diff --git a/example/lib/widgets/controls.dart b/example/lib/widgets/controls.dart
index e973563..3026b06 100644
--- a/example/lib/widgets/controls.dart
+++ b/example/lib/widgets/controls.dart
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class _ControlsWidgetState extends State<ControlsWidget> {
     if (result == true) await participant.unpublishAllTracks();
   }
 
-  void _muteAudio() async {
+  void _disableAudio() async {
     await participant.setMicrophoneEnabled(false);
     // The following code is an example how to mute a track
     // if (participant.hasAudio) {
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class _ControlsWidgetState extends State<ControlsWidget> {
     // }
   }
 
-  Future<void> _unmuteAudio() async {
+  Future<void> _enableAudio() async {
     await participant.setMicrophoneEnabled(true);
     // The following code is an example how to unmute / publish a audio track
     // if (participant.hasAudio) {
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class _ControlsWidgetState extends State<ControlsWidget> {
     // }
   }
 
-  void _muteVideo() async {
+  void _disableVideo() async {
     await participant.setCameraEnabled(false);
     // The following code is an example how to mute a video track
     // if (participant.hasVideo) {
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class _ControlsWidgetState extends State<ControlsWidget> {
     // }
   }
 
-  void _unmuteVideo() async {
+  void _enableVideo() async {
     await participant.setCameraEnabled(true);
     // The following code is an example how to unmute / publish a video track
     // if (participant.hasVideo) {
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class _ControlsWidgetState extends State<ControlsWidget> {
     }
   }
 
-  void _shareScreen() async {
+  void _enableScreenShare() async {
     final lp = widget.room.localParticipant;
 
     for (final track in lp.videoTracks) {
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ class _ControlsWidgetState extends State<ControlsWidget> {
     }
   }
 
-  void _unshareScreen() async {
+  void _disableScreenShare() async {
     final lp = widget.room.localParticipant;
 
     try {
@@ -175,16 +175,6 @@ class _ControlsWidgetState extends State<ControlsWidget> {
 
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
-    // mute audio
-    final canMute = participant.hasAudio && !participant.isMuted;
-
-    final videoPub =
-        participant.getTrackPublicationBySource(TrackSource.camera);
-    final videoEnabled = videoPub != null && !videoPub.muted;
-    final screenSharePub =
-        participant.getTrackPublicationBySource(TrackSource.screenShareVideo);
-    final screenShareEnabled = screenSharePub != null && !screenSharePub.muted;
-
     return Padding(
       padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(
         vertical: 15,
@@ -200,27 +190,27 @@ class _ControlsWidgetState extends State<ControlsWidget> {
             icon: const Icon(EvaIcons.closeCircleOutline),
             tooltip: 'Unpublish all',
           ),
-          if (canMute)
+          if (participant.isMicrophoneEnabled())
             IconButton(
-              onPressed: _muteAudio,
+              onPressed: _disableAudio,
               icon: const Icon(EvaIcons.mic),
               tooltip: 'mute audio',
             )
           else
             IconButton(
-              onPressed: _unmuteAudio,
+              onPressed: _enableAudio,
               icon: const Icon(EvaIcons.micOff),
               tooltip: 'un-mute audio',
             ),
-          if (videoEnabled)
+          if (participant.isCameraEnabled())
             IconButton(
-              onPressed: _muteVideo,
+              onPressed: _disableVideo,
               icon: const Icon(EvaIcons.video),
               tooltip: 'mute video',
             )
           else
             IconButton(
-              onPressed: _unmuteVideo,
+              onPressed: _enableVideo,
               icon: const Icon(EvaIcons.videoOff),
               tooltip: 'un-mute video',
             ),
@@ -231,16 +221,16 @@ class _ControlsWidgetState extends State<ControlsWidget> {
             onPressed: () => _toggleCamera(),
             tooltip: 'toggle camera',
           ),
-          if (screenShareEnabled)
+          if (participant.isScreenShareEnabled())
             IconButton(
               icon: const Icon(EvaIcons.monitorOutline),
-              onPressed: () => _unshareScreen(),
+              onPressed: () => _disableScreenShare(),
               tooltip: 'unshare screen (experimental)',
             )
           else
             IconButton(
               icon: const Icon(EvaIcons.monitor),
-              onPressed: () => _shareScreen(),
+              onPressed: () => _enableScreenShare(),
               tooltip: 'share screen (experimental)',
             ),
           IconButton(
diff --git a/example/pubspec.lock b/example/pubspec.lock
index afc2925..378e630 100644
--- a/example/pubspec.lock
+++ b/example/pubspec.lock
@@ -232,28 +232,28 @@ packages:
       name: path_provider_android
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
-    version: "2.0.6"
+    version: "2.0.7"
   path_provider_ios:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: path_provider_ios
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
-    version: "2.0.6"
+    version: "2.0.7"
   path_provider_linux:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: path_provider_linux
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
-    version: "2.1.1"
+    version: "2.1.2"
   path_provider_macos:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: path_provider_macos
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
-    version: "2.0.2"
+    version: "2.0.3"
   path_provider_platform_interface:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
diff --git a/lib/src/internal/events.dart b/lib/src/internal/events.dart
index 7e6b9c6..49309a4 100644
--- a/lib/src/internal/events.dart
+++ b/lib/src/internal/events.dart
@@ -61,3 +61,13 @@ class TrackVisibilityUpdatedEvent with TrackEvent, InternalEvent {
     required this.info,
   });
 }
+
+@internal
+class TrackMuteUpdatedEvent with TrackEvent, InternalEvent {
+  final Track track;
+  final bool muted;
+  const TrackMuteUpdatedEvent({
+    required this.track,
+    required this.muted,
+  });
+}
diff --git a/lib/src/participant/local_participant.dart b/lib/src/participant/local_participant.dart
index d78a9b2..8669eb5 100644
--- a/lib/src/participant/local_participant.dart
+++ b/lib/src/participant/local_participant.dart
@@ -247,15 +247,16 @@ extension LocalParticipantTrackSourceExt on LocalParticipant {
   }
 
