diff --git a/public/js/Room.js b/public/js/Room.js
index fc14c1d7..43994e0e 100644
--- a/public/js/Room.js
+++ b/public/js/Room.js
@@ -194,12 +194,10 @@ const initSpeakerSelect = getId('initSpeakerSelect');
 
 const virtualBackgrounds = Object.values(image.virtualBackground);
 
-const isMediaStreamTrackAndTransformerSupported = Boolean(
-    window.MediaStreamTrackProcessor && window.MediaStreamTrackGenerator && window.TransformStream,
-);
-
 const virtualBackground = new VirtualBackground();
 
+const isMediaStreamTrackAndTransformerSupported = virtualBackground.checkSupport();
+
 // ####################################################
 // DYNAMIC SETTINGS
 // ####################################################
@@ -1204,7 +1202,7 @@ function handleVideo() {
     elemDisplay('imageGrid', false);
 
     isVideoAllowed &&
-    MediaStreamTrackProcessorSupported &&
+    isMediaStreamTrackAndTransformerSupported &&
     (BUTTONS.settings.virtualBackground !== undefined ? BUTTONS.settings.virtualBackground : true)
         ? show(initVirtualBackgroundButton)
         : hide(initVirtualBackgroundButton);
diff --git a/public/js/VirtualBackground.js b/public/js/VirtualBackground.js
index 1e95f350..3e0734d5 100644
--- a/public/js/VirtualBackground.js
+++ b/public/js/VirtualBackground.js
@@ -10,9 +10,22 @@ class VirtualBackground {
         }
         VirtualBackground.instance = this;
 
+        // Check for API support
+        this.isSupported = this.checkSupport();
+        if (!this.isSupported) {
+            console.warn(
+                '⚠️ MediaStreamTrackProcessor, MediaStreamTrackGenerator, or TransformStream is not supported in this environment.',
+            );
+        }
+
         this.resetState();
     }
 
+    checkSupport() {
+        // Check if required APIs are supported
+        return Boolean(window.MediaStreamTrackProcessor && window.MediaStreamTrackGenerator && window.TransformStream);
+    }
+
     resetState() {
         // Reset all necessary state variables
         this.segmentation = null;
@@ -108,6 +121,13 @@ class VirtualBackground {
     }
 
     async processStreamWithSegmentation(videoTrack, maskHandler) {
+        // Check if the required APIs are supported
+        if (!this.isSupported) {
+            throw new Error(
+                'MediaStreamTrackProcessor, MediaStreamTrackGenerator, or TransformStream is not supported in this environment.',
+            );
+        }
+
         // Initialize segmentation if not already done
         await this.initializeSegmentation();
 
@@ -216,6 +236,13 @@ class VirtualBackground {
     }
 
     async applyBlurToWebRTCStream(videoTrack, blurLevel = 10) {
+        // Check if the required APIs are supported
+        if (!this.isSupported) {
+            throw new Error(
+                'MediaStreamTrackProcessor, MediaStreamTrackGenerator, or TransformStream is not supported in this environment.',
+            );
+        }
+
         // Handler for applying blur effect to the background
         const maskHandler = (ctx, canvas, mask, imageBitmap) => {
             // Keep only the person using the segmentation mask
@@ -237,6 +264,13 @@ class VirtualBackground {
     }
 
     async applyVirtualBackgroundToWebRTCStream(videoTrack, imageUrl) {
+        // Check if the required APIs are supported
+        if (!this.isSupported) {
+            throw new Error(
+                'MediaStreamTrackProcessor, MediaStreamTrackGenerator, or TransformStream is not supported in this environment.',
+            );
+        }
+
         // Determine if the background is a GIF
         const isGif = imageUrl.endsWith('.gif') || imageUrl.startsWith('data:image/gif');
         const background = isGif ? await this.loadGifImage(imageUrl) : await this.loadImage(imageUrl);