diff --git a/pkg/service/errors.go b/pkg/service/errors.go
index d208e434c..5c7579abb 100644
--- a/pkg/service/errors.go
+++ b/pkg/service/errors.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ var (
 	ErrAttributeExceedsLimits           = psrpc.NewErrorf(psrpc.InvalidArgument, "attribute size exceeds limits")
 	ErrRoomNameExceedsLimits            = psrpc.NewErrorf(psrpc.InvalidArgument, "room name length exceeds limits")
 	ErrParticipantIdentityExceedsLimits = psrpc.NewErrorf(psrpc.InvalidArgument, "participant identity length exceeds limits")
+	ErrForwardToSameRoom                = psrpc.NewErrorf(psrpc.InvalidArgument, "cannot forward to the same room")
 	ErrOperationFailed                  = psrpc.NewErrorf(psrpc.Internal, "operation cannot be completed")
 	ErrParticipantNotFound              = psrpc.NewErrorf(psrpc.NotFound, "participant does not exist")
 	ErrRoomNotFound                     = psrpc.NewErrorf(psrpc.NotFound, "requested room does not exist")
diff --git a/pkg/service/roomservice.go b/pkg/service/roomservice.go
index e88d30321..be0f129f3 100644
--- a/pkg/service/roomservice.go
+++ b/pkg/service/roomservice.go
@@ -316,6 +316,10 @@ func (s *RoomService) ForwardParticipant(ctx context.Context, req *livekit.Forwa
 		return nil, twirpAuthError(err)
 	}
 
+	if req.Room == req.DestinationRoom {
+		return nil, twirp.InvalidArgumentError(ErrForwardToSameRoom.Error(), "")
+	}
+
 	res, err := s.participantClient.ForwardParticipant(ctx, s.topicFormatter.ParticipantTopic(ctx, livekit.RoomName(req.Room), livekit.ParticipantIdentity(req.Identity)), req)
 	RecordResponse(ctx, res)
 	return res, err