diff --git a/livekit/src/room/mod.rs b/livekit/src/room/mod.rs
index de72cb808..93fbaea9d 100644
--- a/livekit/src/room/mod.rs
+++ b/livekit/src/room/mod.rs
@@ -1730,7 +1730,7 @@ async fn outgoing_data_stream_task(
     loop {
         tokio::select! {
             Ok((packet, responder)) = packet_rx.recv() => {
-                let result = engine.publish_data(packet, DataPacketKind::Reliable).await;
+                let result = engine.publish_data(packet, DataPacketKind::Reliable, false).await;
                 let _ = responder.respond(result);
             },
             _ = close_rx.recv() => {
diff --git a/livekit/src/room/participant/local_participant.rs b/livekit/src/room/participant/local_participant.rs
index 982463e1d..d757f09f5 100644
--- a/livekit/src/room/participant/local_participant.rs
+++ b/livekit/src/room/participant/local_participant.rs
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ impl LocalParticipant {
             ..Default::default()
         };
 
-        match self.inner.rtc_engine.publish_data(data, DataPacketKind::Reliable).await {
+        match self.inner.rtc_engine.publish_data(data, DataPacketKind::Reliable, false).await {
             Ok(_) => Ok(ChatMessage::from(chat_message)),
             Err(e) => Err(Into::into(e)),
         }
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ impl LocalParticipant {
             ..Default::default()
         };
 
-        match self.inner.rtc_engine.publish_data(data, DataPacketKind::Reliable).await {
+        match self.inner.rtc_engine.publish_data(data, DataPacketKind::Reliable, false).await {
             Ok(_) => Ok(ChatMessage::from(proto_msg)),
             Err(e) => Err(Into::into(e)),
         }
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ impl LocalParticipant {
             true => DataPacketKind::Reliable,
             false => DataPacketKind::Lossy,
         };
-        self.inner.rtc_engine.publish_data(packet, kind).await.map_err(Into::into)
+        self.inner.rtc_engine.publish_data(packet, kind, true).await.map_err(Into::into)
     }
 
     pub async fn publish_data(&self, packet: DataPacket) -> RoomResult<()> {
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ impl LocalParticipant {
             ..Default::default()
         };
 
-        self.inner.rtc_engine.publish_data(data, kind).await.map_err(Into::into)
+        self.inner.rtc_engine.publish_data(data, kind, false).await.map_err(Into::into)
     }
 
     pub fn set_data_channel_buffered_amount_low_threshold(
@@ -553,7 +553,11 @@ impl LocalParticipant {
             value: Some(proto::data_packet::Value::Transcription(transcription_packet)),
             ..Default::default()
         };
-        self.inner.rtc_engine.publish_data(data, DataPacketKind::Reliable).await.map_err(Into::into)
+        self.inner
+            .rtc_engine
+            .publish_data(data, DataPacketKind::Reliable, false)
+            .await
+            .map_err(Into::into)
     }
 
     pub async fn publish_dtmf(&self, dtmf: SipDTMF) -> RoomResult<()> {
@@ -567,7 +571,11 @@ impl LocalParticipant {
             ..Default::default()
         };
 
-        self.inner.rtc_engine.publish_data(data, DataPacketKind::Reliable).await.map_err(Into::into)
+        self.inner
+            .rtc_engine
+            .publish_data(data, DataPacketKind::Reliable, false)
+            .await
+            .map_err(Into::into)
     }
 
     async fn publish_rpc_request(&self, rpc_request: RpcRequest) -> RoomResult<()> {
@@ -587,7 +595,11 @@ impl LocalParticipant {
             ..Default::default()
         };
 
-        self.inner.rtc_engine.publish_data(data, DataPacketKind::Reliable).await.map_err(Into::into)
+        self.inner
+            .rtc_engine
+            .publish_data(data, DataPacketKind::Reliable, false)
+            .await
+            .map_err(Into::into)
     }
 
     async fn publish_rpc_response(&self, rpc_response: RpcResponse) -> RoomResult<()> {
@@ -611,7 +623,11 @@ impl LocalParticipant {
             ..Default::default()
         };
 
-        self.inner.rtc_engine.publish_data(data, DataPacketKind::Reliable).await.map_err(Into::into)
+        self.inner
+            .rtc_engine
+            .publish_data(data, DataPacketKind::Reliable, false)
+            .await
+            .map_err(Into::into)
     }
 
     async fn publish_rpc_ack(&self, rpc_ack: RpcAck) -> RoomResult<()> {
@@ -625,7 +641,11 @@ impl LocalParticipant {
             ..Default::default()
         };
 
-        self.inner.rtc_engine.publish_data(data, DataPacketKind::Reliable).await.map_err(Into::into)
+        self.inner
+            .rtc_engine
+            .publish_data(data, DataPacketKind::Reliable, false)
+            .await
+            .map_err(Into::into)
     }
 
     pub(crate) async fn update_track_subscription_permissions(&self) {
diff --git a/livekit/src/rtc_engine/mod.rs b/livekit/src/rtc_engine/mod.rs
index 363bd6eb2..f3014e156 100644
--- a/livekit/src/rtc_engine/mod.rs
+++ b/livekit/src/rtc_engine/mod.rs
@@ -246,13 +246,13 @@ impl RtcEngine {
         &self,
         data: proto::DataPacket,
         kind: DataPacketKind,
+        is_raw_packet: bool,
     ) -> EngineResult<()> {
         let (session, _r_lock) = {
             let (handle, _r_lock) = self.inner.wait_reconnection().await?;
             (handle.session.clone(), _r_lock)
         };
-
-        session.publish_data(data, kind).await
+        session.publish_data(data, kind, is_raw_packet).await
     }
 
     pub async fn simulate_scenario(&self, scenario: SimulateScenario) -> EngineResult<()> {
diff --git a/livekit/src/rtc_engine/rtc_session.rs b/livekit/src/rtc_engine/rtc_session.rs
index 0bd6f10a7..6d95adaf9 100644
--- a/livekit/src/rtc_engine/rtc_session.rs
+++ b/livekit/src/rtc_engine/rtc_session.rs
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ enum DataChannelEventDetail {
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 struct PublishPacketRequest {
-    /// Unencoded data packewt.
+    /// Unencoded data packet.
     packet: proto::DataPacket,
 
     /// Notifies the caller once the request has been fulfilled.
@@ -488,8 +488,9 @@ impl RtcSession {
         &self,
         data: proto::DataPacket,
         kind: DataPacketKind,
+        is_raw_packet: bool,
     ) -> Result<(), EngineError> {
-        self.inner.publish_data(data, kind).await
+        self.inner.publish_data(data, kind, is_raw_packet).await
     }
 
     pub async fn restart(&self) -> EngineResult<proto::ReconnectResponse> {
@@ -1339,12 +1340,15 @@ impl SessionInner {
         self: &Arc<Self>,
         mut packet: proto::DataPacket,
         kind: DataPacketKind,
+        is_raw_packet: bool,
     ) -> Result<(), EngineError> {
         self.ensure_publisher_connected(kind).await?;
 
         // Populate local participant info fields
-        packet.participant_identity = self.participant_info.identity.to_string();
-        packet.participant_sid = self.participant_info.sid.to_string();
+        if !is_raw_packet {
+            packet.participant_identity = self.participant_info.identity.to_string();
+            packet.participant_sid = self.participant_info.sid.to_string();
+        }
 
         let (completion_tx, completion_rx) = oneshot::channel();
         let ev = DataChannelEvent {