diff --git a/RiotSwiftUI/Modules/LocationSharing/StartLocationSharing/Coordinator/LocationSharingCoordinator.swift b/RiotSwiftUI/Modules/LocationSharing/StartLocationSharing/Coordinator/LocationSharingCoordinator.swift
index 9cd5853c74..11b3a36efa 100644
--- a/RiotSwiftUI/Modules/LocationSharing/StartLocationSharing/Coordinator/LocationSharingCoordinator.swift
+++ b/RiotSwiftUI/Modules/LocationSharing/StartLocationSharing/Coordinator/LocationSharingCoordinator.swift
@@ -166,17 +166,16 @@ final class LocationSharingCoordinator: Coordinator, Presentable {
     
     // Check if user can send beacon info state event
     private func canShareLiveLocation() -> Bool {
-        guard let myUserId = parameters.roomDataSource.mxSession.myUserId else {
+        guard let myUserId = parameters.roomDataSource.mxSession.myUserId,
+              let roomPowerLevels = parameters.roomDataSource.roomState.powerLevels,
+              let userPowerLevel = RoomPowerLevel(rawValue: roomPowerLevels.powerLevelOfUser(withUserID: myUserId)) else {
             return false
         }
         
-        let userPowerLevelRawValue = parameters.roomDataSource.roomState.powerLevels.powerLevelOfUser(withUserID: myUserId)
-        
-        guard let userPowerLevel = RoomPowerLevel(rawValue: userPowerLevelRawValue) else {
-            return false
-        }
-        
-        return userPowerLevel.rawValue >= RoomPowerLevel.moderator.rawValue
+        // CHeck user power level in room against power level needed to post geolocation state event.
+        let liveSharingPowerLevel = parameters.roomDataSource.roomState.powerLevels.minimumPowerLevelForSendingStateEvent(.beaconInfo)
+
+        return userPowerLevel.rawValue >= liveSharingPowerLevel
     }
     
     private func showLabFlagPromotionIfNeeded(completion: @escaping ((Bool) -> Void)) {
diff --git a/changelog.d/pr-7808.change b/changelog.d/pr-7808.change
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cc803849fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/pr-7808.change
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Check power level before starting live sharing location
\ No newline at end of file