diff --git a/pkg/rtc/participant.go b/pkg/rtc/participant.go
index 84e1b8bf7..367a68fa7 100644
--- a/pkg/rtc/participant.go
+++ b/pkg/rtc/participant.go
@@ -329,17 +329,19 @@ func (p *ParticipantImpl) SetMetadata(metadata string) {
 	p.lock.Lock()
 	changed := p.grants.Metadata != metadata
 	p.grants.Metadata = metadata
+	onParticipantUpdate := p.onParticipantUpdate
+	onClaimsChanged := p.onClaimsChanged
 	p.lock.Unlock()
 
 	if !changed {
 		return
 	}
 
-	if p.onParticipantUpdate != nil {
-		p.onParticipantUpdate(p)
+	if onParticipantUpdate != nil {
+		onParticipantUpdate(p)
 	}
-	if p.onClaimsChanged != nil {
-		p.onClaimsChanged(p)
+	if onClaimsChanged != nil {
+		onClaimsChanged(p)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -374,6 +376,8 @@ func (p *ParticipantImpl) SetPermission(permission *livekit.ParticipantPermissio
 	video.Recorder = permission.Recorder
 
 	canPublish := video.GetCanPublish()
+	onParticipantUpdate := p.onParticipantUpdate
+	onClaimsChanged := p.onClaimsChanged
 	p.lock.Unlock()
 
 	// publish permission has been revoked then remove all published tracks
@@ -391,11 +395,11 @@ func (p *ParticipantImpl) SetPermission(permission *livekit.ParticipantPermissio
 	// update isPublisher attribute
 	p.isPublisher.Store(canPublish && p.publisher.IsEstablished())
 
-	if p.onParticipantUpdate != nil {
-		p.onParticipantUpdate(p)
+	if onParticipantUpdate != nil {
+		onParticipantUpdate(p)
 	}
-	if p.onClaimsChanged != nil {
-		p.onClaimsChanged(p)
+	if onClaimsChanged != nil {
+		onClaimsChanged(p)
 	}
 	return true
 }
@@ -427,33 +431,45 @@ func (p *ParticipantImpl) SubscriberMediaEngine() *webrtc.MediaEngine {
 // callbacks for clients
 
 func (p *ParticipantImpl) OnTrackPublished(callback func(types.LocalParticipant, types.MediaTrack)) {
+	p.lock.Lock()
 	p.onTrackPublished = callback
+	p.lock.Unlock()
 }
 
 func (p *ParticipantImpl) OnStateChange(callback func(p types.LocalParticipant, oldState livekit.ParticipantInfo_State)) {
 	p.lock.Lock()
-	defer p.lock.Unlock()
 	p.onStateChange = callback
+	p.lock.Unlock()
 }
 
 func (p *ParticipantImpl) OnTrackUpdated(callback func(types.LocalParticipant, types.MediaTrack)) {
+	p.lock.Lock()
 	p.onTrackUpdated = callback
+	p.lock.Unlock()
 }
 
 func (p *ParticipantImpl) OnParticipantUpdate(callback func(types.LocalParticipant)) {
+	p.lock.Lock()
 	p.onParticipantUpdate = callback
+	p.lock.Unlock()
 }
 
 func (p *ParticipantImpl) OnDataPacket(callback func(types.LocalParticipant, *livekit.DataPacket)) {
+	p.lock.Lock()
 	p.onDataPacket = callback
+	p.lock.Unlock()
 }
 
 func (p *ParticipantImpl) OnSubscribedTo(callback func(types.LocalParticipant, livekit.ParticipantID)) {
+	p.lock.Lock()
 	p.onSubscribedTo = callback
+	p.lock.Unlock()
 }
 
 func (p *ParticipantImpl) OnClose(callback func(types.LocalParticipant, map[livekit.TrackID]livekit.ParticipantID)) {
+	p.lock.Lock()
 	p.onClose = callback
+	p.lock.Unlock()
 }
 
