diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cd72d31..e51943e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ Returned transcripts and assistant text:
 ```json
 {"type": "input.transcript.interim", "text": "What's the"}
 {"type": "input.transcript.final", "text": "What's the weather?", "user_id": "...", "timestamp": "..."}
+{"type": "response.state", "state": "speaking"}
 {"type": "response.text.started"}
 {"type": "response.text.delta", "text": "It's "}
 {"type": "response.text.delta", "text": "sunny in "}
@@ -163,6 +164,11 @@ the TTS in the pipeline. `response.text.final` fires when the turn ends,
 carrying the full concatenated assistant text and an `interrupted` flag
 (true when an `input.text` or barge-in cut the turn short).
 
+When `agent.response_state.enabled` is true, an LLM response that starts with
+`<state>...</state>` emits the tag body as `response.state` before the
+remaining assistant text is streamed and spoken. If the tag is missing or
+malformed, the original response text is streamed unchanged.
+
 ### Turn detection
 
 User-turn segmentation (VAD thresholds + how long to wait after silence
diff --git a/config.json b/config.json
index 2f2a8fb..aab655b 100644
--- a/config.json
+++ b/config.json
@@ -57,7 +57,13 @@
   "agent": {
     "system_prompt": "You are a helpful, friendly voice assistant. Keep responses concise and natural for spoken conversation.",
     "greeting": "Please introduce yourself briefly.",
-    "greeting_mode": "generated"
+    "greeting_mode": "generated",
+    "response_state": {
+      "enabled": false,
+      "tag": "state",
+      "event_type": "response.state",
+      "max_prefix_chars": 256
+    }
   },
   "services": {
     "stt": {
diff --git a/docs/product-ws.md b/docs/product-ws.md
index 501c5db..7c25c54 100644
--- a/docs/product-ws.md
+++ b/docs/product-ws.md
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ ws://<host>:<port>/ws-product
 |----------|------|
 | `input.transcript.interim` | 用户语音中间转写（流式 ASR 时） |
 | `input.transcript.final` | 用户语音最终转写 |
+| `response.state` | 可选；当 `agent.response_state.enabled` 开启且 LLM 回复以 `<state>...</state>` 开头时发送 |
 | `response.text.started` | 助手开始回复 |
 | `response.text.delta` | 助手文本流式片段（通常早于 TTS 音频） |
 | `response.text.final` | 助手本轮回复结束，见下方 `interrupted` 说明 |
diff --git a/engine/config.py b/engine/config.py
index 3008e16..1d32c4b 100644
--- a/engine/config.py
+++ b/engine/config.py
@@ -107,11 +107,20 @@ class TurnConfig:
     )
 
 
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class ResponseStateConfig:
+    enabled: bool = False
+    tag: str = "state"
+    event_type: str = "response.state"
+    max_prefix_chars: int = 256
+
+
 @dataclass(frozen=True)
 class AgentConfig:
     system_prompt: str = "You are a helpful, friendly voice assistant."
     greeting: str | None = None
     greeting_mode: str = "generated"
+    response_state: ResponseStateConfig = field(default_factory=ResponseStateConfig)
 
 
 @dataclass(frozen=True)
@@ -220,6 +229,13 @@ def config_from_dict(data: dict) -> EngineConfig:
         agent["greeting"] = None
     if agent.get("greeting_mode") not in (None, "generated", "fixed", "off"):
         raise ValueError("agent.greeting_mode must be one of: generated, fixed, off")
+    response_state = ResponseStateConfig(**_dict(agent.pop("response_state")))
+    if response_state.max_prefix_chars < 1:
+        raise ValueError("agent.response_state.max_prefix_chars must be greater than 0")
+    if not response_state.tag:
+        raise ValueError("agent.response_state.tag must not be empty")
+    if not response_state.event_type:
+        raise ValueError("agent.response_state.event_type must not be empty")
 
     stt = _dict(services.get("stt") or services.get("asr"))
     if stt.get("language") == "":
@@ -260,7 +276,7 @@ def config_from_dict(data: dict) -> EngineConfig:
                 )
             ),
         ),
-        agent=AgentConfig(**agent),
+        agent=AgentConfig(**agent, response_state=response_state),
         services=ServicesConfig(
             llm=LLMConfig(**llm),
             stt=STTConfig(**stt),
diff --git a/engine/pipeline.py b/engine/pipeline.py
index 97dc646..ec2519f 100644
--- a/engine/pipeline.py
+++ b/engine/pipeline.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ from .config import EngineConfig
 from .context_sync import AssistantContextSyncProcessor
 from .fastgpt_llm import FastGPTLLMService
 from .product_protocol import ProductWebsocketSerializer
+from .response_state import StateTagResponseProcessor
 from .services import create_llm_service, create_stt_service, create_tts_service
 from .text_input import ProductTextInputProcessor
 from .text_stream import ProductTextStreamProcessor, maybe_sync_assistant_context
@@ -153,21 +154,26 @@ async def run_pipeline_with_serializer(
         assistant_aggregator=assistant_aggregator,
     )
 
-    pipeline = Pipeline(
+    processors = [
+        transport.input(),
+        ProductTextInputProcessor(),
+        stt,
+        ProductTranscriptStreamProcessor(),
+        context_sync,
+        user_aggregator,
+        llm,
+    ]
+    if config.agent.response_state.enabled:
+        processors.append(StateTagResponseProcessor(config.agent.response_state))
+    processors.extend(
         [
-            transport.input(),
-            ProductTextInputProcessor(),
-            stt,
-            ProductTranscriptStreamProcessor(),
-            context_sync,
-            user_aggregator,
-            llm,
             text_stream,
             tts,
             transport.output(),
             assistant_aggregator,
         ]
     )
+    pipeline = Pipeline(processors)
 
     task = PipelineTask(
         pipeline,
diff --git a/engine/response_state.py b/engine/response_state.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5983061
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/response_state.py
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from pipecat.frames.frames import (
+    CancelFrame,
+    Frame,
+    InterruptionFrame,
+    LLMFullResponseEndFrame,
+    LLMFullResponseStartFrame,
+    LLMTextFrame,
+    OutputTransportMessageUrgentFrame,
+)
+from pipecat.processors.frame_processor import FrameDirection, FrameProcessor
+
+from .config import ResponseStateConfig
+
+
+class StateTagResponseProcessor(FrameProcessor):
+    """Extract a leading state tag from LLM text before text streaming and TTS.
