diff --git a/pkg/service/roomallocator.go b/pkg/service/roomallocator.go
index 656edce42..4c081dda6 100644
--- a/pkg/service/roomallocator.go
+++ b/pkg/service/roomallocator.go
@@ -241,6 +241,9 @@ func (r *StandardRoomAllocator) applyNamedRoomConfiguration(req *livekit.CreateR
 	if !clone.SyncStreams {
 		clone.SyncStreams = conf.SyncStreams
 	}
+	if clone.Metadata == "" {
+		clone.Metadata = conf.Metadata
+	}
 
 	return clone, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/service/utils.go b/pkg/service/utils.go
index 481cfcc55..2d7614145 100644
--- a/pkg/service/utils.go
+++ b/pkg/service/utils.go
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ func SetRoomConfiguration(createRequest *livekit.CreateRoomRequest, conf *liveki
 	createRequest.MinPlayoutDelay = conf.MinPlayoutDelay
 	createRequest.MaxPlayoutDelay = conf.MaxPlayoutDelay
 	createRequest.SyncStreams = conf.SyncStreams
+	createRequest.Metadata = conf.Metadata
 }
 
 func ParseClientInfo(r *http.Request) *livekit.ClientInfo {