diff --git a/tests/helpers/participants.ts b/tests/helpers/participants.ts
index cd5641de8b2f..8616e03f89e7 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/participants.ts
+++ b/tests/helpers/participants.ts
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ export async function muteAudioAndCheck(testee: Participant, observer: Participa
  * @param observer
  */
 export async function unmuteAudioAndCheck(testee: Participant, observer: Participant) {
+    await testee.getNotifications().closeAskToUnmuteNotification();
     await testee.getToolbar().clickAudioUnmuteButton();
     await testee.getFilmstrip().assertAudioMuteIconIsDisplayed(testee, true);
     await observer.getFilmstrip().assertAudioMuteIconIsDisplayed(testee, true);
diff --git a/tests/pageobjects/Notifications.ts b/tests/pageobjects/Notifications.ts
index 7e88e424bb53..47f079dcb90b 100644
--- a/tests/pageobjects/Notifications.ts
+++ b/tests/pageobjects/Notifications.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,13 @@ export default class Notifications extends BasePageObject {
         await displayNameEl.waitForDisplayed();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Closes the ask to unmute notification.
+     */
+    async closeAskToUnmuteNotification() {
+        return this.closeLobbyNotification(ASK_TO_UNMUTE_NOTIFICATION_ID);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Dismisses any join notifications.
      */
diff --git a/tests/pageobjects/ParticipantsPane.ts b/tests/pageobjects/ParticipantsPane.ts
index 8af79c4dc607..c36b66233a96 100644
--- a/tests/pageobjects/ParticipantsPane.ts
+++ b/tests/pageobjects/ParticipantsPane.ts
@@ -107,10 +107,9 @@ export default class ParticipantsPane extends BasePageObject {
         }
 
         const participantId = await participantToUnmute.getEndpointId();
-        const participantItem = this.participant.driver.$(`#participant-item-${participantId}`);
 
-        await participantItem.waitForExist();
-        await participantItem.moveTo();
+        await this.selectParticipant(participantToUnmute);
+        await this.openParticipantContextMenu(participantToUnmute);
 
         const unmuteButton = this.participant.driver
             .$(`button[data-testid="unmute-video-${participantId}"]`);
diff --git a/tests/specs/3way/audioVideoModeration.spec.ts b/tests/specs/3way/audioVideoModeration.spec.ts
index 192eef6bc570..5320fbfc30cf 100644
--- a/tests/specs/3way/audioVideoModeration.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/specs/3way/audioVideoModeration.spec.ts
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ async function unmuteByModerator(
     await moderatorParticipantsPane.allowVideo(participant);
     await moderatorParticipantsPane.askToUnmute(participant, false);
     await participant.getNotifications().waitForAskToUnmuteNotification();
+    await participant.getNotifications().closeAskToUnmuteNotification();
 
     await unmuteAudioAndCheck(participant, moderator);
     await unmuteVideoAndCheck(participant, moderator);