diff --git a/src/vector/platform/ElectronPlatform.tsx b/src/vector/platform/ElectronPlatform.tsx
index fdb46bb0eb..9063fc945d 100644
--- a/src/vector/platform/ElectronPlatform.tsx
+++ b/src/vector/platform/ElectronPlatform.tsx
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@ export default class ElectronPlatform extends VectorBasePlatform {
         window.electron.on("openDesktopCapturerSourcePicker", () => {
             const { finished } = Modal.createDialog(DesktopCapturerSourcePicker);
             finished.then(([source]) => {
-                if (!source) return;
-                this.ipc.call("callDisplayMediaCallback", source);
+                // getDisplayMedia promise does not return if no dummy is passed here as source
+                this.ipc.call("callDisplayMediaCallback", source ?? { id: "", name: "", thumbnailURL: "" });
             });
         });