diff --git a/src/backend/core/api/viewsets.py b/src/backend/core/api/viewsets.py
index fa662946..da91be31 100644
--- a/src/backend/core/api/viewsets.py
+++ b/src/backend/core/api/viewsets.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import uuid
 
 from django.conf import settings
+from django.core.exceptions import PermissionDenied
 from django.db.models import Q
 from django.http import Http404
 from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404
@@ -213,6 +214,34 @@ class RoomViewSet(
 
         return drf_response.Response(data)
 
+    @decorators.action(
+        detail=True,
+        methods=["get"],
+        url_name="start_recording",
+        url_path="start-recording",
+        # permission_classes=[permissions.IsAuthenticated],
+    )
+    def start_room_recording(self, request, pk=None):
+        """Start room recording."""
+        room = self.get_object()
+        if not room.is_administrator(request.user) and not room.is_owner(request.user):
+            raise PermissionDenied(
+                "You must be an admin or owner to start a recording."
+            )
+
+        # TODO - check if no active recording is already present, we limit room recording to one
+
+        try:
+            response = utils.start_egress(room)
+        except (RuntimeError, ValueError) as e:
+            return drf_response.Response({"error": str(e)})
+
+        # TODO - persist response
+
+        return drf_response.Response(
+            {"message": f"Recording started for room {room.slug}", "egress": response}
+        )
+
     def list(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
         """Limit listed rooms to the ones related to the authenticated user."""
         user = self.request.user
diff --git a/src/backend/core/utils.py b/src/backend/core/utils.py
index 304b5de7..1fc73aee 100644
--- a/src/backend/core/utils.py
+++ b/src/backend/core/utils.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ Utils functions used in the core app
 """
 
 # ruff: noqa:S311
+# pylint: disable=no-member
 
 import hashlib
 import json
@@ -12,7 +13,11 @@ from uuid import uuid4
 
 from django.conf import settings
 
-from livekit.api import AccessToken, VideoGrants
+import aiohttp
+from asgiref.sync import async_to_sync
+from livekit.api import AccessToken, TwirpError, VideoGrants
+from livekit.api.egress_service import EgressService
+from livekit.protocol import egress as proto_egress
 
 
 def generate_color(identity: str) -> str:
@@ -81,3 +86,44 @@ def generate_token(room: str, user, username: Optional[str] = None) -> str:
     )
 
     return token.to_jwt()
+
+
+@async_to_sync
+async def start_egress(room):
+    """Start room recording using LiveKit's Egress service."""
+
+    if not room or not room.id:
+        raise ValueError("Invalid room object")
+
+    # FIXME - Temporary, liveKit removes dashes in room's name
+    room_name = str(room.id).replace("-", "")
+
+    try:
+        async with aiohttp.ClientSession() as session:
+            egress_service = EgressService(
+                session=session, **settings.LIVEKIT_CONFIGURATION
+            )
+
+            # TODO - discuss whether we organize recordings in subfolder
+            response = await egress_service.start_room_composite_egress(
+                start=proto_egress.RoomCompositeEgressRequest(
+                    room_name=room_name,
+                    file_outputs=[
+                        proto_egress.EncodedFileOutput(
+                            file_type=proto_egress.EncodedFileType.MP4,
+                            filepath="{room_name}{time}.mp4",
+                        )
+                    ],
+                )
+            )
+
+            return {
+                "egress_id": response.egress_id,
+                "filename": response.file.filename,
+            }
+
+    except TwirpError as e:
+        # TODO - log error
+        raise RuntimeError(
+            "An error occurred while starting the room recording."
+        ) from e
diff --git a/src/backend/pyproject.toml b/src/backend/pyproject.toml
index c71c5e78..5efc131f 100644
--- a/src/backend/pyproject.toml
+++ b/src/backend/pyproject.toml
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "whitenoise==6.7.0",
     "mozilla-django-oidc==4.0.1",
     "livekit-api==0.7.0",
+    "aiohttp==3.10.10",
 ]
 
 [project.urls]