+
+    Expected model output:
+
+        <state>some state</state>spoken response
+
+    The extracted state is emitted as a product protocol event, while only the
+    spoken response text is forwarded downstream. If the model does not produce
+    the tag, the original text is forwarded unchanged.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, config: ResponseStateConfig) -> None:
+        super().__init__()
+        self._tag = config.tag
+        self._event_type = config.event_type
+        self._max_prefix_chars = config.max_prefix_chars
+        self._opening_tag = f"<{self._tag}>"
+        self._closing_tag = f"</{self._tag}>"
+        self._start_frame: LLMFullResponseStartFrame | None = None
+        self._buffer = ""
+        self._decided = False
+        self._in_llm_response = False
+
+    async def process_frame(self, frame: Frame, direction: FrameDirection) -> None:
+        await super().process_frame(frame, direction)
+
+        if isinstance(frame, LLMFullResponseStartFrame):
+            self._start_frame = frame
+            self._buffer = ""
+            self._decided = False
+            self._in_llm_response = True
+            return
+
+        if isinstance(frame, LLMTextFrame) and self._in_llm_response and not self._decided:
+            await self._process_initial_text(frame.text or "", direction)
+            return
+
+        if isinstance(frame, LLMFullResponseEndFrame):
+            if self._in_llm_response:
+                await self._flush_buffer(direction)
+            await self.push_frame(frame, direction)
+            self._reset()
+            return
+
+        if isinstance(frame, (InterruptionFrame, CancelFrame)):
+            if self._in_llm_response:
+                await self._flush_buffer(direction)
+                self._reset()
+            await self.push_frame(frame, direction)
+            return
+
+        await self.push_frame(frame, direction)
+
+    async def _process_initial_text(self, text: str, direction: FrameDirection) -> None:
+        if not text:
+            return
+
+        self._buffer += text
+        decision = self._parse_buffer()
+        if decision is None:
+            return
+
+        self._decided = True
+        state, response_text = decision
+        if state is not None:
+            await self._emit_state(state)
+        await self._push_start(direction)
+        if response_text:
+            await self.push_frame(LLMTextFrame(response_text), direction)
+        self._buffer = ""
+
+    def _parse_buffer(self) -> tuple[str | None, str] | None:
+        stripped = self._buffer.lstrip()
+        if not stripped:
+            return None
+
+        if stripped.startswith(self._opening_tag):
+            state_start = len(self._opening_tag)
+            state_end = stripped.find(self._closing_tag, state_start)
+            if state_end >= 0:
+                response_start = state_end + len(self._closing_tag)
+                return stripped[state_start:state_end].strip(), stripped[response_start:]
+            if len(self._buffer) < self._max_prefix_chars:
+                return None
+            return None, self._buffer
+
+        if self._opening_tag.startswith(stripped) and len(self._buffer) < self._max_prefix_chars:
+            return None
+
+        return None, self._buffer
+
+    async def _flush_buffer(self, direction: FrameDirection) -> None:
+        await self._push_start(direction)
+        if self._buffer:
+            await self.push_frame(LLMTextFrame(self._buffer), direction)
+            self._buffer = ""
+        self._decided = True
+
+    async def _push_start(self, direction: FrameDirection) -> None:
+        if self._start_frame:
+            await self.push_frame(self._start_frame, direction)
+            self._start_frame = None
+
+    async def _emit_state(self, state: str) -> None:
+        await self.push_frame(
+            OutputTransportMessageUrgentFrame(
+                message={
+                    "type": self._event_type,
+                    "state": state,
+                }
+            ),
+            FrameDirection.DOWNSTREAM,
+        )
+
+    def _reset(self) -> None:
+        self._start_frame = None
+        self._buffer = ""
+        self._decided = False
+        self._in_llm_response = False