Hi.
In our zoom meetings, sometimes the cohost will accidentally mute the host and then they don’t have the ability to unmute him, without sending a request, which he may not always see. Is there a way of either. Allowing cohosts to unmute the host or preventing the cohost from muting the host?
Hi Richard,
Thanks for reaching out!
No, Zoom doesn’t currently allow either of those behaviors — but there are a couple of practical workarounds.
❌ No (by design)
A co-host cannot force-unmute the host
They can only send an unmute request
The host must manually click Unmute
This applies even if:
The co-host muted the host by accident
The host is the meeting owner
The meeting is internal
Zoom treats the host’s mic as fully user-controlled for privacy reasons.
❌ Also no
Zoom does not have a permission toggle like:
“Prevent co-hosts from muting the host”
“Limit mute controls by role”
Once someone is a co-host, they have:
Mute/unmute permissions over others
Including the host
Limit who gets co-host
Assign co-host only when needed, then remove it
This dramatically reduces accidental clicks
If the host is muted:
Holding Spacebar temporarily unmutes them
Very useful if they miss the unmute request
(Desktop client only)
If this happens often:
Transfer Host role to a trusted person
Original host becomes co-host
Transfer back later
Hosts can unmute themselves freely.
I hope this helps. Feel free to respond if this does not fix the issue.
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