   Future<void> setSourceEnabled(TrackSource source, bool enabled) async {
-    final pub = getTrackPublicationBySource(source);
+    logger.fine('setSourceEnabled(source: $source, enabled: $enabled)');
+    final pub = getTrackPublicationBySource(source) as LocalTrackPublication?;
     if (pub != null) {
       if (enabled) {
-        pub.muted = false;
+        await pub.unmute();
       } else {
         if (source == TrackSource.screenShareVideo) {
           await unpublishTrack(pub.sid);
         } else {
-          pub.muted = true;
+          await pub.mute();
         }
       }
     } else if (enabled) {
diff --git a/lib/src/participant/participant.dart b/lib/src/participant/participant.dart
index 132588f..2276bf9 100644
--- a/lib/src/participant/participant.dart
+++ b/lib/src/participant/participant.dart
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import 'package:collection/collection.dart';
-import 'package:livekit_client/src/track/track.dart';
 import 'package:meta/meta.dart';
 
 import '../events.dart';
@@ -8,6 +7,7 @@ import '../logger.dart';
 import '../managers/event.dart';
 import '../proto/livekit_models.pb.dart' as lk_models;
 import '../support/disposable.dart';
+import '../track/track.dart';
 import '../track/track_publication.dart';
 import '../types.dart';
 import 'remote_participant.dart';
@@ -199,6 +199,11 @@ extension ParticipantTrackSourceExt on Participant {
         true);
   }
 
+  bool isScreenShareEnabled() {
+    return !(getTrackPublicationBySource(TrackSource.screenShareVideo)?.muted ??
+        true);
+  }
+
   /// Find a track publication by its [TrackSource]
   TrackPublication? getTrackPublicationBySource(TrackSource source) {
     if (source == TrackSource.unknown) return null;
diff --git a/lib/src/participant/remote_participant.dart b/lib/src/participant/remote_participant.dart
index 2397697..244f796 100644
--- a/lib/src/participant/remote_participant.dart
+++ b/lib/src/participant/remote_participant.dart
@@ -98,8 +98,7 @@ class RemoteParticipant extends Participant {
     }
 
     await track.start();
-
-    pub.track = track;
+    await pub.updateTrack(track);
     addTrackPublication(pub);
 
     [events, roomEvents].emit(TrackSubscribedEvent(
diff --git a/lib/src/room.dart b/lib/src/room.dart
index 3c5a6f1..2bb2187 100644
--- a/lib/src/room.dart
+++ b/lib/src/room.dart
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import 'proto/livekit_models.pb.dart' as lk_models;
 import 'proto/livekit_rtc.pb.dart' as lk_rtc;
 import 'rtc_engine.dart';
 import 'support/disposable.dart';
+import 'track/local_track_publication.dart';
 import 'track/track.dart';
 import 'types.dart';
 
