diff --git a/meet-ce/backend/src/models/zod-schemas/room.schema.ts b/meet-ce/backend/src/models/zod-schemas/room.schema.ts
index c3c1720a..9e9c6c45 100644
--- a/meet-ce/backend/src/models/zod-schemas/room.schema.ts
+++ b/meet-ce/backend/src/models/zod-schemas/room.schema.ts
@@ -92,7 +92,11 @@ export const AppearanceConfigSchema: z.ZodType<MeetAppearanceConfig> = z.object(
 	themes: z.array(RoomThemeSchema).length(1, 'There must be exactly one theme defined')
 });
 
-const RoomConfigSchema: z.ZodType<Partial<MeetRoomConfig>> = z
+/**
+ * Schema for updating room config (partial updates allowed)
+ * Used when updating an existing room's config - missing fields keep their current values
+ */
+const UpdateRoomConfigSchema: z.ZodType<Partial<MeetRoomConfig>> = z
 	.object({
 		recording: RecordingConfigSchema.optional(),
 		chat: ChatConfigSchema.optional(),
@@ -100,7 +104,7 @@ const RoomConfigSchema: z.ZodType<Partial<MeetRoomConfig>> = z
 		e2ee: E2EEConfigSchema.optional()
 		// appearance: AppearanceConfigSchema,
 	})
-	.transform((data) => {
+	.transform((data: Partial<MeetRoomConfig>) => {
 		// Automatically disable recording when E2EE is enabled
 		if (data.e2ee?.enabled && data.recording?.enabled) {
 			data.recording = {
@@ -112,6 +116,30 @@ const RoomConfigSchema: z.ZodType<Partial<MeetRoomConfig>> = z
 		return data;
 	});
 
+/**
+ * Schema for creating room config (applies defaults for missing fields)
+ * Used when creating a new room - missing fields get default values
+ */
+const CreateRoomConfigSchema = z
+	.object({
+		recording: RecordingConfigSchema.optional().default({ enabled: true, allowAccessTo: MeetRecordingAccess.ADMIN_MODERATOR_SPEAKER }),
+		chat: ChatConfigSchema.optional().default({ enabled: true }),
+		virtualBackground: VirtualBackgroundConfigSchema.optional().default({ enabled: true }),
+		e2ee: E2EEConfigSchema.optional().default({ enabled: false })
+		// appearance: AppearanceConfigSchema,
+	})
+	.transform((data) => {
+		// Automatically disable recording when E2EE is enabled
+		if (data.e2ee.enabled && data.recording.enabled) {
+			data.recording = {
+				...data.recording,
+				enabled: false
+			};
+		}
+
+		return data as MeetRoomConfig;
+	});
+
 const RoomDeletionPolicyWithMeetingSchema: z.ZodType<MeetRoomDeletionPolicyWithMeeting> = z.nativeEnum(
 	MeetRoomDeletionPolicyWithMeeting
 );
@@ -163,7 +191,7 @@ export const RoomOptionsSchema: z.ZodType<MeetRoomOptions> = z.object({
 				path: ['withRecordings']
 			}
 		),
-	config: RoomConfigSchema.optional().default({
+	config: CreateRoomConfigSchema.optional().default({
 		recording: { enabled: true, allowAccessTo: MeetRecordingAccess.ADMIN_MODERATOR_SPEAKER },
 		chat: { enabled: true },
 		virtualBackground: { enabled: true },
@@ -241,7 +269,7 @@ export const BulkDeleteRoomsReqSchema = z.object({
 });
 
 export const UpdateRoomConfigReqSchema = z.object({
-	config: RoomConfigSchema
+	config: UpdateRoomConfigSchema
 });
 
 export const UpdateRoomStatusReqSchema = z.object({
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 8632ecc3..3857bb52 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ importers:
       '@livekit/track-processors':
         specifier: ^0.7.0
         version: 0.7.0(@types/dom-mediacapture-transform@0.1.11)(livekit-client@2.16.1(@types/dom-mediacapture-record@1.0.22))
+      '@types/dom-mediacapture-transform':
+        specifier: 0.1.11
+        version: 0.1.11
       autolinker:
         specifier: ^4.0.0
         version: 4.1.5