,23 @@ export class MatrixClient extends EventEmitter {
         return createNewMatrixCall(this, roomId, { invitee });
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Creates a new group call.
+     *
+     * @param {string} roomId The room the call is to be placed in.
+     * @return {GroupCall} the call or null if the browser doesn't support calling.
+     */
+    public createGroupCall(
+        roomId: string,
+        type: CallType,
+        dataChannelsEnabled?: boolean,
+        dataChannelOptions?: RTCDataChannelInit,
+    ): GroupCall {
+        const groupCall = new GroupCall(this, roomId, type, dataChannelsEnabled, dataChannelOptions);
+        this.reEmitter.reEmit(groupCall, Object.values(GroupCallEvent));
+        return groupCall;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get the current sync state.
      * @return {?SyncState} the sync state, which may be null.
@@ -6153,11 +6171,11 @@ export class MatrixClient extends EventEmitter {
     public register(
         username: string,
         password: string,
-        sessionId: string,
+        sessionId: string | null,
         auth: any,
-        bindThreepids: any,
-        guestAccessToken: string,
-        inhibitLogin: boolean,
+        bindThreepids?: any,
+        guestAccessToken?: string,
+        inhibitLogin?: boolean,
         callback?: Callback,
     ): Promise<any> { // TODO: Types (many)
         // backwards compat
diff --git a/src/matrix.ts b/src/matrix.ts
index 8669a686b..d915c2310 100644
--- a/src/matrix.ts
+++ b/src/matrix.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ export {
     createNewMatrixCall,
     setAudioInput as setMatrixCallAudioInput,
     setVideoInput as setMatrixCallVideoInput,
+    CallType,
 } from "./webrtc/call";
 
 // TODO: This export is temporary and is only used for the local call feed for conference calls
diff --git a/src/webrtc/call.ts b/src/webrtc/call.ts
index 4ac19d23f..bd689004b 100644
--- a/src/webrtc/call.ts
+++ b/src/webrtc/call.ts
@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@ export enum CallEvent {
     FeedsChanged = 'feeds_changed',
 
     AssertedIdentityChanged = 'asserted_identity_changed',
+
+    DataChannel = 'datachannel',
 }
 
 export enum CallErrorCode {
@@ -368,6 +370,13 @@ export class MatrixCall extends EventEmitter {
         await this.placeCallWithConstraints(ConstraintsType.Video);
     }
 
+    public createDataChannel(label: string, options: RTCDataChannelInit) {
+        logger.debug("createDataChannel");
+        const dataChannel = this.peerConn.createDataChannel(label, options);
+        this.emit(CallEvent.DataChannel, dataChannel);
+        return dataChannel;
+    }
+
     public getOpponentMember(): RoomMember {
         return this.opponentMember;
     }
@@ -1525,6 +1534,10 @@ export class MatrixCall extends EventEmitter {
         stream.addEventListener("removetrack", () => this.deleteFeedByStream(stream));
     };
 
+    private onDataChannel = (ev: RTCDataChannelEvent): void => {
+        this.emit(CallEvent.DataChannel, ev.channel);
+    };
+
     /**
      * This method removes all video/rtx codecs from screensharing video
      * transceivers. This is necessary since they can cause problems. Without
@@ -1883,6 +1896,7 @@ export class MatrixCall extends EventEmitter {
         pc.addEventListener('icegatheringstatechange', this.onIceGatheringStateChange);
         pc.addEventListener('track', this.onTrack);
         pc.addEventListener('negotiationneeded', this.onNegotiationNeeded);
+        pc.addEventListener('datachannel', this.onDataChannel);
 
         return pc;
     }
diff --git a/src/webrtc/callFeed.ts b/src/webrtc/callFeed.ts
index d4287b1de..29a8a7668 100644
--- a/src/webrtc/callFeed.ts
+++ b/src/webrtc/callFeed.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export class CallFeed extends EventEmitter {
     private analyser: AnalyserNode;
     private frequencyBinCount: Float32Array;
     private speakingThreshold = SPEAKING_THRESHOLD;
-    private speaking = false;
+    public speaking = false;
     private volumeLooperTimeout: number;
 
     constructor(
diff --git a/src/webrtc/groupCall.ts b/src/webrtc/groupCall.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0d3efc74c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/webrtc/groupCall.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,763 @@
+import EventEmitter from "events";
+import { CallFeed, CallFeedEvent } from "./callFeed";
+import { MatrixClient } from "../client";
+import { randomString } from "../randomstring";
