diff --git a/modules/features/teamsbot/browserBotConnector.py b/modules/features/teamsbot/browserBotConnector.py
index 64acc891..b48280cd 100644
--- a/modules/features/teamsbot/browserBotConnector.py
+++ b/modules/features/teamsbot/browserBotConnector.py
@@ -36,21 +36,26 @@ class BrowserBotConnector:
         instanceId: str,
         gatewayWsUrl: str,
         language: str = "de-DE",
+        botAccountEmail: Optional[str] = None,
+        botAccountPassword: Optional[str] = None,
+        backgroundImageUrl: Optional[str] = None,
     ) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         """
         Send join command to the Browser Bot service.
         
         The bot will:
         1. Launch a headless browser
-        2. Navigate to Teams web app
-        3. Join the meeting
+        2. If botAccountEmail/Password provided: authenticate with Microsoft first
+        3. Navigate to Teams web app and join the meeting
         4. Enable captions and start scraping
         5. Connect back to Gateway via WebSocket using gatewayWsUrl
         
         Args:
             gatewayWsUrl: Full WebSocket URL for the bot to connect back to
-                          (e.g. wss://gateway-int.poweron-center.net/api/teamsbot/{instanceId}/bot/ws/{sessionId})
-            language: BCP-47 language code for captions spoken language (e.g. "de-DE", "en-US")
+            language: BCP-47 language code for captions spoken language
+            botAccountEmail: Microsoft account email for authenticated join (None = anonymous)
+            botAccountPassword: Microsoft account password
+            backgroundImageUrl: URL to background image for virtual background
         
         Returns:
             Dict with 'success' bool and optional 'error' string.
@@ -67,10 +72,20 @@ class BrowserBotConnector:
             "meetingUrl": meetingUrl,
             "botName": botName,
             "instanceId": instanceId,
-            "gatewayWsUrl": gatewayWsUrl,  # Full WebSocket URL for bot to connect back
-            "language": language,  # Spoken language for Teams captions
+            "gatewayWsUrl": gatewayWsUrl,
+            "language": language,
         }
 
+        # Add authenticated join credentials if configured
+        if botAccountEmail and botAccountPassword:
+            payload["botAccountEmail"] = botAccountEmail
+            payload["botAccountPassword"] = botAccountPassword
+            logger.info(f"Bot will join authenticated as {botAccountEmail}")
+
+        # Add background image if configured
+        if backgroundImageUrl:
+            payload["backgroundImageUrl"] = backgroundImageUrl
+
         try:
             async with aiohttp.ClientSession(timeout=_BOT_TIMEOUT) as session:
                 async with session.post(f"{self.botUrl}/api/bot", json=payload) as resp:
diff --git a/modules/features/teamsbot/datamodelTeamsbot.py b/modules/features/teamsbot/datamodelTeamsbot.py
index d85e6e2f..3dee59d6 100644
--- a/modules/features/teamsbot/datamodelTeamsbot.py
+++ b/modules/features/teamsbot/datamodelTeamsbot.py
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ class TeamsbotConfig(BaseModel):
     language: str = Field(default="de-DE", description="Primary language for STT/TTS")
     voiceId: Optional[str] = Field(default=None, description="Google TTS voice ID (e.g., de-DE-Standard-A)")
     browserBotUrl: Optional[str] = Field(default=None, description="URL of the Browser Bot service. Falls back to TEAMSBOT_BROWSER_BOT_URL env variable if not set per-instance.")
+    botAccountEmail: Optional[str] = Field(default=None, description="Dedicated Microsoft account email for authenticated bot join. Leave empty for anonymous join.")
+    botAccountPassword: Optional[str] = Field(default=None, description="Dedicated Microsoft account password. MFA must be disabled for this account.")
     triggerIntervalSeconds: int = Field(default=10, ge=3, le=60, description="Seconds between periodic AI analysis triggers")
     triggerCooldownSeconds: int = Field(default=3, ge=1, le=30, description="Minimum seconds between AI calls")
     contextWindowSegments: int = Field(default=20, ge=5, le=100, description="Number of transcript segments to include in AI context")
@@ -157,6 +159,8 @@ class TeamsbotConfigUpdateRequest(BaseModel):
     language: Optional[str] = None
     voiceId: Optional[str] = None
     browserBotUrl: Optional[str] = None
+    botAccountEmail: Optional[str] = None
+    botAccountPassword: Optional[str] = None
     triggerIntervalSeconds: Optional[int] = None
     triggerCooldownSeconds: Optional[int] = None
     contextWindowSegments: Optional[int] = None
diff --git a/modules/features/teamsbot/service.py b/modules/features/teamsbot/service.py
index 8c31df3c..2441400e 100644
--- a/modules/features/teamsbot/service.py
+++ b/modules/features/teamsbot/service.py
@@ -127,6 +127,9 @@ class TeamsbotService:
                 instanceId=self.instanceId,
                 gatewayWsUrl=fullGatewayWsUrl,
                 language=self.config.language,
+                botAccountEmail=self.config.botAccountEmail,
+                botAccountPassword=self.config.botAccountPassword,
+                backgroundImageUrl=session.get("backgroundImageUrl") or self.config.backgroundImageUrl,
             )
 
             if result.get("success"):