diff --git a/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/components/controls/HandToggle.tsx b/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/components/controls/HandToggle.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..92bd3cb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/components/controls/HandToggle.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
+import { RiHand } from '@remixicon/react'
+import { ToggleButton } from '@/primitives'
+import { css } from '@/styled-system/css'
+import {
+  useLocalParticipant,
+  useParticipantInfo,
+} from '@livekit/components-react'
+
+export const HandToggle = () => {
+  const { t } = useTranslation('rooms')
+
+  const localParticipant = useLocalParticipant().localParticipant
+  const { metadata } = useParticipantInfo({ participant: localParticipant })
+
+  const parsedMetadata = JSON.parse(metadata || '{}')
+
+  const sendRaise = () => {
+    parsedMetadata.raised = !parsedMetadata.raised
+    localParticipant.setMetadata(JSON.stringify(parsedMetadata))
+  }
+
+  const label = parsedMetadata.raised
+    ? t('controls.hand.lower')
+    : t('controls.hand.raise')
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      className={css({
+        position: 'relative',
+        display: 'inline-block',
+      })}
+    >
+      <ToggleButton
+        square
+        legacyStyle
+        aria-label={label}
+        tooltip={label}
+        isSelected={parsedMetadata.raised}
+        onPress={() => sendRaise()}
+      >
+        <RiHand />
+      </ToggleButton>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/prefabs/ControlBar.tsx b/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/prefabs/ControlBar.tsx
index 6361eef8..6fe0b89d 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/prefabs/ControlBar.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/prefabs/ControlBar.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
 import { OptionsButton } from '../components/controls/Options/OptionsButton'
 import { ParticipantsToggle } from '@/features/rooms/livekit/components/controls/Participants/ParticipantsToggle'
 import { ChatToggle } from '@/features/rooms/livekit/components/controls/ChatToggle'
+import { HandToggle } from '@/features/rooms/livekit/components/controls/HandToggle'
 
 /** @public */
 export type ControlBarControls = {
@@ -183,6 +184,7 @@ export function ControlBar({
             )}
         </TrackToggle>
       )}
+      <HandToggle />
       <ChatToggle />
       <ParticipantsToggle />
       <OptionsButton />
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/locales/de/rooms.json b/src/frontend/src/locales/de/rooms.json
index 7e6a3b1b..40a49cfc 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/locales/de/rooms.json
+++ b/src/frontend/src/locales/de/rooms.json
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@
       "open": "",
       "closed": ""
     },
+    "hand": {
+      "raise": "",
+      "lower": ""
+    },
     "leave": "",
     "participants": {
       "open": "",
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/locales/en/rooms.json b/src/frontend/src/locales/en/rooms.json
index 42f44adb..ab668143 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/locales/en/rooms.json
+++ b/src/frontend/src/locales/en/rooms.json
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@
       "open": "Close the chat",
       "closed": "Open the chat"
     },
+    "hand": {
+      "raise": "Raise hand",
+      "lower": "Lower hand"
+    },
     "leave": "Leave",
     "participants": {
       "open": "Hide everyone",
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/locales/fr/rooms.json b/src/frontend/src/locales/fr/rooms.json
index 14a44e67..0e719b68 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/locales/fr/rooms.json
+++ b/src/frontend/src/locales/fr/rooms.json
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@
       "open": "Masquer le chat",
       "closed": "Afficher le chat"
     },
+    "hand": {
+      "raise": "Lever la main",
+      "lower": "Baisser la main"
+    },
     "leave": "Quitter",
     "participants": {
       "open": "Masquer les participants",