diff --git a/src/bot/orchestrator.ts b/src/bot/orchestrator.ts
index 1b3467c..26a645b 100644
--- a/src/bot/orchestrator.ts
+++ b/src/bot/orchestrator.ts
@@ -156,6 +156,9 @@ export class BotOrchestrator {
     // Dismiss any post-join permission modals (e.g. "Manage windows on all displays")
     await this._joinProcedure!.dismissBrowserPermissionModals();
 
+    // Verify camera is on in the meeting
+    await this._ensureCameraOnInMeeting();
+
     // Initialize audio playback
     await this._audioProcedure!.initialize();
 
@@ -311,6 +314,9 @@ export class BotOrchestrator {
     // Start keepalive to prevent idle disconnect
     this._startKeepAlive();
 
+    // Verify camera is on in the meeting
+    await this._ensureCameraOnInMeeting();
+
     // Initialize audio playback
     await this._audioProcedure!.initialize();
 
@@ -384,6 +390,83 @@ export class BotOrchestrator {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Verify camera is on after joining the meeting, and turn it on if not.
+   *
+   * In-meeting camera button (from Teams DOM):
+   *   <button id="video-button" data-state="call-video-off" aria-label="Turn camera on">
+   *   <button id="video-button" data-state="call-video-on"  aria-label="Turn camera off">
+   */
+  private async _ensureCameraOnInMeeting(): Promise<void> {
+    try {
+      // Wait a moment for meeting controls to render
+      await this._page!.waitForTimeout(2000);
+
+      // Find the in-meeting video button
+      let videoBtn = await this._page!.$('button#video-button');
+
+      if (!videoBtn) {
+        // Fallback selectors
+        const fallbacks = [
+          'button[data-inp="video-button"]',
+          'button[id="video-button"]',
+          'button[aria-label*="camera" i]',
+          'button[aria-label*="Camera" i]',
+          'button[aria-label*="Video" i]',
+        ];
+        for (const sel of fallbacks) {
+          videoBtn = await this._page!.$(sel);
+          if (videoBtn) {
+            this._logger.info(`In-meeting video button found via fallback: ${sel}`);
+            break;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (!videoBtn) {
+        this._logger.warn('In-meeting video button not found');
+        return;
+      }
+
+      // Read current state
+      const state = await videoBtn.evaluate((el) => ({
+        dataState: el.getAttribute('data-state') || '',
+        ariaLabel: el.getAttribute('aria-label') || '',
+        id: el.id,
+      }));
+
+      this._logger.info(
+        `In-meeting camera: data-state="${state.dataState}", ` +
+        `aria-label="${state.ariaLabel}", id="${state.id}"`,
+      );
+
+      // Camera is off if data-state is "call-video-off"
+      const isOff = state.dataState === 'call-video-off'
+        || state.ariaLabel.toLowerCase().includes('turn camera on')
+        || state.ariaLabel.toLowerCase().includes('kamera einschalten');
+
+      if (isOff) {
+        await videoBtn.click();
+        this._logger.info('In-meeting camera was OFF — clicked to turn ON');
+        await this._page!.waitForTimeout(2000);
+
+        // Verify
+        const afterState = await videoBtn.evaluate((el) => ({
+          dataState: el.getAttribute('data-state') || '',
+          ariaLabel: el.getAttribute('aria-label') || '',
+        }));
+        this._logger.info(
+          `In-meeting camera after toggle: data-state="${afterState.dataState}", ` +
+          `aria-label="${afterState.ariaLabel}"`,
+        );
+      } else {
+        this._logger.info('In-meeting camera already ON');
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      this._logger.warn(`Could not verify in-meeting camera: ${err}`);
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Start a keepalive timer that periodically moves the mouse and sends
    * a WebSocket ping. Prevents Teams from detecting the bot as idle