+import { CallErrorCode, CallEvent, CallType, MatrixCall } from "./call";
+import { RoomMember } from "../models/room-member";
+import { SDPStreamMetadataPurpose } from "./callEventTypes";
+import { Room } from "../models/room";
+import { logger } from "../logger";
+
+export enum GroupCallEvent {
+    ActiveSpeakerChanged = "active_speaker_changed",
+}
+
+const CONF_ROOM = "me.robertlong.conf";
+const CONF_PARTICIPANT = "me.robertlong.conf.participant";
+const PARTICIPANT_TIMEOUT = 1000 * 15;
+const SPEAKING_THRESHOLD = -80;
+const ACTIVE_SPEAKER_INTERVAL = 1000;
+const ACTIVE_SPEAKER_SAMPLES = 8;
+
+export class GroupCallParticipant extends EventEmitter {
+    public feeds: CallFeed[] = [];
+    public activeSpeaker: boolean;
+    public activeSpeakerSamples: number[];
+    public dataChannel?: RTCDataChannel;
+
+    constructor(
+        private groupCall: GroupCall,
+        public member: RoomMember,
+        // The session id is used to re-initiate calls if the user's participant
+        // session id has changed
+        public sessionId: string,
+        public call?: MatrixCall,
+    ) {
+        super();
+
+        this.activeSpeakerSamples = Array(ACTIVE_SPEAKER_SAMPLES).fill(
+            -Infinity,
+        );
+
+        if (this.call) {
+            this.call.on(CallEvent.State, this.onCallStateChanged);
+            this.call.on(CallEvent.FeedsChanged, this.onCallFeedsChanged);
+            this.call.on(CallEvent.Replaced, this.onCallReplaced);
+            this.call.on(CallEvent.Hangup, this.onCallHangup);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public replaceCall(call: MatrixCall, sessionId: string) {
+        if (this.call) {
+            this.call.hangup(CallErrorCode.Replaced, false);
+            this.call.removeListener(CallEvent.State, this.onCallStateChanged);
+            this.call.removeListener(
+                CallEvent.FeedsChanged,
+                this.onCallFeedsChanged,
+            );
+            this.call.removeListener(CallEvent.Replaced, this.onCallReplaced);
+            this.call.removeListener(CallEvent.Hangup, this.onCallHangup);
+            this.call.removeListener(CallEvent.DataChannel, this.onCallDataChannel);
+        }
+
+        this.call = call;
+        this.member = call.getOpponentMember();
+        this.activeSpeaker = false;
+        this.sessionId = sessionId;
+
+        this.call.on(CallEvent.State, this.onCallStateChanged);
+        this.call.on(CallEvent.FeedsChanged, this.onCallFeedsChanged);
+        this.call.on(CallEvent.Replaced, this.onCallReplaced);
+        this.call.on(CallEvent.Hangup, this.onCallHangup);
+        this.call.on(CallEvent.DataChannel, this.onCallDataChannel);
+    }
+
+    public get usermediaFeed() {
+        return this.feeds.find((feed) => feed.purpose === SDPStreamMetadataPurpose.Usermedia);
+    }
+
+    public get usermediaStream(): MediaStream {
+        return this.usermediaFeed?.stream;
+    }
+
+    public isAudioMuted(): boolean {
+        const feed = this.usermediaFeed;
+
+        if (!feed) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        return feed.isAudioMuted();
+    }
+
+    public isVideoMuted(): boolean {
+        const feed = this.usermediaFeed;
+
+        if (!feed) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        return feed.isVideoMuted();
+    }
+
+    private onCallStateChanged = (state) => {
+        const call = this.call;
+        const audioMuted = this.groupCall.localParticipant.isAudioMuted();
+
+        if (
+            call.localUsermediaStream &&
+            call.isMicrophoneMuted() !== audioMuted
+        ) {
+            call.setMicrophoneMuted(audioMuted);
+        }
+
+        const videoMuted = this.groupCall.localParticipant.isVideoMuted();
+
+        if (
+            call.localUsermediaStream &&
+            call.isLocalVideoMuted() !== videoMuted
+        ) {
+            call.setLocalVideoMuted(videoMuted);
+        }
+
+        this.groupCall.emit(
+            "debugstate",
+            this.member.userId,
+            this.call.callId,
+            state,
+        );
+    };
+
+    onCallFeedsChanged = () => {
+        const oldFeeds = this.feeds;
+        const newFeeds = this.call.getRemoteFeeds();
+
+        this.feeds = [];
+
+        for (const feed of newFeeds) {
+            if (oldFeeds.includes(feed)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            this.addCallFeed(feed);
+        }
+    };
+
+    onCallReplaced = (newCall) => {
+        // TODO: Should we always reuse the sessionId?
+        this.replaceCall(newCall, this.sessionId);
+        this.groupCall.emit("call", newCall);
+        this.groupCall.emit("participants_changed");
+    };
+
+    onCallHangup = () => {
+        if (this.call.hangupReason === "replaced") {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const participantIndex = this.groupCall.participants.indexOf(this);
+
+        if (participantIndex === -1) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        this.groupCall.participants.splice(participantIndex, 1);
+
+        if (
+            this.groupCall.activeSpeaker === this &&
+            this.groupCall.participants.length > 0
+        ) {
+            this.groupCall.activeSpeaker = this.groupCall.participants[0];
+            this.groupCall.activeSpeaker.activeSpeaker = true;
+        }
+
+        this.groupCall.emit("participants_changed");
+    };
+
+    addCallFeed(callFeed: CallFeed) {
+        if (callFeed.purpose === SDPStreamMetadataPurpose.Usermedia) {
+            callFeed.setSpeakingThreshold(SPEAKING_THRESHOLD);
+            callFeed.measureVolumeActivity(true);
+            callFeed.on(CallFeedEvent.Speaking, this.onCallFeedSpeaking);
+            callFeed.on(
+                CallFeedEvent.VolumeChanged,
+                this.onCallFeedVolumeChanged,
+            );
+            callFeed.on(
+                CallFeedEvent.MuteStateChanged,
+                this.onCallFeedMuteStateChanged,
+            );
+            this.onCallFeedMuteStateChanged(
+                this.isAudioMuted(),
+                this.isVideoMuted(),
+            );
+        }
+
+        this.feeds.push(callFeed);
+    }
+
+    onCallFeedSpeaking = (speaking: boolean) => {
+        this.emit("speaking");
+    };
+
+    onCallFeedVolumeChanged = (maxVolume: number) => {
+        this.activeSpeakerSamples.shift();
+        this.activeSpeakerSamples.push(maxVolume);
+        this.emit("volume_changed", maxVolume);
+    };
+
+    onCallFeedMuteStateChanged = (audioMuted: boolean, videoMuted: boolean) => {
+        if (audioMuted) {
+            this.activeSpeakerSamples = Array(ACTIVE_SPEAKER_SAMPLES).fill(
+                -Infinity,
+            );
+        }
+
+        this.emit("mute_state_changed", audioMuted, videoMuted);
+    };
+
+    onCallDataChannel = (dataChannel: RTCDataChannel) => {
+        this.dataChannel = dataChannel;
+        this.emit("datachannel");
+    };
+}
+
+export class GroupCall extends EventEmitter {
+    public entered = false;
+    public activeSpeaker: GroupCallParticipant;
+    public localParticipant: GroupCallParticipant;
+    public participants: GroupCallParticipant[] = [];
+    public room: Room;
+
+    private speakerMap: Map<RoomMember, number[]> = new Map();
+    private presenceLoopTimeout?: number;
+    private activeSpeakerLoopTimeout: number;
+
+    constructor(
+        private client: MatrixClient,
+        roomId: string,
+        public type: CallType,
+        private dataChannelsEnabled?: boolean,
+        private dataChannelOptions?: RTCDataChannelInit,
+    ) {
+        super();
+
+        this.room = this.client.getRoom(roomId);
+    }
+
+    async initLocalParticipant() {
+        if (this.localParticipant) {
+            return this.localParticipant;
+        }
+
+        let stream;
+
+        if (this.type === CallType.Video) {
+            stream = await this.client.getLocalVideoStream();
+        } else {
+            stream = await this.client.getLocalAudioStream();
+        }
+
+        const userId = this.client.getUserId();
+
+        const localCallFeed = new CallFeed(
+            stream,
+            userId,
+            SDPStreamMetadataPurpose.Usermedia,
+            this.client,
+            this.room.roomId,
+            false,
+            false,
+        );
+
+        const member = this.room.getMember(userId);
+
+        this.localParticipant = new GroupCallParticipant(
+            this,
+            member,
+            randomString(16),
+        );
+        this.localParticipant.addCallFeed(localCallFeed);
+
+        return this.localParticipant;
+    }
+
+    async enter() {
+        if (!this.localParticipant) {
+            await this.initLocalParticipant();
+        }
+
+        // Ensure that this room is marked as a conference room so clients can react appropriately
+        const activeConf = this.room.currentState
+            .getStateEvents(CONF_ROOM, "")
+            ?.getContent()?.active;
+
+        if (!activeConf) {
+            this.sendStateEventWithRetry(
+                this.room.roomId,
+                CONF_ROOM,
+                { active: true },
+                "",
+            );
+        }
+
+        this.activeSpeaker = this.localParticipant;
+        this.participants.push(this.localParticipant);
+
+        // Announce to the other room members that we have entered the room.
+        // Continue doing so every PARTICIPANT_TIMEOUT ms
+        this.onPresenceLoop();
+
+        this.entered = true;
+
+        this.processInitialCalls();
+
+        // Set up participants for the members currently in the room.
+        // Other members will be picked up by the RoomState.members event.
+        const initialMembers = this.room.getMembers();
+
+        for (const member of initialMembers) {
+            this.onMemberChanged(member);
+        }
+
+        this.client.on("RoomState.members", this.onRoomStateMembers);
+        this.client.on("Call.incoming", this.onIncomingCall);
+
+        this.emit("entered");
+        this.emit("participants_changed");
+        this.onActiveSpeakerLoop();
+    }
+
+    leave() {
+        this.localParticipant = null;
+        this.client.stopLocalMediaStream();
+
+        if (!this.entered) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const userId = this.client.getUserId();
+        const currentMemberState = this.room.currentState.getStateEvents(
+            "m.room.member",
+            userId,
+        );
+
+        this.sendStateEventWithRetry(
+            this.room.roomId,
+            "m.room.member",
+            {
+                ...currentMemberState.getContent(),
+                [CONF_PARTICIPANT]: null,
+            },
+            userId,
+        );
+
+        for (const participant of this.participants) {
+            if (participant.call) {
+                participant.call.hangup(CallErrorCode.UserHangup, false);
+            }
+        }
+
+        this.entered = false;
+        this.participants = [];
+        this.activeSpeaker = null;
+        this.speakerMap.clear();
+        clearTimeout(this.presenceLoopTimeout);
+        clearTimeout(this.activeSpeakerLoopTimeout);
+
+        this.client.removeListener(
+            "RoomState.members",
+            this.onRoomStateMembers,
+        );
+        this.client.removeListener("Call.incoming", this.onIncomingCall);
+
+        this.emit("participants_changed");
+        this.emit("left");
+    }
+
+    isLocalVideoMuted() {
+        if (this.localParticipant) {
+            return this.localParticipant.isVideoMuted();
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    isMicrophoneMuted() {
+        if (this.localParticipant) {
+            return this.localParticipant.isAudioMuted();
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    setMicrophoneMuted(muted) {
+        if (this.localParticipant) {
+            for (const { stream } of this.localParticipant.feeds) {
+                for (const track of stream.getTracks()) {
+                    if (track.kind === "audio") {
+                        track.enabled = !muted;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        for (const { call } of this.participants) {
+            if (
+                call &&
+                call.localUsermediaStream &&
+                call.isMicrophoneMuted() !== muted
+            ) {
+                call.setMicrophoneMuted(muted);
+            }
+        }
+
+        this.emit("participants_changed");
+        this.emit("audio_mute_state_changed");
+    }
+
+    setLocalVideoMuted(muted) {
+        if (this.localParticipant) {
+            for (const { stream } of this.localParticipant.feeds) {
+                for (const track of stream.getTracks()) {
+                    if (track.kind === "video") {
+                        track.enabled = !muted;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        for (const { call } of this.participants) {
+            if (
+                call &&
+                call.localUsermediaStream &&
+                call.isLocalVideoMuted() !== muted
+            ) {
+                call.setLocalVideoMuted(muted);
+            }
+        }
+
+        this.emit("participants_changed");
+        this.emit("video_mute_state_changed");
+    }
+
+    public get localUsermediaFeed(): CallFeed {
+        return this.localParticipant?.usermediaFeed;
+    }
+
+    public get localUsermediaStream(): MediaStream {
+        return this.localParticipant?.usermediaStream;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Call presence
+     */
+
+    onPresenceLoop = () => {
+        const userId = this.client.getUserId();
+        const currentMemberState = this.room.currentState.getStateEvents(
+            "m.room.member",
+            userId,
+        );
+
+        this.sendStateEventWithRetry(
+            this.room.roomId,
+            "m.room.member",
+            {
+                ...currentMemberState.getContent(),
