diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b87bcc4241..ec6d5f37f0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Fixed
+
+- Authorize ended live to initiate a transcription
+
 ## [5.4.0] - 2024-11-13
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/src/backend/marsha/core/api/video.py b/src/backend/marsha/core/api/video.py
index 30b921514a..1b6c94cbb7 100644
--- a/src/backend/marsha/core/api/video.py
+++ b/src/backend/marsha/core/api/video.py
@@ -1215,7 +1215,7 @@ def initiate_transcript(self, request, pk=None):
         """Initiate the transcript process for the video."""
         video = self.get_object()
 
-        if video.live_state is not None:
+        if video.live_state and video.live_state != defaults.ENDED:
             return Response(
                 {"detail": "Cannot initiate transcript on a live video"},
                 status=HTTPStatus.BAD_REQUEST,
diff --git a/src/backend/marsha/core/tests/api/video/test_initiate_transcript.py b/src/backend/marsha/core/tests/api/video/test_initiate_transcript.py
index 7dc33d8556..582a1a1f7f 100644
--- a/src/backend/marsha/core/tests/api/video/test_initiate_transcript.py
+++ b/src/backend/marsha/core/tests/api/video/test_initiate_transcript.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from datetime import datetime, timezone as baseTimezone
 from http import HTTPStatus
 import json
+import random
 from unittest import mock
 
 from django.db.transaction import atomic
@@ -49,6 +50,23 @@ def test_api_video_instructor_initiate_transcript_in_read_only(self):
 
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, HTTPStatus.FORBIDDEN)
 
+    def test_api_video_instructor_initiate_transcript_for_live_video(self):
+        """A video in a live state can not initiate a transcription."""
+        video = factories.VideoFactory(
+            live_type=defaults.JITSI,
+            live_state=random.choice(
+                [s[0] for s in defaults.LIVE_CHOICES if s[0] not in [defaults.ENDED]]
+            ),
+        )
+        jwt_token = InstructorOrAdminLtiTokenFactory(playlist=video.playlist)
+
+        response = self.client.post(
+            f"/api/videos/{video.id}/initiate-transcript/",
+            HTTP_AUTHORIZATION=f"Bearer {jwt_token}",
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, HTTPStatus.BAD_REQUEST)
+
     def test_api_video_initiate_transcript_token_user(self):
         """A token user associated to a video should be able to initiate a transcript."""
         video = factories.VideoFactory(
@@ -86,6 +104,48 @@ def test_api_video_initiate_transcript_token_user(self):
         self.assertEqual(timed_text_track.mode, models.TimedTextTrack.TRANSCRIPT)
         self.assertEqual(timed_text_track.upload_state, defaults.PROCESSING)
 
+    def test_api_video_initiate_transcript_token_user_live_state_ended(self):
+        """
+        A token user associated to a video with live_state ended should be able to initiate
+        a transcript.
+        """
+        video = factories.VideoFactory(
+            pk="a2f27fde-973a-4e89-8dca-cc59e01d255c",
+            live_type=defaults.JITSI,
+            live_state=defaults.ENDED,
+            upload_state=defaults.READY,
+            uploaded_on=datetime(2018, 8, 8, tzinfo=baseTimezone.utc),
+            transcode_pipeline=defaults.PEERTUBE_PIPELINE,
+            resolutions=[720, 1080],
+            playlist__title="foo bar",
+        )
+        jwt_token = InstructorOrAdminLtiTokenFactory(playlist=video.playlist)
+
+        with self.settings(LANGUAGES=(("en", "English"),)), mock.patch(
+            "marsha.core.api.video.launch_video_transcript.delay"
+        ) as mock_launch_video_transcript, mock.patch.object(
+            channel_layers_utils, "dispatch_timed_text_track"
+        ) as mock_dispatch_timed_text_track, mock.patch.object(
+            channel_layers_utils, "dispatch_video"
+        ) as mock_dispatch_video:
+            response = self.client.post(
+                f"/api/videos/{video.id}/initiate-transcript/",
+                HTTP_AUTHORIZATION=f"Bearer {jwt_token}",
+            )
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, HTTPStatus.OK)
+        mock_launch_video_transcript.assert_called_once_with(
+            video_pk=video.pk, stamp="1533686400", domain="http://testserver"
+        )
+
+        timed_text_track = video.timedtexttracks.get()
+        mock_dispatch_timed_text_track.assert_called_once_with(timed_text_track)
+        mock_dispatch_video.assert_called_once_with(video)
+
+        self.assertEqual(timed_text_track.language, "en")
+        self.assertEqual(timed_text_track.mode, models.TimedTextTrack.TRANSCRIPT)
+        self.assertEqual(timed_text_track.upload_state, defaults.PROCESSING)
+
     def test_api_video_initiate_transcript_staff_or_user(self):
         """Users authenticated via a session should not be able to retrieve a transcript policy."""
         for user in [factories.UserFactory(), factories.UserFactory(is_staff=True)]: