diff --git a/livekit-rtc/livekit/rtc/audio_frame.py b/livekit-rtc/livekit/rtc/audio_frame.py
index 3ed9a461..c4f1943c 100644
--- a/livekit-rtc/livekit/rtc/audio_frame.py
+++ b/livekit-rtc/livekit/rtc/audio_frame.py
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ def __init__(
         sample_rate: int,
         num_channels: int,
         samples_per_channel: int,
+        *,
+        userdata: Union[dict[str, Any], None] = None,
     ) -> None:
         """
         Initialize an AudioFrame instance.
@@ -64,7 +66,7 @@ def __init__(
         self._sample_rate = sample_rate
         self._num_channels = num_channels
         self._samples_per_channel = samples_per_channel
-        self._userdata: dict[str, Any] = {}
+        self._userdata = {} if userdata is None else userdata
 
     @staticmethod
     def create(sample_rate: int, num_channels: int, samples_per_channel: int) -> "AudioFrame":