diff --git a/libraries/audio-client/src/AudioClient.cpp b/libraries/audio-client/src/AudioClient.cpp
index 2e532d67bf..081d74a5aa 100644
--- a/libraries/audio-client/src/AudioClient.cpp
+++ b/libraries/audio-client/src/AudioClient.cpp
@@ -1120,7 +1120,7 @@ void AudioClient::prepareLocalAudioInjectors() {
     while (samplesNeeded > 0) {
         // lock for every write to avoid locking out the device callback
         // this lock is intentional - the buffer is only lock-free in its use in the device callback
-        Lock lock(_localAudioMutex);
+        RecursiveLock lock(_localAudioMutex);
 
         samplesNeeded = bufferCapacity - _localSamplesAvailable.load(std::memory_order_relaxed);
         if (samplesNeeded <= 0) {
@@ -1457,7 +1457,7 @@ void AudioClient::outputNotify() {
 bool AudioClient::switchOutputToAudioDevice(const QAudioDeviceInfo& outputDeviceInfo) {
     bool supportedFormat = false;
 
-    Lock lock(_localAudioMutex);
+    RecursiveLock lock(_localAudioMutex);
     _localSamplesAvailable.exchange(0, std::memory_order_release);
 
     // cleanup any previously initialized device
@@ -1671,7 +1671,7 @@ qint64 AudioClient::AudioOutputIODevice::readData(char * data, qint64 maxSize) {
 
     int injectorSamplesPopped = 0;
     {
-        Lock lock(_audio->_localAudioMutex);
+        RecursiveLock lock(_audio->_localAudioMutex);
         bool append = networkSamplesPopped > 0;
         samplesRequested = std::min(samplesRequested, _audio->_localSamplesAvailable.load(std::memory_order_acquire));
         if ((injectorSamplesPopped = _localInjectorsStream.appendSamples(mixBuffer, samplesRequested, append)) > 0) {
diff --git a/libraries/audio-client/src/AudioClient.h b/libraries/audio-client/src/AudioClient.h
index 699ba71ef7..453444ccdd 100644
--- a/libraries/audio-client/src/AudioClient.h
+++ b/libraries/audio-client/src/AudioClient.h
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ public:
     using AudioPositionGetter = std::function<glm::vec3()>;
     using AudioOrientationGetter = std::function<glm::quat()>;
 
+    using RecursiveMutex = std::recursive_mutex;
+    using RecursiveLock = std::unique_lock<RecursiveMutex>;
     using Mutex = std::mutex;
     using Lock = std::unique_lock<Mutex>;
 
@@ -328,7 +330,7 @@ private:
     int16_t _localScratchBuffer[AudioConstants::NETWORK_FRAME_SAMPLES_AMBISONIC];
     float* _localOutputMixBuffer { NULL };
     AudioInjectorsThread _localAudioThread;
-    Mutex _localAudioMutex;
+    RecursiveMutex _localAudioMutex;
 
     // for output audio (used by this thread)
     int _outputPeriod { 0 };