diff --git a/packages/hms-video-store/src/index.ts b/packages/hms-video-store/src/index.ts
index 7489c77b8b..ad9e01d8cd 100644
--- a/packages/hms-video-store/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/hms-video-store/src/index.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ export type {
   HMSPollQuestionOption,
   HMSQuizLeaderboardResponse,
   HMSQuizLeaderboardSummary,
+  HMSPeerType,
 } from './internal';
 
 export { EventBus } from './events/EventBus';
diff --git a/packages/hms-video-store/src/interfaces/peer/hms-peer.ts b/packages/hms-video-store/src/interfaces/peer/hms-peer.ts
index 1e1b557f54..f3788b964d 100644
--- a/packages/hms-video-store/src/interfaces/peer/hms-peer.ts
+++ b/packages/hms-video-store/src/interfaces/peer/hms-peer.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import { HMSAudioTrack, HMSTrack, HMSVideoTrack } from '../../media/tracks';
 import { HMSRole } from '../role';
 
+export type HMSPeerType = 'sip' | 'regular';
+
 export interface HMSPeer {
   peerId: string;
   name: string;
@@ -16,6 +18,7 @@ export interface HMSPeer {
   groups?: string[];
   realtime?: boolean;
   isHandRaised: boolean;
+  type: HMSPeerType;
 
   updateRole(newRole: HMSRole): void;
   updateName(newName: string): void;
diff --git a/packages/hms-video-store/src/interfaces/peer/index.ts b/packages/hms-video-store/src/interfaces/peer/index.ts
index 861ab7619d..1b4b1f69af 100644
--- a/packages/hms-video-store/src/interfaces/peer/index.ts
+++ b/packages/hms-video-store/src/interfaces/peer/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-export type { HMSPeer } from './hms-peer';
+export type { HMSPeer, HMSPeerType } from './hms-peer';
 export type { HMSLocalPeer } from './hms-local-peer';
 export type { HMSRemotePeer } from './hms-remote-peer';
 export type { HMSConnectionQuality } from './connection-quality';
diff --git a/packages/hms-video-store/src/notification-manager/HMSNotifications.ts b/packages/hms-video-store/src/notification-manager/HMSNotifications.ts
index d6487f9c78..9fbfe894d9 100644
--- a/packages/hms-video-store/src/notification-manager/HMSNotifications.ts
+++ b/packages/hms-video-store/src/notification-manager/HMSNotifications.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { VideoTrackLayerUpdate } from '../connection/channel-messages';
+import { HMSPeerType } from '../interfaces/peer/hms-peer';
 import { HMSRole } from '../interfaces/role';
 import { HMSLocalTrack } from '../media/tracks';
 import { HMSTrack, HMSTrackSource } from '../media/tracks/HMSTrack';
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ export interface Info {
   name: string;
   data: string;
   user_id: string;
+  type: HMSPeerType;
 }
 
 export enum HMSRecordingState {
diff --git a/packages/hms-video-store/src/notification-manager/fixtures.ts b/packages/hms-video-store/src/notification-manager/fixtures.ts
index c02f5f972f..0764ff3985 100644
--- a/packages/hms-video-store/src/notification-manager/fixtures.ts
+++ b/packages/hms-video-store/src/notification-manager/fixtures.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ export const FAKE_PEER_ID = 'peer_id_1';
 
 export const fakePeer: PeerNotification = {
   peer_id: 'peer_id_0',
-  info: { data: 'data', name: 'Sarvesh0', user_id: 'customer_user_id' },
+  info: { data: 'data', name: 'Sarvesh0', user_id: 'customer_user_id', type: 'regular' },
   role: 'host',
   tracks: {},
   groups: [],
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export const fakePeerList: PeerListNotification = {
         name: 'Sarvesh1',
         data: 'data',
         user_id: 'customer_user_id',
+        type: 'regular',
       },
       role: 'host',
       peer_id: FAKE_PEER_ID,
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ export const fakePeerList: PeerListNotification = {
         name: 'Sarvesh3',
         data: 'data',
         user_id: 'customer_user_id',
+        type: 'regular',
       },
       peer_id: 'peer_id_3',
       role: 'viewer',
@@ -85,6 +87,7 @@ export const fakeReconnectPeerList: PeerListNotification = {
         name: 'Sarvesh1',
         data: 'data',
         user_id: 'customer_user_id',
+        type: 'regular',
       },
       role: 'host',
       peer_id: FAKE_PEER_ID,
@@ -113,6 +116,7 @@ export const fakeReconnectPeerList: PeerListNotification = {
         name: 'Sarvesh2',
         data: 'data',
         user_id: 'customer_user_id',
+        type: 'regular',
       },
       peer_id: 'peer_id_2',
       role: 'viewer',
diff --git a/packages/hms-video-store/src/notification-manager/managers/PeerListManager.ts b/packages/hms-video-store/src/notification-manager/managers/PeerListManager.ts
index 5d0f46f6c9..021f9ca54e 100644
--- a/packages/hms-video-store/src/notification-manager/managers/PeerListManager.ts
+++ b/packages/hms-video-store/src/notification-manager/managers/PeerListManager.ts
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ export class PeerListManager {
           name: peer.name,
           data: peer.metadata || '',
           user_id: peer.customerUserId || '',
+          type: peer.type,
         },
         tracks: {},
         groups: [],
diff --git a/packages/hms-video-store/src/notification-manager/managers/utils.ts b/packages/hms-video-store/src/notification-manager/managers/utils.ts
index 57e3d3aeab..e2a98004e9 100644
--- a/packages/hms-video-store/src/notification-manager/managers/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/hms-video-store/src/notification-manager/managers/utils.ts
@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@ export const createRemotePeer = (notifPeer: PeerNotificationInfo, store: Store)
     customerUserId: notifPeer.info.user_id,
     metadata: notifPeer.info.data,
     groups: notifPeer.groups,
+    type: notifPeer.info.type,
   });
 };
diff --git a/packages/hms-video-store/src/reactive-store/adapter.ts b/packages/hms-video-store/src/reactive-store/adapter.ts
index 6d63e78958..a8cd2d2091 100644
--- a/packages/hms-video-store/src/reactive-store/adapter.ts
+++ b/packages/hms-video-store/src/reactive-store/adapter.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ export class SDKToHMS {
       joinedAt: sdkPeer.joinedAt,
       groups: sdkPeer.groups,
       isHandRaised: sdkPeer.isHandRaised,
+      type: sdkPeer.type,
     };
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/hms-video-store/src/schema/peer.ts b/packages/hms-video-store/src/schema/peer.ts
index 51b0386519..a9d40d0dfe 100644
--- a/packages/hms-video-store/src/schema/peer.ts
+++ b/packages/hms-video-store/src/schema/peer.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
   HMSSimulcastLayerDefinition,
   ScreenCaptureHandle,
 } from '../interfaces';
+import { HMSPeerType } from '../interfaces/peer/hms-peer';
 
 export type HMSPeerID = string;
 export type HMSTrackID = string;
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ export interface HMSPeer {
   joinedAt?: Date;
   groups?: HMSGroupName[];
   isHandRaised: boolean;
+  type: HMSPeerType;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/hms-video-store/src/sdk/LocalTrackManager.test.ts b/packages/hms-video-store/src/sdk/LocalTrackManager.test.ts
index 5da120f4cf..c7088c3c90 100644
--- a/packages/hms-video-store/src/sdk/LocalTrackManager.test.ts
+++ b/packages/hms-video-store/src/sdk/LocalTrackManager.test.ts
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ const publishParams = hostRole.publishParams;
 let localPeer = new HMSLocalPeer({
   name: 'test',
   role: hostRole,
+  type: 'regular',
 });
 testStore.addPeer(localPeer);
 
@@ -231,6 +232,7 @@ describe('LocalTrackManager', () => {
     localPeer = new HMSLocalPeer({
       name: 'test',
       role: hostRole,
+      type: 'regular',
     });
     testStore.addPeer(localPeer);
   });
@@ -408,6 +410,7 @@ describe('LocalTrackManager', () => {
       localPeer = new HMSLocalPeer({
         name: 'test',
         role: hostRole,
+        type: 'regular',
       });
       testStore.addPeer(localPeer);
       mockGetUserMedia.mockClear();
diff --git a/packages/hms-video-store/src/sdk/index.ts b/packages/hms-video-store/src/sdk/index.ts
index f276305cdf..3532316635 100644
--- a/packages/hms-video-store/src/sdk/index.ts
+++ b/packages/hms-video-store/src/sdk/index.ts
@@ -1300,6 +1300,7 @@ export class HMSSdk implements HMSInterface {
       role: policy,
       // default value is the original role if user didn't pass asRole in config
       asRole: asRolePolicy || policy,
+      type: 'regular',
     });
 
     this.store.addPeer(localPeer);
diff --git a/packages/hms-video-store/src/sdk/models/peer/HMSPeer.ts b/packages/hms-video-store/src/sdk/models/peer/HMSPeer.ts
index b119db956f..54bf7547c8 100644
--- a/packages/hms-video-store/src/sdk/models/peer/HMSPeer.ts
+++ b/packages/hms-video-store/src/sdk/models/peer/HMSPeer.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { HMSPeer as IHMSPeer } from '../../../interfaces/peer';
+import { HMSPeerType } from '../../../interfaces/peer/hms-peer';
 import { HMSRole } from '../../../interfaces/role';
 import { HMSAudioTrack, HMSTrack, HMSVideoTrack } from '../../../media/tracks';
 import { HAND_RAISE_GROUP_NAME } from '../../../utils/constants';
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ export type HMSPeerInit = {
   groups?: string[];
   realtime?: boolean;
   isHandRaised?: boolean;
+  type: HMSPeerType;
 };
 
 export class HMSPeer implements IHMSPeer {
@@ -32,8 +34,20 @@ export class HMSPeer implements IHMSPeer {
   networkQuality?: number;
   groups?: string[];
   realtime?: boolean;
+  type: HMSPeerType;
 
