diff --git a/pkg/rtc/participant.go b/pkg/rtc/participant.go
index eab5dbd34..aec54d291 100644
--- a/pkg/rtc/participant.go
+++ b/pkg/rtc/participant.go
@@ -583,7 +583,9 @@ func (p *ParticipantImpl) UpdateMetadata(update *livekit.UpdateParticipantMetada
 	lgr.Debugw("updating participant metadata")
 
 	var err error
-	requestResponse := &livekit.RequestResponse{}
+	requestResponse := &livekit.RequestResponse{
+		RequestId: update.RequestId,
+	}
 	sendRequestResponse := func() error {
 		if !fromAdmin || (update.RequestId != 0 || err != nil) {
 			requestResponse.Request = &livekit.RequestResponse_UpdateMetadata{