diff --git a/src/global/actions/apiUpdaters/calls.async.ts b/src/global/actions/apiUpdaters/calls.async.ts
index 0613dde4e..83ee9db63 100644
--- a/src/global/actions/apiUpdaters/calls.async.ts
+++ b/src/global/actions/apiUpdaters/calls.async.ts
@@ -102,6 +102,14 @@ addActionHandler('apiUpdate', (global, actions, update): ActionReturnType => {
       if (!ARE_CALLS_SUPPORTED) return undefined;
       const { phoneCall, currentUserId } = global;
 
+      // Another call (P2P or group) is already active - ignore here so we don't show the popup;
+      // the non-async handler discards the new call as busy.
+      const isInOtherPhoneCall = Boolean(phoneCall?.id) && update.call.id !== phoneCall?.id;
+      const isInGroupCall = Boolean(global.groupCalls.activeGroupCallId) && !phoneCall;
+      if (isInOtherPhoneCall || isInGroupCall) {
+        return undefined;
+      }
+
       const call: ApiPhoneCall = {
         ...phoneCall,
         ...update.call,
@@ -116,16 +124,6 @@ addActionHandler('apiUpdate', (global, actions, update): ActionReturnType => {
       setGlobal(global);
       global = getGlobal();
 
-      if (phoneCall && phoneCall.id && call.id !== phoneCall.id) {
-        if (call.state !== 'discarded') {
-          callApi('discardCall', {
-            call,
-            isBusy: true,
-          });
-        }
-        return undefined;
-      }
-
       const {
         accessHash, state, connections, gB,
       } = call;
diff --git a/src/global/actions/apiUpdaters/calls.ts b/src/global/actions/apiUpdaters/calls.ts
index 54a6b1f15..c79f00969 100644
--- a/src/global/actions/apiUpdaters/calls.ts
+++ b/src/global/actions/apiUpdaters/calls.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { getCurrentTabId } from '../../../util/establishMultitabRole';
 import { omit } from '../../../util/iteratees';
 import { notifyAboutCall } from '../../../util/notifications';
 import { onTickEnd } from '../../../util/schedulers';
+import { callApi } from '../../../api/gramjs';
 import { addActionHandler, getGlobal } from '../../index';
 import { updateChat, updateChatFullInfo } from '../../reducers';
 import { removeGroupCall, updateGroupCall, updateGroupCallParticipant } from '../../reducers/calls';
@@ -88,6 +89,19 @@ addActionHandler('apiUpdate', (global, actions, update): ActionReturnType => {
 
       const { call } = update;
 
+      // Another call (P2P or group) is already active: auto-discard the new incoming call as busy.
+      const isInOtherPhoneCall = Boolean(phoneCall) && call.id !== phoneCall.id;
+      const isInGroupCall = Boolean(global.groupCalls.activeGroupCallId) && !phoneCall;
+      if (isInOtherPhoneCall || isInGroupCall) {
+        if (call.state !== 'discarded') {
+          callApi('discardCall', {
+            call,
+            isBusy: true,
+          });
+        }
+        return undefined;
+      }
+
       if (phoneCall) {
         if (call.state === 'discarded') {
           actions.playGroupCallSound({ sound: 'end' });