diff --git a/.changeset/catch-negotiate-on-media-sections-requirement.md b/.changeset/catch-negotiate-on-media-sections-requirement.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8d0fc0a150
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/catch-negotiate-on-media-sections-requirement.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'livekit-client': patch
+---
+
+Catch the rejection from `negotiate()` when the server requests media sections, so a failed renegotiation no longer surfaces as an unhandled promise rejection
diff --git a/src/room/RTCEngine.ts b/src/room/RTCEngine.ts
index fd0fc1fd61..e31db71aa3 100644
--- a/src/room/RTCEngine.ts
+++ b/src/room/RTCEngine.ts
@@ -755,7 +755,9 @@ export default class RTCEngine extends (EventEmitter as new () => TypedEventEmit
 
     this.client.onMediaSectionsRequirement = (requirement: MediaSectionsRequirement) => {
       this.addMediaSections(requirement.numAudios, requirement.numVideos);
-      this.negotiate();
+      this.negotiate().catch((err) => {
+        this.log.error(err);
+      });
     };
 
     this.client.onPublishDataTrackResponse = (event: PublishDataTrackResponse) => {