diff --git a/livekit-api/livekit/api/access_token.py b/livekit-api/livekit/api/access_token.py
index 54be119d..51e6e7e7 100644
--- a/livekit-api/livekit/api/access_token.py
+++ b/livekit-api/livekit/api/access_token.py
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ class VideoGrants:
     # allow participant to manage an agent session via RemoteSession
     can_manage_agent_session: Optional[bool] = None
 
+    # allow participant to subscribe to metrics
+    can_subscribe_metrics: Optional[bool] = None
+
 
 @dataclass
 class SIPGrants:
diff --git a/tests/api/test_access_token.py b/tests/api/test_access_token.py
index 639f316b..b726ada9 100644
--- a/tests/api/test_access_token.py
+++ b/tests/api/test_access_token.py
@@ -46,6 +46,40 @@ def test_verify_token() -> None:
     assert claims.attributes["key2"] == "value2"
 
 
+def test_verify_token_preserves_can_subscribe_metrics() -> None:
+    # minted the way other server SDKs do, with the canSubscribeMetrics video grant
+    now = calendar.timegm(datetime.datetime.now(datetime.timezone.utc).utctimetuple())
+    token = jwt.encode(
+        {
+            "iss": TEST_API_KEY,
+            "sub": "test_identity",
+            "nbf": now,
+            "exp": now + 3600,
+            "video": {"roomJoin": True, "room": "test_room", "canSubscribeMetrics": True},
+        },
+        TEST_API_SECRET,
+        algorithm="HS256",
+    )
+
+    claims = TokenVerifier(TEST_API_KEY, TEST_API_SECRET).verify(token)
+    assert claims.video is not None
+    assert claims.video.can_subscribe_metrics is True
+
+
+def test_mint_token_with_can_subscribe_metrics() -> None:
+    grants = VideoGrants(room_join=True, room="test_room", can_subscribe_metrics=True)
+    token = (
+        AccessToken(TEST_API_KEY, TEST_API_SECRET)
+        .with_identity("test_identity")
+        .with_grants(grants)
+        .to_jwt()
+    )
+
+    payload = jwt.decode(token, options={"verify_signature": False})
+    assert payload["video"]["canSubscribeMetrics"] is True
+    assert TokenVerifier(TEST_API_KEY, TEST_API_SECRET).verify(token).video == grants
+
+
 def test_agent_grants() -> None:
     agent = AgentGrants(database_admin=True)
     endpoint = AgentEndpointGrants(call=True, agent_name="my-agent")