diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index d33b8c1ddc..f29915394f 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ services:
             - MATRIX_UVS_ISSUER
             - MATRIX_UVS_AUTH_TOKEN
             - MATRIX_UVS_SYNC_POWER_LEVELS
+            - MATRIX_LOBBY_BYPASS
             - LOG_LEVEL
             - LDAP_AUTH_METHOD
             - LDAP_BASE
diff --git a/prosody/Dockerfile b/prosody/Dockerfile
index f9a745722b..f6542b6a30 100644
--- a/prosody/Dockerfile
+++ b/prosody/Dockerfile
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ LABEL org.opencontainers.image.url="https://prosody.im/"
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.source="https://github.com/jitsi/docker-jitsi-meet"
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.documentation="https://jitsi.github.io/handbook/"
 
-ARG VERSION_JITSI_CONTRIB_PROSODY_PLUGINS="20230929"
+ARG VERSION_JITSI_CONTRIB_PROSODY_PLUGINS="20240117"
 ARG VERSION_MATRIX_USER_VERIFICATION_SERVICE_PLUGIN="1.8.0"
 
 RUN wget -qO /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/prosody.gpg https://prosody.im/files/prosody-debian-packages.key && \
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ RUN wget -qO /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/prosody.gpg https://prosody.im/files/prosody
     tar -xf v$VERSION_JITSI_CONTRIB_PROSODY_PLUGINS.tar.gz && \
     mv prosody-plugins-$VERSION_JITSI_CONTRIB_PROSODY_PLUGINS/auth_hybrid_matrix_token/mod_auth_hybrid_matrix_token.lua /prosody-plugins && \
     mv prosody-plugins-$VERSION_JITSI_CONTRIB_PROSODY_PLUGINS/auth_hybrid_matrix_token/mod_matrix_affiliation.lua /prosody-plugins && \
+    mv prosody-plugins-$VERSION_JITSI_CONTRIB_PROSODY_PLUGINS/auth_hybrid_matrix_token/mod_matrix_lobby_bypass.lua /prosody-plugins && \
     rm -rf prosody-plugins-$VERSION_JITSI_CONTRIB_PROSODY_PLUGINS v$VERSION_JITSI_CONTRIB_PROSODY_PLUGINS.tar.gz
 
 COPY rootfs/ /
diff --git a/prosody/rootfs/defaults/conf.d/jitsi-meet.cfg.lua b/prosody/rootfs/defaults/conf.d/jitsi-meet.cfg.lua
index bd05685d0a..c0a2f8744a 100644
--- a/prosody/rootfs/defaults/conf.d/jitsi-meet.cfg.lua
+++ b/prosody/rootfs/defaults/conf.d/jitsi-meet.cfg.lua
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 {{ $JWT_ENABLE_DOMAIN_VERIFICATION := .Env.JWT_ENABLE_DOMAIN_VERIFICATION | default "false" | toBool -}}
 {{ $MATRIX_UVS_ISSUER := .Env.MATRIX_UVS_ISSUER | default "issuer" -}}
 {{ $MATRIX_UVS_SYNC_POWER_LEVELS := .Env.MATRIX_UVS_SYNC_POWER_LEVELS | default "0" | toBool -}}
+{{ $MATRIX_LOBBY_BYPASS := .Env.MATRIX_LOBBY_BYPASS | default "0" | toBool -}}
 {{ $JWT_TOKEN_AUTH_MODULE := .Env.JWT_TOKEN_AUTH_MODULE | default "token_verification" -}}
 {{ $ENABLE_LOBBY := .Env.ENABLE_LOBBY | default "true" | toBool -}}
 {{ $ENABLE_AV_MODERATION := .Env.ENABLE_AV_MODERATION | default "true" | toBool -}}
@@ -330,6 +331,9 @@ Component "{{ $XMPP_MUC_DOMAIN }}" "muc"
         {{ if and $ENABLE_AUTH (eq $PROSODY_AUTH_TYPE "hybrid_matrix_token") $MATRIX_UVS_SYNC_POWER_LEVELS -}}
         "matrix_affiliation";
         {{ end -}}
+        {{ if and $ENABLE_AUTH (eq $PROSODY_AUTH_TYPE "hybrid_matrix_token") $MATRIX_LOBBY_BYPASS -}}
+        "matrix_lobby_bypass";
+        {{ end -}}
         {{ if not $DISABLE_POLLS -}}
         "polls";
         {{ end -}}