diff --git a/src/components/playground/DataChannelLog.tsx b/src/components/playground/DataChannelLog.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fba07d2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/playground/DataChannelLog.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+import React, { useMemo } from "react";
+
+export type DataChannelLogEntry = {
+  id: string;
+  timestamp: number;
+  topic?: string;
+  participantIdentity?: string;
+  participantName?: string;
+  kind: "reliable" | "lossy" | "unknown";
+  payload: string;
+  payloadFormat: "json" | "text" | "binary";
+};
+
+type DataChannelLogProps = {
+  entries: DataChannelLogEntry[];
+  onClear: () => void;
+};
+
+const noEntriesMessage = "No data events received yet.";
+
+export const DataChannelLog: React.FC<DataChannelLogProps> = ({
+  entries,
+  onClear,
+}: DataChannelLogProps) => {
+  const sortedEntries = useMemo(
+    () => [...entries].sort((a, b) => a.timestamp - b.timestamp),
+    [entries],
+  );
+
+  return (
+    <div className="flex flex-col h-full w-full text-xs text-gray-300">
+      <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
+        <span className="text-[10px] uppercase tracking-widest text-gray-500">
+          Room data events
+        </span>
+        <button
+          className="text-[10px] uppercase tracking-widest text-gray-500 hover:text-gray-300 active:text-gray-200 transition-colors"
+          onClick={onClear}
+          type="button"
+        >
+          Clear
+        </button>
+      </div>
+      <div className="mt-2 flex-1 overflow-y-auto pr-1">
+        {sortedEntries.length === 0 ? (
+          <div className="flex h-full items-center justify-center text-gray-600">
+            {noEntriesMessage}
+          </div>
+        ) : (
+          <ul className="flex flex-col gap-2">
+            {sortedEntries.map((entry: DataChannelLogEntry) => (
+              <li
+                key={entry.id}
+                className="flex flex-col gap-2 rounded-sm border border-gray-800 bg-gray-950/70 p-3"
+              >
+                <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-x-3 gap-y-1 text-[11px] text-gray-400">
+                  <span className="font-medium text-gray-300">
+                    {new Date(entry.timestamp).toLocaleTimeString()}
+                  </span>
+                  <span className="rounded-sm bg-gray-900 px-2 py-0.5 text-[10px] uppercase tracking-wider text-gray-400">
+                    {entry.kind}
+                  </span>
+                  {entry.topic && (
+                    <span className="rounded-sm bg-gray-900 px-2 py-0.5 text-[10px] uppercase tracking-wider text-gray-400">
+                      {entry.topic}
+                    </span>
+                  )}
+                  {entry.payloadFormat !== "text" && (
+                    <span className="rounded-sm bg-gray-900 px-2 py-0.5 text-[10px] uppercase tracking-wider text-gray-400">
+                      {entry.payloadFormat}
+                    </span>
+                  )}
+                  {(entry.participantName || entry.participantIdentity) && (
+                    <span className="text-gray-500">
+                      {entry.participantName || entry.participantIdentity}
+                    </span>
+                  )}
+                </div>
+                <pre className="max-h-48 overflow-y-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words rounded-sm bg-black/40 p-2 font-mono text-[11px] leading-relaxed text-gray-200">
+                  {entry.payload}
+                </pre>
+              </li>
+            ))}
+          </ul>
+        )}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
diff --git a/src/components/playground/Playground.tsx b/src/components/playground/Playground.tsx
index 77d3cc2f..8b680de4 100644
--- a/src/components/playground/Playground.tsx
+++ b/src/components/playground/Playground.tsx
@@ -26,13 +26,24 @@ import {
   useRoomContext,
   useParticipantAttributes,
 } from "@livekit/components-react";
-import { ConnectionState, LocalParticipant, Track } from "livekit-client";
+import {
+  ConnectionState,
+  DataPacket_Kind,
+  LocalParticipant,
+  Participant,
+  RoomEvent,
+  Track,
+} from "livekit-client";
 import { QRCodeSVG } from "qrcode.react";
 import { ReactNode, useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from "react";
 import tailwindTheme from "../../lib/tailwindTheme.preval";
 import { EditableNameValueRow } from "@/components/config/NameValueRow";
 import { AttributesInspector } from "@/components/config/AttributesInspector";
 import { RpcPanel } from "./RpcPanel";
+import {
+  DataChannelLog,
+  DataChannelLogEntry,
+} from "./DataChannelLog";
 
 export interface PlaygroundMeta {
   name: string;
@@ -55,6 +66,7 @@ export default function Playground({
   const { config, setUserSettings } = useConfig();
   const { name } = useRoomInfo();
   const [transcripts, setTranscripts] = useState<ChatMessageType[]>([]);
+  const [dataEvents, setDataEvents] = useState<DataChannelLogEntry[]>([]);
   const { localParticipant } = useLocalParticipant();
 
   const voiceAssistant = useVoiceAssistant();
@@ -66,6 +78,9 @@ export default function Playground({
   const [rpcMethod, setRpcMethod] = useState("");
   const [rpcPayload, setRpcPayload] = useState("");
   const [showRpc, setShowRpc] = useState(false);
+  const handleClearDataEvents = useCallback(() => {
+    setDataEvents([]);
+  }, []);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (roomState === ConnectionState.Connected) {
@@ -93,31 +108,105 @@ export default function Playground({
     ({ source }) => source === Track.Source.Microphone,
   );
 
