diff --git a/web/src/components/player/LivePlayer.tsx b/web/src/components/player/LivePlayer.tsx
index fdcea8afc..af1d47f9c 100644
--- a/web/src/components/player/LivePlayer.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/player/LivePlayer.tsx
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ export default function LivePlayer({
       </div>
 
       <div className="absolute right-2 top-2">
-        {!offline && activeMotion && (
+        {autoLive && !offline && activeMotion && (
           <MdCircle className="mr-2 size-2 animate-pulse text-danger shadow-danger drop-shadow-md" />
         )}
         {offline && (
diff --git a/web/src/views/live/LiveDashboardView.tsx b/web/src/views/live/LiveDashboardView.tsx
index 34d25660d..508f00fe9 100644
--- a/web/src/views/live/LiveDashboardView.tsx
+++ b/web/src/views/live/LiveDashboardView.tsx
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ export default function LiveDashboardView({
 
   // camera live views
 
-  const [autoLiveView] = usePersistence("autoLiveView");
+  const [autoLiveView] = usePersistence("autoLiveView", true);
   const [windowVisible, setWindowVisible] = useState(true);
   const visibilityListener = useCallback(() => {
     setWindowVisible(document.visibilityState == "visible");
@@ -263,6 +263,7 @@ export default function LiveDashboardView({
                 }
                 cameraConfig={camera}
                 preferredLiveMode={isSafari ? "webrtc" : "mse"}
+                autoLive={autoLiveView}
                 onClick={() => onSelectCamera(camera.name)}
               />
             );