diff --git a/stream-video-android-compose/src/main/kotlin/io/getstream/video/android/compose/ui/components/call/activecall/CallContent.kt b/stream-video-android-compose/src/main/kotlin/io/getstream/video/android/compose/ui/components/call/activecall/CallContent.kt
index e27bc2d099..627d04c682 100644
--- a/stream-video-android-compose/src/main/kotlin/io/getstream/video/android/compose/ui/components/call/activecall/CallContent.kt
+++ b/stream-video-android-compose/src/main/kotlin/io/getstream/video/android/compose/ui/components/call/activecall/CallContent.kt
@@ -135,7 +135,8 @@ public fun CallContent(
             call = call,
             modifier = Modifier
                 .fillMaxSize()
-                .weight(1f),
+                .weight(1f)
+                .padding(bottom = VideoTheme.dimens.participantsGridPadding),
             style = style,
             videoRenderer = videoRenderer,
         )
diff --git a/stream-video-android-compose/src/main/kotlin/io/getstream/video/android/compose/ui/components/video/VideoRenderer.kt b/stream-video-android-compose/src/main/kotlin/io/getstream/video/android/compose/ui/components/video/VideoRenderer.kt
index f813b6caf5..352ed6dae7 100644
--- a/stream-video-android-compose/src/main/kotlin/io/getstream/video/android/compose/ui/components/video/VideoRenderer.kt
+++ b/stream-video-android-compose/src/main/kotlin/io/getstream/video/android/compose/ui/components/video/VideoRenderer.kt
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ public fun VideoRenderer(
         return
     }
 
+    // Show avatar always behind the video.
+    videoFallbackContent.invoke(call)
+
     if (video?.enabled == true) {
         val mediaTrack = video.track
         val sessionId = video.sessionId
@@ -132,13 +135,7 @@ public fun VideoRenderer(
                     modifier = modifier.testTag("video_renderer"),
                 )
             }
-        } else {
-            // fallback when the video is available but the track didn't load yet
-            videoFallbackContent.invoke(call)
         }
-    } else {
-        // fallback when no video is available. video.enabled is false
-        videoFallbackContent.invoke(call)
     }
 }