diff --git a/packages/@webex/media-helpers/package.json b/packages/@webex/media-helpers/package.json
index aa4a09108a3..4d7f8b4219d 100644
--- a/packages/@webex/media-helpers/package.json
+++ b/packages/@webex/media-helpers/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     "deploy:npm": "yarn npm publish"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@webex/internal-media-core": "2.7.4",
+    "@webex/internal-media-core": "2.8.0",
     "@webex/ts-events": "^1.1.0",
     "@webex/web-media-effects": "2.18.0"
   },
diff --git a/packages/@webex/plugin-meetings/package.json b/packages/@webex/plugin-meetings/package.json
index 046fff9cb5a..6d79c7fe7ce 100644
--- a/packages/@webex/plugin-meetings/package.json
+++ b/packages/@webex/plugin-meetings/package.json
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@webex/common": "workspace:*",
-    "@webex/internal-media-core": "2.7.4",
+    "@webex/internal-media-core": "2.8.0",
     "@webex/internal-plugin-conversation": "workspace:*",
     "@webex/internal-plugin-device": "workspace:*",
     "@webex/internal-plugin-llm": "workspace:*",
diff --git a/packages/@webex/plugin-meetings/src/meeting/index.ts b/packages/@webex/plugin-meetings/src/meeting/index.ts
index c942fb9f0f4..78ab7948ace 100644
--- a/packages/@webex/plugin-meetings/src/meeting/index.ts
+++ b/packages/@webex/plugin-meetings/src/meeting/index.ts
@@ -694,6 +694,7 @@ export default class Meeting extends StatelessWebexPlugin {
   private joinWithMediaRetryInfo?: {isRetry: boolean; prevJoinResponse?: any};
   private connectionStateHandler?: ConnectionStateHandler;
   private iceCandidateErrors: Map<string, number>;
+  private iceCandidatesCount: number;
 
   /**
    * @param {Object} attrs
@@ -1508,6 +1509,15 @@ export default class Meeting extends StatelessWebexPlugin {
      * @memberof Meeting
      */
     this.iceCandidateErrors = new Map();
+
+    /**
+     * Gathered ICE Candidates count
+     * @instance
+     * @type {number}
+     * @private
+     * @memberof Meeting
+     */
+    this.iceCandidatesCount = 0;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -6119,6 +6129,13 @@ export default class Meeting extends StatelessWebexPlugin {
 
       this.iceCandidateErrors.set(error, count + 1);
     });
+
+    this.iceCandidatesCount = 0;
+    this.mediaProperties.webrtcMediaConnection.on(Event.ICE_CANDIDATE, (event) => {
+      if (event.candidate) {
+        this.iceCandidatesCount += 1;
+      }
+    });
   };
 
   /**
@@ -6990,6 +7007,7 @@ export default class Meeting extends StatelessWebexPlugin {
         retriedWithTurnServer: this.addMediaData.retriedWithTurnServer,
         isJoinWithMediaRetry: this.joinWithMediaRetryInfo.isRetry,
         ...reachabilityStats,
+        iceCandidatesCount: this.iceCandidatesCount,
       });
       // @ts-ignore
       this.webex.internal.newMetrics.submitClientEvent({
@@ -7045,6 +7063,7 @@ export default class Meeting extends StatelessWebexPlugin {
           'unknown',
         ...reachabilityMetrics,
         ...iceCandidateErrors,
+        iceCandidatesCount: this.iceCandidatesCount,
       });
 
