diff --git a/src/pipecat/transports/smallwebrtc/request_handler.py b/src/pipecat/transports/smallwebrtc/request_handler.py
index b2c02a03e..6ccb11f01 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/transports/smallwebrtc/request_handler.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/transports/smallwebrtc/request_handler.py
@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@ class SmallWebRTCRequest:
     restart_pc: Optional[bool] = None
     request_data: Optional[Any] = None
 
+    @classmethod
+    def from_dict(cls, data: dict):
+        """Accept both snake_case and camelCase for the request_data field."""
+        if "requestData" in data and "request_data" not in data:
+            data["request_data"] = data.pop("requestData")
+        return cls(**data)
 
 @dataclass
 class IceCandidate: