diff --git a/vector/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/vector/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 1c104f3bbf..ca61e077fb 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/vector/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -308,7 +308,8 @@
         <activity android:name=".features.terms.ReviewTermsActivity" />
         <activity
             android:name=".features.widgets.WidgetActivity"
-            android:configChanges="screenSize|smallestScreenSize|screenLayout|orientation" />
+            android:configChanges="screenSize|smallestScreenSize|screenLayout|orientation"
+            android:supportsPictureInPicture="true" />
 
         <activity android:name=".features.pin.PinActivity" />
         <activity android:name=".features.analytics.ui.consent.AnalyticsOptInActivity" />
diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/widgets/WidgetActivity.kt b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/widgets/WidgetActivity.kt
index 954f622801..dc756ec7d7 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/widgets/WidgetActivity.kt
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/widgets/WidgetActivity.kt
@@ -17,8 +17,11 @@
 package im.vector.app.features.widgets
 
 import android.app.Activity
+import android.app.PictureInPictureParams
 import android.content.Context
 import android.content.Intent
+import android.os.Build
+import android.util.Rational
 import androidx.core.view.isVisible
 import com.airbnb.mvrx.Mavericks
 import com.airbnb.mvrx.viewModel
@@ -119,6 +122,24 @@ class WidgetActivity : VectorBaseActivity<ActivityWidgetBinding>() {
         }
     }
 
+    override fun onUserLeaveHint() {
+        super.onUserLeaveHint()
+        val widgetArgs: WidgetArgs? = intent?.extras?.getParcelable(Mavericks.KEY_ARG)
+        if (widgetArgs?.kind == WidgetKind.ELEMENT_CALL) {
+            enterPictureInPicture()
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun enterPictureInPicture() {
+        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
+            val aspectRatio = Rational(resources.getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.call_pip_width), resources.getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.call_pip_height))
+            val params = PictureInPictureParams.Builder()
+                    .setAspectRatio(aspectRatio)
+                    .build()
+            enterPictureInPictureMode(params)
+        }
+    }
+
     private fun handleClose(event: WidgetViewEvents.Close) {
         if (event.content != null) {
             val intent = createResultIntent(event.content)