diff --git a/ios/RCTWebRTC/Utils/AudioDeviceModule/AudioDeviceModule.swift b/ios/RCTWebRTC/Utils/AudioDeviceModule/AudioDeviceModule.swift
index 908f2c2f0..312d4110c 100644
--- a/ios/RCTWebRTC/Utils/AudioDeviceModule/AudioDeviceModule.swift
+++ b/ios/RCTWebRTC/Utils/AudioDeviceModule/AudioDeviceModule.swift
@@ -345,6 +345,30 @@ import WebRTC
         source.refreshStereoPlayoutState()
     }
 
+    /// Gates whether the internal `AVAudioEngine` may start/stop for input and output.
+    ///
+    /// This flag has the highest priority over any API that may start the engine
+    /// (e.g., enabling the mic, ``startLocalRecording()``, or starting playback).
+    ///
+    /// - Behavior:
+    ///   - When set to a disabled availability, the engine will stop if running,
+    ///     and it will not start, even if recording or playback is requested.
+    ///   - When set back to enabled, the engine will start as soon as possible
+    ///     if recording and/or playback had been previously requested while disabled
+    ///     (i.e., pending requests are honored once availability allows).
+    ///
+    /// This is useful when you need to set up connections without touching the audio
+    /// device yet (e.g., CallKit flows), or to guarantee the engine remains off
+    /// regardless of subscription/publication requests.
+    public func setEngineAvailability(_ availability: RTCAudioEngineAvailability) -> Int {
+        source.setEngineAvailability(availability)
+    }
+
+    /// The current engine availability for input and output.
+    public var engineAvailability: RTCAudioEngineAvailability {
+        source.engineAvailability
+    }
+
     // MARK: - RTCAudioDeviceModuleDelegate
 
     /// Receives speech activity notifications emitted by WebRTC VAD.
diff --git a/ios/RCTWebRTC/Utils/AudioDeviceModule/RTCAudioDeviceModuleControlling.swift b/ios/RCTWebRTC/Utils/AudioDeviceModule/RTCAudioDeviceModuleControlling.swift
index fefd1671b..55b31662d 100644
--- a/ios/RCTWebRTC/Utils/AudioDeviceModule/RTCAudioDeviceModuleControlling.swift
+++ b/ios/RCTWebRTC/Utils/AudioDeviceModule/RTCAudioDeviceModuleControlling.swift
@@ -31,6 +31,16 @@ protocol RTCAudioDeviceModuleControlling: AnyObject {
     func refreshStereoPlayoutState()
     func setMuteMode(_ mode: RTCAudioEngineMuteMode) -> Int
     func setRecordingAlwaysPreparedMode(_ alwaysPreparedRecording: Bool) -> Int
+    func setEngineAvailability(_ availability: RTCAudioEngineAvailability) -> Int
+    var engineAvailability: RTCAudioEngineAvailability { get }
+}
+
+extension RTCAudioEngineAvailability {
+    /// Engine may activate for both input and output (the WebRTC default).
+    public static let `default` = RTCAudioEngineAvailability(isInputAvailable: true, isOutputAvailable: true)
+    /// Engine start/stop is gated off for both input and output (e.g. before CallKit
+    /// activates the AVAudioSession).
+    public static let none = RTCAudioEngineAvailability(isInputAvailable: false, isOutputAvailable: false)
 }
 
 extension RTCAudioDeviceModule: RTCAudioDeviceModuleControlling {
diff --git a/ios/RCTWebRTC/WebRTCModule+RTCAudioDeviceModule.m b/ios/RCTWebRTC/WebRTCModule+RTCAudioDeviceModule.m
index 72c15764e..fb4b96a14 100644
--- a/ios/RCTWebRTC/WebRTCModule+RTCAudioDeviceModule.m
+++ b/ios/RCTWebRTC/WebRTCModule+RTCAudioDeviceModule.m
@@ -203,11 +203,6 @@ - (void)handleADMResult:(NSInteger)result
                    reject:reject];
 }
 
-// TODO: `getEngineAvailability` / `setEngineAvailability` were dropped because the
-// Stream WebRTC SDK does not expose `RTCAudioEngineAvailability` / `-setEngineAvailability:`.
-// The closest equivalent is `RTCAudioEngineState` via `engineState`, but the
-// semantics differ and the JS API isn't consumed anywhere yet.
-
 // TODO: Observer delegate "resolve" methods were skipped because our current
 // `AudioDeviceModuleObserver` does not expose async JS-driven resolution hooks;
 // the Swift `AudioDeviceModule` wrapper always returns success immediately.
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index c9fc560c8..728d2a452 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@stream-io/react-native-webrtc",
-  "version": "145.0.0",
+  "version": "145.1.0-alpha.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@stream-io/react-native-webrtc",
-      "version": "145.0.0",
+      "version": "145.1.0-alpha.1",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "base64-js": "1.5.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 48481aa74..04927cfb1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@stream-io/react-native-webrtc",
-  "version": "145.0.0",
+  "version": "145.1.0-alpha.1",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "git+https://github.com/GetStream/react-native-webrtc.git"
diff --git a/stream-react-native-webrtc.podspec b/stream-react-native-webrtc.podspec
index 351c91b6c..a7dc25749 100644
--- a/stream-react-native-webrtc.podspec
+++ b/stream-react-native-webrtc.podspec
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.swift_version       = '5.0'
   s.dependency          'React-Core'
   # WebRTC version from https://github.com/GetStream/stream-video-swift-webrtc releases
-  s.dependency          'StreamWebRTC', '= 145.10.0'
+  s.dependency          'StreamWebRTC', '= 145.11.0'
   # Swift/Objective-C compatibility #https://blog.cocoapods.org/CocoaPods-1.5.0/
   s.pod_target_xcconfig = {
     'DEFINES_MODULE' => 'YES'