diff --git a/addons/mail/models/mail_channel_rtc_session.py b/addons/mail/models/mail_channel_rtc_session.py
index 4756632dfef..e61277cc676 100644
--- a/addons/mail/models/mail_channel_rtc_session.py
+++ b/addons/mail/models/mail_channel_rtc_session.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class MailRtcSession(models.Model):
             vals.update({
                 'isCameraOn': self.is_camera_on,
                 'isDeaf': self.is_deaf,
-                'isMuted': self.is_muted,
+                'isSelfMuted': self.is_muted,
                 'isScreenSharingOn': self.is_screen_sharing_on,
             })
         if self.guest_id:
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/components/rtc_call_participant_card/rtc_call_participant_card.xml b/addons/mail/static/src/components/rtc_call_participant_card/rtc_call_participant_card.xml
index 1297c93a52e..7b2a91dd121 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/components/rtc_call_participant_card/rtc_call_participant_card.xml
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/components/rtc_call_participant_card/rtc_call_participant_card.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
                             </t>
                         </span>
                         <div class="o_RtcCallParticipantCard_overlayTop">
-                            <t t-if="callParticipantCard.rtcSession.isMuted">
+                            <t t-if="callParticipantCard.rtcSession.isSelfMuted">
                                 <span class="o_RtcCallParticipantCard_overlayTopElement" t-att-class="{'o-isMinimized': callParticipantCard.isMinimized }" title="muted" aria-label="muted">
                                     <i class="fa fa-microphone-slash"/>
                                 </span>
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/components/rtc_controller/rtc_controller.xml b/addons/mail/static/src/components/rtc_controller/rtc_controller.xml
index 40c1ddafd17..b0f8cdd2773 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/components/rtc_controller/rtc_controller.xml
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/components/rtc_controller/rtc_controller.xml
@@ -6,19 +6,19 @@
             <t t-if="rtcController and messaging">
                 <div class="o_RtcController_buttons">
                     <t t-if="rtcController.callViewer.threadView.thread.rtc and messaging.rtc.currentRtcSession">
-                        <t t-if="messaging.rtc.currentRtcSession.isMuted"><t t-set="microphoneTitle">Unmute</t></t>
+                        <t t-if="messaging.rtc.currentRtcSession.isSelfMuted"><t t-set="microphoneTitle">Unmute</t></t>
                         <t t-else=""><t t-set="microphoneTitle">Mute</t></t>
                         <button class="o_RtcController_button"
-                            t-att-class="{ 'o-isActive': !messaging.rtc.currentRtcSession.isMuted, 'o-isSmall': rtcController.isSmall }"
+                            t-att-class="{ 'o-isActive': !messaging.rtc.currentRtcSession.isSelfMuted, 'o-isSmall': rtcController.isSmall }"
                             t-att-aria-label="microphoneTitle"
                             t-att-title="microphoneTitle"
                             t-on-click="rtcController.onClickMicrophone">
                             <div class="o_RtcController_buttonIconWrapper" t-att-class="{ 'o-isSmall': rtcController.isSmall }">
                                 <i class="fa" t-att-class="{
                                     'fa-lg': !rtcController.isSmall,
-                                    'fa-microphone': !messaging.rtc.currentRtcSession.isMuted,
-                                    'fa-microphone-slash': messaging.rtc.currentRtcSession.isMuted,
-                                    'text-danger': messaging.rtc.currentRtcSession.isMuted,
+                                    'fa-microphone': !messaging.rtc.currentRtcSession.isSelfMuted,
+                                    'fa-microphone-slash': messaging.rtc.currentRtcSession.isSelfMuted,
+                                    'text-danger': messaging.rtc.currentRtcSession.isSelfMuted,
                                 }"/>
                             </div>
                         </button>
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/models/partner/partner.js b/addons/mail/static/src/models/partner/partner.js
index d370bd5fe9f..5036dbc9055 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/models/partner/partner.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/models/partner/partner.js
@@ -37,9 +37,6 @@ registerModel({
             if ('id' in data) {
                 data2.id = data.id;
             }
-            if ('is_muted' in data) {
-                data2.isMuted = data.is_muted;
-            }
             if ('im_status' in data) {
                 data2.im_status = data.im_status;
             }
@@ -442,9 +439,6 @@ registerModel({
         isOnline: attr({
             compute: '_computeIsOnline',
         }),
-        isMuted: attr({
-            default: false,
-        }),
         memberThreads: many2many('Thread', {
             inverse: 'members',
         }),
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/models/rtc/rtc.js b/addons/mail/static/src/models/rtc/rtc.js
index da5a448392d..4474e08f7f0 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/models/rtc/rtc.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/models/rtc/rtc.js
@@ -239,8 +239,8 @@ registerModel({
          *                 from the user
          */
         async toggleMicrophone({ requestAudioDevice = true } = {}) {
-            const shouldMute = this.currentRtcSession.isDeaf || !this.currentRtcSession.isMuted;
-            this.currentRtcSession.updateAndBroadcast({ isMuted: shouldMute || !this.audioTrack });
+            const shouldMute = this.currentRtcSession.isDeaf || !this.currentRtcSession.isSelfMuted;
+            this.currentRtcSession.updateAndBroadcast({ isSelfMuted: shouldMute || !this.audioTrack });
             if (!this.audioTrack && !shouldMute && requestAudioDevice) {
                 // if we don't have an audioTrack, we try to request it again
                 await this.updateLocalAudioTrack(true);
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ registerModel({
                         type: 'warning',
                     });
                     if (this.currentRtcSession) {
-                        this.currentRtcSession.updateAndBroadcast({ isMuted: true });
+                        this.currentRtcSession.updateAndBroadcast({ isSelfMuted: true });
                     }
                     return;
                 }
@@ -297,11 +297,11 @@ registerModel({
                 audioTrack.addEventListener('ended', async () => {
                     // this mostly happens when the user retracts microphone permission.
                     await this.async(() => this.updateLocalAudioTrack(false));
-                    this.currentRtcSession.updateAndBroadcast({ isMuted: true });
+                    this.currentRtcSession.updateAndBroadcast({ isSelfMuted: true });
                     await this.async(() => this._updateLocalAudioTrackEnabledState());
                 });
-                this.currentRtcSession.updateAndBroadcast({ isMuted: false });
-                audioTrack.enabled = !this.currentRtcSession.isMuted && this.currentRtcSession.isTalking;
+                this.currentRtcSession.updateAndBroadcast({ isSelfMuted: false });
+                audioTrack.enabled = !this.currentRtcSession.isSelfMuted && this.currentRtcSession.isTalking;
                 this.update({ audioTrack });
                 await this.async(() => this.updateVoiceActivation());
                 for (const [token, peerConnection] of Object.entries(this._peerConnections)) {
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ registerModel({
                         type: 'peerToPeer',
                         payload: {
                             type: 'audio',
-                            state: { isTalking: this.currentRtcSession.isTalking, isMuted: this.currentRtcSession.isMuted },
+                            state: { isTalking: this.currentRtcSession.isTalking, isSelfMuted: this.currentRtcSession.isSelfMuted },
                         },
                     });
                 } catch (e) {
@@ -604,13 +604,13 @@ registerModel({
          * @param {Object} param1.state
          */
         _handleTrackChange(rtcSession, { type, state }) {
-            const { isMuted, isTalking, isSendingVideo, isDeaf } = state;
+            const { isSelfMuted, isTalking, isSendingVideo, isDeaf } = state;
             if (type === 'audio') {
                 if (!rtcSession.audioStream) {
                     return;
                 }
                 rtcSession.update({
-                    isMuted,
+                    isSelfMuted,
                     isTalking,
                     isDeaf,
                 });
@@ -849,7 +849,7 @@ registerModel({
                 return;
             }
             this.currentRtcSession.update({ isTalking });
-            if (!this.currentRtcSession.isMuted) {
+            if (!this.currentRtcSession.isSelfMuted) {
                 await this._updateLocalAudioTrackEnabledState();
             }
         },
@@ -915,7 +915,7 @@ registerModel({
             if (track.kind === 'audio') {
                 rtcSession.setAudio({
                     audioStream: stream,
-                    isMuted: false,
+                    isSelfMuted: false,
