diff --git a/modules/API/API.js b/modules/API/API.js
index a82cd49ad6..ecdb197cc2 100755
--- a/modules/API/API.js
+++ b/modules/API/API.js
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ import { extractYoutubeIdOrURL } from '../../react/features/shared-video/functio
 import { setRequestingSubtitles, toggleRequestingSubtitles } from '../../react/features/subtitles/actions';
 import { isAudioMuteButtonDisabled } from '../../react/features/toolbox/functions';
 import { setTileView, toggleTileView } from '../../react/features/video-layout/actions.any';
-import { muteAllParticipants } from '../../react/features/video-menu/actions';
+import { muteAllParticipants, muteRemote } from '../../react/features/video-menu/actions';
 import { setVideoQuality } from '../../react/features/video-quality/actions';
 import { toggleBackgroundEffect, toggleBlurredBackgroundEffect } from '../../react/features/virtual-background/actions';
 import { VIRTUAL_BACKGROUND_TYPE } from '../../react/features/virtual-background/constants';
@@ -239,6 +239,17 @@ function initCommands() {
 
             APP.store.dispatch(muteAllParticipants(exclude, muteMediaType));
         },
+        'mute-remote-participant': (participantId, mediaType) => {
+            if (!isLocalParticipantModerator(APP.store.getState())) {
+                logger.error('Missing moderator rights to mute remote participant');
+
+                return;
+            }
+
+            const muteMediaType = mediaType ? mediaType : MEDIA_TYPE.AUDIO;
+
+            APP.store.dispatch(muteRemote(participantId, muteMediaType));
+        },
         'toggle-lobby': isLobbyEnabled => {
             APP.store.dispatch(toggleLobbyMode(isLobbyEnabled));
         },
@@ -1401,6 +1412,25 @@ class API {
         });
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Notify the external application that a participant's mute status changed.
+     *
+     * @param {string} participantId - The ID of the participant.
+     * @param {boolean} isMuted - True if muted, false if unmuted.
+     * @param {string} mediaType - Media type that was muted ('audio', 'video', or 'desktop').
+     * @param {boolean} isSelfMuted - True if participant muted themselves, false if muted by moderator.
+     * @returns {void}
+     */
+    notifyParticipantMuted(participantId, isMuted, mediaType, isSelfMuted = true) {
+        this._sendEvent({
+            name: 'participant-muted',
+            id: participantId,
+            isMuted,
+            mediaType,
+            isSelfMuted
+        });
+    }
+
     /**
      * Notify the external app that a notification has been triggered.
      *
diff --git a/modules/API/external/external_api.js b/modules/API/external/external_api.js
index 05c604b8d4..b139558b78 100644
--- a/modules/API/external/external_api.js
+++ b/modules/API/external/external_api.js
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ const commands = {
     localSubject: 'local-subject',
     kickParticipant: 'kick-participant',
     muteEveryone: 'mute-everyone',
+    muteRemoteParticipant: 'mute-remote-participant',
     overwriteConfig: 'overwrite-config',
     overwriteNames: 'overwrite-names',
     password: 'password',
@@ -150,6 +151,7 @@ const events = {
     'participant-joined': 'participantJoined',
     'participant-kicked-out': 'participantKickedOut',
     'participant-left': 'participantLeft',
+    'participant-muted': 'participantMuted',
     'participant-role-changed': 'participantRoleChanged',
     'participants-pane-toggled': 'participantsPaneToggled',
     'password-required': 'passwordRequired',
diff --git a/react/features/base/tracks/middleware.web.ts b/react/features/base/tracks/middleware.web.ts
index c737a574c5..1df33ecd25 100644
--- a/react/features/base/tracks/middleware.web.ts
+++ b/react/features/base/tracks/middleware.web.ts
@@ -143,6 +143,13 @@ MiddlewareRegistry.register(store => next => action => {
 
         if (typeof action.track?.muted !== 'undefined' && participantID && !local) {
             logTracksForParticipant(store.getState()['features/base/tracks'], participantID, 'Track updated');
+
+            // Notify external API when remote participant mutes/unmutes themselves
+            const mediaType = isVideoTrack
+                ? (jitsiTrack.getVideoType() === VIDEO_TYPE.DESKTOP ? 'desktop' : 'video')
+                : 'audio';
+
+            APP.API.notifyParticipantMuted(participantID, action.track.muted, mediaType, true);
         }
 
         return result;
diff --git a/react/features/video-menu/actions.any.ts b/react/features/video-menu/actions.any.ts
index a48ab22f81..a324624b88 100644
--- a/react/features/video-menu/actions.any.ts
+++ b/react/features/video-menu/actions.any.ts
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@ export function muteRemote(participantId: string, mediaType: MediaType) {
         const muteMediaType = mediaType === MEDIA_TYPE.SCREENSHARE ? 'desktop' : mediaType;
 
         dispatch(muteRemoteParticipant(participantId, muteMediaType));
+
+        // Notify external API that participant was muted by moderator
+        if (typeof APP !== 'undefined') {
+            APP.API.notifyParticipantMuted(participantId, true, muteMediaType, false);
+        }
     };
 }