+                [CONF_PARTICIPANT]: {
+                    sessionId: this.localParticipant.sessionId,
+                    expiresAt: new Date().getTime() + PARTICIPANT_TIMEOUT * 2,
+                },
+            },
+            userId,
+        );
+
+        const now = new Date().getTime();
+
+        for (const participant of this.participants) {
+            if (participant === this.localParticipant) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            const memberStateEvent = this.room.currentState.getStateEvents(
+                "m.room.member",
+                participant.member.userId,
+            );
+
+            const memberStateContent = memberStateEvent.getContent();
+
+            if (
+                !memberStateContent ||
+                !memberStateContent[CONF_PARTICIPANT] ||
+                typeof memberStateContent[CONF_PARTICIPANT] !== "object" ||
+                (memberStateContent[CONF_PARTICIPANT].expiresAt &&
+                    memberStateContent[CONF_PARTICIPANT].expiresAt < now)
+            ) {
+                this.emit(
+                    "debugstate",
+                    participant.member.userId,
+                    null,
+                    "inactive",
+                );
+
+                if (participant.call) {
+                    // NOTE: This should remove the participant on the next tick
+                    // since matrix-js-sdk awaits a promise before firing user_hangup
+                    participant.call.hangup(CallErrorCode.UserHangup, false);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        this.presenceLoopTimeout = setTimeout(
+            this.onPresenceLoop,
+            PARTICIPANT_TIMEOUT,
+        );
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * Call Setup
+     *
+     * There are two different paths for calls to be created:
+     * 1. Incoming calls triggered by the Call.incoming event.
+     * 2. Outgoing calls to the initial members of a room or new members
+     *    as they are observed by the RoomState.members event.
+     */
+
+    processInitialCalls() {
+        const calls = this.client.callEventHandler.calls.values();
+
+        for (const call of calls) {
+            this.onIncomingCall(call);
+        }
+    }
+
+    onIncomingCall = (call: MatrixCall) => {
+        // The incoming calls may be for another room, which we will ignore.
+        if (call.roomId !== this.room.roomId) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (call.state !== "ringing") {
+            logger.warn("Incoming call no longer in ringing state. Ignoring.");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const opponentMember = call.getOpponentMember();
+
+        const memberStateEvent = this.room.currentState.getStateEvents(
+            "m.room.member",
+            opponentMember.userId,
+        );
+
+        const memberStateContent = memberStateEvent.getContent();
+
+        if (!memberStateContent || !memberStateContent[CONF_PARTICIPANT]) {
+            call.reject();
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const { sessionId } = memberStateContent[CONF_PARTICIPANT];
+
+        // Check if the user calling has an existing participant and use this call instead.
+        const existingParticipant = this.participants.find(
+            (participant) => participant.member.userId === opponentMember.userId,
+        );
+
+        let participant;
+
+        if (existingParticipant) {
+            participant = existingParticipant;
+            // This also fires the hangup event and triggers those side-effects
+            existingParticipant.replaceCall(call, sessionId);
+        } else {
+            participant = new GroupCallParticipant(
+                this,
+                opponentMember,
+                sessionId,
+                call,
+            );
+            this.participants.push(participant);
+        }
+
+        call.answer();
+
+        this.emit("call", call);
+        this.emit("participants_changed");
+    };
+
+    onRoomStateMembers = (_event, _state, member) => {
+        this.onMemberChanged(member);
+    };
+
+    onMemberChanged = (member) => {
+        // The member events may be received for another room, which we will ignore.
+        if (member.roomId !== this.room.roomId) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // Don't process your own member.
+        const localUserId = this.client.getUserId();
+
+        if (member.userId === localUserId) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // Get the latest member participant state event.
