diff --git a/.changes/warp b/.changes/warp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8b03fd619
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/warp
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+minor type="added" "Enable WARP (SPED: DTLS handshake carried in the ICE exchange, SNAP: SCTP association parameters in SDP), shortening connection and data channel setup. Always on and negotiated with the server: a server without WARP support gets a standard handshake"
diff --git a/Sources/LiveKit/Core/RTC.swift b/Sources/LiveKit/Core/RTC.swift
index 43e315c0a..8a493d12c 100644
--- a/Sources/LiveKit/Core/RTC.swift
+++ b/Sources/LiveKit/Core/RTC.swift
@@ -160,6 +160,10 @@ extension RTC {
 
         LKRTCInitializeSSL()
 
+        // WARP SPED (DTLS in STUN); SNAP is on `LKRTCConfiguration.liveKitDefault()`.
+        // Both engage only when the server negotiates them.
+        LKRTCPeerConnectionFactory.configureFieldTrials("\(kLKRTCFieldTrialIceHandshakeDtlsKey)/\(kLKRTCFieldTrialEnabledValue)/")
+
         Room.log("Initializing PeerConnectionFactory...")
 
         return LKRTCPeerConnectionFactory(audioDeviceModuleType: admType.toRTCType(),
diff --git a/Sources/LiveKit/Extensions/RTCConfiguration.swift b/Sources/LiveKit/Extensions/RTCConfiguration.swift
index 999a5274d..9f671098b 100644
--- a/Sources/LiveKit/Extensions/RTCConfiguration.swift
+++ b/Sources/LiveKit/Extensions/RTCConfiguration.swift
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ extension LKRTCConfiguration {
         result.continualGatheringPolicy = .gatherContinually
         result.candidateNetworkPolicy = .all
         result.tcpCandidatePolicy = .enabled
+        // WARP SNAP (SCTP INIT in SDP). Immutable per peer connection, so it must never vary
+        // between creation and `setConfiguration`.
+        result.enableSctpSnap = true
 
         return result
     }
diff --git a/Tests/LiveKitCoreTests/WARPTests.swift b/Tests/LiveKitCoreTests/WARPTests.swift
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4a726469b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/LiveKitCoreTests/WARPTests.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2026 LiveKit
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+@testable import LiveKit
+import LiveKitWebRTC
+import Testing
+
+/// WARP is offered unconditionally; the server decides whether it engages.
+@Suite(.tags(.networking)) struct WARPTests {
+    private final class StubDelegate: TransportDelegate {
+        func transport(_: Transport, didUpdateState _: LKRTCPeerConnectionState) {}
+        func transport(_: Transport, didGenerateIceCandidate _: IceCandidate) {}
+        func transport(_: Transport, didOpenDataChannel _: LKRTCDataChannel) {}
+        func transport(_: Transport, didAddTrack _: RTCMediaTrack, rtpReceiver _: RTCReceiver, streamIds _: [String]) {}
+        func transport(_: Transport, didRemoveTrackWithId _: String) {}
+        func transportShouldNegotiate(_: Transport) {}
+    }
+
+    @Test func offerAdvertisesSPEDAndSNAP() async throws {
+        let transport = try await Transport(config: .liveKitDefault(),
+                                            target: .publisher,
+                                            primary: true,
+                                            delegate: StubDelegate())
+        defer { Task { await transport.close() } }
+
+        _ = await transport.dataChannel(for: LKRTCDataChannel.Labels.reliable,
+                                        configuration: RTC.createDataChannelConfiguration())
+        let sdp = try await transport.createOffer().sdp
+
+        #expect(sdp.contains("goog-sped-v1"), "SPED: the WebRTC-IceHandshakeDtls field trial")
+        #expect(sdp.contains("a=sctp-init:"), "SNAP: enableSctpSnap")
+    }
+}