diff --git a/stream-video-android-ui-core/api/stream-video-android-ui-core.api b/stream-video-android-ui-core/api/stream-video-android-ui-core.api
index 985648e4da..60d3510e8e 100644
--- a/stream-video-android-ui-core/api/stream-video-android-ui-core.api
+++ b/stream-video-android-ui-core/api/stream-video-android-ui-core.api
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ public abstract class io/getstream/video/android/ui/common/StreamCallActivity :
 	public fun onResume (Lio/getstream/video/android/core/Call;)V
 	public final fun onStop ()V
 	public fun onStop (Lio/getstream/video/android/core/Call;)V
+	public final fun onUserLeaveHint ()V
+	public fun onUserLeaveHint (Lio/getstream/video/android/core/Call;)V
 	public fun reject (Lio/getstream/video/android/core/Call;Lio/getstream/video/android/core/model/RejectReason;Lkotlin/jvm/functions/Function2;Lkotlin/jvm/functions/Function2;)V
 	public static synthetic fun reject$default (Lio/getstream/video/android/ui/common/StreamCallActivity;Lio/getstream/video/android/core/Call;Lio/getstream/video/android/core/model/RejectReason;Lkotlin/jvm/functions/Function2;Lkotlin/jvm/functions/Function2;ILjava/lang/Object;)V
 }
diff --git a/stream-video-android-ui-core/src/main/kotlin/io/getstream/video/android/ui/common/StreamCallActivity.kt b/stream-video-android-ui-core/src/main/kotlin/io/getstream/video/android/ui/common/StreamCallActivity.kt
index 4fb1084682..01fe5a0135 100644
--- a/stream-video-android-ui-core/src/main/kotlin/io/getstream/video/android/ui/common/StreamCallActivity.kt
+++ b/stream-video-android-ui-core/src/main/kotlin/io/getstream/video/android/ui/common/StreamCallActivity.kt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import android.app.PictureInPictureParams
 import android.content.Context
 import android.content.Intent
 import android.content.pm.ActivityInfo
+import android.content.pm.PackageManager
 import android.os.Build
 import android.os.Bundle
 import android.os.PersistableBundle
@@ -231,6 +232,13 @@ public abstract class StreamCallActivity : ComponentActivity() {
         }
     }
 
+    public final override fun onUserLeaveHint() {
+        withCachedCall {
+            onUserLeaveHint(it)
+            super.onUserLeaveHint()
+        }
+    }
+
     public final override fun onPause() {
         withCachedCall {
             onPause(it)
@@ -352,20 +360,36 @@ public abstract class StreamCallActivity : ComponentActivity() {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Called when the activity is paused. Makes sure the call object is available.
+     * Called when the activity is about to go into the background as the result of user choice. Makes sure the call object is available.
      *
      * @param call the call
      */
-    public open fun onPause(call: Call) {
+    public open fun onUserLeaveHint(call: Call) {
         window.clearFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_KEEP_SCREEN_ON)
         // Default PiP behavior
-        if (isConnected(call) &&
+        if (packageManager.hasSystemFeature(PackageManager.FEATURE_PICTURE_IN_PICTURE) &&
+            isConnected(call) &&
             !isChangingConfigurations &&
             isVideoCall(call) &&
             !isInPictureInPictureMode
         ) {
-            enterPictureInPicture()
+            try {
+                enterPictureInPicture()
+            } catch (e: Exception) {
+                logger.e(e) { "[onUserLeaveHint] Something went wrong when entering PiP." }
+            }
         }
+
+        logger.d { "DefaultCallActivity - Leave Hinted (call -> $call)" }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Called when the activity is paused. Makes sure the call object is available.
+     *
+     * @param call the call
+     */
+    public open fun onPause(call: Call) {
+        window.clearFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_KEEP_SCREEN_ON)
         logger.d { "DefaultCallActivity - Paused (call -> $call)" }
     }