diff --git a/src/lotus/lotusAudioInject.ts b/src/lotus/lotusAudioInject.ts
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index 00000000..79c2d972
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+++ b/src/lotus/lotusAudioInject.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2026 Lotus Guild
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
+Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
+*/
+
+import { type Room as LivekitRoom, Track } from "livekit-client";
+import { logger } from "matrix-js-sdk/lib/logger";
+import { type IWidgetApiRequest } from "matrix-widget-api";
+
+import { type CallViewModel } from "../state/CallViewModel/CallViewModel";
+import { widget } from "../widget";
+import { LotusWidgetActions } from "./lotusActions";
+
+/** Hard cap so a malformed/huge clip can't hold a published track open forever. */
+const MAX_CLIP_MS = 30_000;
+
+/**
+ * Handle the host's `io.lotus.inject_audio` toWidget action (#3): mix a
+ * soundboard clip into the call so other participants hear it.
+ *
+ * Rather than splice into the local mic track (which would fight the denoise
+ * pipeline), we publish the clip as a separate `Unknown`-source LiveKit audio
+ * track — which `MatrixAudioRenderer` already renders for valid call members —
+ * and unpublish it when the clip ends. This is the real call-audio injection
+ * that was impossible against the prebuilt EC bundle (LiveKit's
+ * LocalParticipant lived in EC's module scope).
+ *
+ * Action data: `{ url: string, volume?: number }`. `url` must already be a
+ * fetchable http(s)/blob URL (the host resolves mxc → media URL).
+ *
+ * No effect unless the host sends the action. Returns a teardown function.
+ */
+export function startLotusAudioInject(vm: CallViewModel): () => void {
+  const w = widget;
+  if (!w) return () => undefined;
+
+  // Track the set of connected LiveKit rooms to publish into.
+  let rooms: LivekitRoom[] = [];
+  const sub = vm.livekitRoomItems$.subscribe((items) => {
+    rooms = items.map((i) => i.livekitRoom);
+  });
+
+  const handler = (ev: CustomEvent<IWidgetApiRequest>): void => {
+    void w.api.transport.reply(ev.detail, {});
+    const data = ev.detail.data as
+      | { url?: unknown; volume?: unknown }
+      | undefined;
+    const url = typeof data?.url === "string" ? data.url : null;
+    if (!url) {
+      logger.warn("[lotus] inject_audio: missing url");
+      return;
+    }
+    const volume =
+      typeof data?.volume === "number" &&
+      data.volume >= 0 &&
+      data.volume <= 1
+        ? data.volume
+        : 1;
+    void playInjectedClip(url, volume, rooms).catch((e) =>
+      logger.warn("[lotus] inject_audio failed", e),
+    );
+  };
+
+  w.lazyActions.on(LotusWidgetActions.InjectAudio, handler);
+  return () => {
+    sub.unsubscribe();
+    w.lazyActions.off(LotusWidgetActions.InjectAudio, handler);
+  };
+}
+
+async function playInjectedClip(
+  url: string,
+  volume: number,
+  rooms: LivekitRoom[],
+): Promise<void> {
+  if (rooms.length === 0) {
+    logger.warn("[lotus] inject_audio: no connected rooms");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const resp = await fetch(url);
+  if (!resp.ok) throw new Error(`fetch ${url} -> ${resp.status}`);
+  const arrayBuffer = await resp.arrayBuffer();
+
+  const ctx = new AudioContext();
+  const buffer = await ctx.decodeAudioData(arrayBuffer);
+  const dest = ctx.createMediaStreamDestination();
+  const gain = ctx.createGain();
+  gain.gain.value = volume;
+  const source = ctx.createBufferSource();
+  source.buffer = buffer;
+  source.connect(gain).connect(dest);
+
+  const mst = dest.stream.getAudioTracks()[0];
+  if (!mst) {
+    void ctx.close();
+    throw new Error("no audio track from destination");
+  }
+
+  // Publish (a clone of) the clip track to every connected room.
+  const publications = await Promise.all(
+    rooms.map(async (room) => {
+      try {
+        const pub = await room.localParticipant.publishTrack(mst.clone(), {
+          source: Track.Source.Unknown,
+          name: "lotus-soundboard",
+          dtx: false,
+          red: false,
+        });
+        return { room, pub };
+      } catch (e) {
+        logger.warn("[lotus] inject_audio: publish failed", e);
+        return null;
+      }
+    }),
+  );
+
+  let cleanedUp = false;
+  const cleanup = (): void => {
+    if (cleanedUp) return;
+    cleanedUp = true;
+    for (const entry of publications) {
+      if (entry?.pub.track)
+        void entry.room.localParticipant
+          .unpublishTrack(entry.pub.track, true)
+          .catch(() => undefined);
+    }
+    void ctx.close().catch(() => undefined);
+  };
+
+  source.onended = cleanup;
+  // Safety net: clip metadata can lie, so force teardown after the cap.
+  const guard = setTimeout(cleanup, Math.min(MAX_CLIP_MS, buffer.duration * 1000 + 500));
+  source.addEventListener("ended", () => clearTimeout(guard));
+
+  source.start();
+}
diff --git a/src/room/InCallView.tsx b/src/room/InCallView.tsx
index 5bc2b115..5f29ea1f 100644
--- a/src/room/InCallView.tsx
+++ b/src/room/InCallView.tsx
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import { useCallViewKeyboardShortcuts } from "../useCallViewKeyboardShortcuts";
 import { widget } from "../widget";
 import { startLotusCallState } from "../lotus/lotusCallState";
 import { startLotusFocus } from "../lotus/lotusFocus";
+import { startLotusAudioInject } from "../lotus/lotusAudioInject";
 import styles from "./InCallView.module.css";
 import { GridTile } from "../tile/GridTile";
 import { SettingsModal, defaultSettingsTab } from "../settings/SettingsModal";
@@ -287,6 +288,9 @@ export const InCallView: FC<InCallViewProps> = ({
   // [lotus] Handle the host's io.lotus.focus_participant action to pin a
   // participant to the spotlight (#4). No-op unless the host sends it.
   useEffect(() => startLotusFocus(vm), [vm]);
+  // [lotus] Handle the host's io.lotus.inject_audio action to mix a soundboard
+  // clip into the call as a separate track (#3). No-op unless the host sends it.
+  useEffect(() => startLotusAudioInject(vm), [vm]);
 
   const fatalCallError = useBehavior(vm.fatalError$);
   // Stop the rendering and throw for the error boundary