-  const onDataReceived = useCallback(
-    (msg: any) => {
-      if (msg.topic === "transcription") {
-        const decoded = JSON.parse(
-          new TextDecoder("utf-8").decode(msg.payload),
-        );
-        let timestamp = new Date().getTime();
-        if ("timestamp" in decoded && decoded.timestamp > 0) {
-          timestamp = decoded.timestamp;
+  const onDataReceived = useCallback((msg: any) => {
+    if (msg.topic === "transcription") {
+      const decoded = JSON.parse(
+        new TextDecoder("utf-8").decode(msg.payload),
+      );
+      let timestamp = new Date().getTime();
+      if ("timestamp" in decoded && decoded.timestamp > 0) {
+        timestamp = decoded.timestamp;
+      }
+      setTranscripts((prev) => [
+        ...prev,
+        {
+          name: "You",
+          message: decoded.text,
+          timestamp: timestamp,
+          isSelf: true,
+        },
+      ]);
+    }
+  }, []);
+
+  useDataChannel(onDataReceived);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!room) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const decoder = new TextDecoder("utf-8");
+
+    const handleDataReceived = (
+      payload: Uint8Array,
+      participant?: Participant,
+      kind?: DataPacket_Kind,
+      topic?: string,
+    ) => {
+      const timestamp = Date.now();
+      let payloadText = "";
+      let payloadFormat: DataChannelLogEntry["payloadFormat"] = "binary";
+
+      try {
+        payloadText = decoder.decode(payload);
+        if (payloadText.length > 0) {
+          payloadFormat = "text";
+          const trimmed = payloadText.trim();
+          if (
+            (trimmed.startsWith("{") && trimmed.endsWith("}")) ||
+            (trimmed.startsWith("[") && trimmed.endsWith("]"))
+          ) {
+            try {
+              const parsed = JSON.parse(payloadText);
+              payloadText = JSON.stringify(parsed, null, 2);
+              payloadFormat = "json";
+            } catch {
+              payloadFormat = "text";
+            }
+          }
         }
-        setTranscripts([
-          ...transcripts,
+      } catch (error) {
+        payloadText = Array.from(payload)
+          .map((byte) => byte.toString(16).padStart(2, "0"))
+          .join(" ");
+        payloadFormat = "binary";
+      }
+
+      const kindLabel: DataChannelLogEntry["kind"] =
+        kind === DataPacket_Kind.RELIABLE
+          ? "reliable"
+          : kind === DataPacket_Kind.LOSSY
+            ? "lossy"
+            : "unknown";
+
+      setDataEvents((prev) => {
+        const next = [
+          ...prev,
           {
-            name: "You",
-            message: decoded.text,
-            timestamp: timestamp,
-            isSelf: true,
+            id: `${timestamp}-${Math.random().toString(16).slice(2)}`,
+            timestamp,
+            topic,
+            participantIdentity: participant?.identity,
+            participantName: participant?.name,
+            kind: kindLabel,
+            payload: payloadText,
+            payloadFormat,
           },
-        ]);
-      }
-    },
-    [transcripts],
-  );
+        ];
+        const maxEntries = 200;
+        if (next.length > maxEntries) {
+          return next.slice(next.length - maxEntries);
+        }
+        return next;
+      });
+    };
 
-  useDataChannel(onDataReceived);
+    room.on(RoomEvent.DataReceived, handleDataReceived);
+
+    return () => {
+      room.off(RoomEvent.DataReceived, handleDataReceived);
+    };
+  }, [room]);
 
   const videoTileContent = useMemo(() => {
     const videoFitClassName = `object-${config.video_fit || "contain"}`;
@@ -228,6 +317,14 @@ export default function Playground({
     voiceAssistant.audioTrack,
     voiceAssistant.agent,
   ]);
+  const dataEventsContent = useMemo(() => {
+    return (
+      <DataChannelLog
+        entries={dataEvents}
+        onClear={handleClearDataEvents}
+      />
+    );
+  }, [dataEvents, handleClearDataEvents]);
 
   const handleRpcCall = useCallback(async () => {
     if (!voiceAssistant.agent || !room) {
@@ -536,6 +633,11 @@ export default function Playground({
     });
   }
 
+  mobileTabs.push({
+    title: "Events",
+    content: <div className="h-full">{dataEventsContent}</div>,
+  });
+
   mobileTabs.push({
     title: "Settings",
     content: (
@@ -574,8 +676,21 @@ export default function Playground({
             initialTab={mobileTabs.length - 1}
           />
         </div>
+
+        {/* Data Events - Left Column */}
+        {config.settings.outputs.data_events && (
+          <PlaygroundTile
+            title="Data Events"
+            className="hidden lg:flex h-full basis-3/12 flex-col"
+            childrenClassName="!items-stretch"
+          >
+            {dataEventsContent}
+          </PlaygroundTile>
+        )}
+
+        {/* Video/Audio - Center-Left Column */}
         <div
-          className={`flex-col grow basis-1/2 gap-4 h-full hidden lg:${
+          className={`flex-col grow basis-1/3 gap-4 h-full hidden lg:${
             !config.settings.outputs.audio && !config.settings.outputs.video
               ? "hidden"
               : "flex"
@@ -601,18 +716,24 @@ export default function Playground({
           )}
         </div>
 
+        {/* Chat - Center-Right Column */}
         {config.settings.chat && (
-          <PlaygroundTile
-            title="Chat"
-            className="h-full grow basis-1/4 hidden lg:flex"
-          >
-            {chatTileContent}
-          </PlaygroundTile>
+          <div className="hidden h-full basis-3/12 flex-col gap-4 lg:flex">
+            <PlaygroundTile
+              title="Chat"
+              className="h-full grow"
+              childrenClassName="!items-stretch"
+            >
+              {chatTileContent}
+            </PlaygroundTile>
+          </div>
         )}
+
+        {/* Settings - Right Column */}
         <PlaygroundTile
           padding={false}
           backgroundColor="gray-950"
-          className="h-full w-full basis-1/4 items-start overflow-y-auto hidden max-w-[480px] lg:flex"
+          className="h-full w-full basis-3/12 items-start overflow-y-auto hidden lg:flex"
           childrenClassName="h-full grow items-start"
         >
           {settingsTileContent}
diff --git a/src/components/playground/SettingsDropdown.tsx b/src/components/playground/SettingsDropdown.tsx
index 69484c94..d9ea3896 100644
--- a/src/components/playground/SettingsDropdown.tsx
+++ b/src/components/playground/SettingsDropdown.tsx
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ const settingsDropdown: SettingValue[] = [
     type: "outputs",
     key: "audio",
   },
+  {
+    title: "Show data events",
+    type: "outputs",
+    key: "data_events",
+  },
 
   {
     title: "---",
@@ -68,7 +73,7 @@ export const SettingsDropdown = () => {
       const key = setting.key as "camera" | "mic" | "screen";
       return config.settings.inputs[key];
     } else if (setting.type === "outputs") {
-      const key = setting.key as "video" | "audio";
+      const key = setting.key as "video" | "audio" | "data_events";
       return config.settings.outputs[key];
     }
 
@@ -85,7 +90,7 @@ export const SettingsDropdown = () => {
     } else if (setting.type === "inputs") {
       newSettings.inputs[setting.key as "camera" | "mic" | "screen"] = newValue;
     } else if (setting.type === "outputs") {
-      newSettings.outputs[setting.key as "video" | "audio"] = newValue;
+      newSettings.outputs[setting.key as "video" | "audio" | "data_events"] = newValue;
     }
     setUserSettings(newSettings);
   };
diff --git a/src/hooks/useConfig.tsx b/src/hooks/useConfig.tsx
index 35ebdfb3..9a791b29 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useConfig.tsx
+++ b/src/hooks/useConfig.tsx
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ export type UserSettings = {
   outputs: {
     audio: boolean;
     video: boolean;
+    data_events: boolean;
   };
   ws_url: string;
   token: string;
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ const defaultConfig: AppConfig = {
     outputs: {
       audio: true,
       video: true,
+      data_events: true,
     },
     ws_url: "",
     token: "",
@@ -133,7 +135,7 @@ export const ConfigProvider = ({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) => {
       outputs: {
         audio: params.get("audio") === "1",
         video: params.get("video") === "1",
-        chat: params.get("chat") === "1",
+        data_events: params.get("data_events") === "1",
       },
       ws_url: "",
       token: "",
@@ -163,6 +165,7 @@ export const ConfigProvider = ({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) => {
         screen: boolToString(us.inputs.screen),
         video: boolToString(us.outputs.video),
         audio: boolToString(us.outputs.audio),
+        data_events: boolToString(us.outputs.data_events),
         chat: boolToString(us.chat),
         theme_color: us.theme_color || "cyan",
       });