diff --git a/frontend/projects/shared-meet-components/src/lib/models/custom-participant.model.ts b/frontend/projects/shared-meet-components/src/lib/models/custom-participant.model.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ac9665
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/projects/shared-meet-components/src/lib/models/custom-participant.model.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import { MeetTokenMetadata, ParticipantRole } from '@lib/typings/ce';
+import { ParticipantModel, ParticipantProperties } from 'openvidu-components-angular';
+
+// Represents a participant in the application.
+export class CustomParticipantModel extends ParticipantModel {
+	// Indicates the role of the participant.
+	private _meetRole: ParticipantRole;
+
+	//  Creates a new instance of CustomParticipantModel.
+	constructor(props: ParticipantProperties) {
+		super(props);
+		const participant = props.participant;
+		this._meetRole = extractParticipantRole(participant.metadata);
+	}
+
+	// Sets the role of the participant.
+	set meetRole(role: ParticipantRole) {
+		this._meetRole = role;
+	}
+
+	// Checks if the participant is a moderator.
+	// Returns true if the participant's role is MODERATOR, otherwise false.
+	isModerator(): boolean {
+		return this._meetRole === ParticipantRole.MODERATOR;
+	}
+}
+
+const extractParticipantRole = (metadata: any): ParticipantRole => {
+	let parsedMetadata: MeetTokenMetadata = metadata;
+	try {
+		parsedMetadata = JSON.parse(metadata || '{}');
+	} catch (e) {
+		console.warn('Failed to parse participant metadata:', e);
+	}
+	if (!parsedMetadata || typeof parsedMetadata !== 'object') {
+		return ParticipantRole.PUBLISHER;
+	}
+	return parsedMetadata.selectedRole || ParticipantRole.PUBLISHER;
+};
diff --git a/frontend/projects/shared-meet-components/src/lib/pages/meeting/meeting.component.html b/frontend/projects/shared-meet-components/src/lib/pages/meeting/meeting.component.html
index 70dd790..63ea4f5 100644
--- a/frontend/projects/shared-meet-components/src/lib/pages/meeting/meeting.component.html
+++ b/frontend/projects/shared-meet-components/src/lib/pages/meeting/meeting.component.html
@@ -77,21 +77,6 @@
 				</mat-menu>
 			</div>
 
-			<!-- Participant Panel Item Elements -->
-			<div *ovParticipantPanelItemElements="let participant">
-				<!-- Kick participant -->
-				@if (!participant.isLocal) {
-					<button
-						mat-icon-button
-						(click)="forceDisconnectParticipant(participant)"
-						matTooltip="Disconnect participant"
-						class="force-disconnect-btn"
-					>
-						<mat-icon>call_end</mat-icon>
-					</button>
-				}
-			</div>
-
 			<div *ovParticipantPanelAfterLocalParticipant>
 				<div class="share-meeting-link-container">
 					<ov-share-meeting-link
@@ -116,6 +101,78 @@
 				}
 			</ng-container>
 		}
+
+		<ng-container *ovParticipantPanelItem="let participant">
+			<!-- If Meet participant is moderator -->
+			@if (features().canModerateRoom) {
+				<div class="participant-item-container">
+					<!-- Local participant -->
+					@if (participant.isLocal) {
+						<ov-participant-panel-item [participant]="participant">
+							<ng-container *ovParticipantPanelParticipantBadge>
+								<span class="moderator-badge">
+									<mat-icon matTooltip="Moderator" class="material-symbols-outlined"
+										>shield_person</mat-icon
+									>
+								</span>
+							</ng-container>
+						</ov-participant-panel-item>
+					} @else {
+						<!-- Remote participant -->
+
+						<ov-participant-panel-item [participant]="participant">
+							@if (participant.isModerator()) {
+								<ng-container *ovParticipantPanelParticipantBadge>
+									<span class="moderator-badge">
+										<mat-icon matTooltip="Moderator" class="material-symbols-outlined"
+											>shield_person</mat-icon
+										>
+									</span>
+								</ng-container>
+							}
+							<div *ovParticipantPanelItemElements>
+								<!-- Button to make moderator if not -->
+								@if (!participant.isModerator()) {
+									<button
+										mat-icon-button
+										(click)="makeModerator(participant)"
+										matTooltip="Make participant moderator"
+										class="make-moderator-btn"
+									>
+										<mat-icon class="material-symbols-outlined">add_moderator</mat-icon>
+									</button>
+								}
+								<!-- Button to kick participant -->
+								<button
+									mat-icon-button
+									(click)="forceDisconnectParticipant(participant)"
+									matTooltip="Kick participant"
+									class="force-disconnect-btn"
+								>
+									<mat-icon>call_end</mat-icon>
+								</button>
+							</div>
+						</ov-participant-panel-item>
+					}
+				</div>
+			}
+			<!-- If I can't moderate the room -->
+			@else {
+				<div class="participant-item-container">
+					<ov-participant-panel-item [participant]="participant">
+						@if (participant.isModerator()) {
+							<ng-container *ovParticipantPanelParticipantBadge>
+								<span class="moderator-badge">
+									<mat-icon matTooltip="Moderator" class="material-symbols-outlined">
+										shield_person
+									</mat-icon>
+								</span>
+							</ng-container>
+						}
+					</ov-participant-panel-item>
+				</div>
+			}
+		</ng-container>
 	</ov-videoconference>
 } @else {
 	<!-- Move this logic to prejoin meeting page -->
diff --git a/frontend/projects/shared-meet-components/src/lib/pages/meeting/meeting.component.scss b/frontend/projects/shared-meet-components/src/lib/pages/meeting/meeting.component.scss
index 7e08b54..5a9f271 100644
--- a/frontend/projects/shared-meet-components/src/lib/pages/meeting/meeting.component.scss
+++ b/frontend/projects/shared-meet-components/src/lib/pages/meeting/meeting.component.scss
@@ -279,3 +279,20 @@
 .force-disconnect-btn {
 	color: var(--ov-meet-color-error);
 }
+
+.make-moderator-btn {
+	color: var(--ov-meet-color-warning);
+}
+
+.participant-item-container {
+	align-items: center;
+
+	::ng-deep .participant-container {
+		padding: 2px 10px !important;
+	}
+	.moderator-badge {
+		color: var(--ov-meet-color-warning);
+		font-size: 24px;
+		margin-right: var(--ov-meet-spacing-xs);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/frontend/projects/shared-meet-components/src/lib/pages/meeting/meeting.component.ts b/frontend/projects/shared-meet-components/src/lib/pages/meeting/meeting.component.ts
index ff56a3c..30d09ef 100644
--- a/frontend/projects/shared-meet-components/src/lib/pages/meeting/meeting.component.ts
+++ b/frontend/projects/shared-meet-components/src/lib/pages/meeting/meeting.component.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { MatTooltipModule } from '@angular/material/tooltip';
 import { ActivatedRoute } from '@angular/router';
 import { ShareMeetingLinkComponent } from '@lib/components/share-meeting-link/share-meeting-link.component';
 import { ErrorReason } from '@lib/models';
+import { CustomParticipantModel } from '@lib/models/custom-participant.model';
 import {
 	AppDataService,
 	ApplicationFeatures,
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ import {
 	WebComponentEvent,
 	WebComponentOutboundEventMessage
 } from '@lib/typings/ce';
-import { MeetSignalType } from '@lib/typings/ce/event.model';
+import { MeetParticipantRoleUpdatedPayload, MeetSignalType } from '@lib/typings/ce/event.model';
 import {
 	ApiDirectiveModule,
 	DataPacket_Kind,
@@ -91,7 +92,8 @@ export class MeetingComponent implements OnInit {
 	participantName = '';
 	participantToken = '';
 	participantRole: ParticipantRole = ParticipantRole.SPEAKER;
-	remoteParticipants: ParticipantModel[] = [];
+	localParticipant?: CustomParticipantModel;
+	remoteParticipants: CustomParticipantModel[] = [];
 
 	showMeeting = false;
 	features: Signal<ApplicationFeatures>;
@@ -258,7 +260,12 @@ export class MeetingComponent implements OnInit {
 			this.componentParticipantService.remoteParticipants$
 				.pipe(takeUntil(this.destroy$))
 				.subscribe((participants) => {
-					this.remoteParticipants = participants;
+					this.remoteParticipants = participants as CustomParticipantModel[];
+				});
+			this.componentParticipantService.localParticipant$
+				.pipe(takeUntil(this.destroy$))
+				.subscribe((participant) => {
+					this.localParticipant = participant as CustomParticipantModel;
 				});
 		} catch (error) {
 			console.error('Error accessing meeting:', error);
@@ -321,6 +328,19 @@ export class MeetingComponent implements OnInit {
 				if (topic === MeetSignalType.MEET_ROOM_PREFERENCES_UPDATED) {
 					const roomPreferences: MeetRoomPreferences = event.preferences;
 					this.featureConfService.setRoomPreferences(roomPreferences);
+				} else if (topic === MeetSignalType.MEET_PARTICIPANT_ROLE_UPDATED) {
+					const { participantName, newRole, secret } = event as MeetParticipantRoleUpdatedPayload;
+
+					if (participantName === this.localParticipant!.name) {
+						this.localParticipant!.meetRole = newRole;
+					} else {
+						const participant = this.remoteParticipants.find((p) => p.name === participantName);
+						if (participant) {
+							participant.meetRole = newRole;
+						}
+					}
+
+					// !Request for new token with the new role
 				}
 			}
 		);
@@ -397,8 +417,17 @@ export class MeetingComponent implements OnInit {
 		}
 	}
 
-	async forceDisconnectParticipant(participant: ParticipantModel) {
-		await this.meetingService.kickParticipant(this.roomId, participant.identity);
+	async forceDisconnectParticipant(participant: CustomParticipantModel) {
+		if (this.participantService.isModeratorParticipant()) {
+			await this.meetingService.kickParticipant(this.roomId, participant.identity);
+		}
+	}
+
+	async makeModerator(participant: CustomParticipantModel) {
+		if (this.participantService.isModeratorParticipant()) {
+			const newRole = ParticipantRole.MODERATOR;
+			await this.meetingService.changeParticipantRole(this.roomId, participant.identity, newRole);
+		}
 	}
 
 	async copyModeratorLink() {
diff --git a/frontend/projects/shared-meet-components/src/lib/services/http.service.ts b/frontend/projects/shared-meet-components/src/lib/services/http.service.ts
index bc12c99..f6d514a 100644
--- a/frontend/projects/shared-meet-components/src/lib/services/http.service.ts
+++ b/frontend/projects/shared-meet-components/src/lib/services/http.service.ts
@@ -38,4 +38,9 @@ export class HttpService {
 			statusCode: response.status
 		}));
 	}
+
+	async patchRequest<T>(path: string, body: any = {}, headers?: Record<string, string>): Promise<T> {
+		const options = headers ? { headers: new HttpHeaders(headers) } : {};
+		return lastValueFrom(this.http.patch<T>(path, body, options));
+	}
 }
diff --git a/frontend/projects/shared-meet-components/src/lib/services/meeting.service.ts b/frontend/projects/shared-meet-components/src/lib/services/meeting.service.ts
index ad04894..fedf35f 100644
--- a/frontend/projects/shared-meet-components/src/lib/services/meeting.service.ts
+++ b/frontend/projects/shared-meet-components/src/lib/services/meeting.service.ts
@@ -43,4 +43,23 @@ export class MeetingService {
 		await this.httpService.deleteRequest(path, headers);
 		this.log.d(`Participant '${participantId}' kicked from room ${roomId}`);
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Changes the role of a participant in a meeting.
+	 *
+	 * @param roomId - The unique identifier of the meeting room
+	 * @param participantId - The unique identifier of the participant whose role is to be changed
+	 * @param newRole - The new role to be assigned to the participant
+	 */
+	async changeParticipantRole(
+		roomId: string,
+		participantId: string,
+		newRole: string
+	): Promise<void> {
+		const path = `${this.MEETINGS_API}/${roomId}/participants/${participantId}`;
+		const headers = this.participantService.getParticipantRoleHeader();
+		const body = { role: newRole };
+		await this.httpService.patchRequest(path, body, headers);
+		this.log.d(`Changed role of participant '${participantId}' to '${newRole}' in room ${roomId}`);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/app.config.ts b/frontend/src/app/app.config.ts
index 15c3433..3633583 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/app.config.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/app.config.ts
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@ import { provideRouter } from '@angular/router';
 import { routes } from '@app/app.routes';
 import { environment } from '@environment/environment';
 import { httpInterceptor } from '@lib/interceptors/index';
+import { CustomParticipantModel } from '@lib/models/custom-participant.model';
 import { ThemeService } from '@lib/services/theme.service';
-import { OpenViduComponentsConfig, OpenViduComponentsModule } from 'openvidu-components-angular';
+import { OpenViduComponentsConfig, OpenViduComponentsModule, ParticipantProperties } from 'openvidu-components-angular';
 
 const ovComponentsconfig: OpenViduComponentsConfig = {
-	production: environment.production
+	production: environment.production,
+	participantFactory: (props: ParticipantProperties) => new CustomParticipantModel(props)
 };
 
 export const appConfig: ApplicationConfig = {