diff --git a/internal/engine/jitsi/jitsi.go b/internal/engine/jitsi/jitsi.go
index 8195120..19b5728 100644
--- a/internal/engine/jitsi/jitsi.go
+++ b/internal/engine/jitsi/jitsi.go
@@ -550,10 +550,7 @@ func (s *Session) negotiatePC(ctx context.Context, jSess *j.Session, sctpBridge
 		}
 	})
 	pc.OnConnectionStateChange(func(state webrtc.PeerConnectionState) {
-		logger.Debugf("jitsi pc state: %s", state.String())
-		if state == webrtc.PeerConnectionStateFailed && !s.closed.Load() && s.onEnded != nil {
-			s.onEnded("jitsi peer connection failed")
-		}
+		s.handlePeerConnectionState(state)
 	})
 
 	neg := jSess.Negotiator()
@@ -1818,6 +1815,13 @@ func (s *Session) signalEnded(reason string) {
 	}
 }
 
+func (s *Session) handlePeerConnectionState(state webrtc.PeerConnectionState) {
+	logger.Debugf("jitsi pc state: %s", state.String())
+	if state == webrtc.PeerConnectionStateFailed && !s.closed.Load() {
+		s.requestReconnect("jitsi peer connection failed")
+	}
+}
+
 // normaliseHost strips an optional scheme and trailing slashes off a Jitsi
 // host string. The j library expects a bare host; auth providers might pass
 // a full URL through verbatim.
diff --git a/internal/engine/jitsi/keepalive_test.go b/internal/engine/jitsi/keepalive_test.go
index c3155b2..bdbb020 100644
--- a/internal/engine/jitsi/keepalive_test.go
+++ b/internal/engine/jitsi/keepalive_test.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/openlibrecommunity/olcrtc/internal/engine"
+	"github.com/pion/webrtc/v4"
 )
 
 func newSilentSession(t *testing.T) *Session {
@@ -304,6 +305,23 @@ func TestRequestReconnectIdempotent(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestPeerConnectionFailureRequestsReconnect(t *testing.T) {
+	js := newSilentSession(t)
+	js.SetShouldReconnect(func() bool { return true })
+
+	var endedReason string
+	js.SetEndedCallback(func(reason string) { endedReason = reason })
+
+	js.handlePeerConnectionState(webrtc.PeerConnectionStateFailed)
+
+	if endedReason != "" {
+		t.Fatalf("peer failure ended session: %q", endedReason)
+	}
+	if !reconnectQueued(js) {
+		t.Fatal("peer failure did not enqueue reconnect")
+	}
+}
+
 func drainReconnectChNonBlocking(s *Session) {
 	for {
 		select {