diff --git a/conference.js b/conference.js
index c812eb415..cc81e91b7 100644
--- a/conference.js
+++ b/conference.js
@@ -273,9 +273,11 @@ function muteLocalVideo(muted) {
 function maybeRedirectToWelcomePage(options) {
     // if close page is enabled redirect to it, without further action
     if (config.enableClosePage) {
+        const { isGuest } = APP.store.getState()['features/jwt'];
+
         // save whether current user is guest or not, before navigating
         // to close page
-        window.sessionStorage.setItem('guest', APP.tokenData.isGuest);
+        window.sessionStorage.setItem('guest', isGuest);
         assignWindowLocationPathname('static/'
                 + (options.feedbackSubmitted ? "close.html" : "close2.html"));
         return;
diff --git a/connection.js b/connection.js
index a827f1728..f98d49a88 100644
--- a/connection.js
+++ b/connection.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 /* global APP, JitsiMeetJS, config */
-const logger = require("jitsi-meet-logger").getLogger(__filename);
 
 import AuthHandler from './modules/UI/authentication/AuthHandler';
 import jitsiLocalStorage from './modules/util/JitsiLocalStorage';
@@ -14,6 +13,7 @@ import {
 
 const ConnectionEvents = JitsiMeetJS.events.connection;
 const ConnectionErrors = JitsiMeetJS.errors.connection;
+const logger = require("jitsi-meet-logger").getLogger(__filename);
 
 /**
  * Checks if we have data to use attach instead of connect. If we have the data
@@ -61,22 +61,27 @@ function checkForAttachParametersAndConnect(id, password, connection) {
  * everything is ok, else error.
  */
 function connect(id, password, roomName) {
-
-    let connectionConfig = Object.assign({}, config);
+    const connectionConfig = Object.assign({}, config);
+    const { issuer, jwt } = APP.store.getState()['features/jwt'];
 
     connectionConfig.bosh += '?room=' + roomName;
+
     let connection
-        = new JitsiMeetJS.JitsiConnection(null, config.token, connectionConfig);
+        = new JitsiMeetJS.JitsiConnection(
+            null,
+            jwt && issuer && issuer !== 'anonymous' ? jwt : undefined,
+            connectionConfig);
 
     return new Promise(function (resolve, reject) {
         connection.addEventListener(
-            ConnectionEvents.CONNECTION_ESTABLISHED, handleConnectionEstablished
-        );
+            ConnectionEvents.CONNECTION_ESTABLISHED,
+            handleConnectionEstablished);
         connection.addEventListener(
-            ConnectionEvents.CONNECTION_FAILED, handleConnectionFailed
-        );
+            ConnectionEvents.CONNECTION_FAILED,
+            handleConnectionFailed);
         connection.addEventListener(
-            ConnectionEvents.CONNECTION_FAILED, connectionFailedHandler);
+            ConnectionEvents.CONNECTION_FAILED,
+            connectionFailedHandler);
 
         function connectionFailedHandler(error, errMsg) {
             APP.store.dispatch(connectionFailed(connection, error, errMsg));
@@ -91,12 +96,10 @@ function connect(id, password, roomName) {
         function unsubscribe() {
             connection.removeEventListener(
                 ConnectionEvents.CONNECTION_ESTABLISHED,
-                handleConnectionEstablished
-            );
+                handleConnectionEstablished);
             connection.removeEventListener(
                 ConnectionEvents.CONNECTION_FAILED,
-                handleConnectionFailed
-            );
+                handleConnectionFailed);
         }
 
         function handleConnectionEstablished() {
@@ -129,7 +132,6 @@ function connect(id, password, roomName) {
  * @returns {Promise<JitsiConnection>}
  */
 export function openConnection({id, password, retry, roomName}) {
-
     let usernameOverride
         = jitsiLocalStorage.getItem("xmpp_username_override");
     let passwordOverride
@@ -138,25 +140,20 @@ export function openConnection({id, password, retry, roomName}) {
     if (usernameOverride && usernameOverride.length > 0) {
         id = usernameOverride;
     }
-
     if (passwordOverride && passwordOverride.length > 0) {
         password = passwordOverride;
     }
 
-    return connect(id, password, roomName).catch(function (err) {
-        if (!retry) {
-            throw err;
-        }
+    return connect(id, password, roomName).catch(err => {
+        if (retry) {
+            const { issuer, jwt } = APP.store.getState()['features/jwt'];
 
-        if (err === ConnectionErrors.PASSWORD_REQUIRED) {
-            // do not retry if token is not valid
-            if (config.token) {
-                throw err;
-            } else {
+            if (err === ConnectionErrors.PASSWORD_REQUIRED
+                    && (!jwt || issuer === 'anonymous')) {
                 return AuthHandler.requestAuth(roomName, connect);
             }
-        } else {
-            throw err;
         }
+
+        throw err;
     });
 }
diff --git a/connection_optimization/do_external_connect.js b/connection_optimization/do_external_connect.js
index 52af8ecb5..c1d32c988 100644
--- a/connection_optimization/do_external_connect.js
+++ b/connection_optimization/do_external_connect.js
@@ -7,35 +7,29 @@ import {
 
 /**
  * Implements external connect using createConnectionExternally function defined
- * in external_connect.js for Jitsi Meet. Parses the room name and token from
- * the URL and executes createConnectionExternally.
+ * in external_connect.js for Jitsi Meet. Parses the room name and JSON Web
+ * Token (JWT) from the URL and executes createConnectionExternally.
  *
- * NOTE: If you are using lib-jitsi-meet without Jitsi Meet you should use this
+ * NOTE: If you are using lib-jitsi-meet without Jitsi Meet, you should use this
  * file as reference only because the implementation is Jitsi Meet-specific.
  *
  * NOTE: For optimal results this file should be included right after
  * external_connect.js.
  */
 
-const hashParams = parseURLParams(window.location, true);
+if (typeof createConnectionExternally === 'function') {
+    // URL params have higher proirity than config params.
+    let url
+        = parseURLParams(window.location, true, 'hash')[
+                'config.externalConnectUrl']
+            || config.externalConnectUrl;
+    let roomName;
 
-// URL params have higher proirity than config params.
-let url = hashParams['config.externalConnectUrl'] || config.externalConnectUrl;
-
-if (url && window.createConnectionExternally) {
-    const roomName = getRoomName();
-
-    if (roomName) {
+    if (url && (roomName = getRoomName())) {
         url += `?room=${roomName}`;
 
-        let token = hashParams['config.token'] || config.token;
+        const token = parseURLParams(window.location, true, 'search').jwt;
 
-        if (!token) {
-            const searchParams
-                = parseURLParams(window.location, true, 'search');
-
-            token = searchParams.jwt;
-        }
         if (token) {
             url += `&token=${token}`;
         }
diff --git a/modules/UI/UI.js b/modules/UI/UI.js
index 76ec2d15f..b61ed45ea 100644
--- a/modules/UI/UI.js
+++ b/modules/UI/UI.js
@@ -362,9 +362,9 @@ UI.start = function () {
 
     }
 
-    if(APP.tokenData.callee) {
-        UI.showRingOverlay();
-    }
+    const { callee } = APP.store.getState()['features/jwt'];
+
+    callee && UI.showRingOverlay();
 };
 
 /**
@@ -1332,7 +1332,10 @@ UI.setMicrophoneButtonEnabled
     = enabled => APP.store.dispatch(setAudioIconEnabled(enabled));
 
 UI.showRingOverlay = function () {
-    RingOverlay.show(APP.tokenData.callee, interfaceConfig.DISABLE_RINGING);
+    const { callee } = APP.store.getState()['features/jwt'];
+
+    callee && RingOverlay.show(callee, interfaceConfig.DISABLE_RINGING);
+
     Filmstrip.toggleFilmstrip(false, false);
 };
 
