diff --git a/.changeset/e2ee-local-cryptor-enabled.md b/.changeset/e2ee-local-cryptor-enabled.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8f25abcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/e2ee-local-cryptor-enabled.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@livekit/react-native': patch
+---
+
+Add `setLocalParticipantCryptorEnabled` to `RNE2EEManager`, deprecate `setParticipantCryptorEnabled`, and set up the sender cryptor from the local E2EE setting
diff --git a/src/e2ee/RNE2EEManager.ts b/src/e2ee/RNE2EEManager.ts
index ca843bcb..0cb99532 100644
--- a/src/e2ee/RNE2EEManager.ts
+++ b/src/e2ee/RNE2EEManager.ts
@@ -107,9 +107,8 @@ export default class RNE2EEManager
         if (!this.room) {
           throw new TypeError(`expected room to be present on signal connect`);
         }
-        this.setParticipantCryptorEnabled(
-          this.room.localParticipant.isE2EEEnabled,
-          this.room.localParticipant.identity
+        this.setLocalParticipantCryptorEnabled(
+          this.room.localParticipant.isE2EEEnabled
         );
       });
   }
@@ -118,7 +117,7 @@ export default class RNE2EEManager
     publication: LocalTrackPublication,
     participant: LocalParticipant
   ) {
-    if (!publication.isEncrypted) {
+    if (!participant.isE2EEEnabled) {
       return;
     }
 
@@ -285,20 +284,27 @@ export default class RNE2EEManager
   setupEngine(_engine: RTCEngine): void {
     // No-op
   }
+
+  /** Sets whether the local participant encrypts. */
+  setLocalParticipantCryptorEnabled(enabled: boolean): void {
+    if (!this.room) {
+      throw TypeError(`couldn't set encryption status, room not set up`);
+    }
+    this.encryptionEnabled = enabled;
+    this.emit(
+      EncryptionEvent.ParticipantEncryptionStatusChanged,
+      enabled,
+      this.room.localParticipant
+    );
+  }
+
+  /** @deprecated use `setLocalParticipantCryptorEnabled` */
   setParticipantCryptorEnabled(
     enabled: boolean,
     participantIdentity: string
   ): void {
-    if (
-      this.encryptionEnabled !== enabled &&
-      participantIdentity === this.room?.localParticipant.identity
-    ) {
-      this.encryptionEnabled = enabled;
-      this.emit(
-        EncryptionEvent.ParticipantEncryptionStatusChanged,
-        enabled,
-        this.room!.localParticipant
-      );
+    if (participantIdentity === this.room?.localParticipant.identity) {
+      this.setLocalParticipantCryptorEnabled(enabled);
     } else {
       const participant =
         this.room?.getParticipantByIdentity(participantIdentity);