diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/chat/ChatActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/chat/ChatActivity.kt
index 0236e0e29c..3e19d4cdd7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/chat/ChatActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/chat/ChatActivity.kt
@@ -506,6 +506,7 @@ class ChatActivity :
                     .toString() + " | isPLaying: " + currentlyPlayedVoiceMessage!!.isPlayingVoiceMessage
             )
         }
+        chatViewModel.handleOrientationChange()
         super.onSaveInstanceState(outState)
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/chat/viewmodels/ChatViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/chat/viewmodels/ChatViewModel.kt
index 12c55b37ec..58eaa463a0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/chat/viewmodels/ChatViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/chat/viewmodels/ChatViewModel.kt
@@ -615,6 +615,10 @@ class ChatViewModel @Inject constructor(
         audioFocusRequestManager.audioFocusRequest(request, callback)
     }
 
+    fun handleOrientationChange() {
+        _getCapabilitiesViewState.value = GetCapabilitiesStartState
+    }
+
     inner class GetRoomObserver : Observer<ConversationModel> {
         override fun onSubscribe(d: Disposable) {
             // unused atm