A method in a client device of mitigating roaming impact on communications includes: establishing a communication session at the client device via a first access point; responsive to determining that a roaming criterion is satisfied, transmitting a standby indicator to the first access point and detecting a second access point; prior to initiating a roaming process to transfer the communication session from the first access point to the second access point, determining whether a time period elapsed since receipt of a most recent beacon at the client device from the first access point exceeds a beacon threshold; and responsive to determining that the time period exceeds the beacon threshold: transmitting an active indicator to the first access point; receiving a further beacon from the access point; and responsive to receiving the further beacon, initiating the roaming process to transfer the communication session to the second access point.