diff --git a/src/components/MainParticipant/MainParticipant.tsx b/src/components/MainParticipant/MainParticipant.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f5275cd8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/MainParticipant/MainParticipant.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import MainParticipantInfo from '../MainParticipantInfo/MainParticipantInfo';
+import ParticipantTracks from '../ParticipantTracks/ParticipantTracks';
+import React from 'react';
+import useMainSpeaker from '../../hooks/useMainSpeaker/useMainSpeaker';
+
+export default function MainParticipant() {
+  const mainParticipant = useMainSpeaker();
+  return (
+    /* audio is disabled for this participant component because this participant's audio 
+       is already being rendered in the <ParticipantStrip /> component.  */
+    <MainParticipantInfo participant={mainParticipant}>
+      <ParticipantTracks participant={mainParticipant} disableAudio />
+    </MainParticipantInfo>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/components/MainParticipantInfo/MainParticipantInfo.test.tsx b/src/components/MainParticipantInfo/MainParticipantInfo.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..56718a580
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/MainParticipantInfo/MainParticipantInfo.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import MainParticipantInfo from './MainParticipantInfo';
+import { shallow } from 'enzyme';
+import usePublications from '../../hooks/usePublications/usePublications';
+
+jest.mock('../../hooks/useParticipantNetworkQualityLevel/useParticipantNetworkQualityLevel', () => () => 4);
+
+jest.mock('../../hooks/usePublications/usePublications');
+
+const mockUsePublications = usePublications as jest.Mock<any>;
+
+describe('the MainParticipantInfo component', () => {
+  it('should render correctly', () => {
+    mockUsePublications.mockImplementation(() => []);
+    const wrapper = shallow(
+      <MainParticipantInfo participant={{ identity: 'mockIdentity' } as any}>mock children</MainParticipantInfo>
+    );
+    expect(wrapper).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
+
+  it('should add hideVideoProp to InfoContainer component when video is disabled', () => {
+    mockUsePublications.mockImplementation(() => [{ trackName: 'camera', isTrackEnabled: false }]);
+    const wrapper = shallow(
+      <MainParticipantInfo participant={{ identity: 'mockIdentity' } as any}>mock children</MainParticipantInfo>
+    );
+    expect(
+      wrapper
+        .find('Styled(div)')
+        .at(1)
+        .prop('hideVideo')
+    ).toEqual(true);
+  });
+
+  it('should not add hideVideoProp to InfoContainer component when video is enabled', () => {
+    mockUsePublications.mockImplementation(() => [{ trackName: 'camera', isTrackEnabled: true }]);
+    const wrapper = shallow(
+      <MainParticipantInfo participant={{ identity: 'mockIdentity' } as any}>mock children</MainParticipantInfo>
+    );
+    expect(
+      wrapper
+        .find('Styled(div)')
+        .at(1)
+        .prop('hideVideo')
+    ).toEqual(false);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/components/MainParticipantInfo/MainParticipantInfo.tsx b/src/components/MainParticipantInfo/MainParticipantInfo.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4d2a9485e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/MainParticipantInfo/MainParticipantInfo.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { styled } from '@material-ui/core/styles';
+import { LocalParticipant, RemoteParticipant } from 'twilio-video';
+import usePublications from '../../hooks/usePublications/usePublications';
+import usePublicationIsTrackEnabled from '../../hooks/usePublicationIsTrackEnabled/usePublicationIsTrackEnabled';
+
+const Container = styled('div')({
+  position: 'relative',
+  display: 'flex',
+  alignItems: 'center',
+});
+
+const InfoContainer = styled('div')({
+  position: 'absolute',
+  zIndex: 1,
+  height: '100%',
+  padding: '0.4em',
+  width: '100%',
+  background: ({ hideVideo }: { hideVideo?: boolean }) => (hideVideo ? 'black' : 'transparent'),
+});
+
+const Identity = styled('h4')({
+  background: 'rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7)',
+  padding: '0.1em 0.3em',
+  margin: '1em',
+  fontSize: '1.2em',
+  display: 'inline-block',
+});
+
+interface ParticipantInfoProps {
+  participant: LocalParticipant | RemoteParticipant;
+  children: React.ReactNode;
+}
+
+export default function ParticipantInfo({ participant, children }: ParticipantInfoProps) {
+  const publications = usePublications(participant);
+  const isVideoEnabled = usePublicationIsTrackEnabled(publications.find(p => p.trackName === 'camera'));
+
+  return (
+    <Container>
+      <InfoContainer hideVideo={!isVideoEnabled}>
+        <Identity>{participant.identity}</Identity>
+      </InfoContainer>
+      {children}
+    </Container>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/components/MainParticipantInfo/__snapshots__/MainParticipantInfo.test.tsx.snap b/src/components/MainParticipantInfo/__snapshots__/MainParticipantInfo.test.tsx.snap
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..311a159de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/MainParticipantInfo/__snapshots__/MainParticipantInfo.test.tsx.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
+
+exports[`the MainParticipantInfo component should render correctly 1`] = `
+<Styled(div)>
+  <Styled(div)
+    hideVideo={true}
+  >
+    <Styled(h4)>
+      mockIdentity
+    </Styled(h4)>
+  </Styled(div)>
+  mock children
+</Styled(div)>
+`;
diff --git a/src/components/Menu/Menu.test.tsx b/src/components/Menu/Menu.test.tsx
index b822a5552..6e06552a4 100644
--- a/src/components/Menu/Menu.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Menu/Menu.test.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import Menu from './Menu';
-import { getToken, receiveToken } from '../../store/main/main';
 import useRoomState from '../../hooks/useRoomState/useRoomState';
 import { IVideoContext, useVideoContext } from '../../hooks/context';
 import { fireEvent, render } from '@testing-library/react';
@@ -64,22 +63,4 @@ describe('the Menu component', () => {
     fireEvent.change(getByLabelText('Room'), { target: { value: 'Foo' } });
     expect(getByRole('button').getAttribute('disabled')).toEqual('');
   });
-
-  it('should dispatch a redux action when the Join Room button is clicked', () => {
-    mockedUseRoomState.mockImplementation(() => 'disconnected');
-    mockedUseVideoContext.mockImplementation(() => ({ isConnecting: false } as any));
-    const { getByLabelText, getByRole } = render(<Menu />);
-    fireEvent.change(getByLabelText('Name'), { target: { value: 'Username' } });
-    fireEvent.change(getByLabelText('Room'), { target: { value: 'Roomname' } });
-    fireEvent.click(getByRole('button'));
-    expect(getToken).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Username', 'Roomname');
-  });
-
-  it('should dispatch a redux action when the Leave Room button is clicked', () => {
-    mockedUseRoomState.mockImplementation(() => 'connected');
-    mockedUseVideoContext.mockImplementation(() => ({ isConnecting: false } as any));
-    const { getByRole } = render(<Menu />);
-    fireEvent.click(getByRole('button'));
-    expect(receiveToken).toHaveBeenCalledWith('');
-  });
 });
diff --git a/src/components/Menu/Menu.tsx b/src/components/Menu/Menu.tsx
index b1beaa53f..9a1059d81 100644
--- a/src/components/Menu/Menu.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Menu/Menu.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import CircularProgress from '@material-ui/core/CircularProgress';
 import TextField from '@material-ui/core/TextField';
 import Toolbar from '@material-ui/core/Toolbar';
 