-  constructor({ peerId, name, isLocal, customerUserId, metadata, role, joinedAt, groups, realtime }: HMSPeerInit) {
+  constructor({
+    peerId,
+    name,
+    isLocal,
+    customerUserId,
+    metadata,
+    role,
+    joinedAt,
+    groups,
+    realtime,
+    type,
+  }: HMSPeerInit) {
     this.name = name;
     this.peerId = peerId;
     this.isLocal = isLocal;
@@ -42,6 +56,7 @@ export class HMSPeer implements IHMSPeer {
     this.joinedAt = joinedAt;
     this.groups = groups;
     this.realtime = realtime;
+    this.type = type;
 
     if (role) {
       this.role = role;
@@ -68,6 +83,7 @@ export class HMSPeer implements IHMSPeer {
   updateNetworkQuality(quality: number) {
     this.networkQuality = quality;
   }
+
   /**
    * @internal
    */
diff --git a/packages/hms-video-store/src/sdk/models/peer/peer.test.ts b/packages/hms-video-store/src/sdk/models/peer/peer.test.ts
index c459790c5a..b463bf03ff 100644
--- a/packages/hms-video-store/src/sdk/models/peer/peer.test.ts
+++ b/packages/hms-video-store/src/sdk/models/peer/peer.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { HMSLocalPeer } from './HMSLocalPeer';
 import { HMSRemotePeer } from './HMSRemotePeer';
+import { HMSPeerType } from '../../../internal';
 import { PeerNotification } from '../../../notification-manager';
 import decodeJWT from '../../../utils/jwt';
 
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ describe('HMSLocalPeer', () => {
     name: 'John Doe',
     role: getParamsForRole(role),
     customerUserId: userId,
+    type: 'regular' as HMSPeerType,
   };
   const peer = new HMSLocalPeer(params);
 
@@ -80,6 +82,7 @@ describe('HMSRemotPeer', () => {
       name: 'John Doe',
       data: 'data',
       user_id: 'customer_user_id',
+      type: 'regular',
     },
     role: 'viewer',
     tracks: {},
@@ -91,6 +94,7 @@ describe('HMSRemotPeer', () => {
     role: getParamsForRole(peerInfo.role),
     customerUserId: peerInfo.info.user_id,
     metadata: peerInfo.info.data,
+    type: 'regular',
   });
 
   it('should be constructed using params', () => {
diff --git a/packages/hms-video-store/src/test/fakeStore/fakeHMSStore.ts b/packages/hms-video-store/src/test/fakeStore/fakeHMSStore.ts
index a0aecfc784..16cd092863 100644
--- a/packages/hms-video-store/src/test/fakeStore/fakeHMSStore.ts
+++ b/packages/hms-video-store/src/test/fakeStore/fakeHMSStore.ts
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ export const makeFakeStore = (): HMSStore => {
         metadata: '{}',
         groups: [],
         isHandRaised: false,
+        type: 'regular',
       },
       '2': {
         id: '2',
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@ export const makeFakeStore = (): HMSStore => {
         metadata: '{"hello":"world"}',
         groups: [],
         isHandRaised: false,
+        type: 'regular',
       },
       '3': {
         id: '3',
@@ -121,6 +123,7 @@ export const makeFakeStore = (): HMSStore => {
         auxiliaryTracks: [],
         groups: [],
         isHandRaised: false,
+        type: 'regular',
       },
     },
     tracks: {
diff --git a/packages/hms-video-store/src/test/fixtures.ts b/packages/hms-video-store/src/test/fixtures.ts
index dd624ecedd..af71471999 100644
--- a/packages/hms-video-store/src/test/fixtures.ts
+++ b/packages/hms-video-store/src/test/fixtures.ts
@@ -20,5 +20,6 @@ export const makeFakePeer = (): HMSPeer => {
     videoTrack: '',
     groups: [],
     isHandRaised: false,
+    type: 'regular',
   };
 };
diff --git a/packages/roomkit-react/src/fixtures/peers.ts b/packages/roomkit-react/src/fixtures/peers.ts
index 7a34f215ed..0fe555d50e 100644
--- a/packages/roomkit-react/src/fixtures/peers.ts
+++ b/packages/roomkit-react/src/fixtures/peers.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export const makeFakeParticipant = (name: string, role = 'Student'): HMSPeerWith
       isLocal: counter === 1,
       groups: [],
       isHandRaised: false,
+      type: 'regular',
     },
     isAudioEnabled: false,
   };