diff --git a/daemon/call.c b/daemon/call.c
index a59f7ae19..9e7f96c89 100644
--- a/daemon/call.c
+++ b/daemon/call.c
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ next:
 			media_update_stats(media);
 			ssrc_collect_metrics(media);
 		}
-		if (MEDIA_ISSET(media, TRANSCODE))
+		if (media->monologue->transcoding)
 			hlp->transcoded_media++;
 	}
 
@@ -2739,6 +2739,19 @@ unsigned int proto_num_ports(unsigned int sp_ports, struct call_media *media, st
 	return sp_ports;
 }
 
+
+static int __sub_is_transcoding(gconstpointer p, gconstpointer dummy) {
+	const struct call_subscription *cs = p;
+	return cs->attrs.transcoding ? 0 : 1;
+}
+// set transcoding flag if any media flows are transcoding, otherwise unset it
+static void set_monologue_flags_per_subscribers(struct call_monologue *ml) {
+	ml->transcoding = 0;
+
+	if (g_queue_find_custom(&ml->subscribers, __sub_is_transcoding, NULL))
+		ml->transcoding = 1;
+}
+
 /* called with call->master_lock held in W */
 int monologue_offer_answer(struct call_subscription *dialogue[2], GQueue *streams,
 		struct sdp_ng_flags *flags)
@@ -2878,6 +2891,9 @@ int monologue_offer_answer(struct call_subscription *dialogue[2], GQueue *stream
 		}
 	}
 
+	set_monologue_flags_per_subscribers(monologue);
+	set_monologue_flags_per_subscribers(other_ml);
+
 	__update_init_subscribers(other_ml, streams, flags, flags ? flags->opmode : OP_OFFER);
 	__update_init_subscribers(monologue, NULL, NULL, flags ? flags->opmode : OP_OFFER);
 
@@ -3255,6 +3271,7 @@ int monologue_subscribe_answer(struct call_monologue *dst_ml, struct sdp_ng_flag
 	for (GList *l = dst_ml->subscriptions.head; l; l = l->next) {
 		struct call_subscription *cs = l->data;
 		struct call_monologue *src_ml = cs->monologue;
+		set_monologue_flags_per_subscribers(src_ml);
 		__update_init_subscribers(src_ml, NULL, NULL, flags->opmode);
 		dialogue_unkernelize(src_ml, "subscribe answer event");
 	}
diff --git a/daemon/call_interfaces.c b/daemon/call_interfaces.c
index 7c8569fe0..9dd0c4383 100644
--- a/daemon/call_interfaces.c
+++ b/daemon/call_interfaces.c
@@ -2290,7 +2290,6 @@ static void ng_stats_media(bencode_item_t *list, const struct call_media *m,
 	BF_M("ICE-lite peer", ICE_LITE_PEER);
 	BF_M("unidirectional", UNIDIRECTIONAL);
 	BF_M("loop check", LOOP_CHECK);
-	BF_M("transcoding", TRANSCODE);
 	BF_M("generator/sink", GENERATOR);
 
 stats:
diff --git a/daemon/codec.c b/daemon/codec.c
index d5ed35c3d..a953b00d4 100644
--- a/daemon/codec.c
+++ b/daemon/codec.c
@@ -1010,7 +1010,6 @@ void codec_handlers_update(struct call_media *receiver, struct call_media *sink,
 
 	if (sub)
 		sub->attrs.transcoding = 0;
-	MEDIA_CLEAR(receiver, TRANSCODE);
 	MEDIA_CLEAR(receiver, GENERATOR);
 	MEDIA_CLEAR(sink, GENERATOR);
 
@@ -1388,7 +1387,6 @@ next:
 	if (is_transcoding) {
 		if (sub)
 			sub->attrs.transcoding = 1;
-		MEDIA_SET(receiver, TRANSCODE);
 
 		if (!use_audio_player) {
 			// we have to translate RTCP packets
diff --git a/include/call.h b/include/call.h
index e4ab98045..0e36cce28 100644
--- a/include/call.h
+++ b/include/call.h
@@ -179,7 +179,6 @@ enum {
 #define MEDIA_FLAG_ICE_LITE_PEER		SHARED_FLAG_ICE_LITE_PEER
 #define MEDIA_FLAG_ICE_CONTROLLING		0x00200000
 #define MEDIA_FLAG_LOOP_CHECK			0x00400000
-#define MEDIA_FLAG_TRANSCODE			0x00800000
 #define MEDIA_FLAG_PTIME_OVERRIDE		0x01000000
 #define MEDIA_FLAG_RTCP_FB			SHARED_FLAG_RTCP_FB
 #define MEDIA_FLAG_GENERATOR			0x02000000
@@ -541,6 +540,7 @@ struct call_monologue {
 	unsigned int		dtmf_injection_active:1;
 	unsigned int		detect_dtmf:1;
 	unsigned int		no_recording:1;
+	unsigned int		transcoding:1;
 };
 
 struct call_iterator_list {
diff --git a/t/auto-daemon-tests-redis.pl b/t/auto-daemon-tests-redis.pl
index 2f763fe55..da1cfad9d 100755
--- a/t/auto-daemon-tests-redis.pl
+++ b/t/auto-daemon-tests-redis.pl
@@ -1579,8 +1579,8 @@ a=rtcp:PORT
 SDP
 
 
-$json_exp->{'media-0'}{media_flags} = '10682380';
-$json_exp->{'media-1'}{media_flags} = '8454156';
+$json_exp->{'media-0'}{media_flags} = '2293772';
+$json_exp->{'media-1'}{media_flags} = '65548';
 $json_exp->{'media-2'}{format_str} = '8';
 $json_exp->{'media-2'}{media_flags} = '2162692';
 $json_exp->{'media-3'}{format_str} = '8';
diff --git a/t/test-transcode.c b/t/test-transcode.c
index 5d12c786d..4b9dda49d 100644
--- a/t/test-transcode.c
+++ b/t/test-transcode.c
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ static void __packet_seq_ts(const char *file, int line, struct call_media *media
 		.sfd = &sfd,
 	};
 	// from __stream_ssrc()
-	if (!MEDIA_ISSET(media, TRANSCODE))
+	if (!media->monologue->transcoding)
 		mp.ssrc_in->ssrc_map_out = ntohl(ssrc);
 	mp.ssrc_out = get_ssrc_ctx(mp.ssrc_in->ssrc_map_out, other_media->monologue->ssrc_hash, SSRC_DIR_OUTPUT, NULL);
 	payload_tracker_add(&mp.ssrc_in->tracker, pt_in & 0x7f);