+        const memberStateEvent = this.room.currentState.getStateEvents(
+            "m.room.member",
+            member.userId,
+        );
+        const memberStateContent = memberStateEvent.getContent();
+
+        if (!memberStateContent) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const participantInfo = memberStateContent[CONF_PARTICIPANT];
+
+        if (!participantInfo || typeof participantInfo !== "object") {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const { expiresAt, sessionId } = participantInfo;
+
+        // If the participant state has expired, ignore this user.
+        const now = new Date().getTime();
+
+        if (expiresAt < now) {
+            this.emit("debugstate", member.userId, null, "inactive");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // If there is an existing participant for this member check the session id.
+        // If the session id changed then we can hang up the old call and start a new one.
+        // Otherwise, ignore the member change event because we already have an active participant.
+        let participant = this.participants.find(
+            (p) => p.member.userId === member.userId,
+        );
+
+        if (participant) {
+            if (participant.sessionId !== sessionId) {
+                this.emit("debugstate", member.userId, null, "inactive");
+                participant.call.hangup(CallErrorCode.Replaced, false);
+            } else {
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Only initiate a call with a user who has a userId that is lexicographically
+        // less than your own. Otherwise, that user will call you.
+        if (member.userId < localUserId) {
+            this.emit("debugstate", member.userId, null, "waiting for invite");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const call = this.client.createCall(this.room.roomId, member.userId);
+
+        if (participant) {
+            participant.replaceCall(call, sessionId);
+        } else {
+            participant = new GroupCallParticipant(
+                this,
+                member,
+                sessionId,
+                call,
+            );
+            // TODO: Should we wait until the call has been answered to push the participant?
+            // Or do we hide the participant until their stream is live?
+            // Does hiding a participant without a stream present a privacy problem because
+            // a participant without a stream can still listen in on other user's streams?
+            this.participants.push(participant);
+        }
+
+        let callPromise;
+
+        if (this.type === CallType.Video) {
+            callPromise = call.placeVideoCall();
+        } else {
+            callPromise = call.placeVoiceCall();
+        }
+
+        callPromise.then(() => {
+            if (this.dataChannelsEnabled) {
+                call.createDataChannel("datachannel", this.dataChannelOptions);
+            }
+
+            this.emit("call", call);
+        });
+
+        this.emit("participants_changed");
+    };
+
+    onActiveSpeakerLoop = () => {
+        let topAvg;
+        let nextActiveSpeaker;
+
+        for (const participant of this.participants) {
+            let total = 0;
+
+            for (let i = 0; i < participant.activeSpeakerSamples.length; i++) {
+                const volume = participant.activeSpeakerSamples[i];
+                total += Math.max(volume, SPEAKING_THRESHOLD);
+            }
+
+            const avg = total / ACTIVE_SPEAKER_SAMPLES;
+
+            if (!topAvg || avg > topAvg) {
+                topAvg = avg;
+                nextActiveSpeaker = participant.member;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (nextActiveSpeaker && topAvg > SPEAKING_THRESHOLD) {
+            if (nextActiveSpeaker && this.activeSpeaker !== nextActiveSpeaker) {
+                this.activeSpeaker.activeSpeaker = false;
+                nextActiveSpeaker.activeSpeaker = true;
+                this.activeSpeaker = nextActiveSpeaker;
+                this.emit("participants_changed");
+            }
+        }
+
+        this.activeSpeakerLoopTimeout = setTimeout(
+            this.onActiveSpeakerLoop,
+            ACTIVE_SPEAKER_INTERVAL,
+        );
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * Utils
+     */
+
+    // TODO: move this elsewhere or get rid of the retry logic. Do we need it?
+    sendStateEventWithRetry(
+        roomId,
+        eventType,
+        content,
+        stateKey,
+        callback = undefined,
+        maxAttempts = 5,
+    ) {
+        const sendStateEventWithRetry = async (attempt = 0) => {
+            try {
+                return await this.client.sendStateEvent(
+                    roomId,
+                    eventType,
+                    content,
+                    stateKey,
+                    callback,
+                );
+            } catch (error) {
+                if (attempt >= maxAttempts) {
+                    throw error;
+                }
+
+                await new Promise<void>((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 5));
+
+                return sendStateEventWithRetry(attempt + 1);
+            }
+        };
+
+        return sendStateEventWithRetry();
+    }
+}