diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 8e994271c..ea2da9e58 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -132,8 +132,6 @@ github.com/kr/text v0.1.0 h1:45sCR5RtlFHMR4UwH9sdQ5TC8v0qDQCHnXt+kaKSTVE=
 github.com/kr/text v0.1.0/go.mod h1:4Jbv+DJW3UT/LiOwJeYQe1efqtUx/iVham/4vfdArNI=
 github.com/lithammer/shortuuid/v3 v3.0.6 h1:pr15YQyvhiSX/qPxncFtqk+v4xLEpOZObbsY/mKrcvA=
 github.com/lithammer/shortuuid/v3 v3.0.6/go.mod h1:vMk8ke37EmiewwolSO1NLW8vP4ZaKlRuDIi8tWWmAts=
-github.com/livekit/protocol v0.11.12-0.20220124142501-c1f7afc1502f h1:gxMYQrYJjQSmIOgvPVKS8laL/QRMkkcblsNuompoGzk=
-github.com/livekit/protocol v0.11.12-0.20220124142501-c1f7afc1502f/go.mod h1:YoHW9YbWbPnuVsgwBB4hAINKT+V68jmfh9zXBSSn6Wg=
 github.com/livekit/protocol v0.11.12-0.20220124192741-b94955852f2a h1:iYvpBQ5a7IgVWZfl5A+VggN2H86MAwYOoAwwvq6Qeq4=
 github.com/livekit/protocol v0.11.12-0.20220124192741-b94955852f2a/go.mod h1:YoHW9YbWbPnuVsgwBB4hAINKT+V68jmfh9zXBSSn6Wg=
 github.com/magefile/mage v1.11.0 h1:C/55Ywp9BpgVVclD3lRnSYCwXTYxmSppIgLeDYlNuls=
diff --git a/pkg/rtc/types/interfaces.go b/pkg/rtc/types/interfaces.go
index 094ddc4fd..9cc4a7d9b 100644
--- a/pkg/rtc/types/interfaces.go
+++ b/pkg/rtc/types/interfaces.go
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ type Participant interface {
 
 	// permissions
 	Hidden() bool
+	IsRecorder() bool
 
 	Start()
 	Close(sendLeave bool) error
diff --git a/pkg/rtc/types/typesfakes/fake_participant.go b/pkg/rtc/types/typesfakes/fake_participant.go
index 25588e17b..7f7718008 100644
--- a/pkg/rtc/types/typesfakes/fake_participant.go
+++ b/pkg/rtc/types/typesfakes/fake_participant.go
@@ -95,6 +95,16 @@ type FakeParticipant struct {
 	identityReturnsOnCall map[int]struct {
 		result1 livekit.ParticipantIdentity
 	}
+	IsRecorderStub        func() bool
+	isRecorderMutex       sync.RWMutex
+	isRecorderArgsForCall []struct {
+	}
+	isRecorderReturns struct {
+		result1 bool
+	}
+	isRecorderReturnsOnCall map[int]struct {
+		result1 bool
+	}
 	RemoveSubscriberStub        func(types.LocalParticipant, livekit.TrackID, bool)
 	removeSubscriberMutex       sync.RWMutex
 	removeSubscriberArgsForCall []struct {
@@ -636,6 +646,59 @@ func (fake *FakeParticipant) IdentityReturnsOnCall(i int, result1 livekit.Partic
 	}{result1}
 }
 
+func (fake *FakeParticipant) IsRecorder() bool {
+	fake.isRecorderMutex.Lock()
+	ret, specificReturn := fake.isRecorderReturnsOnCall[len(fake.isRecorderArgsForCall)]
+	fake.isRecorderArgsForCall = append(fake.isRecorderArgsForCall, struct {
+	}{})
+	stub := fake.IsRecorderStub
+	fakeReturns := fake.isRecorderReturns
+	fake.recordInvocation("IsRecorder", []interface{}{})
+	fake.isRecorderMutex.Unlock()
+	if stub != nil {
+		return stub()
+	}
+	if specificReturn {
+		return ret.result1
+	}
+	return fakeReturns.result1
+}
+
+func (fake *FakeParticipant) IsRecorderCallCount() int {
+	fake.isRecorderMutex.RLock()
+	defer fake.isRecorderMutex.RUnlock()
+	return len(fake.isRecorderArgsForCall)
+}
+
+func (fake *FakeParticipant) IsRecorderCalls(stub func() bool) {
+	fake.isRecorderMutex.Lock()
+	defer fake.isRecorderMutex.Unlock()
+	fake.IsRecorderStub = stub
+}
+
+func (fake *FakeParticipant) IsRecorderReturns(result1 bool) {
+	fake.isRecorderMutex.Lock()
+	defer fake.isRecorderMutex.Unlock()
+	fake.IsRecorderStub = nil
+	fake.isRecorderReturns = struct {
+		result1 bool
+	}{result1}
+}
+
+func (fake *FakeParticipant) IsRecorderReturnsOnCall(i int, result1 bool) {
+	fake.isRecorderMutex.Lock()
+	defer fake.isRecorderMutex.Unlock()
+	fake.IsRecorderStub = nil
+	if fake.isRecorderReturnsOnCall == nil {
+		fake.isRecorderReturnsOnCall = make(map[int]struct {
+			result1 bool
+		})
+	}
+	fake.isRecorderReturnsOnCall[i] = struct {
+		result1 bool
+	}{result1}
+}
+
 func (fake *FakeParticipant) RemoveSubscriber(arg1 types.LocalParticipant, arg2 livekit.TrackID, arg3 bool) {
 	fake.removeSubscriberMutex.Lock()
 	fake.removeSubscriberArgsForCall = append(fake.removeSubscriberArgsForCall, struct {
@@ -1100,6 +1163,8 @@ func (fake *FakeParticipant) Invocations() map[string][][]interface{} {
 	defer fake.iDMutex.RUnlock()
 	fake.identityMutex.RLock()
 	defer fake.identityMutex.RUnlock()
+	fake.isRecorderMutex.RLock()
+	defer fake.isRecorderMutex.RUnlock()
 	fake.removeSubscriberMutex.RLock()
 	defer fake.removeSubscriberMutex.RUnlock()
 	fake.setMetadataMutex.RLock()