diff --git a/packages/@webex/plugin-meetings/src/meeting/in-meeting-actions.ts b/packages/@webex/plugin-meetings/src/meeting/in-meeting-actions.ts
index 6b6c80894f5..30f4c102dfa 100644
--- a/packages/@webex/plugin-meetings/src/meeting/in-meeting-actions.ts
+++ b/packages/@webex/plugin-meetings/src/meeting/in-meeting-actions.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ interface IInMeetingActions {
   waitingForOthersToJoin?: boolean;
   canSendReactions?: boolean;
   canManageBreakout?: boolean;
+  canStartBreakout?: boolean;
   canBroadcastMessageToBreakout?: boolean;
   canAdmitLobbyToBreakout?: boolean;
   isBreakoutPreassignmentsEnabled?: boolean;
@@ -180,6 +181,8 @@ export default class InMeetingActions implements IInMeetingActions {
 
   canManageBreakout = null;
 
+  canStartBreakout = null;
+
   canBroadcastMessageToBreakout = null;
 
   canAdmitLobbyToBreakout = null;
@@ -324,6 +327,7 @@ export default class InMeetingActions implements IInMeetingActions {
     waitingForOthersToJoin: this.waitingForOthersToJoin,
     canSendReactions: this.canSendReactions,
     canManageBreakout: this.canManageBreakout,
+    canStartBreakout: this.canStartBreakout,
     canBroadcastMessageToBreakout: this.canBroadcastMessageToBreakout,
     canAdmitLobbyToBreakout: this.canAdmitLobbyToBreakout,
     isBreakoutPreassignmentsEnabled: this.isBreakoutPreassignmentsEnabled,
diff --git a/packages/@webex/plugin-meetings/src/meeting/index.ts b/packages/@webex/plugin-meetings/src/meeting/index.ts
index f88a8994f74..ec04739d2b1 100644
--- a/packages/@webex/plugin-meetings/src/meeting/index.ts
+++ b/packages/@webex/plugin-meetings/src/meeting/index.ts
@@ -3890,6 +3890,7 @@ export default class Meeting extends StatelessWebexPlugin {
             this.userDisplayHints
           ),
           canManageBreakout: MeetingUtil.canManageBreakout(this.userDisplayHints),
+          canStartBreakout: MeetingUtil.canStartBreakout(this.userDisplayHints),
           canBroadcastMessageToBreakout: MeetingUtil.canBroadcastMessageToBreakout(
             this.userDisplayHints,
             this.selfUserPolicies
diff --git a/packages/@webex/plugin-meetings/test/unit/spec/meeting/in-meeting-actions.ts b/packages/@webex/plugin-meetings/test/unit/spec/meeting/in-meeting-actions.ts
index bd673f7acb6..901a08a7e64 100644
--- a/packages/@webex/plugin-meetings/test/unit/spec/meeting/in-meeting-actions.ts
+++ b/packages/@webex/plugin-meetings/test/unit/spec/meeting/in-meeting-actions.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ describe('plugin-meetings', () => {
         waitingForOthersToJoin: null,
         canSendReactions: null,
         canManageBreakout: null,
+        canStartBreakout: null,
         canBroadcastMessageToBreakout: null,
         canAdmitLobbyToBreakout: null,
         canUserAskForHelp: null,
@@ -141,6 +142,7 @@ describe('plugin-meetings', () => {
       'waitingForOthersToJoin',
       'canSendReactions',
       'canManageBreakout',
+      'canStartBreakout',
       'canBroadcastMessageToBreakout',
       'canAdmitLobbyToBreakout',
       'canUserAskForHelp',