@@ -178,8 +179,13 @@ class Room extends DisposableChangeNotifier with EventsEmittable<RoomEvent> {
         (event) => _onSignalConnectionQualityUpdateEvent(event.updates))
     ..on<EngineDataPacketReceivedEvent>(_onDataMessageEvent)
     ..on<EngineRemoteMuteChangedEvent>((event) async {
-      final track = localParticipant.trackPublications[event.sid];
-      track?.muted = event.muted;
+      final publication = localParticipant.trackPublications[event.sid]
+          as LocalTrackPublication?;
+      if (event.muted) {
+        await publication?.mute();
+      } else {
+        await publication?.unmute();
+      }
     })
     ..on<EngineTrackAddedEvent>((event) async {
       final idParts = event.stream.id.split('|');
diff --git a/lib/src/track/local_audio_track.dart b/lib/src/track/local_audio_track.dart
index e9fc258..d4d3c2c 100644
--- a/lib/src/track/local_audio_track.dart
+++ b/lib/src/track/local_audio_track.dart
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@ import '../exceptions.dart';
 import '../logger.dart';
 import '../types.dart';
 import 'audio_track.dart';
+import 'local_track.dart';
 import 'options.dart';
 
-class LocalAudioTrack extends AudioTrack {
+class LocalAudioTrack extends AudioTrack with LocalTrack {
   // private constructor
   LocalAudioTrack._(
     TrackSource source,
diff --git a/lib/src/track/local_track.dart b/lib/src/track/local_track.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..48a71a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/src/track/local_track.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import '../internal/events.dart';
+import '../logger.dart';
+import 'track.dart';
+
+mixin LocalTrack on Track {
+  // only local tracks can set muted
+  Future<void> mute() async {
+    logger.fine('LocalTrack.mute() muted: $muted');
+    if (muted) return;
+    await disable();
+    updateMuted(true);
+    events.emit(TrackMuteUpdatedEvent(track: this, muted: muted));
+  }
+
+  Future<void> unmute() async {
+    logger.fine('LocalTrack.unmute() muted: $muted');
+    if (!muted) return;
+    await enable();
+    updateMuted(false);
+    events.emit(TrackMuteUpdatedEvent(track: this, muted: muted));
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/src/track/local_track_publication.dart b/lib/src/track/local_track_publication.dart
index 3f5bbfe..bdc0b0a 100644
--- a/lib/src/track/local_track_publication.dart
+++ b/lib/src/track/local_track_publication.dart
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import '../events.dart';
 import '../extensions.dart';
-import '../logger.dart';
+import '../internal/events.dart';
 import '../participant/local_participant.dart';
 import '../proto/livekit_models.pb.dart' as lk_models;
+import 'local_track.dart';
 import 'track.dart';
 import 'track_publication.dart';
 
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ class LocalTrackPublication extends TrackPublication {
     Track track,
     this._participant,
   ) : super.fromInfo(info) {
-    this.track = track;
+    updateTrack(track);
     // register dispose func
     onDispose(() async {
       // this object is responsible for disposing track
@@ -22,28 +23,42 @@ class LocalTrackPublication extends TrackPublication {
     });
   }
 
-  /// Mute or unmute the current track. When muted, track will stop sending data
   @override
-  set muted(bool val) {
-    if (val == muted) return;
-    logger.finer('setMute: ${val}');
+  Future<bool> updateTrack(Track? newValue) async {
+    final didUpdate = await super.updateTrack(newValue);
 
-    super.muted = val;
-    track?.mediaStreamTrack.enabled = !val;
-    _participant.engine.signalClient.sendMuteTrack(sid, val);
-
-    if (val) {
-      // Track muted
-      [_participant.events, _participant.roomEvents].emit(TrackMutedEvent(
-        participant: _participant,
-        track: this,
-      ));
-    } else {
-      // Track un-muted
-      [_participant.events, _participant.roomEvents].emit(TrackUnmutedEvent(
-        participant: _participant,
-        track: this,
-      ));
+    if (newValue != null) {
+      // attach listener to track
+      final listener = newValue.createListener()
+        // listen for track muted events
+        ..on<TrackMuteUpdatedEvent>((event) {
+          // send signal to server
+          _participant.engine.signalClient.sendMuteTrack(sid, event.muted);
+          // emit events
+          final newEvent = event.muted
+              ? TrackMutedEvent(participant: _participant, track: this)
+              : TrackUnmutedEvent(participant: _participant, track: this);
+          [_participant.events, _participant.roomEvents].emit(newEvent);
+        });
+      // dispose listener when the track is disposed
+      newValue.onDispose(() => listener.dispose());
     }
+
+    return didUpdate;
+  }
+
+  @override
+  bool get muted => track?.muted ?? super.muted;
+
+  Future<void> mute() async {
+    if (track is! LocalTrack) return;
+    // Mute the track associated with this publication
+    return (track as LocalTrack).mute();
+  }
+
+  Future<void> unmute() async {
+    if (track is! LocalTrack) return;
+    // Unmute the track associated with this publication
+    return (track as LocalTrack).unmute();
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/src/track/local_video_track.dart b/lib/src/track/local_video_track.dart
index 89fcba8..89f5ef8 100644
--- a/lib/src/track/local_video_track.dart
+++ b/lib/src/track/local_video_track.dart
@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@ import 'package:flutter_webrtc/flutter_webrtc.dart' as rtc;
 import '../exceptions.dart';
 import '../logger.dart';
 import '../types.dart';
+import 'local_track.dart';
 import 'options.dart';
 import 'track.dart';
 import 'video_track.dart';
 
 /// A video track from the local device. Use static methods in this class to create
 /// video tracks.
-class LocalVideoTrack extends VideoTrack {
+class LocalVideoTrack extends VideoTrack with LocalTrack {
   //
   // Options used for this track
   //
diff --git a/lib/src/track/remote_track_publication.dart b/lib/src/track/remote_track_publication.dart
index 7b725b0..c8804f6 100644
--- a/lib/src/track/remote_track_publication.dart
+++ b/lib/src/track/remote_track_publication.dart
@@ -60,7 +60,15 @@ class RemoteTrackPublication extends TrackPublication {
       wait: const Duration(seconds: 2),
     );
 
-    this.track = track;
+    updateTrack(track);
+  }
+
+  @internal
+  @override
+  void updateFromInfo(lk_models.TrackInfo info) {
+    super.updateFromInfo(info);
+    updateMuted(info.muted);
+    track?.updateMuted(info.muted);
   }
 
   // called any time visibility info updates
@@ -133,33 +141,33 @@ class RemoteTrackPublication extends TrackPublication {
     _participant.engine.signalClient.sendUpdateTrackSettings(settings);
   }
 
+  @internal
   @override
-  set track(Track? newValue) {
-    if (super.track != newValue) {
-      logger.fine('setTrack ${newValue} $sid ${objectId}');
-      // dispose previous track (if exists)
-      super.track?.dispose();
-      super.track = newValue;
+  Future<bool> updateTrack(Track? newValue) async {
+    final didUpdate = await super.updateTrack(track);
 
-      // Only listen for visibility updates if video optimization is on
-      // and the attached track is a video track
-      if (_participant.engine.connectOptions.optimizeVideo &&
-          newValue != null &&
-          newValue.kind == lk_models.TrackType.VIDEO) {
-        //
-        // Attach visibility event listener (if video track)
-        //
-        final listener = newValue.createListener();
-        listener.on<TrackVisibilityUpdatedEvent>(
-            _onVideoRendererVisibilityUpdateEvent);
-        newValue.onDispose(() async {
-          await listener.dispose();
-          // consider all views are disposed when track is null
-          _visibilities.clear();
-          if (!isDisposed) _visibilityDidUpdate?.call(null);
-        });
-      }
+    // Only listen for visibility updates if video optimization is on
+    // and the attached track is a video track
+    if (didUpdate &&
+        newValue != null &&
+        _participant.engine.connectOptions.optimizeVideo &&
+        newValue.kind == lk_models.TrackType.VIDEO) {
+      //
+      // Attach visibility event listener (if video track)
+      //
+      final listener = newValue.createListener();
+      listener.on<TrackVisibilityUpdatedEvent>(
+          _onVideoRendererVisibilityUpdateEvent);
+      //
+      newValue.onDispose(() async {
+        await listener.dispose();
+        // consider all views are disposed when track is null
+        _visibilities.clear();
+        if (!isDisposed) _visibilityDidUpdate?.call(null);
+      });
     }
+
+    return didUpdate;
   }
 
   set videoQuality(lk_rtc.VideoQuality val) {
@@ -190,34 +198,7 @@ class RemoteTrackPublication extends TrackPublication {
         publication: this,
       ));
       // Simply set to null for now
-      track = null;
-    }
-  }
-
-  /// for internal use
-  /// {@nodoc}
-  @override
-  @internal
-  set muted(bool val) {
-    if (val == muted) {
-      return;
-    }
-    super.muted = val;
-    if (val) {
-      // Track muted
-      [_participant.events, _participant.roomEvents].emit(TrackMutedEvent(
-        participant: _participant,
-        track: this,
-      ));
-    } else {
-      // Track un-muted
-      [_participant.events, _participant.roomEvents].emit(TrackUnmutedEvent(
-        participant: _participant,
-        track: this,
-      ));
-    }
-    if (subscribed) {
-      track?.mediaStreamTrack.enabled = !val;
+      updateTrack(null);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/src/track/track.dart b/lib/src/track/track.dart
index 51dc33e..2475d7f 100644
--- a/lib/src/track/track.dart
+++ b/lib/src/track/track.dart
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ abstract class Track extends DisposableChangeNotifier
   bool _active = false;
   bool get isActive => _active;
 
+  bool _muted = false;
+  bool get muted => _muted;
+
   Track(
     this.kind,
     this.source,
@@ -52,9 +55,6 @@ abstract class Track extends DisposableChangeNotifier
     });
   }
 
-  bool get muted =>
-      mediaStreamTrack.muted == null ? false : mediaStreamTrack.muted!;
-
   rtc.RTCRtpMediaType get mediaType {
     switch (kind) {
       case lk_models.TrackType.AUDIO:
@@ -125,4 +125,7 @@ abstract class Track extends DisposableChangeNotifier
           '[$objectId] set rtc.mediaStreamTrack.enabled did throw ${_}');
     }
   }
+
+  @internal
+  void updateMuted(bool muted) => _muted = muted;
 }
diff --git a/lib/src/track/track_publication.dart b/lib/src/track/track_publication.dart
index bbf2b4a..a5945ee 100644
--- a/lib/src/track/track_publication.dart
+++ b/lib/src/track/track_publication.dart
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-import '../support/disposable.dart';
-import '../proto/livekit_models.pb.dart' as lk_models;
-import '../types.dart';
+import 'package:meta/meta.dart';
+
 import '../extensions.dart';
+import '../proto/livekit_models.pb.dart' as lk_models;
+import '../support/disposable.dart';
+import '../types.dart';
 import 'track.dart';
 
 /// Represents a track that's published to the server. This class contains
@@ -16,12 +18,17 @@ abstract class TrackPublication extends Disposable {
   final lk_models.TrackType kind;
   final TrackSource source;
 
-  Track? track;
-  bool muted = false;
+  Track? _track;
+  Track? get track => _track;
+
+  // metadata-muted
+  bool _muted = false;
+  bool get muted => _muted;
+
   bool simulcasted = false;
   TrackDimension? dimension;
 
-  bool get subscribed => track != null;
+  bool get subscribed => _track != null;
 
   TrackPublication.fromInfo(lk_models.TrackInfo info)
       : sid = info.sid,
@@ -36,7 +43,6 @@ abstract class TrackPublication extends Disposable {
       kind == lk_models.TrackType.VIDEO && name == Track.screenShareName;
 
   void updateFromInfo(lk_models.TrackInfo info) {
-    muted = info.muted;
     simulcasted = info.simulcast;
     if (info.type == lk_models.TrackType.VIDEO) {
       dimension = TrackDimension(info.width, info.height);
@@ -51,4 +57,19 @@ abstract class TrackPublication extends Disposable {
   @override
   bool operator ==(Object other) =>
       other is TrackPublication && sid == other.sid;
+
+  @internal
+  void updateMuted(bool muted) => _muted = muted;
+
+  // Update track to new value, dispose previous if exists.
+  // Returns true if value has changed.
+  // Intended for internal use only.
+  @internal
+  Future<bool> updateTrack(Track? newValue) async {
+    if (_track == newValue) return false;
+    // dispose previous track (if exists)
+    await _track?.dispose();
+    _track = newValue;
+    return true;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/pubspec.lock b/pubspec.lock
index da97412..baf7fdd 100644
--- a/pubspec.lock
+++ b/pubspec.lock
@@ -169,21 +169,35 @@ packages:
       name: path_provider
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
-    version: "2.0.5"
+    version: "2.0.7"
+  path_provider_android:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: path_provider_android
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "2.0.7"
+  path_provider_ios:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: path_provider_ios
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "2.0.7"
   path_provider_linux:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: path_provider_linux
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
-    version: "2.1.0"
+    version: "2.1.2"
   path_provider_macos:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: path_provider_macos
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
-    version: "2.0.2"
+    version: "2.0.3"
   path_provider_platform_interface:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -197,7 +211,7 @@ packages:
       name: path_provider_windows
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
-    version: "2.0.3"
+    version: "2.0.4"
   platform:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -218,7 +232,7 @@ packages:
       name: process
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
-    version: "4.2.3"
+    version: "4.2.4"
   protobuf:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
@@ -314,7 +328,7 @@ packages:
       name: win32
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
-    version: "2.2.9"
+    version: "2.3.0"
   xdg_directories:
     dependency: transitive
     description: