diff --git a/packages/roomkit-react/src/Prebuilt/components/Chat/ChatFooter.tsx b/packages/roomkit-react/src/Prebuilt/components/Chat/ChatFooter.tsx
index 4b04687ebe..7d4bf5178f 100644
--- a/packages/roomkit-react/src/Prebuilt/components/Chat/ChatFooter.tsx
+++ b/packages/roomkit-react/src/Prebuilt/components/Chat/ChatFooter.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import React, { ReactNode, useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'reac
 import { useMedia } from 'react-use';
 import data from '@emoji-mart/data';
 import Picker from '@emoji-mart/react';
-import { selectLocalPeerName, useHMSActions, useHMSStore } from '@100mslive/react-sdk';
+import { selectLocalPeer, useHMSActions, useHMSStore } from '@100mslive/react-sdk';
 import { EmojiIcon, PauseCircleIcon, SendIcon, VerticalMenuIcon } from '@100mslive/react-icons';
 import { Box, config as cssConfig, Flex, IconButton as BaseIconButton, Popover, styled, Text } from '../../..';
 import { IconButton } from '../../../IconButton';
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@ export const ChatFooter = ({
   const isMobile = useMedia(cssConfig.media.md);
   const { elements } = useRoomLayoutConferencingScreen();
   const message_placeholder = elements?.chat?.message_placeholder || 'Send a message';
-  const localPeerName = useHMSStore(selectLocalPeerName);
+  const localPeer = useHMSStore(selectLocalPeer);
   const isOverlayChat = elements?.chat?.is_overlay;
-  const can_disable_chat = !!elements?.chat?.real_time_controls?.can_disable_chat;
+  const canDisableChat = !!elements?.chat?.real_time_controls?.can_disable_chat;
 
   const sendMessage = useCallback(async () => {
     const message = inputRef?.current?.value;
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ export const ChatFooter = ({
       {/* {screenType !== 'hls_live_streaming' ? (
         <ChatSelectorContainer onSelect={onSelect} role={role} peerId={peerId} selection={selection} />
       ) : null} */}
-      {can_disable_chat ? (
+      {canDisableChat ? (
         <Flex align="center" justify="end" css={{ w: '100%', mb: '$4' }}>
           <Popover.Root>
             <Popover.Trigger asChild>
@@ -145,10 +145,16 @@ export const ChatFooter = ({
                 align="end"
                 side="top"
                 onClick={() => {
-                  hmsActions.sessionStore.set(SESSION_STORE_KEY.CHAT_STATE, {
+                  const chatState = {
                     enabled: false,
-                    updatedBy: localPeerName,
-                  });
+                    updatedBy: {
+                      peerId: localPeer?.id,
+                      userId: localPeer?.customerUserId,
+                      userName: localPeer?.name,
+                    },
+                    updatedAt: Date.now(),
+                  };
+                  hmsActions.sessionStore.set(SESSION_STORE_KEY.CHAT_STATE, chatState);
                 }}
                 css={{
                   backgroundColor: '$surface_default',
diff --git a/packages/roomkit-react/src/Prebuilt/components/Chat/ChatStates.jsx b/packages/roomkit-react/src/Prebuilt/components/Chat/ChatStates.jsx
index e7bab89a2c..68a4938909 100644
--- a/packages/roomkit-react/src/Prebuilt/components/Chat/ChatStates.jsx
+++ b/packages/roomkit-react/src/Prebuilt/components/Chat/ChatStates.jsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import React, { useCallback } from 'react';
-import { selectLocalPeerName, selectSessionStore, useHMSActions, useHMSStore } from '@100mslive/react-sdk';
+import { selectLocalPeer, selectSessionStore, useHMSActions, useHMSStore } from '@100mslive/react-sdk';
 import { Button } from '../../../Button';
 import { Box, Flex } from '../../../Layout';
 import { Text } from '../../../Text';
@@ -10,17 +10,19 @@ export const ChatPaused = () => {
   const hmsActions = useHMSActions();
   const { elements } = useRoomLayoutConferencingScreen();
   const { can_disable_chat } = elements?.chat.real_time_controls || false;
-  const { enabled: isChatEnabled = true, updatedBy: chatStateUpdatedBy = '' } =
+  const { enabled: isChatEnabled = true, updatedBy: chatStateUpdatedBy } =
     useHMSStore(selectSessionStore(SESSION_STORE_KEY.CHAT_STATE)) || {};
-  const localPeerName = useHMSStore(selectLocalPeerName);
+
+  const localPeer = useHMSStore(selectLocalPeer);
 
   const unPauseChat = useCallback(
     async () =>
       await hmsActions.sessionStore.set(SESSION_STORE_KEY.CHAT_STATE, {
         enabled: true,
-        updatedBy: localPeerName,
+        updatedBy: { userName: localPeer.name, userId: localPeer?.customerUserId, peerId: localPeer.id },
+        updatedAt: Date.now(),
       }),
-    [hmsActions, localPeerName],
+    [hmsActions, localPeer],
   );
 
   return isChatEnabled ? null : (
@@ -37,7 +39,7 @@ export const ChatPaused = () => {
           variant="xs"
           css={{ color: '$on_surface_medium', maxWidth: '100%', overflow: 'hidden', textOverflow: 'ellipsis' }}
         >
-          Chat has been paused by {chatStateUpdatedBy}
+          Chat has been paused by {chatStateUpdatedBy?.peerId === localPeer.id ? 'you' : chatStateUpdatedBy?.userName}
         </Text>
       </Box>
       {can_disable_chat ? (
diff --git a/packages/roomkit-react/src/Prebuilt/components/Notifications/ChatNotifications.tsx b/packages/roomkit-react/src/Prebuilt/components/Notifications/ChatNotifications.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..52c3a7c0b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/roomkit-react/src/Prebuilt/components/Notifications/ChatNotifications.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import React, { useEffect } from 'react';
+import { v4 as uuid } from 'uuid';
+import { selectLocalPeerID, selectSessionStore, useHMSStore } from '@100mslive/react-sdk';
+import { ChatIcon, ChatUnreadIcon } from '@100mslive/react-icons';
+// @ts-ignore
+import { ToastManager } from '../Toast/ToastManager';
+import { SESSION_STORE_KEY } from '../../common/constants';
+
+const NOTIFICATION_TIME_DIFFERENCE = 5000;
+
+export const ChatNotifications = () => {
+  const chatState = useHMSStore(selectSessionStore(SESSION_STORE_KEY.CHAT_STATE));
+  const localPeerId = useHMSStore(selectLocalPeerID);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!chatState || chatState.updatedBy?.peerId === localPeerId) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const showToast = Date.now() - chatState.updatedAt < NOTIFICATION_TIME_DIFFERENCE;
+
+    if (!showToast) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const notification = {
+      id: uuid(),
+      icon: chatState.enabled ? <ChatUnreadIcon /> : <ChatIcon />,
+      title: `Chat ${chatState.enabled ? 'resumed' : 'paused'} by ${chatState.updatedBy?.userName}`,
+    };
+    ToastManager.addToast(notification);
+  }, [chatState]);
+  return <></>;
+};
diff --git a/packages/roomkit-react/src/Prebuilt/components/Notifications/Notifications.tsx b/packages/roomkit-react/src/Prebuilt/components/Notifications/Notifications.tsx
index c23d5b2688..94c932ed33 100644
--- a/packages/roomkit-react/src/Prebuilt/components/Notifications/Notifications.tsx
+++ b/packages/roomkit-react/src/Prebuilt/components/Notifications/Notifications.tsx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import { ToastBatcher } from '../Toast/ToastBatcher';
 // @ts-ignore: No implicit Any
 import { ToastManager } from '../Toast/ToastManager';
 import { AutoplayBlockedModal } from './AutoplayBlockedModal';
+import { ChatNotifications } from './ChatNotifications';
 import { InitErrorModal } from './InitErrorModal';
 import { PeerNotifications } from './PeerNotifications';
 import { PermissionErrorModal } from './PermissionErrorModal';
@@ -186,6 +187,7 @@ export function Notifications() {
       <AutoplayBlockedModal />
       <PermissionErrorModal />
       <InitErrorModal />
+      <ChatNotifications />
     </>
   );
 }