diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/calls.rs b/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/calls.rs
index 7f477da65..7122c03a6 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/calls.rs
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/calls.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use anyhow::Result;
 
-use deltachat::calls::{call_state, CallState};
+use deltachat::calls::{call_state, sdp_has_video, CallState};
 use deltachat::context::Context;
 use deltachat::message::MsgId;
 use serde::Serialize;
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ pub struct JsonrpcCallInfo {
     /// even if incoming call event was missed.
     pub sdp_offer: String,
 
+    /// True if SDP offer has a video.
+    pub has_video: bool,
+
     /// Call state.
     ///
     /// For example, if the call is accepted, active, cancelled, declined etc.
@@ -25,9 +28,14 @@ impl JsonrpcCallInfo {
     pub async fn from_msg_id(context: &Context, msg_id: MsgId) -> Result<JsonrpcCallInfo> {
         let call_info = context.load_call_by_id(msg_id).await?;
         let sdp_offer = call_info.place_call_info.clone();
+        let has_video = sdp_has_video(&sdp_offer).unwrap_or_default();
         let state = JsonrpcCallState::from_msg_id(context, msg_id).await?;
 
-        Ok(JsonrpcCallInfo { sdp_offer, state })
+        Ok(JsonrpcCallInfo {
+            sdp_offer,
+            has_video,
+            state,
+        })
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/deltachat-rpc-client/tests/test_calls.py b/deltachat-rpc-client/tests/test_calls.py
index 25641b8c9..6ea4810fc 100644
--- a/deltachat-rpc-client/tests/test_calls.py
+++ b/deltachat-rpc-client/tests/test_calls.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ def test_calls(acfactory) -> None:
     assert not incoming_call_event.has_video  # Cannot be parsed as SDP, so false by default
     incoming_call_message = Message(bob, incoming_call_event.msg_id)
     assert incoming_call_message.get_call_info().state.kind == "Alerting"
+    assert not incoming_call_message.get_call_info().has_video
 
     incoming_call_message.accept_incoming_call(accept_call_info)
     assert incoming_call_message.get_call_info().sdp_offer == place_call_info
@@ -74,6 +75,9 @@ a=extmap:1 urn:ietf:params:rtp-hdrext:sdes:mid\r
     assert incoming_call_event.place_call_info == place_call_info
     assert incoming_call_event.has_video
 
+    incoming_call_message = Message(bob, incoming_call_event.msg_id)
+    assert incoming_call_message.get_call_info().has_video
+
 
 def test_ice_servers(acfactory) -> None:
     alice = acfactory.get_online_account()
diff --git a/src/calls.rs b/src/calls.rs
index 64ee7d779..5e67e09c2 100644
--- a/src/calls.rs
+++ b/src/calls.rs
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ impl Context {
 }
 
 /// Returns true if SDP offer has a video.
-fn sdp_has_video(sdp: &str) -> Result<bool> {
+pub fn sdp_has_video(sdp: &str) -> Result<bool> {
     let mut cursor = Cursor::new(sdp);
     let session_description =
         SessionDescription::unmarshal(&mut cursor).context("Failed to parse SDP")?;