diff --git a/openvidu-browser/src/OpenVidu/OpenVidu.ts b/openvidu-browser/src/OpenVidu/OpenVidu.ts
index 0810d715..b0d6b456 100644
--- a/openvidu-browser/src/OpenVidu/OpenVidu.ts
+++ b/openvidu-browser/src/OpenVidu/OpenVidu.ts
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ export class OpenVidu {
         publishVideo: (typeof properties.publishVideo !== 'undefined') ? properties.publishVideo : true,
         resolution: this.isMediaStreamTrack(properties.videoSource) ? undefined : ((typeof properties.resolution !== 'undefined') ? properties.resolution : '640x480'),
         videoSource: (typeof properties.videoSource !== 'undefined') ? properties.videoSource : undefined,
+        keepTracksOnDispose: (typeof properties.videoSource !== 'undefined') ? properties.keepTracksOnDispose : false,
         filter: properties.filter
       };
     } else {
diff --git a/openvidu-browser/src/OpenVidu/Publisher.ts b/openvidu-browser/src/OpenVidu/Publisher.ts
index 0b4ddf13..58badc08 100644
--- a/openvidu-browser/src/OpenVidu/Publisher.ts
+++ b/openvidu-browser/src/OpenVidu/Publisher.ts
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export class Publisher extends StreamManager {
     constructor(targEl: string | HTMLElement, properties: PublisherProperties, openvidu: OpenVidu) {
         super(new Stream((!!openvidu.session) ? openvidu.session : new Session(openvidu), { publisherProperties: properties, mediaConstraints: {} }), targEl);
         this.properties = properties;
-        this.openvidu = openvidu;
+        this.openvidu = openvidu;        
 
         this.stream.ee.on('local-stream-destroyed', (reason: string) => {
             this.stream.isLocalStreamPublished = false;
diff --git a/openvidu-browser/src/OpenVidu/Stream.ts b/openvidu-browser/src/OpenVidu/Stream.ts
index efed8c21..758220aa 100644
--- a/openvidu-browser/src/OpenVidu/Stream.ts
+++ b/openvidu-browser/src/OpenVidu/Stream.ts
@@ -117,6 +117,16 @@ export class Stream implements EventDispatcher {
         }
     } = {};
 
+    /**
+     * Keeps tracks unstopped on disposal. Allows to keep tracks running if session is diposed
+     * 
+     * This property may be useful if a publisher is started with a previously existing
+     * track which should keep running after disposal, e.g. if you start your webcam
+     * in a <video> element and want to keep it running after OpenVidu session closed
+     * 
+     */
+    keepTracksOnDispose = false;
+
     /**
      * @hidden
      */
@@ -205,6 +215,9 @@ export class Stream implements EventDispatcher {
                     this.typeOfVideo = this.isSendScreen() ? 'SCREEN' : 'CAMERA';
                 }
             }
+
+            this.keepTracksOnDispose = !!this.outboundStreamOpts.publisherProperties.keepTracksOnDispose;
+
             if (!!this.outboundStreamOpts.publisherProperties.filter) {
                 this.filter = this.outboundStreamOpts.publisherProperties.filter;
             }
@@ -360,7 +373,7 @@ export class Stream implements EventDispatcher {
      */
     disposeWebRtcPeer(): void {
         if (this.webRtcPeer) {
-            this.webRtcPeer.dispose();
+            this.webRtcPeer.dispose(this.keepTracksOnDispose);
         }
         if (this.speechEvent) {
             this.speechEvent.stop();
@@ -376,12 +389,14 @@ export class Stream implements EventDispatcher {
      */
     disposeMediaStream(): void {
         if (this.mediaStream) {
-            this.mediaStream.getAudioTracks().forEach((track) => {
-                track.stop();
-            });
-            this.mediaStream.getVideoTracks().forEach((track) => {
-                track.stop();
-            });
+            if (!this.keepTracksOnDispose) {
+                this.mediaStream.getAudioTracks().forEach((track) => {
+                    track.stop();
+                });
+                this.mediaStream.getVideoTracks().forEach((track) => {
+                    track.stop();
+                });
+            }
             delete this.mediaStream;
         }
         console.info((!!this.outboundStreamOpts ? 'Local ' : 'Remote ') + "MediaStream from 'Stream' with id [" + this.streamId + '] is now disposed');
diff --git a/openvidu-browser/src/OpenViduInternal/Interfaces/Public/PublisherProperties.ts b/openvidu-browser/src/OpenViduInternal/Interfaces/Public/PublisherProperties.ts
index 687c89ad..62a345a3 100644
--- a/openvidu-browser/src/OpenViduInternal/Interfaces/Public/PublisherProperties.ts
+++ b/openvidu-browser/src/OpenViduInternal/Interfaces/Public/PublisherProperties.ts
@@ -88,4 +88,10 @@ export interface PublisherProperties {
      */
     filter?: Filter;
 
+    /**
+     * Whether to stop the published video tracks after disposal or to keep them (useful if you set your own track as videoSource and you need to keep it aftger disposal)
+     * @default false
+     */
+    keepTracksOnDispose? : boolean;
+
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/openvidu-browser/src/OpenViduInternal/WebRtcPeer/WebRtcPeer.ts b/openvidu-browser/src/OpenViduInternal/WebRtcPeer/WebRtcPeer.ts
index 60825f79..cc71e0c0 100644
--- a/openvidu-browser/src/OpenViduInternal/WebRtcPeer/WebRtcPeer.ts
+++ b/openvidu-browser/src/OpenViduInternal/WebRtcPeer/WebRtcPeer.ts
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ export class WebRtcPeer {
     /**
      * This method frees the resources used by WebRtcPeer
      */
-    dispose() {
+    dispose(keepTracksOnDispose = false) {
         console.debug('Disposing WebRtcPeer');
         try {
             if (this.pc) {
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ export class WebRtcPeer {
                 this.localCandidatesQueue = [];
 
                 this.pc.getLocalStreams().forEach(str => {
-                    this.streamStop(str);
+                    this.streamStop(str, keepTracksOnDispose);
                 });
 
                 // FIXME This is not yet implemented in firefox
@@ -244,9 +244,11 @@ export class WebRtcPeer {
         });
     }
 
-    private streamStop(stream: MediaStream): void {
+    private streamStop(stream: MediaStream, keepTracksOnDispose = false): void {
         stream.getTracks().forEach(track => {
-            track.stop();
+            if (!keepTracksOnDispose) {
+                track.stop();
+            }
             stream.removeTrack(track);
         });
     }