diff --git a/.changeset/many-llamas-pump.md b/.changeset/many-llamas-pump.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..113a2938dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/many-llamas-pump.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"livekit-client": patch
+---
+
+Use STATE_MISMATCH disconnect reason in connection reconciliation
diff --git a/src/room/Room.ts b/src/room/Room.ts
index c214bfd72f..7ea5a4d70e 100644
--- a/src/room/Room.ts
+++ b/src/room/Room.ts
@@ -1374,7 +1374,7 @@ class Room extends (EventEmitter as new () => TypedEmitter<RoomEventCallbacks>)
           this.recreateEngine();
           this.handleDisconnect(
             this.options.stopLocalTrackOnUnpublish,
-            DisconnectReason.UNKNOWN_REASON,
+            DisconnectReason.STATE_MISMATCH,
           );
         }
       } else {