diff --git a/livekit/test_voice_limit_guard.py b/livekit/test_voice_limit_guard.py
index af60862..9ff765f 100644
--- a/livekit/test_voice_limit_guard.py
+++ b/livekit/test_voice_limit_guard.py
@@ -362,3 +362,30 @@ class TestRoomStateParsing(unittest.TestCase):
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()
+
+
+class NormalizePermissionTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    """livekit-server's JSON uses proto names (snake_case); the reconciler must
+    not read camelCase and conclude nobody publishes (which silently disabled
+    the live screenshare kill)."""
+
+    def test_snake_case_permission_is_reconciled(self):
+        calls = []
+        guard.livekit_update_participant = lambda alias, identity, perm: calls.append((identity, perm))
+        participant = {
+            "identity": "@a:x:DEV",
+            "permission": {"can_subscribe": True, "can_publish": True, "can_publish_data": True, "can_publish_sources": []},
+        }
+        changed = guard.reconcile_participant("!r:x", participant, {"SCREEN_SHARE", "SCREEN_SHARE_AUDIO"})
+        self.assertTrue(changed)
+        identity, perm = calls[0]
+        self.assertEqual(identity, "@a:x:DEV")
+        self.assertTrue(perm["canPublish"])
+        self.assertNotIn("SCREEN_SHARE", perm["canPublishSources"])
+        self.assertIn("MICROPHONE", perm["canPublishSources"])
+        self.assertTrue(perm["canSubscribe"])  # preserved
+
+    def test_camel_case_still_works(self):
+        guard.livekit_update_participant = lambda *a: None
+        participant = {"identity": "@a:x:DEV", "permission": {"canPublish": True, "canPublishSources": ["CAMERA"]}}
+        self.assertFalse(guard.reconcile_participant("!r:x", participant, {"SCREEN_SHARE"}))
diff --git a/livekit/voice-limit-guard.py b/livekit/voice-limit-guard.py
index 15e52a4..51326a4 100644
--- a/livekit/voice-limit-guard.py
+++ b/livekit/voice-limit-guard.py
@@ -399,10 +399,27 @@ def reconcile_publish_sources(current, forbidden: set):
     return sorted(effective - forbidden)
 
 
+def _camel(key: str) -> str:
+    head, *rest = key.split("_")
+    return head + "".join(part.capitalize() for part in rest)
+
+
+def normalize_permission(perm: dict) -> dict:
+    """LiveKit's Twirp JSON serialises ParticipantPermission with proto field
+    names (`can_publish`, `can_publish_sources`, ...) — verified against
+    livekit-server 1.13 — while the JWT grant and older docs use camelCase.
+    Return a camelCase copy so the policy code reads one shape. (protojson
+    accepts either spelling on input, so the copy we send back is fine.)"""
+    out = {}
+    for key, value in (perm or {}).items():
+        out[_camel(key) if "_" in key else key] = value
+    return out
+
+
 def reconcile_participant(alias: str, participant: dict, forbidden: set) -> bool:
     """Enforce the forbidden-source policy on one live participant. Returns True
     if an UpdateParticipant call was issued."""
-    perm = participant.get("permission") or {}
+    perm = normalize_permission(participant.get("permission") or {})
     if not perm.get("canPublish", False):
         return False  # publishes nothing -> nothing to revoke
     current = perm.get("canPublishSources") or []