diff --git a/backend/src/config/@types/express/index.d.ts b/backend/src/config/@types/express/index.d.ts
index 5cf4b31..ec0ad5a 100644
--- a/backend/src/config/@types/express/index.d.ts
+++ b/backend/src/config/@types/express/index.d.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
+import { ParticipantRole, User } from '@typings-ce';
 import { ClaimGrants } from 'livekit-server-sdk';
-import { User } from '@typings-ce';
 
 // Override the Express Request type to include a session object with user and token properties
 // This will allow controllers to access the user and token information from the request object in a type-safe manner
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ declare module 'express' {
 		session?: {
 			user?: User;
 			tokenClaims?: ClaimGrants;
+			participantRole?: ParticipantRole;
 		};
 	}
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/config/internal-config.ts b/backend/src/config/internal-config.ts
index ac2ceb9..f89562a 100644
--- a/backend/src/config/internal-config.ts
+++ b/backend/src/config/internal-config.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const INTERNAL_CONFIG = {
 
 	// Headers for API requests
 	API_KEY_HEADER: 'x-api-key',
+	PARTICIPANT_ROLE_HEADER: 'x-participant-role',
 
 	// Authentication usernames
 	ANONYMOUS_USER: 'anonymous',
diff --git a/backend/src/middlewares/auth.middleware.ts b/backend/src/middlewares/auth.middleware.ts
index 8d8e7d1..bf22e33 100644
--- a/backend/src/middlewares/auth.middleware.ts
+++ b/backend/src/middlewares/auth.middleware.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { User, UserRole } from '@typings-ce';
+import { OpenViduMeetPermissions, ParticipantRole, User, UserRole } from '@typings-ce';
 import { NextFunction, Request, RequestHandler, Response } from 'express';
 import rateLimit from 'express-rate-limit';
 import { ClaimGrants } from 'livekit-server-sdk';
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import INTERNAL_CONFIG from '../config/internal-config.js';
 import {
 	errorInsufficientPermissions,
 	errorInvalidApiKey,
+	errorInvalidParticipantRole,
 	errorInvalidToken,
 	errorInvalidTokenSubject,
 	errorUnauthorized,
@@ -108,9 +109,10 @@ const validateTokenAndSetSession = async (req: Request, cookieName: string) => {
 	}
 
 	const tokenService = container.get(TokenService);
+	let payload: ClaimGrants;
 
 	try {
-		const payload = await tokenService.verifyToken(token);
+		payload = await tokenService.verifyToken(token);
 		const user = await getAuthenticatedUserOrAnonymous(req);
 
 		req.session = req.session || {};
@@ -119,6 +121,31 @@ const validateTokenAndSetSession = async (req: Request, cookieName: string) => {
 	} catch (error) {
 		throw errorWithControl(errorInvalidToken(), true);
 	}
+
+	// If the token is a participant token, set the participant role in the session
+	if (cookieName === INTERNAL_CONFIG.PARTICIPANT_TOKEN_COOKIE_NAME) {
+		const participantRole = req.headers[INTERNAL_CONFIG.PARTICIPANT_ROLE_HEADER];
+		const allRoles = [ParticipantRole.MODERATOR, ParticipantRole.PUBLISHER];
+
+		// Ensure the participant role is provided and valid
+		// This is required to distinguish roles when multiple are present in the token
+		if (!participantRole || !allRoles.includes(participantRole as ParticipantRole)) {
+			throw errorWithControl(errorInvalidParticipantRole(), true);
+		}
+
+		// Check that the specified role is present in the token claims
+		const metadata = JSON.parse(payload.metadata || '{}');
+		const roles = metadata.roles || [];
+		const hasRole = roles.some(
+			(r: { role: ParticipantRole; permissions: OpenViduMeetPermissions }) => r.role === participantRole
+		);
+
+		if (!hasRole) {
+			throw errorWithControl(errorInsufficientPermissions(), true);
+		}
+
+		req.session.participantRole = participantRole as ParticipantRole;
+	}
 };
 
 // Configure API key validatior
diff --git a/backend/src/middlewares/participant.middleware.ts b/backend/src/middlewares/participant.middleware.ts
index a75a901..df31f87 100644
--- a/backend/src/middlewares/participant.middleware.ts
+++ b/backend/src/middlewares/participant.middleware.ts
@@ -56,15 +56,14 @@ export const configureParticipantTokenAuth = async (req: Request, res: Response,
 export const withModeratorPermissions = async (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
 	const { roomId } = req.params;
 	const payload = req.session?.tokenClaims;
+	const role = req.session?.participantRole;
 
-	if (!payload) {
+	if (!payload || !role) {
 		const error = errorInsufficientPermissions();
 		return rejectRequestFromMeetError(res, error);
 	}
 
 	const sameRoom = payload.video?.room === roomId;
-	const metadata = JSON.parse(payload.metadata || '{}');
-	const role = metadata.role as ParticipantRole;
 
 	if (!sameRoom || role !== ParticipantRole.MODERATOR) {
 		const error = errorInsufficientPermissions();
diff --git a/backend/src/middlewares/recording.middleware.ts b/backend/src/middlewares/recording.middleware.ts
index 031f832..6cb89d3 100644
--- a/backend/src/middlewares/recording.middleware.ts
+++ b/backend/src/middlewares/recording.middleware.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { MeetRoom, OpenViduMeetPermissions, RecordingPermissions, UserRole } from '@typings-ce';
+import { MeetRoom, OpenViduMeetPermissions, ParticipantRole, RecordingPermissions, UserRole } from '@typings-ce';
 import { NextFunction, Request, Response } from 'express';
 import { container } from '../config/index.js';
 import { RecordingHelper } from '../helpers/index.js';
@@ -42,15 +42,18 @@ export const withRecordingEnabled = async (req: Request, res: Response, next: Ne
 export const withCanRecordPermission = async (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
 	const roomId = extractRoomIdFromRequest(req);
 	const payload = req.session?.tokenClaims;
+	const role = req.session?.participantRole;
 
-	if (!payload) {
+	if (!payload || !role) {
 		const error = errorInsufficientPermissions();
 		return rejectRequestFromMeetError(res, error);
 	}
 
 	const sameRoom = payload.video?.room === roomId;
 	const metadata = JSON.parse(payload.metadata || '{}');
-	const permissions = metadata.permissions as OpenViduMeetPermissions | undefined;
+	const permissions = metadata.roles?.find(
+		(r: { role: ParticipantRole; permissions: OpenViduMeetPermissions }) => r.role === role
+	)?.permissions as OpenViduMeetPermissions | undefined;
 	const canRecord = permissions?.canRecord;
 
 	if (!sameRoom || !canRecord) {
diff --git a/backend/src/middlewares/room.middleware.ts b/backend/src/middlewares/room.middleware.ts
index 78a2700..b9d1f14 100644
--- a/backend/src/middlewares/room.middleware.ts
+++ b/backend/src/middlewares/room.middleware.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import { allowAnonymous, tokenAndRoleValidator, withAuth } from './auth.middlewa
 export const configureRoomAuthorization = async (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
 	const roomId = req.params.roomId as string;
 	const payload = req.session?.tokenClaims;
+	const role = req.session?.participantRole;
 
 	// If there is no token, the user is admin or it is invoked using the API key
 	// In this case, the user is allowed to access the resource
@@ -29,16 +30,10 @@ export const configureRoomAuthorization = async (req: Request, res: Response, ne
 	}
 
 	const sameRoom = payload.video?.room === roomId;
-	const metadata = JSON.parse(payload.metadata || '{}');
-	const role = metadata.role as ParticipantRole;
 
-	if (!sameRoom) {
-		const error = errorInsufficientPermissions();
-		return rejectRequestFromMeetError(res, error);
-	}
-
-	// If the user is not a moderator, it is not allowed to access the resource
-	if (role !== ParticipantRole.MODERATOR) {
+	// If the user does not belong to the requested room,
+	// or the user is not a moderator, access is denied
+	if (!sameRoom || role !== ParticipantRole.MODERATOR) {
 		const error = errorInsufficientPermissions();
 		return rejectRequestFromMeetError(res, error);
 	}
@@ -96,7 +91,8 @@ export const configureRecordingTokenAuth = async (req: Request, res: Response, n
 	if (authModeToAccessRoom === AuthMode.NONE) {
 		authValidators.push(allowAnonymous);
 	} else {
-		const isModeratorsOnlyMode = authModeToAccessRoom === AuthMode.MODERATORS_ONLY && role === ParticipantRole.MODERATOR;
+		const isModeratorsOnlyMode =
+			authModeToAccessRoom === AuthMode.MODERATORS_ONLY && role === ParticipantRole.MODERATOR;
 		const isAllUsersMode = authModeToAccessRoom === AuthMode.ALL_USERS;
 
 		if (isModeratorsOnlyMode || isAllUsersMode) {