diff --git a/src/room/InCallView.tsx b/src/room/InCallView.tsx
index 581502fc..dd2a0e75 100644
--- a/src/room/InCallView.tsx
+++ b/src/room/InCallView.tsx
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import {
 import useMeasure from "react-use-measure";
 import { MatrixRTCSession } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/matrixrtc/MatrixRTCSession";
 import classNames from "classnames";
-import { BehaviorSubject } from "rxjs";
+import { BehaviorSubject, of } from "rxjs";
 import { useObservableEagerState } from "observable-hooks";
 
 import LogoMark from "../icons/LogoMark.svg?react";
@@ -298,6 +298,13 @@ export const InCallView: FC<InCallViewProps> = ({
         const onToggleExpanded = useObservableEagerState(
           vm.toggleSpotlightExpanded,
         );
+        const showVideo = useObservableEagerState(
+          useMemo(
+            () =>
+              model.type === "grid" ? vm.showGridVideo(model.vm) : of(true),
+            [model],
+          ),
+        );
         const showSpeakingIndicatorsValue = useObservableEagerState(
           vm.showSpeakingIndicators,
         );
@@ -314,6 +321,7 @@ export const InCallView: FC<InCallViewProps> = ({
             targetHeight={targetHeight}
             className={classNames(className, styles.tile)}
             style={style}
+            showVideo={showVideo}
             showSpeakingIndicators={showSpeakingIndicatorsValue}
           />
         ) : (
diff --git a/src/state/CallViewModel.ts b/src/state/CallViewModel.ts
index d5a551e0..43c77b2d 100644
--- a/src/state/CallViewModel.ts
+++ b/src/state/CallViewModel.ts
@@ -694,8 +694,27 @@ export class CallViewModel extends ViewModel {
     shareReplay(1),
   );
 
+  /**
+   * Determines whether video should be shown for a certain piece of media
+   * appearing in the grid.
+   */
+  public showGridVideo(vm: MediaViewModel): Observable<boolean> {
+    return this.layout.pipe(
+      map(
+        (l) =>
+          !(
+            (l.type === "spotlight-landscape" ||
+              l.type === "spotlight-portrait") &&
+            // This media is already visible in the spotlight; avoid duplication
+            l.spotlight.some((spotlightVm) => spotlightVm === vm)
+          ),
+      ),
+      distinctUntilChanged(),
+    );
+  }
+
   public showSpeakingIndicators: Observable<boolean> = this.layout.pipe(
-    map((l) => l.type !== "one-on-one" && l.type !== "spotlight-expanded"),
+    map((l) => l.type !== "one-on-one" && !l.type.startsWith("spotlight-")),
     distinctUntilChanged(),
     shareReplay(1),
   );
diff --git a/src/tile/GridTile.tsx b/src/tile/GridTile.tsx
index f1e0c72b..01e0f420 100644
--- a/src/tile/GridTile.tsx
+++ b/src/tile/GridTile.tsx
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ interface TileProps {
   targetWidth: number;
   targetHeight: number;
   displayName: string;
+  showVideo: boolean;
   showSpeakingIndicators: boolean;
 }
 
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ const UserMediaTile = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, UserMediaTileProps>(
   (
     {
       vm,
+      showVideo,
       showSpeakingIndicators,
       menuStart,
       menuEnd,
@@ -120,7 +122,7 @@ const UserMediaTile = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, UserMediaTileProps>(
         video={video}
         member={vm.member}
         unencryptedWarning={unencryptedWarning}
-        videoEnabled={videoEnabled}
+        videoEnabled={videoEnabled && showVideo}
         videoFit={cropVideo ? "cover" : "contain"}
         className={classNames(className, styles.tile, {
           [styles.speaking]: showSpeakingIndicators && speaking,
@@ -279,6 +281,7 @@ interface GridTileProps {
   targetHeight: number;
   className?: string;
   style?: ComponentProps<typeof animated.div>["style"];
+  showVideo: boolean;
   showSpeakingIndicators: boolean;
 }