diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b3d4dacb..11f5a24a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ and this project adheres to
 - 🔒(backend) throttle meeting link generation
 - 🔒️(backend) add a daily cap on room creation
 - 🔧(summary) add setting to control Sentry traces sampling rate
+- ✨(frontend) let signed-out visitors start a meeting
+- ✨(backend) expose `allow_unregistered_rooms` in the frontend configuration
 
 ### Fixed
 
diff --git a/src/backend/core/api/__init__.py b/src/backend/core/api/__init__.py
index 66dda030..803b3e8f 100644
--- a/src/backend/core/api/__init__.py
+++ b/src/backend/core/api/__init__.py
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ def get_frontend_configuration(request):
             "default_sources": settings.LIVEKIT_DEFAULT_SOURCES,
             "default_video_codec": settings.LIVEKIT_DEFAULT_VIDEO_CODEC,
         },
+        "allow_unregistered_rooms": settings.ALLOW_UNREGISTERED_ROOMS,
         "authenticated_users_can_edit_display_name": (
             settings.AUTHENTICATED_PARTICIPANTS_CAN_EDIT_DISPLAY_NAME
         ),
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/api/useConfig.ts b/src/frontend/src/api/useConfig.ts
index 6bc0a812..8da9bed3 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/api/useConfig.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/src/api/useConfig.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ export interface ApiConfig {
   custom_css_url?: string
   use_french_gov_footer?: boolean
   use_proconnect_button?: boolean
+  allow_unregistered_rooms?: boolean
   idle_disconnect_warning_delay?: number
   recording?: {
     is_enabled?: boolean
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/features/home/components/CreateUnregisteredMeetingButton.tsx b/src/frontend/src/features/home/components/CreateUnregisteredMeetingButton.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d37343a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/frontend/src/features/home/components/CreateUnregisteredMeetingButton.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
+import { Button } from '@/primitives'
+import { navigateTo } from '@/navigation/navigateTo'
+import { generateRoomId } from '@/features/rooms'
+
+export const CreateUnregisteredMeetingButton = () => {
+  const { t } = useTranslation('home')
+  return (
+    <Button
+      variant="primary"
+      data-attr="create-unregistered-meeting"
+      onPress={() =>
+        navigateTo('room', generateRoomId(), { state: { create: true } })
+      }
+    >
+      {t('createMeeting')}
+    </Button>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/features/home/routes/Home.tsx b/src/frontend/src/features/home/routes/Home.tsx
index 3293c574..dda45c99 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/features/home/routes/Home.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/features/home/routes/Home.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { JoinMeetingDialog } from '../components/JoinMeetingDialog'
 import { IntroSlider } from '../components/IntroSlider'
 import { MoreLink } from '../components/MoreLink'
 import { CreateMeetingMenu } from '../components/CreateMeetingMenu'
+import { CreateUnregisteredMeetingButton } from '../components/CreateUnregisteredMeetingButton'
 import { ReactNode, useEffect, useState } from 'react'
 
 import { css } from '@/styled-system/css'
@@ -189,13 +190,19 @@ const Home = () => {
                 display: 'flex',
                 gap: 0.5,
                 flexDirection: { base: 'column', xsm: 'row' },
+                flexWrap: 'wrap',
                 alignItems: { base: 'center', xsm: 'items-start' },
               })}
             >
               {isLoggedIn ? (
                 <CreateMeetingMenu />
               ) : (
-                <LoginButton proConnectHint={false} />
+                <>
+                  {data?.allow_unregistered_rooms && (
+                    <CreateUnregisteredMeetingButton />
+                  )}
+                  <LoginButton proConnectHint={false} />
+                </>
               )}
               <DialogTrigger>
                 <Button
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/components/InviteDialog.tsx b/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/components/InviteDialog.tsx
index 5436c0c5..587ffdbe 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/components/InviteDialog.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/components/InviteDialog.tsx
@@ -40,11 +40,15 @@ const StyledRACDialog = styled(Dialog, {
 })
 
 export const InviteDialog = ({ mode }: { mode: 'join' | 'create' }) => {
-  const [showInviteDialog, setShowInviteDialog] = useState(mode === 'create')
-
   const { t } = useTranslation('rooms', { keyPrefix: 'shareDialog' })
 
   const roomData = useRoomData()
+
+  const isCreatingUnregisteredRoom =
+    roomData?.id === null && !!history.state?.create
+  const [isDismissed, setIsDismissed] = useState(false)
+  const showInviteDialog =
+    !isDismissed && (mode === 'create' || isCreatingUnregisteredRoom)
   const roomUrl = roomData?.slug ? getRouteUrl('room', roomData.slug) : ''
 
   const telephony = useTelephony()
@@ -78,7 +82,7 @@ export const InviteDialog = ({ mode }: { mode: 'join' | 'create' }) => {
             variant="tertiaryText"
             size="xs"
             onPress={() => {
-              setShowInviteDialog(false)
+              setIsDismissed(true)
             }}
             aria-label={t('closeDialog')}
           >