diff --git a/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip53LiveActivities/streaming/tags/ParticipantTag.kt b/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip53LiveActivities/streaming/tags/ParticipantTag.kt
index a56c7c0b7..a89b79a77 100644
--- a/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip53LiveActivities/streaming/tags/ParticipantTag.kt
+++ b/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip53LiveActivities/streaming/tags/ParticipantTag.kt
@@ -47,6 +47,26 @@ data class ParticipantTag(
     val role: String?,
     val proof: String?,
 ) : PubKeyReferenceTag {
+    /** Match the role string against [ROLE], case-insensitive. */
+    fun effectiveRole(): ROLE? = role?.let { r -> ROLE.entries.firstOrNull { it.code.equals(r, ignoreCase = true) } }
+
+    fun isHost(): Boolean = effectiveRole() == ROLE.HOST
+
+    fun isModerator(): Boolean = effectiveRole() == ROLE.MODERATOR
+
+    fun isSpeaker(): Boolean = effectiveRole() == ROLE.SPEAKER
+
+    /**
+     * `true` for hosts, moderators, and speakers — anyone who has
+     * the floor / can publish audio. Audience members
+     * (`role == null` or `ROLE.PARTICIPANT`) return `false`.
+     */
+    fun canSpeak(): Boolean =
+        when (effectiveRole()) {
+            ROLE.HOST, ROLE.MODERATOR, ROLE.SPEAKER -> true
+            ROLE.PARTICIPANT, null -> false
+        }
+
     companion object {
         const val TAG_NAME = "p"
 
diff --git a/quartz/src/commonTest/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip53LiveActivities/streaming/tags/ParticipantTagTest.kt b/quartz/src/commonTest/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip53LiveActivities/streaming/tags/ParticipantTagTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ba366226c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quartz/src/commonTest/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip53LiveActivities/streaming/tags/ParticipantTagTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Vitor Pamplona
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+ * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+ * the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use,
+ * copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the
+ * Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+ * subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+ * COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
+ * AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+ * WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+package com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip53LiveActivities.streaming.tags
+
+import kotlin.test.Test
+import kotlin.test.assertEquals
+import kotlin.test.assertFalse
+import kotlin.test.assertNull
+import kotlin.test.assertTrue
+
+class ParticipantTagTest {
+    private val pk = "a".repeat(64)
+
+    private fun tag(role: String?) = ParticipantTag(pubKey = pk, relayHint = null, role = role, proof = null)
+
+    @Test
+    fun roleHelpersHostModeratorSpeakerParticipant() {
+        assertTrue(tag("host").isHost())
+        assertFalse(tag("host").isModerator())
+        assertFalse(tag("host").isSpeaker())
+
+        assertTrue(tag("moderator").isModerator())
+        assertTrue(tag("speaker").isSpeaker())
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun roleHelpersAreCaseInsensitive() {
+        assertTrue(tag("HOST").isHost())
+        assertTrue(tag("Speaker").isSpeaker())
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun unknownRoleHasNoEffectiveRole() {
+        assertNull(tag("director").effectiveRole())
+        assertNull(tag(null).effectiveRole())
+        assertFalse(tag("director").canSpeak())
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun canSpeakIncludesHostModeratorAndSpeakerOnly() {
+        assertTrue(tag("host").canSpeak())
+        assertTrue(tag("moderator").canSpeak())
+        assertTrue(tag("speaker").canSpeak())
+        assertFalse(tag("participant").canSpeak())
+        assertFalse(tag(null).canSpeak())
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun effectiveRoleParsesEnumValue() {
+        assertEquals(ROLE.HOST, tag("host").effectiveRole())
+        assertEquals(ROLE.MODERATOR, tag("moderator").effectiveRole())
+        assertEquals(ROLE.SPEAKER, tag("speaker").effectiveRole())
+        assertEquals(ROLE.PARTICIPANT, tag("participant").effectiveRole())
+    }
+}