diff --git a/app/components/public/stream/join-video.ts b/app/components/public/stream/join-video.ts
index cf57e04816c..bef2b557f39 100644
--- a/app/components/public/stream/join-video.ts
+++ b/app/components/public/stream/join-video.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ export default class JoinVideo extends Component<Args> {
   openPanel(): void {
     if (this.args.canAccess) {
       this.args.showSidePanel?.();
+      this.eventCheckIn(this.args.event.identifier)
       this.router.transitionTo({ queryParams: { side_panel: true } });
     } else {
       if (this.session.isAuthenticated) {
@@ -35,4 +36,16 @@ export default class JoinVideo extends Component<Args> {
       }
     }
   }
+
+  async eventCheckIn(event_identifier: string) {
+    try {
+      const data:any = {
+        'check_in_type' : 'event',
+        'is_check_in'   : true
+      };
+      await this.loader.post(`events/${event_identifier}/virtual/check-in`, data);
+    } catch (e) {
+      // Ignore error to prevent stackoverflow
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/app/components/public/stream/video-stream.ts b/app/components/public/stream/video-stream.ts
index 1975dfdafc2..aac9ec505bb 100644
--- a/app/components/public/stream/video-stream.ts
+++ b/app/components/public/stream/video-stream.ts
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ export default class PublicStreamVideoStream extends Component<Args> {
       this.selectingLanguage.setName(null);
     }
     this.selectingLanguage.setTranslationRoomId(stream.id)
+    this.eventCheckIn(this.args.event.identifier, stream.microlocationId)
   }
 
   @action
@@ -177,4 +178,20 @@ export default class PublicStreamVideoStream extends Component<Args> {
     this.selectingLanguage.setStreamYardVisibility(false);
   }
 
+  async eventCheckIn(event_identifier: string, microlocation_id: number) {
+    try {
+      const data:any = {
+        'check_in_type' : 'room',
+        microlocation_id,
+        'is_check_in'   : true
+      };
+      if (microlocation_id === undefined) {
+        data.check_in_type = 'virtual-room'
+      }
+      await this.loader.post(`events/${event_identifier}/virtual/check-in`, data);
+    } catch (e) {
+      // Ignore error to prevent stackoverflow
+    }
+  }
+
 }