diff --git a/.changeset/vast-queens-fold.md b/.changeset/vast-queens-fold.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..26d1a39b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/vast-queens-fold.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@livekit/components-react': patch
+---
+
+Add participant identity, name, and metadata to root useAgent() return value
diff --git a/packages/react/src/hooks/useAgent.ts b/packages/react/src/hooks/useAgent.ts
index a0be0a567..0812c09bc 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/hooks/useAgent.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/hooks/useAgent.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   RemoteParticipant,
   RoomEvent,
   Track,
+  Participant,
 } from 'livekit-client';
 import type TypedEventEmitter from 'typed-emitter';
 import { EventEmitter } from 'events';
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ import { useParticipantTracks } from './useParticipantTracks';
 import { useRemoteParticipants } from './useRemoteParticipants';
 import { UseSessionReturn } from './useSession';
 import { useMaybeSessionContext } from '../context';
+import { useParticipantInfo } from './useParticipantInfo';
 
 // FIXME: make this 10 seconds once room dispatch booting info is discoverable
 const DEFAULT_AGENT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MILLISECONDS = 20_000;
@@ -63,7 +65,7 @@ export type AgentCallbacks = {
 
 type AgentStateCommon = {
   // FIXME: maybe add some sort of schema to this?
-  attributes: Record<string, string>;
+  attributes: Participant['attributes'];
 
   internal: {
     emitter: TypedEventEmitter<AgentCallbacks>;
@@ -77,6 +79,11 @@ type AgentStateAvailable = AgentStateCommon & {
   state: 'listening' | 'thinking' | 'speaking';
   failureReasons: null;
 
+  /** The client's assigned identity, coming from the JWT token. */
+  identity: Participant['identity'];
+  name: Participant['name'];
+  metadata: Participant['metadata'];
+
   /** Is the agent connected to the client? */
   isConnected: true;
 
@@ -102,6 +109,11 @@ type AgentStatePreConnectBuffering = AgentStateCommon & {
   state: 'pre-connect-buffering';
   failureReasons: null;
 
+  /** The client's assigned identity, coming from the JWT token. */
+  identity: Participant['identity'];
+  name: Participant['name'];
+  metadata: Participant['metadata'];
+
   /** Is the agent connected to the client? */
   isConnected: false;
 
@@ -127,6 +139,11 @@ type AgentStateUnAvailable = AgentStateCommon & {
   state: 'initializing' | 'idle';
   failureReasons: null;
 
+  /** The client's assigned identity, coming from the JWT token. */
+  identity: Participant['identity'];
+  name: Participant['name'];
+  metadata: Participant['metadata'];
+
   /** Is the agent connected to the client? */
   isConnected: false;
 
@@ -152,6 +169,11 @@ type AgentStateConnecting = AgentStateCommon & {
   state: 'connecting';
   failureReasons: null;
 
+  /** The client's assigned identity, coming from the JWT token. */
+  identity: undefined;
+  name: undefined;
+  metadata: undefined;
+
   /** Is the agent connected to the client? */
   isConnected: false;
 
@@ -177,6 +199,11 @@ type AgentStateDisconnected = AgentStateCommon & {
   state: 'disconnected';
   failureReasons: null;
 
+  /** The client's assigned identity, coming from the JWT token. */
+  identity: undefined;
+  name: undefined;
+  metadata: undefined;
+
   /** Is the agent connected to the client? */
   isConnected: false;
 
@@ -202,6 +229,11 @@ type AgentStateFailed = AgentStateCommon & {
   state: 'failed';
   failureReasons: Array<string>;
 
+  /** The client's assigned identity, coming from the JWT token. */
+  identity: undefined;
+  name: undefined;
+  metadata: undefined;
+
   /** Is the agent connected to the client? */
   isConnected: false;
 
@@ -517,8 +549,8 @@ export function useAgent(session?: SessionStub): UseAgentReturn {
 
   // 1. Listen for agent participant attribute changes
   const [agentParticipantAttributes, setAgentParticipantAttributes] = React.useState<
-    Record<string, string>
-  >({});
+    Participant['attributes']
+  >(agentParticipant?.attributes ?? {});
   React.useEffect(() => {
     if (!agentParticipant) {
       return;
@@ -710,6 +742,12 @@ export function useAgent(session?: SessionStub): UseAgentReturn {
     };
   }, [isSessionDisconnected, agentConnectTimeoutMilliseconds]);
 
+  const {
+    identity: agentParticipantIdentity,
+    name: agentParticipantName,
+    metadata: agentParticipantMetadata,
+  } = useParticipantInfo({ participant: agentParticipant ?? undefined });
+
   const agentState: AgentStateCases = React.useMemo(() => {
     const common: AgentStateCommon = {
       attributes: agentParticipantAttributes,
@@ -725,6 +763,9 @@ export function useAgent(session?: SessionStub): UseAgentReturn {
       case 'disconnected':
         return {
           ...common,
+          identity: undefined,
+          name: undefined,
+          metadata: undefined,
 
           state,
           ...generateDerivedStateValues(state),
@@ -738,6 +779,9 @@ export function useAgent(session?: SessionStub): UseAgentReturn {
       case 'connecting':
         return {
           ...common,
+          identity: undefined,
+          name: undefined,
+          metadata: undefined,
 
           state,
           ...generateDerivedStateValues(state),
@@ -752,6 +796,9 @@ export function useAgent(session?: SessionStub): UseAgentReturn {
       case 'idle':
         return {
           ...common,
+          identity: agentParticipantIdentity!,
+          name: agentParticipantName,
+          metadata: agentParticipantMetadata,
 
           state,
           ...generateDerivedStateValues(state),
@@ -764,6 +811,9 @@ export function useAgent(session?: SessionStub): UseAgentReturn {
       case 'pre-connect-buffering':
         return {
           ...common,
+          identity: agentParticipantIdentity!,
+          name: agentParticipantName,
+          metadata: agentParticipantMetadata,
 
           state,
           ...generateDerivedStateValues(state),
@@ -778,6 +828,9 @@ export function useAgent(session?: SessionStub): UseAgentReturn {
       case 'speaking':
         return {
           ...common,
+          identity: agentParticipantIdentity!,
+          name: agentParticipantName,
+          metadata: agentParticipantMetadata,
 
           state,
           ...generateDerivedStateValues(state),
@@ -790,6 +843,9 @@ export function useAgent(session?: SessionStub): UseAgentReturn {
       case 'failed':
         return {
           ...common,
+          identity: undefined,
+          name: undefined,
+          metadata: undefined,
 
           state: 'failed',
           ...generateDerivedStateValues('failed'),
@@ -800,7 +856,17 @@ export function useAgent(session?: SessionStub): UseAgentReturn {
           microphoneTrack: undefined,
         };
     }
-  }, [agentParticipantAttributes, emitter, agentParticipant, state, videoTrack, audioTrack]);
+  }, [
+    agentParticipantIdentity,
+    agentParticipantName,
+    agentParticipantMetadata,
+    agentParticipantAttributes,
+    emitter,
+    agentParticipant,
+    state,
+    videoTrack,
+    audioTrack,
+  ]);
 
   const { waitUntilConnected, waitUntilCouldBeListening, waitUntilFinished } =
     useAgentWaitUntilDerivedStates(emitter, state);