diff --git a/.changeset/mighty-drinks-film.md b/.changeset/mighty-drinks-film.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..82cdb0a611
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/mighty-drinks-film.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"livekit-client": patch
+---
+
+Add leave req full reconnect simulation scenario
diff --git a/example/index.html b/example/index.html
index 1e50322b95..2ce4a369f1 100644
--- a/example/index.html
+++ b/example/index.html
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ <h2>Livekit Sample App</h2>
                 <option value="force-tls">Force TURN/TLS</option>
                 <option value="subscribe-all">Subscribe all</option>
                 <option value="unsubscribe-all">Unsubscribe all</option>
+                <option value="leave-full-reconnect">Leave Request Full Reconnect</option>
               </select>
               <button
                 id="disconnect-room-button"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2e1b9b3c55..e1ddfb6dc8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     "size-limit": "size-limit"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@livekit/protocol": "1.15.0",
+    "@livekit/protocol": "1.16.0",
     "events": "^3.3.0",
     "loglevel": "^1.8.0",
     "sdp-transform": "^2.14.1",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index cf0b4128d8..ca5d32a217 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ importers:
   .:
     dependencies:
       '@livekit/protocol':
-        specifier: 1.15.0
-        version: 1.15.0
+        specifier: 1.16.0
+        version: 1.16.0
       events:
         specifier: ^3.3.0
         version: 3.3.0
@@ -1057,8 +1057,8 @@ packages:
   '@livekit/changesets-changelog-github@0.0.4':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-MXaiLYwgkYciZb8G2wkVtZ1pJJzZmVx5cM30Q+ClslrIYyAqQhRbPmZDM79/5CGxb1MTemR/tfOM25tgJgAK0g==}
 
-  '@livekit/protocol@1.15.0':
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-KVjM1odPzEWkXB4QQyz2qfiecHo74wLeb8YDhaX/cNnxUk0H1L35H0gVgLA8Y6fXkF3ayOHQnXO9V3GzulMyXw==}
+  '@livekit/protocol@1.16.0':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-xZZTZVh2FmWmUgNS3n+oGNbA4GcS4XOwhg8CWy75jenYxbgQ89ds7ixfMQ+F+oxktcXfJ1qsph086oRTlg8e5Q==}
 
   '@manypkg/find-root@1.1.0':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-mki5uBvhHzO8kYYix/WRy2WX8S3B5wdVSc9D6KcU5lQNglP2yt58/VfLuAK49glRXChosY8ap2oJ1qgma3GUVA==}
@@ -3381,8 +3381,8 @@ packages:
     engines: {node: '>=14.17'}
     hasBin: true
 
-  typescript@5.5.0-dev.20240502:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-k2os5k45m5icuXipmT6PBBA2byI+V9WhDS5StUQbU1m9NYvivVPurukxM7otJSRfYPMgpLerkvsRM/bLAykaxg==}
+  typescript@5.5.0-dev.20240513:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-EaabRW/mNcpehitpeUkoIg8mNRGl5twGUzHJEJE9qTMlvVzoctff/XFZGKrxu9PUUcYluaMQTBNdNuqOZMqvTw==}
     engines: {node: '>=14.17'}
     hasBin: true
 
@@ -4766,7 +4766,7 @@ snapshots:
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - encoding
 
-  '@livekit/protocol@1.15.0':
+  '@livekit/protocol@1.16.0':
     dependencies:
       '@bufbuild/protobuf': 1.9.0
 
@@ -5590,7 +5590,7 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       semver: 7.6.0
       shelljs: 0.8.5
-      typescript: 5.5.0-dev.20240502
+      typescript: 5.5.0-dev.20240513
 
   electron-to-chromium@1.4.724: {}
 
@@ -7270,7 +7270,7 @@ snapshots:
 
   typescript@5.4.5: {}
 
-  typescript@5.5.0-dev.20240502: {}
+  typescript@5.5.0-dev.20240513: {}
 
   ufo@1.5.3: {}
 
diff --git a/src/room/Room.ts b/src/room/Room.ts
index 02287c7696..4bf2bed3ec 100644
--- a/src/room/Room.ts
+++ b/src/room/Room.ts
@@ -877,7 +877,13 @@ class Room extends (EventEmitter as new () => TypedEmitter<RoomEventCallbacks>)
           },
         });
         break;
-
+      case 'leave-full-reconnect':
+        req = new SimulateScenario({
+          scenario: {
+            case: 'leaveRequestFullReconnect',
+            value: true,
+          },
+        });
       default:
     }
     if (req) {
diff --git a/src/room/types.ts b/src/room/types.ts
index 32c083cd60..e3f12a8417 100644
--- a/src/room/types.ts
+++ b/src/room/types.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ export type SimulationScenario =
   // to disable congestion control entirely (by setting bandwidth to 100Mbps)
   | 'subscriber-bandwidth'
   | 'disconnect-signal-on-resume'
-  | 'disconnect-signal-on-resume-no-messages';
+  | 'disconnect-signal-on-resume-no-messages'
+  // instructs the server to send a full reconnect reconnect action to the client
+  | 'leave-full-reconnect';
 
 export type LoggerOptions = {
   loggerName?: string;