                     isTalking: false,
                 });
             }
@@ -935,15 +935,15 @@ registerModel({
             if (!this.audioTrack) {
                 return;
             }
-            this.audioTrack.enabled = !this.currentRtcSession.isMuted && this.currentRtcSession.isTalking;
+            this.audioTrack.enabled = !this.currentRtcSession.isSelfMuted && this.currentRtcSession.isTalking;
             await this._notifyPeers(Object.keys(this._peerConnections), {
                 event: 'trackChange',
                 type: 'peerToPeer',
                 payload: {
                     type: 'audio',
                     state: {
-                        isTalking: this.currentRtcSession.isTalking && !this.currentRtcSession.isMuted,
-                        isMuted: this.currentRtcSession.isMuted,
+                        isTalking: this.currentRtcSession.isTalking && !this.currentRtcSession.isSelfMuted,
+                        isSelfMuted: this.currentRtcSession.isSelfMuted,
                         isDeaf: this.currentRtcSession.isDeaf,
                     },
                 },
@@ -1126,7 +1126,7 @@ registerModel({
             if (this._pushToTalkTimeoutId) {
                 browser.clearTimeout(this._pushToTalkTimeoutId);
             }
-            if (!this.currentRtcSession.isTalking && !this.currentRtcSession.isMuted) {
+            if (!this.currentRtcSession.isTalking && !this.currentRtcSession.isSelfMuted) {
                 this.messaging.soundEffects.pushToTalk.play({ volume: 0.3 });
             }
             this._setSoundBroadcast(true);
@@ -1145,7 +1145,7 @@ registerModel({
             if (!this.currentRtcSession.isTalking) {
                 return;
             }
-            if (!this.currentRtcSession.isMuted) {
+            if (!this.currentRtcSession.isSelfMuted) {
                 this.messaging.soundEffects.pushToTalk.play({ volume: 0.3 });
             }
             this._pushToTalkTimeoutId = browser.setTimeout(
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/models/rtc_call_participant_card/rtc_call_participant_card.js b/addons/mail/static/src/models/rtc_call_participant_card/rtc_call_participant_card.js
index 917cba15621..5eadc8f239c 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/models/rtc_call_participant_card/rtc_call_participant_card.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/models/rtc_call_participant_card/rtc_call_participant_card.js
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ registerModel({
          * @returns {boolean}
          */
         _computeIsTalking() {
-            return Boolean(this.rtcSession && this.rtcSession.isTalking && !this.rtcSession.isMuted);
+            return Boolean(this.rtcSession && this.rtcSession.isTalking && !this.rtcSession.isSelfMuted);
         },
         /**
          * @private
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/models/rtc_session/rtc_session.js b/addons/mail/static/src/models/rtc_session/rtc_session.js
index 8031750bd84..89b88351120 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/models/rtc_session/rtc_session.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/models/rtc_session/rtc_session.js
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ registerModel({
         /**
          * @param {Object} param0
          * @param {MediaStream} param0.audioStream
-         * @param {boolean} param0.isMuted
+         * @param {boolean} param0.isSelfMuted
          * @param {boolean} param0.isTalking
          */
-        async setAudio({ audioStream, isMuted, isTalking }) {
+        async setAudio({ audioStream, isSelfMuted, isTalking }) {
             const audioElement = this.audioElement || new window.Audio();
             try {
                 audioElement.srcObject = audioStream;
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ registerModel({
             this.update({
                 audioElement,
                 audioStream,
-                isMuted,
+                isSelfMuted,
                 isTalking,
             });
             try {
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ registerModel({
                                 values: {
                                     is_camera_on: this.isCameraOn,
                                     is_deaf: this.isDeaf,
-                                    is_muted: this.isMuted,
+                                    is_muted: this.isSelfMuted,
                                     is_screen_sharing_on: this.isScreenSharingOn,
                                 },
                             },
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ registerModel({
          * means that they cannot send sound regardless of the push to talk or
          * voice activation (isTalking) state.
          */
-        isMuted: attr({
+        isSelfMuted: attr({
             default: false,
         }),
         /**
diff --git a/addons/mail/tests/test_rtc.py b/addons/mail/tests/test_rtc.py
index 16a1df69fb8..70a2ed7dc6d 100644
--- a/addons/mail/tests/test_rtc.py
+++ b/addons/mail/tests/test_rtc.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class TestChannelInternals(MailCommon):
                             'id': channel_partner.rtc_session_ids.id + 1,
                             'isCameraOn': False,
                             'isDeaf': False,
-                            'isMuted': False,
+                            'isSelfMuted': False,
                             'isScreenSharingOn': False,
                             'partner': [('insert', {
                                 'id': self.user_employee.partner_id.id,
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class TestChannelInternals(MailCommon):
                     'id': channel_partner.rtc_session_ids.id,
                     'isCameraOn': False,
                     'isDeaf': False,
-                    'isMuted': False,
+                    'isSelfMuted': False,
                     'isScreenSharingOn': False,
                     'partner': [('insert', {
                         'id': self.user_employee.partner_id.id,
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ class TestChannelInternals(MailCommon):
                             'id': last_rtc_session_id + 1,
                             'isCameraOn': False,
                             'isDeaf': False,
-                            'isMuted': False,
+                            'isSelfMuted': False,
                             'isScreenSharingOn': False,
                             'partner': [('insert', {
                                 'id': self.user_employee.partner_id.id,
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ class TestChannelInternals(MailCommon):
                             'id': last_rtc_session_id + 1,
                             'isCameraOn': False,
                             'isDeaf': False,
-                            'isMuted': False,
+                            'isSelfMuted': False,
                             'isScreenSharingOn': False,
                             'partner': [('insert', {
                                 'id': self.user_employee.partner_id.id,
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ class TestChannelInternals(MailCommon):
                             'id': last_rtc_session_id + 1,
                             'isCameraOn': False,
                             'isDeaf': False,
-                            'isMuted': False,
+                            'isSelfMuted': False,
                             'isScreenSharingOn': False,
                             'partner': [('insert', {
                                 'id': self.user_employee.partner_id.id,
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ class TestChannelInternals(MailCommon):
                                 'id': channel_partner.rtc_session_ids.id + 1,
                                 'isCameraOn': False,
                                 'isDeaf': False,
-                                'isMuted': False,
+                                'isSelfMuted': False,
                                 'isScreenSharingOn': False,
                                 'partner': [('insert', {
                                     'id': test_user.partner_id.id,
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ class TestChannelInternals(MailCommon):
                                 'id': channel_partner.rtc_session_ids.id + 2,
                                 'isCameraOn': False,
                                 'isDeaf': False,
-                                'isMuted': False,
+                                'isSelfMuted': False,
                                 'isScreenSharingOn': False,
                                 'guest': [('insert', {
                                     'id': test_guest.id,
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ class TestChannelInternals(MailCommon):
                             'id': channel_partner.rtc_session_ids.id,
                             'isCameraOn': False,
                             'isDeaf': False,
-                            'isMuted': False,
+                            'isSelfMuted': False,
                             'isScreenSharingOn': False,
                             'partner': [('insert', {
                                 'id': self.user_employee.partner_id.id,
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ class TestChannelInternals(MailCommon):
                             'id': channel_partner.rtc_session_ids.id,
                             'isCameraOn': False,
                             'isDeaf': False,
-                            'isMuted': False,
+                            'isSelfMuted': False,
                             'isScreenSharingOn': False,
                             'partner': [('insert', {
                                 'id': self.user_employee.partner_id.id,