diff --git a/lib/Vroom/I18N/en.pm b/lib/Vroom/I18N/en.pm
index 6b5826a..d2fe745 100644
--- a/lib/Vroom/I18N/en.pm
+++ b/lib/Vroom/I18N/en.pm
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ our %Lexicon = (
   "s_WONT_BE_NOTIFIED_ANYMORE"           => "%s won't be notified anymore",
   "JOIN_NOTIFICATION"                    => "Someone joined the room",
   "SOMEONE_JOINED_A_ROOM"                => "Someone joined a video conference room, and your address is configured to receive this notifications",
+  "PARTICIPANT_NAME"                     => "The one who just joined your room is named",
   "AUTH_SUCCESS"                         => "You are now authenticated",
   "NOT_ALLOWED"                          => "You are not allowed to do this",
   "WRONG_PASSWORD"                       => "Wrong password",
diff --git a/lib/Vroom/I18N/fr.pm b/lib/Vroom/I18N/fr.pm
index 4314c1a..0bde416 100644
--- a/lib/Vroom/I18N/fr.pm
+++ b/lib/Vroom/I18N/fr.pm
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ our %Lexicon = (
     "s_WONT_BE_NOTIFIED_ANYMORE"                => "%s ne recevra plus les notifications pour ce salon",
     "JOIN_NOTIFICATION"                         => "Quelqu'un a rejoint votre salon",
     "SOMEONE_JOINED_A_ROOM"                     => "Quelqu'un a rejoint un salon de vidéo conférence, et votre adresse est configurée pour recevoir ces notifications",
+    "PARTICIPANT_NAME"                          => "La personne qui a rejoint votre salon se nomme",
     "AUTH_SUCCESS"                              => "Vous êtes maintenant authentifié",
     "NOT_ALLOWED"                               => "Vous n'êtes pas autorisé à faire ceci",
     "WRONG_PASSWORD"                            => "Mauvais mot de passe",
diff --git a/public/js/vroom.js b/public/js/vroom.js
index c903850..8f45e3b 100644
--- a/public/js/vroom.js
+++ b/public/js/vroom.js
@@ -830,6 +830,25 @@ function initVroom(room) {
         });
       }
     }, 10000);
+    // Notify the frontend a new participant has joined
+    $.ajax({
+      data: {
+        action: 'join',
+        room: roomName,
+        name: (peers.local.hasName) ? peers.local.displayName : ''
+      },
+      error: function(data) {
+        $.notify(locale.ERROR_OCCURED, 'error');
+      },
+      success: function(data) {
+        if (data.status == 'success' && data.msg){
+          $.notify(data.msg, 'success');
+        }
+        else{
+          $.notify(data.msg, 'error');
+        }
+      }
+    });
   });
 
   // Handle new video stream added: someone joined the room
diff --git a/public/vroom.pl b/public/vroom.pl
index 5ac1647..0d25439 100755
--- a/public/vroom.pl
+++ b/public/vroom.pl
@@ -609,19 +609,6 @@ get '/(*room)' => sub {
       room => $room
     );
   }
-  # Send notifications
-  foreach my $rcpt ($self->get_notification($room)){
-    $self->email(
-      header => [
-        Subject => encode("MIME-Header", $self->l("JOIN_NOTIFICATION")),
-        To => $rcpt
-      ],
-      data => [
-        template => 'notification',
-        room     => $room,
-      ],
-    );
-  }
   # Now display the room page
   $self->render('join',
     format => 'html',
@@ -879,6 +866,29 @@ post '/action' => sub {
       }
     );
   }
+  # New participant joined the room
+  elsif ($action eq 'join'){
+    my $name = $self->param('name') || '';
+    # Send notifications
+    foreach my $rcpt ($self->get_notification($room)){
+      $self->email(
+        header => [
+          Subject => encode("MIME-Header", $self->l("JOIN_NOTIFICATION")),
+          To => $rcpt
+        ],
+        data => [
+          template => 'notification',
+          room     => $room,
+          name     => $name
+        ],
+      );
+    }
+    return $self->render(
+        json => {
+          status => 'success'
+        }
+    );
+  }
 };
 
 # use the templates defined in the config
diff --git a/templates/default/notification.email_html.ep b/templates/default/notification.email_html.ep
index 287bc84..55394b2 100644
--- a/templates/default/notification.email_html.ep
+++ b/templates/default/notification.email_html.ep
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@
 <p>
   <%=l 'SOMEONE_JOINED_A_ROOM' %>
 </p>
+<% if ($name && $name ne ''){ %>
+<p>
+  <%=l 'PARTICIPANT_NAME' %>: <%= $name %>
+</p>
+<% } %>
 <p>
   <%=l 'WHEN_YOU_ARE_READY' %>
   <center>
diff --git a/templates/default/notification.email_text.ep b/templates/default/notification.email_text.ep
index b215b06..03153d7 100644
--- a/templates/default/notification.email_text.ep
+++ b/templates/default/notification.email_text.ep
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 %>
 <%==l 'SOMEONE_JOINED_A_ROOM' %>
 
+<% if ($name && $name ne ''){ %>
+<%=l 'PARTICIPANT_NAME' %>: <%== $name %>
+<% } %>
+
 <%=l 'WHEN_YOU_ARE_READY' %>
 
 <%== $url . $room %>