-import { getToken, receiveToken } from '../../store/main/main';
+import { getToken } from '../../store/main/main';
 import useRoomState from '../../hooks/useRoomState/useRoomState';
 import { useVideoContext } from '../../hooks/context';
 
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ const useStyles = makeStyles((theme: Theme) =>
       marginRight: theme.spacing(1),
       width: 200,
     },
+    loadingSpinner: {
+      marginLeft: '1em',
+    },
   })
 );
 
@@ -75,10 +78,10 @@ export default function Menu() {
             <Button type="submit" color="primary" variant="contained" disabled={isConnecting || !name || !roomName}>
               Join Room
             </Button>
-            {isConnecting && <CircularProgress></CircularProgress>}
+            {isConnecting && <CircularProgress className={classes.loadingSpinner} />}
           </form>
         ) : (
-          <Button onClick={() => dispatch(receiveToken(''))}>Leave Room</Button>
+          <h3>{roomName}</h3>
         )}
       </Toolbar>
     </AppBar>
diff --git a/src/components/ParticipantStrip/ParticipantStrip.tsx b/src/components/ParticipantStrip/ParticipantStrip.tsx
index 8ae2db606..a93da73b3 100644
--- a/src/components/ParticipantStrip/ParticipantStrip.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ParticipantStrip/ParticipantStrip.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ const Container = styled('aside')(({ theme }) => ({
   right: `calc(100% - ${theme.sidebarPosition})`,
   left: 0,
   padding: '0.5em',
+  overflowY: 'auto',
 }));
 
 export default function ParticipantStrip() {
diff --git a/src/components/Room/Room.tsx b/src/components/Room/Room.tsx
index 54bf43019..632201aa1 100644
--- a/src/components/Room/Room.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Room/Room.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 import React from 'react';
-import Participant from '../Participant/Participant';
 import ParticipantStrip from '../ParticipantStrip/ParticipantStrip';
 import { styled } from '@material-ui/core/styles';
-import useMainSpeaker from '../../hooks/useMainSpeaker/useMainSpeaker';
+import MainParticipant from '../MainParticipant/MainParticipant';
 
 const Container = styled('div')({
   position: 'relative',
@@ -21,14 +20,11 @@ const MainParticipantContainer = styled('div')(({ theme }) => ({
 }));
 
 export default function Room() {
-  const mainParticipant = useMainSpeaker();
   return (
     <Container>
       <ParticipantStrip />
       <MainParticipantContainer>
-        {/* audio is disabled for this participant component because this participant's audio 
-            is already being rendered in the <ParticipantStrip /> component.  */}
-        <Participant participant={mainParticipant} disableAudio enableScreenShare />
+        <MainParticipant />
       </MainParticipantContainer>
     </Container>
   );