diff --git a/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/hooks/useSyncLiveKitMetadata.ts b/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/hooks/useSyncLiveKitMetadata.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..154af313
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/hooks/useSyncLiveKitMetadata.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+// features/rooms/hooks/useSyncLiveKitMetadata.ts
+
+import { useEffect } from 'react'
+import { RoomEvent } from 'livekit-client'
+import { queryClient } from '@/api/queryClient'
+import { keys } from '@/api/queryKeys'
+import type { ApiRoom, RoomConfiguration } from '@/features/rooms/api/ApiRoom'
+import { useRoomContext } from '@livekit/components-react'
+import { useRoomData } from './useRoomData'
+
+/**
+ * Shape of the LiveKit room metadata blob pushed by the backend.
+ * Matches RoomManagement.update_metadata → {"configuration": room.configuration}
+ */
+type RoomLiveKitMetadata = {
+  configuration?: RoomConfiguration
+}
+
+const parseMetadata = (raw: string | undefined): RoomLiveKitMetadata | null => {
+  if (!raw) return null
+  try {
+    return JSON.parse(raw) as RoomLiveKitMetadata
+  } catch {
+    console.warn('useSyncLiveKitMetadata: failed to parse room metadata')
+    return null
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Sync LiveKit room metadata into the React Query cache.
+ *
+ * The backend pushes room configuration into LiveKit's room metadata
+ * whenever it changes. This hook listens for those changes and patches
+ * the ApiRoom cache so every `useRoomData()`
+ * consumer sees the fresh value automatically.
+ *
+ * Mount once, at the level where the LiveKit Room instance lives.
+ */
+export const useSyncLiveKitMetadata = () => {
+  const room = useRoomContext()
+  const roomData = useRoomData()
+  const roomSlug = roomData?.slug
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!room || !roomSlug) return
+
+    const applyMetadata = (raw: string | undefined) => {
+      const parsed = parseMetadata(raw)
+      // No configuration key → leave the cache alone. Don't clobber the
+      // value we already loaded from the API with `undefined`.
+      if (!parsed?.configuration) return
+
+      queryClient.setQueryData<ApiRoom>([keys.room, roomSlug], (prev) => {
+        if (!prev) return prev
+        if (
+          JSON.stringify(prev.configuration) ===
+          JSON.stringify(parsed.configuration)
+        ) {
+          return prev
+        }
+        return { ...prev, configuration: parsed.configuration }
+      })
+    }
+
+    // Apply whatever metadata is currently set (covers the case where we
+    // joined the room AFTER the last metadata change, so no event will fire).
+    applyMetadata(room.metadata)
+
+    const handler = (raw: string) => applyMetadata(raw)
+    room.on(RoomEvent.RoomMetadataChanged, handler)
+
+    return () => {
+      room.off(RoomEvent.RoomMetadataChanged, handler)
+    }
+  }, [room, roomSlug])
+}
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/prefabs/VideoConference.tsx b/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/prefabs/VideoConference.tsx
index c81dfc68..fb5b763a 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/prefabs/VideoConference.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/prefabs/VideoConference.tsx
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import { useRegisterKeyboardShortcut } from '@/features/shortcuts/useRegisterKey
 import { useSettingsDialog } from '@/features/settings'
 import { SettingsDialogExtendedKey } from '@/features/settings/type'
 import { useVideoResolutionSubscription } from '../hooks/useVideoResolutionSubscription'
+import { useSyncLiveKitMetadata } from '../hooks/useSyncLiveKitMetadata'
 import { SettingsDialogProvider } from '@/features/settings/components/SettingsDialogProvider'
 import { IsIdleDisconnectModal } from '../components/IsIdleDisconnectModal'
 import { getParticipantName } from '@/features/rooms/utils/getParticipantName'
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ export function VideoConference({ ...props }: VideoConferenceProps) {
   useConnectionObserver()
   useRoomPageTitle()
   useVideoResolutionSubscription()
+  useSyncLiveKitMetadata()
 
   useRegisterKeyboardShortcut({
     id: 'open-shortcuts',