diff --git a/.changeset/three-actors-travel.md b/.changeset/three-actors-travel.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..758622e50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/three-actors-travel.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"client-sdk-android": patch
+---
+
+Fix not detecting server supported video codecs correctly
diff --git a/livekit-android-sdk/src/main/java/io/livekit/android/room/participant/LocalParticipant.kt b/livekit-android-sdk/src/main/java/io/livekit/android/room/participant/LocalParticipant.kt
index 687e5ea4d..a03cdaa8b 100644
--- a/livekit-android-sdk/src/main/java/io/livekit/android/room/participant/LocalParticipant.kt
+++ b/livekit-android-sdk/src/main/java/io/livekit/android/room/participant/LocalParticipant.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2023-2025 LiveKit, Inc.
+ * Copyright 2023-2026 LiveKit, Inc.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ internal constructor(
 
         synchronized(enabledPublishVideoCodecs) {
             if (enabledPublishVideoCodecs.isNotEmpty()) {
-                if (enabledPublishVideoCodecs.none { allowedCodec -> allowedCodec.mime.mimeTypeToVideoCodec() == options.videoCodec }) {
+                if (enabledPublishVideoCodecs.none { allowedCodec -> allowedCodec.mime.mimeTypeToVideoCodec().equals(options.videoCodec, ignoreCase = true) }) {
                     val oldCodec = options.videoCodec
                     val newCodec = enabledPublishVideoCodecs
                         .firstOrNull { it.mime.mimeTypeToVideoCodec() != null }