diff --git a/doc/api.md b/doc/api.md
index 1fa24f056..9fa82e448 100644
--- a/doc/api.md
+++ b/doc/api.md
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ Its constructor gets a number of options:
     * **noSSL**: (optional, defaults to true) Boolean indicating if the server should be contacted using HTTP or HTTPS.
     * **jwt**: (optional) [JWT](https://jwt.io/) token.
     * **onload**: (optional) handler for the iframe onload event.
+    * **invitees**: (optional) Array of objects containing information about new participants that will be invited in the call.
 
 Example:
 
@@ -296,32 +297,42 @@ var iframe = api.getIFrame();
 
 You can check whether the audio is muted with the following API function:
 ```javascript
-isAudioMuted().then(function(muted) {
+api.isAudioMuted().then(function(muted) {
     ...
 });
 ```
 
 You can check whether the video is muted with the following API function:
 ```javascript
-isVideoMuted().then(function(muted) {
+api.isVideoMuted().then(function(muted) {
     ...
 });
 ```
 
 You can check whether the audio is available with the following API function:
 ```javascript
-isAudioAvailable().then(function(available) {
+api.isAudioAvailable().then(function(available) {
     ...
 });
 ```
 
 You can check whether the video is available with the following API function:
 ```javascript
-isVideoAvailable().then(function(available) {
+api.isVideoAvailable().then(function(available) {
     ...
 });
 ```
 
+You can invite new participants to the call with the following API function:
+```javascript
+api.invite([{...}, {...}, {...}]).then(function() {
+    // success
+}).catch(function() {
+    // failure
+});
+```
+**NOTE: The format of the invitees in the array depends on the invite service used for the deployment.**
+
 You can remove the embedded Jitsi Meet Conference with the following API function:
 ```javascript
 api.dispose()
diff --git a/modules/API/API.js b/modules/API/API.js
index 2b8f32e9b..d25b4596e 100644
--- a/modules/API/API.js
+++ b/modules/API/API.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
     createApiEvent,
     sendAnalytics
 } from '../../react/features/analytics';
+import { sendInvitesForItems } from '../../react/features/invite';
 import { getJitsiMeetTransport } from '../transport';
 
 import { API_ID } from './constants';
@@ -107,8 +108,24 @@ function initCommands() {
 
         return false;
     });
-    transport.on('request', ({ name }, callback) => {
+    transport.on('request', (request, callback) => {
+        const { name } = request;
+
         switch (name) {
+        case 'invite':
+            APP.store.dispatch(
+                sendInvitesForItems(request.invitees))
+                .then(failedInvites => {
+                    const failed = failedInvites.length === 0;
+
+                    callback({
+                        result: failed ? undefined : true,
+                        error: failed
+                            ? new Error('One or more invites failed!')
+                            : undefined
+                    });
+                });
+            break;
         case 'is-audio-muted':
             callback(APP.conference.isLocalAudioMuted());
             break;
diff --git a/modules/API/external/external_api.js b/modules/API/external/external_api.js
index 7e837def1..fa5271cb4 100644
--- a/modules/API/external/external_api.js
+++ b/modules/API/external/external_api.js
@@ -200,6 +200,8 @@ export default class JitsiMeetExternalAPI extends EventEmitter {
      * authentication.
      * @param {string} [options.onload] - The onload function that will listen
      * for iframe onload event.
+     * @param {Array<Object>} [options.invitees] - Array of objects containing
+     * information about new participants that will be invited in the call.
      */
     constructor(domain, ...args) {
         super();
@@ -212,7 +214,8 @@ export default class JitsiMeetExternalAPI extends EventEmitter {
             interfaceConfigOverwrite = {},
             noSSL = false,
             jwt = undefined,
-            onload = undefined
+            onload = undefined,
+            invitees
         } = parseArguments(args);
 
         this._parentNode = parentNode;
@@ -232,6 +235,7 @@ export default class JitsiMeetExternalAPI extends EventEmitter {
                 }
             })
         });
+        this._invitees = invitees;
         this._isLargeVideoVisible = true;
         this._numberOfParticipants = 0;
         this._participants = {};
@@ -362,6 +366,9 @@ export default class JitsiMeetExternalAPI extends EventEmitter {
 
             switch (name) {
             case 'video-conference-joined':
+                if (this._invitees) {
+                    this.invite(this._invitees);
+                }
                 this._myUserID = userID;
                 this._participants[userID] = {
                     avatarURL: data.avatarURL
@@ -575,6 +582,19 @@ export default class JitsiMeetExternalAPI extends EventEmitter {
         });
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Invite people to the call.
+     *
+     * @param {Array<Object>} invitees - The invitees.
+     * @returns {Promise} - Resolves on success and rejects on failure.
+     */
+    invite(invitees) {
+        return this._transport.sendRequest({
+            name: 'invite',
+            invitees
+        });
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns the audio mute status.
      *