diff --git a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/api/voice-users/server/modifiers/updateVoiceUser.js b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/api/voice-users/server/modifiers/updateVoiceUser.js
index ddd8435f05..5b86dca2ec 100644
--- a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/api/voice-users/server/modifiers/updateVoiceUser.js
+++ b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/api/voice-users/server/modifiers/updateVoiceUser.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import VoiceUsers from '/imports/api/voice-users';
 import flat from 'flat';
 import { spokeTimeoutHandles, clearSpokeTimeout } from '/imports/api/common/server/helpers';
 
-const TALKING_TIMEOUT = 3000;
+const TALKING_TIMEOUT = 6000;
 
 export default function updateVoiceUser(meetingId, voiceUser) {
   check(meetingId, String);
@@ -31,8 +31,14 @@ export default function updateVoiceUser(meetingId, voiceUser) {
   };
 
   if (voiceUser.talking) {
+    const user = VoiceUsers.findOne({ meetingId, intId }, {
+      fields: {
+        startTime: 1,
+      },
+    });
+
+    if (user && !user.startTime) modifier.$set.startTime = Date.now();
     modifier.$set.spoke = true;
-    modifier.$set.startTime = Date.now();
     modifier.$set.endTime = null;
     clearSpokeTimeout(meetingId, intId);
   }
@@ -59,6 +65,7 @@ export default function updateVoiceUser(meetingId, voiceUser) {
         const spokeDelay = ((Date.now() - endTime) < TALKING_TIMEOUT);
         if (talking || spokeDelay) return;
         modifier.$set.spoke = false;
+        modifier.$set.startTime = null;
         VoiceUsers.update(selector, modifier, cb);
       }
     }, TALKING_TIMEOUT);
diff --git a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/nav-bar/talking-indicator/container.jsx b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/nav-bar/talking-indicator/container.jsx
index b7359b907f..2bf9127dc8 100644
--- a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/nav-bar/talking-indicator/container.jsx
+++ b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/nav-bar/talking-indicator/container.jsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import VoiceUsers from '/imports/api/voice-users';
 import Auth from '/imports/ui/services/auth';
 import TalkingIndicator from './component';
 import { makeCall } from '/imports/ui/services/api';
+import Service from './service';
 
 const APP_CONFIG = Meteor.settings.public.app;
 const { enableTalkingIndicator } = APP_CONFIG;
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ export default withTracker(() => {
       voiceUserId: 1,
       muted: 1,
     },
-  }).fetch();
+  }).fetch().sort(Service.sortVoiceUsers);
 
   if (usersTalking) {
     for (let i = 0; i < usersTalking.length; i += 1) {
diff --git a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/nav-bar/talking-indicator/service.js b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/nav-bar/talking-indicator/service.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e1f0d0b20d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/nav-bar/talking-indicator/service.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+const sortByStartTime = (a, b) => {
+  if (a.startTime < b.startTime) return -1;
+  if (a.startTime > b.startTime) return 1;
+  return 0;
+};
+
+const sortVoiceUsers = (a, b) => {
+  const sort = sortByStartTime(a, b);
+  return sort;
+};
+
+export default {
+  sortVoiceUsers,
+};