       await this.cleanUpOnAddMediaFailure();
diff --git a/packages/@webex/plugin-meetings/test/unit/spec/meeting/index.js b/packages/@webex/plugin-meetings/test/unit/spec/meeting/index.js
index cc872ca7c52..6d0b3a7bcca 100644
--- a/packages/@webex/plugin-meetings/test/unit/spec/meeting/index.js
+++ b/packages/@webex/plugin-meetings/test/unit/spec/meeting/index.js
@@ -2022,6 +2022,7 @@ describe('plugin-meetings', () => {
               someReachabilityMetric2: 'some value2',
               selectedCandidatePairChanges: 2,
               numTransports: 1,
+              iceCandidatesCount: 0,
             }
           );
         });
@@ -2129,6 +2130,7 @@ describe('plugin-meetings', () => {
               someReachabilityMetric2: 'some value2',
               selectedCandidatePairChanges: 2,
               numTransports: 1,
+              iceCandidatesCount: 0,
             }
           );
         });
@@ -2670,6 +2672,7 @@ describe('plugin-meetings', () => {
               iceConnectionState: 'unknown',
               selectedCandidatePairChanges: 2,
               numTransports: 1,
+              iceCandidatesCount: 0,
             },
           ]);
 
@@ -2858,6 +2861,7 @@ describe('plugin-meetings', () => {
               isMultistream: false,
               retriedWithTurnServer: true,
               isJoinWithMediaRetry: false,
+              iceCandidatesCount: 0,
             },
           ]);
           meeting.roap.doTurnDiscovery;
@@ -2986,6 +2990,8 @@ describe('plugin-meetings', () => {
               someReachabilityMetric2: 'some value2',
             }),
           };
+          meeting.iceCandidatesCount = 3;
+          
           await meeting.addMedia({
             mediaSettings: {},
           });
@@ -3005,6 +3011,7 @@ describe('plugin-meetings', () => {
               isJoinWithMediaRetry: false,
               someReachabilityMetric1: 'some value1',
               someReachabilityMetric2: 'some value2',
+              iceCandidatesCount: 3,
             }
           );
 
@@ -3067,6 +3074,7 @@ describe('plugin-meetings', () => {
               iceConnectionState: 'unknown',
               selectedCandidatePairChanges: 2,
               numTransports: 1,
+              iceCandidatesCount: 0,
             }
           );
 
@@ -3126,7 +3134,8 @@ describe('plugin-meetings', () => {
               selectedCandidatePairChanges: 2,
               numTransports: 1,
               '701_error': 2,
-              '701_turn_host_lookup_received_error': 1
+              '701_turn_host_lookup_received_error': 1,
+              iceCandidatesCount: 0,
             }
           );
 
@@ -7503,6 +7512,7 @@ describe('plugin-meetings', () => {
           assert.isFunction(eventListeners[Event.REMOTE_TRACK_ADDED]);
           assert.isFunction(eventListeners[Event.PEER_CONNECTION_STATE_CHANGED]);
           assert.isFunction(eventListeners[Event.ICE_CONNECTION_STATE_CHANGED]);
+          assert.isFunction(eventListeners[Event.ICE_CANDIDATE]);
           assert.isFunction(eventListeners[Event.ICE_CANDIDATE_ERROR]);
         });
 
@@ -7539,10 +7549,27 @@ describe('plugin-meetings', () => {
           });
         });
 
-        describe('should react on a ICE_CANDIDATE_ERROR event', () => {
+        describe('should react on a ICE_CANDIDATE event', () => {
           beforeEach(() => {
             meeting.setupMediaConnectionListeners();
+          });
+
+          it('should collect ice candidates', () => {
+            eventListeners[Event.ICE_CANDIDATE]({candidate: 'candidate'});
+
+            assert.equal(meeting.iceCandidatesCount, 1);
+          });
+
+          it('should not collect null ice candidates', () => {
+            eventListeners[Event.ICE_CANDIDATE]({candidate: null});
 
+            assert.equal(meeting.iceCandidatesCount, 0);
+          });
+        });
+
+        describe('should react on a ICE_CANDIDATE_ERROR event', () => {
+          beforeEach(() => {
+            meeting.setupMediaConnectionListeners();
           });
 
           it('should not collect skipped ice candidates error', () => {
diff --git a/packages/calling/package.json b/packages/calling/package.json
index b8dff69d553..041dd513f63 100644
--- a/packages/calling/package.json
+++ b/packages/calling/package.json
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@types/platform": "1.3.4",
-    "@webex/internal-media-core": "2.7.4",
+    "@webex/internal-media-core": "2.8.0",
     "@webex/media-helpers": "workspace:*",
     "async-mutex": "0.4.0",
     "buffer": "6.0.3",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index a0d9dd840d5..09e9b39ff6d 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -7400,7 +7400,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": 5.38.1
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": 5.38.1
     "@web/dev-server": 0.4.5
-    "@webex/internal-media-core": 2.7.4
+    "@webex/internal-media-core": 2.8.0
     "@webex/media-helpers": "workspace:*"
     async-mutex: 0.4.0
     buffer: 6.0.3
@@ -7691,19 +7691,19 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
-"@webex/internal-media-core@npm:2.7.4":
-  version: 2.7.4
-  resolution: "@webex/internal-media-core@npm:2.7.4"
+"@webex/internal-media-core@npm:2.8.0":
+  version: 2.8.0
+  resolution: "@webex/internal-media-core@npm:2.8.0"
   dependencies:
     "@babel/runtime": ^7.18.9
     "@webex/ts-sdp": 1.7.0
-    "@webex/web-client-media-engine": 3.22.4
+    "@webex/web-client-media-engine": 3.23.1
     events: ^3.3.0
     typed-emitter: ^2.1.0
     uuid: ^8.3.2
     webrtc-adapter: ^8.1.2
     xstate: ^4.30.6
-  checksum: 0610035ae8dfe3031a0d9004daa0b5f0d155743aa2eaff17c532786de544b77bb64c77a3b65964bf8ff24a1a308525c3256f22814aec73e177ccaad5bec221c9
+  checksum: a27ddbd484404dc99b627879df10ff97212fddb3bf94829aa41408d719436b33d6bce824b2a33a30a5dd83eabc9c3d70cbb4fe086fc00d5c1aca5da918503e3d
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
@@ -8471,7 +8471,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@babel/preset-typescript": 7.22.11
     "@webex/babel-config-legacy": "workspace:*"
     "@webex/eslint-config-legacy": "workspace:*"
-    "@webex/internal-media-core": 2.7.4
+    "@webex/internal-media-core": 2.8.0
     "@webex/jest-config-legacy": "workspace:*"
     "@webex/legacy-tools": "workspace:*"
     "@webex/test-helper-chai": "workspace:*"
@@ -8707,7 +8707,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@webex/babel-config-legacy": "workspace:*"
     "@webex/common": "workspace:*"
     "@webex/eslint-config-legacy": "workspace:*"
-    "@webex/internal-media-core": 2.7.4
+    "@webex/internal-media-core": 2.8.0
     "@webex/internal-plugin-conversation": "workspace:*"
     "@webex/internal-plugin-device": "workspace:*"
     "@webex/internal-plugin-llm": "workspace:*"
@@ -9419,9 +9419,9 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@webex/web-client-media-engine@npm:3.22.4":
-  version: 3.22.4
-  resolution: "@webex/web-client-media-engine@npm:3.22.4"
+"@webex/web-client-media-engine@npm:3.23.1":
+  version: 3.23.1
+  resolution: "@webex/web-client-media-engine@npm:3.23.1"
   dependencies:
     "@webex/json-multistream": 2.1.3
     "@webex/rtcstats": ^1.3.2
@@ -9434,7 +9434,7 @@ __metadata:
     js-logger: ^1.6.1
     typed-emitter: ^2.1.0
     uuid: ^8.3.2
-  checksum: 13f24b0411cceaaef046887f6fee8e57be8e12ed07b5382a9a51eb07f56f1ec4eb02bdbb2ed567925690618862a02e831c6775019f9abe559bf7f29c1d3b5fe9
+  checksum: e1a502725ac0ad588891e4ec0e73ffa5242d44fc612161a4c09d9f5f3a31734f22be28c8bf41838d3ae779e5f5689933f0b8deeb325c755499d3648d6e8035a5
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard