diff --git a/apps/app_queue.c b/apps/app_queue.c
index ef8b3bdb78..0e968d9112 100644
--- a/apps/app_queue.c
+++ b/apps/app_queue.c
@@ -2338,10 +2338,17 @@ static void pending_members_remove(struct member *mem)
 */
 static void update_status(struct call_queue *q, struct member *m, const int status)
 {
-	m->status = status;
-
-	/* Whatever the status is clear the member from the pending members pool */
-	pending_members_remove(m);
+	if (m->status != status) {
+		m->status = status;
+
+		/* Remove the member from the pending members pool only when the status changes.
+		 * This is not done unconditionally because we can occasionally see multiple
+		 * device state notifications of not in use after a previous call has ended,
+		 * including after we have initiated a new call. This is more likely to
+		 * happen when there is latency in the connection to the member.
+		 */
+		pending_members_remove(m);
+	}
 
 	queue_publish_member_blob(queue_member_status_type(), queue_member_blob_create(q, m));
 }