diff --git a/src/source/PeerConnection/PeerConnection.c b/src/source/PeerConnection/PeerConnection.c
index 82b374239a..b875fb8805 100644
--- a/src/source/PeerConnection/PeerConnection.c
+++ b/src/source/PeerConnection/PeerConnection.c
@@ -1343,6 +1343,7 @@ STATUS setRemoteDescription(PRtcPeerConnection pPeerConnection, PRtcSessionDescr
     ENTERS();
     STATUS retStatus = STATUS_SUCCESS;
     PCHAR remoteIceUfrag = NULL, remoteIcePwd = NULL;
+    BOOL controlling = FALSE;
     UINT32 i, j;
     PSessionDescription pSessionDescription;
 
@@ -1361,6 +1362,7 @@ STATUS setRemoteDescription(PRtcPeerConnection pPeerConnection, PRtcSessionDescr
     NULLABLE_SET_VALUE(pKvsPeerConnection->canTrickleIce, FALSE);
 
     CHK_STATUS(deserializeSessionDescription(pSessionDescription, pSessionDescriptionInit->sdp));
+    controlling = pKvsPeerConnection->isOffer;
 
     for (i = 0; i < pSessionDescription->sessionAttributesCount; i++) {
         if (STRCMP(pSessionDescription->sdpAttributes[i].attributeName, "fingerprint") == 0) {
@@ -1374,6 +1376,9 @@ STATUS setRemoteDescription(PRtcPeerConnection pPeerConnection, PRtcSessionDescr
         } else if (STRCMP(pSessionDescription->sdpAttributes[i].attributeName, "ice-options") == 0 &&
                    STRSTR(pSessionDescription->sdpAttributes[i].attributeValue, "trickle") != NULL) {
             NULLABLE_SET_VALUE(pKvsPeerConnection->canTrickleIce, TRUE);
+        } else if (STRCMP(pSessionDescription->sdpAttributes[i].attributeName, "ice-lite") == 0) {
+            // if remote description says "ice-lite" we are always the ice controlling side
+            controlling = TRUE;
         }
     }
 
@@ -1430,7 +1435,7 @@ STATUS setRemoteDescription(PRtcPeerConnection pPeerConnection, PRtcSessionDescr
 
     // This starts the state machine timer callback that transitions states periodically
     CHK_STATUS(iceAgentStartAgent(pKvsPeerConnection->pIceAgent, pKvsPeerConnection->remoteIceUfrag, pKvsPeerConnection->remoteIcePwd,
-                                  pKvsPeerConnection->isOffer));
+                                  controlling));
 
     if (!pKvsPeerConnection->isOffer) {
         CHK_STATUS(setPayloadTypesFromOffer(pKvsPeerConnection->pCodecTable, pKvsPeerConnection->pRtxTable, pSessionDescription));