diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index aaf7ec85a..4b558d0f1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Added
 
+- Added `LiveKitRESTHelper` utility class for managing LiveKit rooms via REST API.
+
 - Added `DeepgramSageMakerSTTService` which connects to a SageMaker hosted
   Deepgram STT model. Added `07c-interruptible-deepgram-sagemaker.py`
   foundational example.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index f5ade679b..f3e7350c4 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ inworld = []
 koala = [ "pvkoala~=2.0.3" ]
 krisp = [ "pipecat-ai-krisp~=0.4.0" ]
 langchain = [ "langchain~=0.3.20", "langchain-community~=0.3.20", "langchain-openai~=0.3.9" ]
-livekit = [ "livekit~=1.0.13", "livekit-api~=1.0.5", "tenacity>=8.2.3,<10.0.0" ]
+livekit = [ "livekit~=1.0.13", "livekit-api~=1.0.5", "tenacity>=8.2.3,<10.0.0", "pyjwt>=2.10.1" ]
 lmnt = [ "pipecat-ai[websockets-base]" ]
 local = [ "pyaudio~=0.2.14" ]
 local-smart-turn = [ "coremltools>=8.0", "transformers", "torch>=2.5.0,<3", "torchaudio>=2.5.0,<3" ]
diff --git a/src/pipecat/transports/livekit/utils.py b/src/pipecat/transports/livekit/utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..741b820b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pipecat/transports/livekit/utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2024–2025, Daily
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD 2-Clause License
+#
+
+"""LiveKit REST Helpers.
+
+Methods that wrap the LiveKit API for room management.
+"""
+
+import aiohttp
+
+
+class LiveKitRESTHelper:
+    """Helper class for interacting with LiveKit's REST API.
+
+    Provides methods for managing LiveKit rooms.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        *,
+        api_key: str,
+        api_secret: str,
+        api_url: str = "https://your-livekit-host.com",
+        aiohttp_session: aiohttp.ClientSession,
+    ):
+        """Initialize the LiveKit REST helper.
+
+        Args:
+            api_key: Your LiveKit API key.
+            api_secret: Your LiveKit API secret.
+            api_url: LiveKit server URL (e.g. "https://your-livekit-host.com").
+            aiohttp_session: Async HTTP session for making requests.
+        """
+        self.api_key = api_key
+        self.api_secret = api_secret
+        self.api_url = api_url.rstrip("/")
+        self.aiohttp_session = aiohttp_session
+
+    def _create_access_token(self, room_create: bool = True) -> str:
+        """Create a signed access token for LiveKit API authentication.
+
+        Args:
+            room_create: Whether to grant roomCreate permission.
+
+        Returns:
+            Signed JWT access token.
+        """
+        import time
+
+        import jwt
+
+        claims = {
+            "iss": self.api_key,
+            "sub": self.api_key,
+            "nbf": int(time.time()),
+            "exp": int(time.time()) + 60,  # Token valid for 60 seconds
+            "video": {
+                "roomCreate": room_create,
+            },
+        }
+
+        return jwt.encode(claims, self.api_secret, algorithm="HS256")
+
+    async def delete_room_by_name(self, room_name: str) -> bool:
+        """Delete a LiveKit room by name.
+
+        This will forcibly disconnect all participants currently in the room.
+
+        Args:
+            room_name: Name of the room to delete.
+
+        Returns:
+            True if deletion was successful.
+
+        Raises:
+            Exception: If deletion fails.
+        """
+        token = self._create_access_token(room_create=True)
+        headers = {
+            "Authorization": f"Bearer {token}",
+            "Content-Type": "application/json",
+        }
+
+        async with self.aiohttp_session.post(
+            f"{self.api_url}/twirp/livekit.RoomService/DeleteRoom",
+            headers=headers,
+            json={"room": room_name},
+        ) as r:
+            if r.status != 200:
+                text = await r.text()
+                raise Exception(f"Failed to delete room [{room_name}] (status: {r.status}): {text}")
+
+        return True
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 7a937e54d..3db38f2a9 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -4522,6 +4522,7 @@ langchain = [
 livekit = [
     { name = "livekit" },
     { name = "livekit-api" },
+    { name = "pyjwt" },
     { name = "tenacity" },
 ]
 lmnt = [
@@ -4739,6 +4740,7 @@ requires-dist = [
     { name = "pyaudio", marker = "extra == 'local'", specifier = "~=0.2.14" },
     { name = "pydantic", specifier = ">=2.10.6,<3" },
     { name = "pygobject", marker = "extra == 'gstreamer'", specifier = "~=3.50.0" },
+    { name = "pyjwt", marker = "extra == 'livekit'", specifier = ">=2.10.1" },
     { name = "pyloudnorm", specifier = "~=0.1.1" },
     { name = "python-dotenv", marker = "extra == 'runner'", specifier = ">=1.0.0,<2.0.0" },
     { name = "pyvips", extras = ["binary"], marker = "extra == 'moondream'", specifier = "~=3.0.0" },
@@ -4763,7 +4765,7 @@ requires-dist = [
     { name = "wait-for2", marker = "python_full_version < '3.12'", specifier = ">=0.4.1" },
     { name = "websockets", marker = "extra == 'websockets-base'", specifier = ">=13.1,<16.0" },
 ]
-provides-extras = ["aic", "anthropic", "assemblyai", "asyncai", "aws", "aws-nova-sonic", "azure", "cartesia", "cerebras", "deepseek", "daily", "deepgram", "elevenlabs", "fal", "fireworks", "fish", "gladia", "google", "grok", "groq", "gstreamer", "heygen", "hume", "inworld", "krisp", "koala", "langchain", "livekit", "lmnt", "local", "mcp", "mem0", "mistral", "mlx-whisper", "moondream", "nim", "neuphonic", "noisereduce", "openai", "openpipe", "openrouter", "perplexity", "playht", "qwen", "rime", "riva", "runner", "sambanova", "sarvam", "sentry", "local-smart-turn", "local-smart-turn-v3", "remote-smart-turn", "sagemaker", "silero", "simli", "soniox", "soundfile", "speechmatics", "strands", "tavus", "together", "tracing", "ultravox", "webrtc", "websocket", "websockets-base", "whisper"]
+provides-extras = ["aic", "anthropic", "assemblyai", "asyncai", "aws", "aws-nova-sonic", "azure", "cartesia", "cerebras", "daily", "deepgram", "deepseek", "elevenlabs", "fal", "fireworks", "fish", "gladia", "google", "grok", "groq", "gstreamer", "heygen", "hume", "inworld", "koala", "krisp", "langchain", "livekit", "lmnt", "local", "local-smart-turn", "local-smart-turn-v3", "mcp", "mem0", "mistral", "mlx-whisper", "moondream", "neuphonic", "nim", "noisereduce", "openai", "openpipe", "openrouter", "perplexity", "playht", "qwen", "remote-smart-turn", "rime", "riva", "runner", "sagemaker", "sambanova", "sarvam", "sentry", "silero", "simli", "soniox", "soundfile", "speechmatics", "strands", "tavus", "together", "tracing", "ultravox", "webrtc", "websocket", "websockets-base", "whisper"]
 
 [package.metadata.requires-dev]
 dev = [