diff --git a/include/linphone/api/c-chat-room.h b/include/linphone/api/c-chat-room.h
index 5cf75e77d..241609a9c 100644
--- a/include/linphone/api/c-chat-room.h
+++ b/include/linphone/api/c-chat-room.h
@@ -223,6 +223,65 @@ LINPHONE_PUBLIC bool_t linphone_chat_room_lime_available(LinphoneChatRoom *cr);
  */
 LINPHONE_PUBLIC LinphoneCall *linphone_chat_room_get_call(const LinphoneChatRoom *room);
 
+/**
+ * Add a participant to a chat room. This may fail if this type of chat room does not handle participants.
+ * Use linphone_chat_room_can_handle_participants() to know if this chat room handles participants.
+ * @param[in] cr A LinphoneChatRoom object
+ * @param[in] addr The address of the participant to add to the chat room
+ * @return The newly added participant or NULL in case of failure
+ */
+LINPHONE_PUBLIC LinphoneParticipant * linphone_chat_room_add_participant (LinphoneChatRoom *cr, const LinphoneAddress *addr);
+
+/**
+ * Add several participants to a chat room at once. This may fail if this type of chat room does not handle participants.
+ * Use linphone_chat_room_can_handle_participants() to know if this chat room handles participants.
+ * @param[in] cr A LinphoneChatRoom object
+ * @param[in] addresses \bctbx_list{LinphoneAddress}
+ */
+LINPHONE_PUBLIC void linphone_chat_room_add_participants (LinphoneChatRoom *cr, const bctbx_list_t *addresses);
+
+/**
+ * Tells whether a chat room is able to handle participants.
+ * @param[in] cr A LinphoneChatRoom object
+ * @return A boolean value telling whether the chat room can handle participants or not
+ */
+LINPHONE_PUBLIC bool_t linphone_chat_room_can_handle_participants (const LinphoneChatRoom *cr);
+
+/**
+ * Get the conference ID of the chat room.
+ * @param[in] cr A LinphoneChatRoom object
+ * @return The conference ID of the chat room or NULL if this type of chat room is not conference based
+ */
+LINPHONE_PUBLIC const char * linphone_chat_room_get_id (const LinphoneChatRoom *cr);
+
+/**
+ * Get the number of participants in the chat room (that is without ourselves).
+ * @param[in] cr A LinphoneChatRoom object
+ * @return The number of participants in the chat room
+ */
+LINPHONE_PUBLIC int linphone_chat_room_get_nb_participants (const LinphoneChatRoom *cr);
+
+/**
+ * Get the list of participants of a chat room.
+ * @param[in] cr A LinphoneChatRoom object
+ * @return \bctbx_list{LinphoneParticipant}
+ */
+LINPHONE_PUBLIC bctbx_list_t * linphone_chat_room_get_participants (const LinphoneChatRoom *cr);
+
+/**
+ * Remove a participant of a chat room.
+ * @param[in] cr A LinphoneChatRoom object
+ * @param[in] participant The participant to remove from the chat room
+ */
+LINPHONE_PUBLIC void linphone_chat_room_remove_participant (LinphoneChatRoom *cr, LinphoneParticipant *participant);
+
+/**
+ * Remove several participants of a chat room at once.
+ * @param[in] cr A LinphoneChatRoom object
+ * @param[in] participants \bctbx_list{LinphoneParticipant}
+ */
+LINPHONE_PUBLIC void linphone_chat_room_remove_participants (LinphoneChatRoom *cr, const bctbx_list_t *participants);
+
 /**
  * Returns back pointer to #LinphoneCore object.
  * @deprecated use linphone_chat_room_get_core()
diff --git a/include/linphone/api/c-types.h b/include/linphone/api/c-types.h
index 3fea38e86..a550c9cc8 100644
--- a/include/linphone/api/c-types.h
+++ b/include/linphone/api/c-types.h
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ typedef struct _LinphoneConferenceParticipantEvent LinphoneConferenceParticipant
 typedef struct _LinphoneEventLog LinphoneEventLog;
 typedef struct _LinphoneMessage LinphoneMessage;
 typedef struct _LinphoneMessageEvent LinphoneMessageEvent;
+
+/**
+ * The LinphoneParticipant object represents a participant of a conference.
+ * @ingroup misc
+**/
 typedef struct _LinphoneParticipant LinphoneParticipant;
 
 // =============================================================================
diff --git a/src/c-wrapper/api/c-chat-room.cpp b/src/c-wrapper/api/c-chat-room.cpp
index 4d22db9ab..bc3e93450 100644
--- a/src/c-wrapper/api/c-chat-room.cpp
+++ b/src/c-wrapper/api/c-chat-room.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ using namespace std;
 #define GET_CPP_PRIVATE_PTR(obj) L_GET_PRIVATE_FROM_C_STRUCT(obj, ChatRoom, ChatRoom)
 
 
+extern LinphoneParticipant * _linphone_participant_init();
+
 static void _linphone_chat_room_constructor(LinphoneChatRoom *cr);
 static void _linphone_chat_room_destructor(LinphoneChatRoom *cr);
 
@@ -187,6 +189,41 @@ LinphoneChatMessage * linphone_chat_room_find_message(LinphoneChatRoom *cr, cons
 	return GET_CPP_PTR(cr)->findMessage(message_id);
 }
 
+LinphoneParticipant * linphone_chat_room_add_participant (LinphoneChatRoom *cr, const LinphoneAddress *addr) {
+	return L_GET_C_BACK_PTR(GET_CPP_PTR(cr)->addParticipant(
+		*L_GET_CPP_PTR_FROM_C_STRUCT(addr, Address, Address), nullptr, false),
+		Participant, participant);
+}
+
+void linphone_chat_room_add_participants (LinphoneChatRoom *cr, const bctbx_list_t *addresses) {
+	GET_CPP_PTR(cr)->addParticipants(L_GET_CPP_LIST_OF_CPP_OBJ_FROM_C_LIST_OF_STRUCT_PTR(addresses, Address, Address), nullptr, false);
+}
+
+bool_t linphone_chat_room_can_handle_participants (const LinphoneChatRoom *cr) {
+	return GET_CPP_PTR(cr)->canHandleParticipants();
+}
+
+const char * linphone_chat_room_get_id (const LinphoneChatRoom *cr) {
+	string id = GET_CPP_PTR(cr)->getId();
+	return id.empty() ? nullptr : id.c_str();
+}
+
+int linphone_chat_room_get_nb_participants (const LinphoneChatRoom *cr) {
+	return GET_CPP_PTR(cr)->getNbParticipants();
+}
+
+bctbx_list_t * linphone_chat_room_get_participants (const LinphoneChatRoom *cr) {
+	return L_GET_C_LIST_OF_STRUCT_PTR_FROM_CPP_LIST_OF_CPP_OBJ(GET_CPP_PTR(cr)->getParticipants(), Participant, Participant, participant);
+}
+
+void linphone_chat_room_remove_participant (LinphoneChatRoom *cr, LinphoneParticipant *participant) {
+	GET_CPP_PTR(cr)->removeParticipant(L_GET_CPP_PTR_FROM_C_STRUCT(participant, Participant, Participant));
+}
+
+void linphone_chat_room_remove_participants (LinphoneChatRoom *cr, const bctbx_list_t *participants) {
+	GET_CPP_PTR(cr)->removeParticipants(L_GET_CPP_LIST_OF_CPP_OBJ_FROM_C_LIST_OF_STRUCT_PTR(participants, Participant, Participant));
+}
+
 
 /*******************************************************************************
  * Reference and user data handling functions                                  *