diff --git a/pkg/rtc/participant.go b/pkg/rtc/participant.go
index 87b6befe1..d1efcc04c 100644
--- a/pkg/rtc/participant.go
+++ b/pkg/rtc/participant.go
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ func NewParticipant(params ParticipantParams) (*ParticipantImpl, error) {
 		}),
 		pendingTracks:           make(map[string]*pendingTrackInfo),
 		pendingPublishingTracks: make(map[livekit.TrackID]*pendingTrackInfo),
-		connectedAt:             time.Now(),
+		connectedAt:             time.Now().Truncate(time.Millisecond),
 		rttUpdatedAt:            time.Now(),
 		cachedDownTracks:        make(map[livekit.TrackID]*downTrackState),
 		dataChannelStats: telemetry.NewBytesTrackStats(
diff --git a/pkg/rtc/types/interfaces.go b/pkg/rtc/types/interfaces.go
index 73cd073d4..6741a0a45 100644
--- a/pkg/rtc/types/interfaces.go
+++ b/pkg/rtc/types/interfaces.go
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ type Participant interface {
 	ID() livekit.ParticipantID
 	Identity() livekit.ParticipantIdentity
 	State() livekit.ParticipantInfo_State
+	ConnectedAt() time.Time
 	CloseReason() ParticipantCloseReason
 	Kind() livekit.ParticipantInfo_Kind
 	IsRecorder() bool
@@ -324,7 +325,6 @@ type LocalParticipant interface {
 	ProtocolVersion() ProtocolVersion
 	SupportsSyncStreamID() bool
 	SupportsTransceiverReuse() bool
-	ConnectedAt() time.Time
 	IsClosed() bool
 	IsReady() bool
 	IsDisconnected() bool
diff --git a/pkg/rtc/types/typesfakes/fake_participant.go b/pkg/rtc/types/typesfakes/fake_participant.go
index 7418a5df9..9ec45f43b 100644
--- a/pkg/rtc/types/typesfakes/fake_participant.go
+++ b/pkg/rtc/types/typesfakes/fake_participant.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package typesfakes
 
 import (
 	"sync"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/livekit/livekit-server/pkg/rtc/types"
 	"github.com/livekit/protocol/livekit"
@@ -43,6 +44,16 @@ type FakeParticipant struct {
 	closeReasonReturnsOnCall map[int]struct {
 		result1 types.ParticipantCloseReason
 	}
+	ConnectedAtStub        func() time.Time
+	connectedAtMutex       sync.RWMutex
+	connectedAtArgsForCall []struct {
+	}
+	connectedAtReturns struct {
+		result1 time.Time
+	}
+	connectedAtReturnsOnCall map[int]struct {
+		result1 time.Time
+	}
 	DebugInfoStub        func() map[string]interface{}
 	debugInfoMutex       sync.RWMutex
 	debugInfoArgsForCall []struct {
@@ -418,6 +429,59 @@ func (fake *FakeParticipant) CloseReasonReturnsOnCall(i int, result1 types.Parti
 	}{result1}
 }
 
+func (fake *FakeParticipant) ConnectedAt() time.Time {
+	fake.connectedAtMutex.Lock()
+	ret, specificReturn := fake.connectedAtReturnsOnCall[len(fake.connectedAtArgsForCall)]
+	fake.connectedAtArgsForCall = append(fake.connectedAtArgsForCall, struct {
+	}{})
+	stub := fake.ConnectedAtStub
+	fakeReturns := fake.connectedAtReturns
+	fake.recordInvocation("ConnectedAt", []interface{}{})
+	fake.connectedAtMutex.Unlock()
+	if stub != nil {
+		return stub()
+	}
+	if specificReturn {
+		return ret.result1
+	}
+	return fakeReturns.result1
+}
+
+func (fake *FakeParticipant) ConnectedAtCallCount() int {
+	fake.connectedAtMutex.RLock()
+	defer fake.connectedAtMutex.RUnlock()
+	return len(fake.connectedAtArgsForCall)
+}
+
+func (fake *FakeParticipant) ConnectedAtCalls(stub func() time.Time) {
+	fake.connectedAtMutex.Lock()
+	defer fake.connectedAtMutex.Unlock()
+	fake.ConnectedAtStub = stub
+}
+
+func (fake *FakeParticipant) ConnectedAtReturns(result1 time.Time) {
+	fake.connectedAtMutex.Lock()
+	defer fake.connectedAtMutex.Unlock()
+	fake.ConnectedAtStub = nil
+	fake.connectedAtReturns = struct {
+		result1 time.Time
+	}{result1}
+}
+
+func (fake *FakeParticipant) ConnectedAtReturnsOnCall(i int, result1 time.Time) {
+	fake.connectedAtMutex.Lock()
+	defer fake.connectedAtMutex.Unlock()
+	fake.ConnectedAtStub = nil
+	if fake.connectedAtReturnsOnCall == nil {
+		fake.connectedAtReturnsOnCall = make(map[int]struct {
+			result1 time.Time
+		})
+	}
+	fake.connectedAtReturnsOnCall[i] = struct {
+		result1 time.Time
+	}{result1}
+}
+
 func (fake *FakeParticipant) DebugInfo() map[string]interface{} {
 	fake.debugInfoMutex.Lock()
 	ret, specificReturn := fake.debugInfoReturnsOnCall[len(fake.debugInfoArgsForCall)]
@@ -1480,6 +1544,8 @@ func (fake *FakeParticipant) Invocations() map[string][][]interface{} {
 	defer fake.closeMutex.RUnlock()
 	fake.closeReasonMutex.RLock()
 	defer fake.closeReasonMutex.RUnlock()
+	fake.connectedAtMutex.RLock()
+	defer fake.connectedAtMutex.RUnlock()
 	fake.debugInfoMutex.RLock()
 	defer fake.debugInfoMutex.RUnlock()
 	fake.getAudioLevelMutex.RLock()