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diff --git a/src/host.ts b/src/host.ts
index 59c498c..77cf766 100644
--- a/src/host.ts
+++ b/src/host.ts
@@ -73,8 +73,20 @@ export class P2PHost {
     const isAuthenticated: boolean = this.authenticateClient(client);
     // If the client failed to authenticate, don’t register it.
     if (!isAuthenticated) return;
-    const { playerID, credentials } = client.metadata;
+    const { playerID, credentials, playerName, playerData } = client.metadata;
     this.clients.set(client, client);
+
+    const { metadata } = this.db.fetch(this.matchID);
+
+    // Update the match data with extra server properties
+    if (playerID) {
+      const parsedID = Number.parseInt(playerID);
+      if (metadata.players[parsedID]) {
+        metadata.players[parsedID].name = playerName;
+        metadata.players[parsedID].data = playerData;
+      }
+    }
+
     this.master.onConnectionChange(this.matchID, playerID, credentials, true);
   }
 
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index efe0f0e..de21ce1 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ type PeerError = Error & {
 };
 
 interface P2POpts {
+  playerName?: string;
+  playerData?: any;
   isHost?: boolean;
   peerOptions?: PeerJSOption;
   onError?: (error: PeerError) => void;
@@ -82,6 +84,8 @@ class P2PTransport extends Transport {
   private emit?: (data: ClientAction) => void;
   private retryHandler: BackoffScheduler;
   private privateKey?: string;
+  private playerName?: string;
+  private playerData?: any;
 
   constructor({
     isHost,
@@ -97,6 +101,8 @@ class P2PTransport extends Transport {
     this.game = opts.game;
     this.retryHandler = new BackoffScheduler();
     this.setCredentials(opts.credentials);
+    this.playerName = opts.playerName;
+    this.playerData = opts.playerData;
   }
 
   /** Synthesized peer ID for looking up this match’s host. */
@@ -127,6 +133,8 @@ class P2PTransport extends Transport {
     return {
       playerID: this.playerID,
       credentials: this.credentials,
+      playerName: this.playerName,
+      playerData: this.playerData,
       message:
         this.playerID && this.privateKey
           ? signMessage(this.playerID, this.privateKey)
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 00b8fbe..e850a0b 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ export interface Client {
     playerID: PlayerID | null;
     credentials: string | undefined;
     message?: string;
+    playerName?: string;
+    playerData?: any;
   };
 }