diff --git a/src/TeamsISO.App/MainWindow.xaml b/src/TeamsISO.App/MainWindow.xaml
index d1fc1c0..a787a96 100644
--- a/src/TeamsISO.App/MainWindow.xaml
+++ b/src/TeamsISO.App/MainWindow.xaml
@@ -510,6 +510,39 @@
                                            VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
                             </StackPanel>
                         </Border>
+
+                        <!-- Local mute / camera-off indicators. Visible only
+                             when in-call AND the corresponding state is true.
+                             Tells operators using auto-hide "you're muted /
+                             camera-off right now" without restoring Teams. -->
+                        <Border Style="{StaticResource Wd.Pill}"
+                                VerticalAlignment="Center"
+                                Margin="0,0,6,0"
+                                Padding="8,3"
+                                Background="{DynamicResource Wd.Accent.CoralBg}"
+                                Visibility="{Binding IsLocalMuted, Converter={StaticResource BoolToVis}}"
+                                ToolTip="Your microphone is muted in Teams. Click Mute to unmute.">
+                            <TextBlock Text="MUTED"
+                                       FontFamily="{StaticResource Wd.Font.Sans}"
+                                       FontSize="10"
+                                       FontWeight="SemiBold"
+                                       Foreground="{DynamicResource Wd.Accent.Coral}"
+                                       VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
+                        </Border>
+                        <Border Style="{StaticResource Wd.Pill}"
+                                VerticalAlignment="Center"
+                                Margin="0,0,12,0"
+                                Padding="8,3"
+                                Background="{DynamicResource Wd.Accent.CoralBg}"
+                                Visibility="{Binding IsLocalCameraOff, Converter={StaticResource BoolToVis}}"
+                                ToolTip="Your camera is off in Teams. Click Camera to turn it on.">
+                            <TextBlock Text="CAM OFF"
+                                       FontFamily="{StaticResource Wd.Font.Sans}"
+                                       FontSize="10"
+                                       FontWeight="SemiBold"
+                                       Foreground="{DynamicResource Wd.Accent.Coral}"
+                                       VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
+                        </Border>
                         <Button Style="{StaticResource Wd.Button.Ghost}"
                                 Command="{Binding ToggleMuteCommand}"
                                 Padding="14,6"
diff --git a/src/TeamsISO.App/Services/TeamsControlBridge.cs b/src/TeamsISO.App/Services/TeamsControlBridge.cs
index c5aa6a6..fb085e1 100644
--- a/src/TeamsISO.App/Services/TeamsControlBridge.cs
+++ b/src/TeamsISO.App/Services/TeamsControlBridge.cs
@@ -171,6 +171,86 @@ public static class TeamsControlBridge
     public static InvokeResult ToggleChat() => InvokeFirstMatch(ToggleChatCandidates);
     public static InvokeResult OpenBackgroundEffects() => InvokeFirstMatch(BackgroundBlurCandidates);
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Snapshot of the current call's local-user state. Read via a single
+    /// UIA traversal in <see cref="DetectCallState"/>; null sub-fields when
+    /// the call isn't active or the button isn't in the tree.
+    /// </summary>
+    public sealed record CallStateSnapshot(bool IsInCall, bool? IsMuted, bool? IsCameraOff);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// One-shot UIA probe of Teams' in-call controls. The Mute and Camera
+    /// buttons toggle their Name between "Mute"/"Unmute" and "Turn camera
+    /// on"/"Turn camera off" depending on state, so reading the Name tells
+    /// us whether the operator is currently muted / camera-off.
+    ///
+    /// Returns IsInCall=false if Teams isn't running or no Leave button
+    /// exists. Returns IsMuted/IsCameraOff as null if those buttons aren't
+    /// found in this build (defensive — Teams sometimes uses different
+    /// candidate names across locales).
+    /// </summary>
+    public static CallStateSnapshot DetectCallState()
+    {
+        var roots = GetTeamsAutomationRoots();
+        if (roots.Count == 0) return new CallStateSnapshot(false, null, null);
+
+        var inCall = false;
+        bool? muted = null;
+        bool? camOff = null;
+
+        foreach (var root in roots)
+        {
+            AutomationElementCollection allButtons;
+            try
+            {
+                allButtons = root.FindAll(
+                    TreeScope.Descendants,
+                    new PropertyCondition(AutomationElement.ControlTypeProperty, ControlType.Button));
+            }
+            catch { continue; }
+
+            foreach (AutomationElement btn in allButtons)
+            {
+                var name = SafeGetName(btn);
+                if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(name)) continue;
+                var lower = name.ToLowerInvariant();
+
+                if (!inCall && LeaveCandidates.Any(c => name.Contains(c, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)))
+                    inCall = true;
+
+                // Mute button: name is "Mute" when active-can-mute, "Unmute"
+                // when currently muted. Detect by checking for "unmute" first
+                // (more specific) before falling to "mute" (more general).
+                if (muted is null)
+                {
+                    if (lower.Contains("unmute") || lower.Contains("stummschaltung aufheben") ||
+                        lower.Contains("activar audio") || lower.Contains("activer le micro") ||
+                        lower.Contains("ativar áudio") || lower.Contains("ミュート解除"))
+                        muted = true;
+                    else if (lower.Contains("mute") || lower.Contains("stummschalten") ||
+                             lower.Contains("silenciar") || lower.Contains("désactiver le micro") ||
+                             lower.Contains("desativar áudio") || lower.Contains("ミュート"))
+                        muted = false;
+                }
+
+                // Camera button: name is "Turn camera off" when on, "Turn
+                // camera on" when off.
+                if (camOff is null)
+                {
+                    if (lower.Contains("turn camera on") || lower.Contains("kamera einschalten") ||
+                        lower.Contains("activar cámara") || lower.Contains("activer la caméra") ||
+                        lower.Contains("ativar câmera"))
+                        camOff = true;
+                    else if (lower.Contains("turn camera off") || lower.Contains("kamera ausschalten") ||
+                             lower.Contains("desactivar cámara") || lower.Contains("désactiver la caméra") ||
+                             lower.Contains("desativar câmera"))
+                        camOff = false;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return new CallStateSnapshot(inCall, muted, camOff);
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// True if Teams is currently in an active call. The Leave / Hang-up
     /// button only exists in the automation tree when a call is in progress,
diff --git a/src/TeamsISO.App/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs b/src/TeamsISO.App/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
index 5b7b3bc..223c2d5 100644
--- a/src/TeamsISO.App/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/TeamsISO.App/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
@@ -265,6 +265,22 @@ public sealed class MainViewModel : ObservableObject, IDisposable
     /// <summary>True when <see cref="TeamsMeetingState"/> is non-empty. Used to gate visibility of the IN-CALL bar status pill via the existing BoolToVis converter.</summary>
     public bool HasTeamsState => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(_teamsMeetingState);
 
+    /// <summary>True when the local user's mic is muted in the active Teams call.</summary>
+    public bool IsLocalMuted
+    {
+        get => _isLocalMuted;
+        private set => SetField(ref _isLocalMuted, value);
+    }
+    private bool _isLocalMuted;
+
+    /// <summary>True when the local user's camera is off in the active Teams call.</summary>
+    public bool IsLocalCameraOff
+    {
+        get => _isLocalCameraOff;
+        private set => SetField(ref _isLocalCameraOff, value);
+    }
+    private bool _isLocalCameraOff;
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Elapsed time since the first ISO went live, formatted "HH:mm:ss". Empty
     /// when nothing's running. Useful for operators tracking show length.
@@ -689,7 +705,11 @@ public sealed class MainViewModel : ObservableObject, IDisposable
                 {
                     try
                     {
-                        var inCall = TeamsControlBridge.IsInCall();
+                        // Single UIA traversal returns all three signals — in-call,
+                        // muted, camera-off — so we don't pay for three walks of
+                        // the same descendant tree at 1Hz.
+                        var snap = TeamsControlBridge.DetectCallState();
+                        var inCall = snap.IsInCall;
                         var title = inCall ? ExtractMeetingTitle(TeamsLauncher.GetActiveWindowTitle()) : null;
                         _dispatcher.InvokeAsync(() =>
                         {
@@ -698,6 +718,9 @@ public sealed class MainViewModel : ObservableObject, IDisposable
                             TeamsMeetingState = inCall
                                 ? (string.IsNullOrEmpty(title) ? "IN CALL" : $"IN CALL · {title}")
                                 : "READY";
+                            // Mute / camera state — only meaningful in-call.
+                            IsLocalMuted = inCall && (snap.IsMuted ?? false);
+                            IsLocalCameraOff = inCall && (snap.IsCameraOff ?? false);
 
                             // Auto-record on meeting transitions. False→True
                             // turns recording on; True→False turns it off.