diff --git a/web/src/components/config-form/sectionExtras/CameraReviewStatusToggles.tsx b/web/src/components/config-form/sectionExtras/CameraReviewStatusToggles.tsx
index f09cc5406..c5eb83489 100644
--- a/web/src/components/config-form/sectionExtras/CameraReviewStatusToggles.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/config-form/sectionExtras/CameraReviewStatusToggles.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useMemo } from "react";
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef } from "react";
 import useSWR from "swr";
 import { Trans } from "react-i18next";
 import Heading from "@/components/ui/heading";
@@ -37,6 +37,34 @@ export default function CameraReviewStatusToggles({
   const { payload: revDescState, send: sendRevDesc } =
     useReviewDescriptionState(cameraId);
 
+  // Sync WS runtime state when genai transitions from disabled to enabled in config
+  const prevObjGenaiEnabled = useRef(
+    cameraConfig?.objects?.genai?.enabled_in_config,
+  );
+  const prevRevGenaiEnabled = useRef(
+    cameraConfig?.review?.genai?.enabled_in_config,
+  );
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const wasEnabled = prevObjGenaiEnabled.current;
+    const isEnabled = cameraConfig?.objects?.genai?.enabled_in_config;
+    prevObjGenaiEnabled.current = isEnabled;
+
+    if (!wasEnabled && isEnabled) {
+      sendObjDesc("ON");
+    }
+  }, [cameraConfig?.objects?.genai?.enabled_in_config, sendObjDesc]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const wasEnabled = prevRevGenaiEnabled.current;
+    const isEnabled = cameraConfig?.review?.genai?.enabled_in_config;
+    prevRevGenaiEnabled.current = isEnabled;
+
+    if (!wasEnabled && isEnabled) {
+      sendRevDesc("ON");
+    }
+  }, [cameraConfig?.review?.genai?.enabled_in_config, sendRevDesc]);
+
   if (!selectedCamera || !cameraConfig) {
     return null;
   }