@@ -1397,7 +1400,13 @@ const UIListeners = new Map([
         UI.toggleContactList
     ], [
         UIEvents.TOGGLE_PROFILE,
-        () => APP.tokenData.isGuest && UI.toggleSidePanel("profile_container")
+        () => {
+            const {
+                isGuest
+            } = APP.store.getState()['features/jwt'];
+
+            isGuest && UI.toggleSidePanel('profile_container');
+        }
     ], [
         UIEvents.TOGGLE_FILMSTRIP,
         UI.handleToggleFilmstrip
diff --git a/modules/UI/authentication/AuthHandler.js b/modules/UI/authentication/AuthHandler.js
index 6d4e0a121..74981f717 100644
--- a/modules/UI/authentication/AuthHandler.js
+++ b/modules/UI/authentication/AuthHandler.js
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 /* global APP, config, JitsiMeetJS, Promise */
-const logger = require("jitsi-meet-logger").getLogger(__filename);
+
+import { openConnection } from '../../../connection';
+import { setJWT } from '../../../react/features/jwt';
+import UIUtil from '../util/UIUtil';
 
 import LoginDialog from './LoginDialog';
-import UIUtil from '../util/UIUtil';
-import {openConnection} from '../../../connection';
 
 const ConnectionErrors = JitsiMeetJS.errors.connection;
+const logger = require("jitsi-meet-logger").getLogger(__filename);
 
 let externalAuthWindow;
 let authRequiredDialog;
@@ -73,15 +75,20 @@ function redirectToTokenAuthService(roomName) {
  * @param room the name fo the conference room.
  */
 function initJWTTokenListener(room) {
-    var listener = function (event) {
-        if (externalAuthWindow !== event.source) {
+    var listener = function ({ data, source }) {
+        if (externalAuthWindow !== source) {
             logger.warn("Ignored message not coming " +
                 "from external authnetication window");
             return;
         }
-        if (event.data && event.data.jwtToken) {
-            config.token = event.data.jwtToken;
-            logger.info("Received JWT token:", config.token);
+
+        let jwt;
+
+        if (data && (jwt = data.jwtToken)) {
+            logger.info("Received JSON Web Token (JWT):", jwt);
+
+            APP.store.dispatch(setJWT(jwt));
+
             var roomName = room.getName();
             openConnection({retry: false, roomName: roomName })
                 .then(function (connection) {
diff --git a/modules/UI/ring_overlay/RingOverlay.js b/modules/UI/ring_overlay/RingOverlay.js
index a59b83871..76ec0fe26 100644
--- a/modules/UI/ring_overlay/RingOverlay.js
+++ b/modules/UI/ring_overlay/RingOverlay.js
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ function onAvatarVisible(shown) {
  */
 class RingOverlay {
     /**
-     * @param callee instance of User class from TokenData.js
+     *
+     * @param callee The callee (Object) as defined by the JWT support.
      * @param {boolean} disableRingingSound if true the ringing sound wont be played.
      */
     constructor(callee, disableRingingSound) {
@@ -77,9 +78,9 @@ class RingOverlay {
             <div id="${this._containerId}" class='ringing' >
                 <div class='ringing__content'>
                     ${callingLabel}
-                    <img class='ringing__avatar' src="${callee.getAvatarUrl()}" />
+                    <img class='ringing__avatar' src="${callee.avatarUrl}" />
                     <div class="ringing__caller-info">
-                        <p>${callee.getName()}${callerStateLabel}</p>
+                        <p>${callee.name}${callerStateLabel}</p>
                     </div>
                 </div>
                 ${audioHTML}
@@ -137,9 +138,12 @@ class RingOverlay {
 export default {
     /**
      * Shows the ring overlay for the passed callee.
-     * @param callee {class User} the callee. Instance of User class from
-     * TokenData.js
-     * @param {boolean} disableRingingSound if true the ringing sound wont be played.
+     *
+     * @param {Object} callee - The callee. Object containing data about
+     * callee.
+     * @param {boolean} disableRingingSound - If true the ringing sound won't be
+     * played.
+     * @returns {void}
      */
     show(callee, disableRingingSound = false) {
         if(overlay) {
diff --git a/modules/analytics/analytics.js b/modules/analytics/analytics.js
index 219fbae57..e83681163 100644
--- a/modules/analytics/analytics.js
+++ b/modules/analytics/analytics.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 /* global JitsiMeetJS, config, APP */
+
 /**
  * Load the integration of a third-party analytics API such as Google
  * Analytics. Since we cannot guarantee the quality of the third-party service
@@ -101,26 +102,31 @@ class Analytics {
      * null.
      */
     init() {
-        let analytics = JitsiMeetJS.analytics;
-        if(!this.isEnabled() || !analytics)
+        const { analytics } = JitsiMeetJS;
+
+        if (!this.isEnabled() || !analytics)
             return;
 
-        this._loadHandlers()
-            .then(handlers => {
-                let permanentProperties = {
-                    userAgent: navigator.userAgent,
-                    roomName: APP.conference.roomName
+        this._loadHandlers().then(
+            handlers => {
+                const permanentProperties = {
+                    roomName: APP.conference.roomName,
+                    userAgent: navigator.userAgent
                 };
-                let {server, group} = APP.tokenData;
-                if(server) {
+
+                const { group, server } = APP.store.getState()['features/jwt'];
+
+                if (server) {
                     permanentProperties.server = server;
                 }
-                if(group) {
+                if (group) {
                     permanentProperties.group = group;
                 }
+
                 analytics.addPermanentProperties(permanentProperties);
                 analytics.setAnalyticsHandlers(handlers);
-            }, error => analytics.dispose() && console.error(error));
+            },
+            error => analytics.dispose() && console.error(error));
 
     }
 }
diff --git a/modules/tokendata/TokenData.js b/modules/tokendata/TokenData.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 7b879333d..000000000
--- a/modules/tokendata/TokenData.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,123 +0,0 @@
-/* global config */
-
-/**
- * Parses and handles JWT tokens. Sets config.token.
- */
-
-import * as jws from "jws";
-
-import { getConfigParamsFromUrl } from '../../react/features/base/config';
-
-/**
- * Get the JWT token from the URL.
- */
-let params = getConfigParamsFromUrl(window.location, true, 'search');
-let jwt = params.jwt;
-
-/**
- * Implements a user of conference.
- */
-class User {
-    /**
-     * @param name {string} the name of the user.
-     * @param email {string} the email of the user.
-     * @param avatarUrl {string} the URL for the avatar of the user.
-     */
-    constructor(name, email, avatarUrl) {
-        this._name = name;
-        this._email = email;
-        this._avatarUrl = avatarUrl;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * GETERS START.
-     */
-
-    /**
-     * Returns the name property
-     */
-    getName() {
-        return this._name;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Returns the email property
-     */
-    getEmail() {
-        return this._email;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Returns the URL of the avatar
-     */
-    getAvatarUrl() {
-        return this._avatarUrl;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * GETERS END.
-     */
-}
-
-/**
- * Represent the data parsed from the JWT token
- */
-class TokenData{
-    /**
-     * @param {string} the JWT token
-     */
-    constructor(jwt) {
-        this.isGuest = true;
-        if(!jwt)
-            return;
-
-        this.isGuest = config.enableUserRolesBasedOnToken !== true;
-
-        this.jwt = jwt;
-
-        this._decode();
-        // Use JWT param as token if there is not other token set and if the
-        // iss field is not anonymous. If you want to pass data with JWT token
-        // but you don't want to pass the JWT token for verification the iss
-        // field should be set to "anonymous"
-        if(!config.token && this.payload && this.payload.iss !== "anonymous")
-            config.token = jwt;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Decodes the JWT token and sets the decoded data to properties.
-     */
-    _decode() {
-        this.decodedJWT = jws.decode(jwt);
-        if(!this.decodedJWT || !this.decodedJWT.payload)
-            return;
-        this.payload = this.decodedJWT.payload;
-        if(!this.payload.context)
-            return;
-        this.server = this.payload.context.server;
-        this.group = this.payload.context.group;
-        let callerData = this.payload.context.user;
-        let calleeData = this.payload.context.callee;
-        if(callerData)
-            this.caller = new User(callerData.name, callerData.email,
-                callerData.avatarUrl);
-        if(calleeData)
-            this.callee = new User(calleeData.name, calleeData.email,
-                calleeData.avatarUrl);
-    }
-}
-
-/**
- * Stores the TokenData instance.
- */
-let data = null;
-
-/**
- * Returns the data variable. Creates new TokenData instance if <tt>data</tt>
- * variable is null.
- */
-export default function getTokenData() {
-    if(!data)
-        data = new TokenData(jwt);
-    return data;
-}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a0f53e862..585f54708 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     "jQuery-Impromptu": "trentrichardson/jQuery-Impromptu#v6.0.0",
     "jquery-ui": "1.10.5",
     "jssha": "1.5.0",
-    "jws": "3.1.4",
+    "jwt-decode": "2.2.0",
     "lib-jitsi-meet": "jitsi/lib-jitsi-meet",
     "lodash": "4.17.4",
     "postis": "2.2.0",
diff --git a/react/features/app/actions.js b/react/features/app/actions.js
index 3fef524e1..fac887a23 100644
--- a/react/features/app/actions.js
+++ b/react/features/app/actions.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { setRoom, setRoomUrl } from '../base/conference';
+import { setRoom, setRoomURL } from '../base/conference';
 import { setConfig } from '../base/config';
 import { getDomain, setDomain } from '../base/connection';
 import { loadConfig } from '../base/lib-jitsi-meet';
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import {
  * @returns {Function}
  */
 export function appInit() {
-    return () => init();
+    return (dispatch, getState) => init(getState());
 }
 
 /**
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export function appNavigate(uri) {
             urlObject = new URL(urlWithoutDomain, `https://${domain}`);
         }
 
-        dispatch(setRoomUrl(urlObject));
+        dispatch(setRoomURL(urlObject));
 
         // TODO Kostiantyn Tsaregradskyi: We should probably detect if user is
         // currently in a conference and ask her if she wants to close the
diff --git a/react/features/app/functions.web.js b/react/features/app/functions.web.js
index eec0ecb4c..cd6b9cd91 100644
--- a/react/features/app/functions.web.js
+++ b/react/features/app/functions.web.js
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import { WelcomePage } from '../welcome';
 
 import KeyboardShortcut
     from '../../../modules/keyboardshortcut/keyboardshortcut';
-import getTokenData from '../../../modules/tokendata/TokenData';
 import JitsiMeetLogStorage from '../../../modules/util/JitsiMeetLogStorage';
 
 declare var APP: Object;
@@ -111,18 +110,20 @@ export function _getRouteToRender(stateOrGetState: Object | Function) {
  * Temporary solution. Later we'll get rid of global APP and set its properties
  * in redux store.
  *
+ * @param {Object} state - Snapshot of current state of redux store.
  * @returns {void}
  */
-export function init() {
+export function init(state: Object) {
     _initLogging();
 
     APP.keyboardshortcut = KeyboardShortcut;
-    APP.tokenData = getTokenData();
+
+    const { jwt } = state['features/jwt'];
 
     // Force enable the API if jwt token is passed because most probably
     // jitsi meet is displayed inside of wrapper that will need to communicate
     // with jitsi meet.
-    APP.API.init(APP.tokenData.jwt ? { forceEnable: true } : undefined);
+    APP.API.init(jwt ? { forceEnable: true } : undefined);
 
     APP.translation.init();
 }
diff --git a/react/features/app/index.js b/react/features/app/index.js
index 5d564613e..cb41009ea 100644
--- a/react/features/app/index.js
+++ b/react/features/app/index.js
@@ -3,4 +3,9 @@ export * from './actionTypes';
 export * from './components';
 export * from './functions';
 
+// We need to import the jwt module in order to register the reducer and
+// middleware, because the module is not used outside of this feature.
+import '../jwt';
+
 import './reducer';
+
diff --git a/react/features/base/react/components/Watermarks.web.js b/react/features/base/react/components/Watermarks.web.js
index ed1b49bde..9da8c27f0 100644
--- a/react/features/base/react/components/Watermarks.web.js
+++ b/react/features/base/react/components/Watermarks.web.js
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 /* @flow */
 
 import React, { Component } from 'react';
+import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 
 import { translate } from '../../i18n';
 
-declare var APP: Object;
 declare var interfaceConfig: Object;
 
 /**
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ class Watermarks extends Component {
         let reactElement = null;
 
         if (this.state.showJitsiWatermark
-                || (APP.tokenData.isGuest
+                || (this.props._isGuest
                     && this.state.showJitsiWatermarkForGuests)) {
             reactElement = <div className = 'watermark leftwatermark' />;
 
@@ -175,4 +175,27 @@ class Watermarks extends Component {
     }
 }
 
-export default translate(Watermarks);
+/**
+ * Maps parts of Redux store to component prop types.
+ *
+ * @param {Object} state - Snapshot of Redux store.
+ * @returns {{
+ *      _isGuest: boolean
+ * }}
+ */
+function _mapStateToProps(state) {
+    const { isGuest } = state['features/jwt'];
+
+    return {
+        /**
+         * The indicator which determines whether the local participant is a
+         * guest in the conference.
+         *
+         * @private
+         * @type {boolean}
+         */
+        _isGuest: isGuest
+    };
+}
+
+export default connect(_mapStateToProps)(translate(Watermarks));
diff --git a/react/features/conference/route.js b/react/features/conference/route.js
index 7515f6b0b..86036a3f5 100644
--- a/react/features/conference/route.js
+++ b/react/features/conference/route.js
@@ -113,12 +113,13 @@ function _obtainConfigHandler() {
  * @returns {void}
  */
 function _setTokenData() {
-    const localUser = APP.tokenData.caller;
+    const state = APP.store.getState();
+    const { caller } = state['features/jwt'];
 
-    if (localUser) {
-        const email = localUser.getEmail();
-        const avatarUrl = localUser.getAvatarUrl();
-        const name = localUser.getName();
+    if (caller) {
+        const email = caller.email;
+        const avatarUrl = caller.avatarUrl;
+        const name = caller.name;
 
         APP.settings.setEmail((email || '').trim(), true);
         APP.settings.setAvatarUrl((avatarUrl || '').trim());
diff --git a/react/features/jwt/actionTypes.js b/react/features/jwt/actionTypes.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8b21d65b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/react/features/jwt/actionTypes.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import { Symbol } from '../base/react';
+
+/**
+ * The type of redux action which stores a specific JSON Web Token (JWT) into
+ * the redux store.
+ *
+ * {
+ *     type: SET_JWT,
+ *     jwt: string
+ * }
+ */
+export const SET_JWT = Symbol('SET_JWT');
diff --git a/react/features/jwt/actions.js b/react/features/jwt/actions.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4710b75ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/react/features/jwt/actions.js
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/* @flow */
+
+import { SET_JWT } from './actionTypes';
+
+/**
+ * Stores a specific JSON Web Token (JWT) into the redux store.
+ *
+ * @param {string} jwt - The JSON Web Token (JWT) to store.
+ * @returns {{
+ *     type: SET_TOKEN_DATA,
+ *     jwt: string
+ * }}
+ */
+export function setJWT(jwt: string) {
+    return {
+        type: SET_JWT,
+        jwt
+    };
+}
diff --git a/react/features/jwt/index.js b/react/features/jwt/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dbf9c8839
--- /dev/null
+++ b/react/features/jwt/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+export * from './actions';
+
+import './middleware';
+import './reducer';
diff --git a/react/features/jwt/middleware.js b/react/features/jwt/middleware.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2e1d767ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/react/features/jwt/middleware.js
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+import jwtDecode from 'jwt-decode';
+
+import { SET_ROOM_URL } from '../base/conference';
+import { parseURLParams, SET_CONFIG } from '../base/config';
+import { MiddlewareRegistry } from '../base/redux';
+
+import { setJWT } from './actions';
+import { SET_JWT } from './actionTypes';
+
+/**
+ * Middleware to parse token data upon setting a new room URL.
+ *
+ * @param {Store} store - The Redux store.
+ * @private
+ * @returns {Function}
+ */
+MiddlewareRegistry.register(store => next => action => {
+    switch (action.type) {
+    case SET_CONFIG:
+    case SET_ROOM_URL:
+        // XXX The JSON Web Token (JWT) is not the only piece of state that we
+        // have decided to store in the feature jwt, there is isGuest as well
+        // which depends on the states of the features base/config and jwt. So
+        // the JSON Web Token comes from the room's URL and isGuest needs a
+        // recalculation upon SET_CONFIG as well.
+        return _setConfigOrRoomURL(store, next, action);
+
+    case SET_JWT:
+        return _setJWT(store, next, action);
+    }
+
+    return next(action);
+});
+
+/**
+ * Notifies the feature jwt that the action {@link SET_CONFIG} or
+ * {@link SET_ROOM_URL} is being dispatched within a specific Redux
+ * {@code store}.
+ *
+ * @param {Store} store - The Redux store in which the specified {@code action}
+ * is being dispatched.
+ * @param {Dispatch} next - The Redux dispatch function to dispatch the
+ * specified {@code action} to the specified {@code store}.
+ * @param {Action} action - The Redux action {@code SET_CONFIG} or
+ * {@code SET_ROOM_NAME} which is being dispatched in the specified
+ * {@code store}.
+ * @private
+ * @returns {Object} The new state that is the result of the reduction of the
+ * specified {@code action}.
+ */
+function _setConfigOrRoomURL({ dispatch, getState }, next, action) {
+    const result = next(action);
+
+    const { roomURL } = getState()['features/base/conference'];
+    let jwt;
+
+    if (roomURL) {
+        jwt = parseURLParams(roomURL, true, 'search').jwt;
+    }
+    dispatch(setJWT(jwt));
+
+    return result;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Notifies the feature jwt that the action {@link SET_JWT} is being dispatched
+ * within a specific Redux {@code store}.
+ *
+ * @param {Store} store - The Redux store in which the specified {@code action}
+ * is being dispatched.
+ * @param {Dispatch} next - The Redux dispatch function to dispatch the
+ * specified {@code action} to the specified {@code store}.
+ * @param {Action} action - The Redux action {@code SET_JWT} which is being
+ * dispatched in the specified {@code store}.
+ * @private
+ * @returns {Object} The new state that is the result of the reduction of the
+ * specified {@code action}.
+ */
+function _setJWT({ getState }, next, action) {
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
+    const { jwt, type, ...actionPayload } = action;
+
+    if (jwt && !Object.keys(actionPayload).length) {
+        const {
+            enableUserRolesBasedOnToken
+        } = getState()['features/base/config'];
+
+        action.isGuest = !enableUserRolesBasedOnToken;
+
+        const jwtPayload = jwtDecode(jwt);
+
+        if (jwtPayload) {
+            const { context, iss } = jwtPayload;
+
+            action.issuer = iss;
+            if (context) {
+                action.callee = context.callee;
+                action.caller = context.user;
+                action.group = context.group;
+                action.server = context.server;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return next(action);
+}
diff --git a/react/features/jwt/reducer.js b/react/features/jwt/reducer.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..92fa32fbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/react/features/jwt/reducer.js
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import { equals, ReducerRegistry } from '../base/redux';
+
+import { SET_JWT } from './actionTypes';
+
+/**
+ * The initial redux state of the feature jwt.
+ *
+ * @private
+ * @type {{
+ *     isGuest: boolean
+ * }}
+ */
+const _INITIAL_STATE = {
+    /**
+     * The indicator which determines whether the local participant is a guest
+     * in the conference.
+     *
+     * @type {boolean}
+     */
+    isGuest: true
+};
+
+/**
+ * Reduces redux actions which affect the JSON Web Token (JWT) stored in the
+ * redux store.
+ *
+ * @param {Object} state - The current redux state.
+ * @param {Object} action - The redux action to reduce.
+ * @returns {Object} The next redux state which is the result of reducing the
+ * specified {@code action}.
+ */
+ReducerRegistry.register('features/jwt', (state = _INITIAL_STATE, action) => {
+    switch (action.type) {
+    case SET_JWT: {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
+        const { type, ...payload } = action;
+        const nextState = {
+            ..._INITIAL_STATE,
+            ...payload
+        };
+
+        return equals(state, nextState) ? state : nextState;
+    }
+    }
+
+    return state;
+});
diff --git a/react/features/toolbox/components/SecondaryToolbar.web.js b/react/features/toolbox/components/SecondaryToolbar.web.js
index 2bef38ebf..59ce8dbb1 100644
--- a/react/features/toolbox/components/SecondaryToolbar.web.js
+++ b/react/features/toolbox/components/SecondaryToolbar.web.js
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ class SecondaryToolbar extends Component {
      * @static
      */
     static propTypes = {
+        /**
+         * The indicator which determines whether the local participant is a
+         * guest in the conference.
+         */
+        _isGuest: React.PropTypes.bool,
+
         /**
          * Handler dispatching local "Raise hand".
          */
@@ -79,9 +85,14 @@ class SecondaryToolbar extends Component {
              * @type {Object}
              */
             profile: {
-                onMount: () =>
-                    APP.tokenData.isGuest
-                        || this.props._onSetProfileButtonUnclickable(true)
+                onMount: () => {
+                    const {
+                        _isGuest,
+                        _onSetProfileButtonUnclickable
+                    } = this.props;
+
+                    _isGuest || _onSetProfileButtonUnclickable(true);
+                }
             },
 
             /**
@@ -237,18 +248,26 @@ function _mapDispatchToProps(dispatch: Function): Object {
  *
  * @param {Object} state - Snapshot of Redux store.
  * @returns {{
+ *     _isGuest: boolean,
  *     _secondaryToolbarButtons: Map,
  *     _visible: boolean
  * }}
  * @private
  */
 function _mapStateToProps(state: Object): Object {
-    const {
-        secondaryToolbarButtons,
-        visible
-    } = state['features/toolbox'];
+    const { isGuest } = state['features/jwt'];
+    const { secondaryToolbarButtons, visible } = state['features/toolbox'];
 
     return {
+        /**
+         * The indicator which determines whether the local participant is a
+         * guest in the conference.
+         *
+         * @private
+         * @type {boolean}
+         */
+        _isGuest: isGuest,
+
         /**
          * Default toolbar buttons for secondary toolbar.
          *
@@ -258,7 +277,8 @@ function _mapStateToProps(state: Object): Object {
         _secondaryToolbarButtons: secondaryToolbarButtons,
 
         /**
-         * Shows whether toolbar is visible.
+         * The indicator which determines whether the {@code SecondaryToolbar}
+         * is visible.
          *
          * @private
          * @type {boolean}