diff --git a/packages/react/etc/components-react.api.md b/packages/react/etc/components-react.api.md
index acdf30abf..974d2995d 100644
--- a/packages/react/etc/components-react.api.md
+++ b/packages/react/etc/components-react.api.md
@@ -1063,6 +1063,30 @@ export interface UserInfo {
     name?: string;
 }
 
+// @public
+export function useRoomConnection(options: UseRoomConnectionOptions): UseRoomConnectionResult;
+
+// @public (undocumented)
+export type UseRoomConnectionDetails = {
+    serverUrl: string;
+    participantToken: string;
+};
+
+// @public (undocumented)
+export type UseRoomConnectionOptions = {
+    getConnectionDetails: () => Promise<UseRoomConnectionDetails>;
+    onConnectionError?: (err: Error) => void;
+    room?: Room;
+    connected?: boolean;
+    trackPublishOptions?: TrackPublishOptions;
+};
+
+// @public (undocumented)
+export type UseRoomConnectionResult = {
+    room: Room;
+    status: 'idle' | 'connecting' | 'disconnecting';
+};
+
 // @public
 export function useRoomContext(): Room;
 
diff --git a/packages/react/src/hooks/index.ts b/packages/react/src/hooks/index.ts
index cdd9ed342..b57e08e6e 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/hooks/index.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/hooks/index.ts
@@ -56,3 +56,4 @@ export * from './useParticipantAttributes';
 export * from './useIsRecording';
 export * from './useTextStream';
 export * from './useTranscriptions';
+export * from './useRoomConnection';
diff --git a/packages/react/src/hooks/useRoomConnection.ts b/packages/react/src/hooks/useRoomConnection.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bfbf47c62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react/src/hooks/useRoomConnection.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+import { Mutex, type TrackPublishOptions, Room } from 'livekit-client';
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
+import { useMaybeRoomContext } from '../context';
+
+/** @public */
+export type UseRoomConnectionDetails = {
+  serverUrl: string;
+  participantToken: string;
+};
+
+/** @public */
+export type UseRoomConnectionOptions = {
+  getConnectionDetails: () => Promise<UseRoomConnectionDetails>;
+  onConnectionError?: (err: Error) => void;
+
+  room?: Room;
+  /** Should the room attempt to connect? If false, the room will disconnect. */
+  connected?: boolean;
+  trackPublishOptions?: TrackPublishOptions;
+};
+
+/** @public */
+export type UseRoomConnectionResult = {
+  room: Room;
+
+  /** What operation is the useRoomConnection hook currently in the midst of performing?  */
+  status: 'idle' | 'connecting' | 'disconnecting';
+};
+
+/**
+ * The `useRoomConnection` hook provides a fully managed way to connect / disconnect from a LiveKit
+ * room. To control whether the connection is active or not, use `options.connected`.
+ * @remarks
+ * Can be called inside a `RoomContext` or by passing a `Room` instance, otherwise creates a Room
+ * itself.
+ *
+ * @example
+ * ```tsx
+ * const { room } = useRoomConnection({
+ *   getConnectionDetails: async () => {
+ *     // compute the below value out of band:
+ *     return { serverUrl: "...", participantToken: "..." };
+ *   },
+ * });
+ * ```
+ * @public
+ */
+export function useRoomConnection(options: UseRoomConnectionOptions): UseRoomConnectionResult {
+  const roomFromContext = useMaybeRoomContext();
+  const room = useMemo(() => {
+    return roomFromContext ?? options.room ?? new Room();
+  }, [options.room, roomFromContext]);
+
+  const connected = options.connected ?? true;
+
+  const [status, setStatus] = useState<'idle' | 'connecting' | 'disconnecting'>('idle');
+
+  // NOTE: it would on the surface seem that managing a room's connection with a useEffect would be
+  // straightforward, but `room.disconnect()` is async and useEffect doesn't support async cleanup
+  // functions, which means `room.connect()` can run in the midst of `room.disconnect()`, causing
+  // race conditions.
+  const connectDisconnectLock = useMemo(() => new Mutex(), []);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    connectDisconnectLock.lock().then(async (unlock) => {
+      if (connected) {
+        setStatus('connecting');
+        const connectionDetails = await options.getConnectionDetails();
+        try {
+          await Promise.all([
+            room.localParticipant.setMicrophoneEnabled(
+              true,
+              undefined,
+              options.trackPublishOptions,
+            ),
+            room.connect(connectionDetails.serverUrl, connectionDetails.participantToken),
+          ]);
+        } catch (error) {
+          options.onConnectionError?.(error as Error);
+        } finally {
+          setStatus('idle');
+        }
+      } else {
+        setStatus('disconnecting');
+        try {
+          await room.disconnect();
+        } catch (error) {
+          options.onConnectionError?.(error as Error);
+        } finally {
+          setStatus('idle');
+        }
+      }
+      unlock();
+    });
+  }, [connected]);
+
+  return { room, status };
+}