 func (p *ParticipantImpl) OnClaimsChanged(callback func(types.LocalParticipant)) {
@@ -468,6 +484,7 @@ func (p *ParticipantImpl) HandleOffer(sdp webrtc.SessionDescription) (answer web
 		p.lock.Unlock()
 		return
 	}
+	onParticipantUpdate := p.onParticipantUpdate
 	p.lock.Unlock()
 	p.params.Logger.Debugw("answering pub offer",
 		"state", p.State().String(),
@@ -509,8 +526,8 @@ func (p *ParticipantImpl) HandleOffer(sdp webrtc.SessionDescription) (answer web
 	if p.isPublisher.Load() != p.CanPublish() {
 		p.isPublisher.Store(p.CanPublish())
 		// trigger update as well if participant is already fully connected
-		if p.State() == livekit.ParticipantInfo_ACTIVE && p.onParticipantUpdate != nil {
-			p.onParticipantUpdate(p)
+		if p.State() == livekit.ParticipantInfo_ACTIVE && onParticipantUpdate != nil {
+			onParticipantUpdate(p)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -834,6 +851,7 @@ func (p *ParticipantImpl) AddSubscribedTrack(subTrack types.SubscribedTrack) {
 		"publisherIdentity", subTrack.PublisherIdentity(),
 		"trackID", subTrack.ID())
 	p.lock.Lock()
+	onSubscribedTo := p.onSubscribedTo
 	p.subscribedTracks[subTrack.ID()] = subTrack
 	settings := p.subscribedTracksSettings[subTrack.ID()]
 	p.lock.Unlock()
@@ -849,8 +867,8 @@ func (p *ParticipantImpl) AddSubscribedTrack(subTrack types.SubscribedTrack) {
 	publisherID := subTrack.PublisherID()
 	isAlreadySubscribed := p.isSubscribedTo(publisherID)
 	p.subscribedTo.Store(publisherID, struct{}{})
-	if !isAlreadySubscribed && p.onSubscribedTo != nil {
-		p.onSubscribedTo(p, publisherID)
+	if !isAlreadySubscribed && onSubscribedTo != nil {
+		onSubscribedTo(p, publisherID)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -958,8 +976,11 @@ func (p *ParticipantImpl) setupUpTrackManager() {
 			return
 		}
 
-		if p.onTrackUpdated != nil {
-			p.onTrackUpdated(p, track)
+		p.lock.RLock()
+		onTrackUpdated := p.onTrackUpdated
+		p.lock.RUnlock()
+		if onTrackUpdated != nil {
+			onTrackUpdated(p, track)
 		}
 	})
 
@@ -1031,8 +1052,14 @@ func (p *ParticipantImpl) onMediaTrack(track *webrtc.TrackRemote, rtpReceiver *w
 			"rid", track.RID(),
 			"SSRC", track.SSRC())
 	}
-	if !isNewTrack && publishedTrack != nil && !publishedTrack.HasPendingCodec() && p.IsReady() && p.onTrackUpdated != nil {
-		p.onTrackUpdated(p, publishedTrack)
+
+	if !isNewTrack && publishedTrack != nil && !publishedTrack.HasPendingCodec() && p.IsReady() {
+		p.lock.RLock()
+		onTrackUpdated := p.onTrackUpdated
+		p.lock.RUnlock()
+		if onTrackUpdated != nil {
+			onTrackUpdated(p, publishedTrack)
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1073,9 +1100,12 @@ func (p *ParticipantImpl) handleDataMessage(kind livekit.DataPacket_Kind, data [
 	// only forward on user payloads
 	switch payload := dp.Value.(type) {
 	case *livekit.DataPacket_User:
-		if p.onDataPacket != nil {
+		p.lock.RLock()
+		onDataPacket := p.onDataPacket
+		p.lock.RUnlock()
+		if onDataPacket != nil {
 			payload.User.ParticipantSid = string(p.params.SID)
-			p.onDataPacket(p, &dp)
+			onDataPacket(p, &dp)
 		}
 	default:
 		p.params.Logger.Warnw("received unsupported data packet", nil, "payload", payload)