diff --git a/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/components/Conference.tsx b/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/components/Conference.tsx
index e5cf0684..1adc8f46 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/components/Conference.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/components/Conference.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   RoomOptions,
   supportsAdaptiveStream,
   supportsDynacast,
+  VideoPresets,
 } from 'livekit-client'
 import { keys } from '@/api/queryKeys'
 import { queryClient } from '@/api/queryClient'
@@ -98,6 +99,9 @@ export const Conference = ({
       },
       videoCaptureDefaults: {
         deviceId: userConfig.videoDeviceId ?? undefined,
+        resolution: userConfig.videoPublishResolution
+          ? VideoPresets[userConfig.videoPublishResolution].resolution
+          : undefined,
       },
       audioCaptureDefaults: {
         deviceId: userConfig.audioDeviceId ?? undefined,
@@ -109,6 +113,7 @@ export const Conference = ({
     // do not rely on the userConfig object directly as its reference may change on every render
   }, [
     userConfig.videoDeviceId,
+    userConfig.videoPublishResolution,
     userConfig.audioDeviceId,
     userConfig.audioOutputDeviceId,
     isAdaptiveStreamSupported,
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/hooks/usePersistentUserChoices.ts b/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/hooks/usePersistentUserChoices.ts
index b62d4907..b9a90153 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/hooks/usePersistentUserChoices.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/hooks/usePersistentUserChoices.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { useSnapshot } from 'valtio'
 import { userChoicesStore } from '@/stores/userChoices'
+import type { VideoResolution } from '@/stores/userChoices'
 import { ProcessorSerialized } from '@/features/rooms/livekit/components/blur'
 
 export function usePersistentUserChoices() {
@@ -22,6 +23,9 @@ export function usePersistentUserChoices() {
     saveVideoInputDeviceId: (deviceId: string) => {
       userChoicesStore.videoDeviceId = deviceId
     },
+    saveVideoPublishResolution: (resolution: VideoResolution) => {
+      userChoicesStore.videoPublishResolution = resolution
+    },
     saveUsername: (username: string) => {
       userChoicesStore.username = username
     },
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/stores/userChoices.ts b/src/frontend/src/stores/userChoices.ts
index 8f4834dd..56105662 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/stores/userChoices.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/src/stores/userChoices.ts
@@ -6,16 +6,20 @@ import {
   LocalUserChoices as LocalUserChoicesLK,
 } from '@livekit/components-core'
 
+export type VideoResolution = 'h720' | 'h360' | 'h180'
+
 export type LocalUserChoices = LocalUserChoicesLK & {
   processorSerialized?: ProcessorSerialized
   noiseReductionEnabled?: boolean
   audioOutputDeviceId?: string
+  videoPublishResolution?: VideoResolution
 }
 
 function getUserChoicesState(): LocalUserChoices {
   return {
     noiseReductionEnabled: false,
     audioOutputDeviceId: 'default', // Use 'default' to match LiveKit's standard device selection behavior
+    videoPublishResolution: 'h720',
     ...loadUserChoices(),
   }
 }