diff --git a/changelog/3207.added.md b/changelog/3207.added.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3b480a561
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/3207.added.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- Added `on_conversation_detected` event to `VoicemaiDetector`.
diff --git a/examples/foundational/44-voicemail-detection.py b/examples/foundational/44-voicemail-detection.py
index 711c2591f..3d12151da 100644
--- a/examples/foundational/44-voicemail-detection.py
+++ b/examples/foundational/44-voicemail-detection.py
@@ -113,8 +113,12 @@ async def run_bot(transport: BaseTransport, runner_args: RunnerArguments):
         logger.info(f"Client disconnected")
         await task.cancel()
 
+    @voicemail.event_handler("on_conversation_detected")
+    async def on_conversation_detected(processor):
+        logger.info("Conversation detected!")
+
     @voicemail.event_handler("on_voicemail_detected")
-    async def handle_voicemail(processor):
+    async def on_voicemail_detected(processor):
         logger.info("Voicemail detected! Leaving a message...")
 
         # Push frames using standard Pipecat pattern
diff --git a/src/pipecat/extensions/voicemail/voicemail_detector.py b/src/pipecat/extensions/voicemail/voicemail_detector.py
index e79520cb5..3849bc983 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/extensions/voicemail/voicemail_detector.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/extensions/voicemail/voicemail_detector.py
@@ -252,7 +252,8 @@ class ClassificationProcessor(FrameProcessor):
         self._voicemail_notifier = voicemail_notifier
         self._voicemail_response_delay = voicemail_response_delay
 
-        # Register the voicemail detected event
+        # Register the conversation and voicemail detected events
+        self._register_event_handler("on_conversation_detected")
         self._register_event_handler("on_voicemail_detected")
 
         # Aggregation state for collecting complete LLM responses
@@ -350,6 +351,7 @@ class ClassificationProcessor(FrameProcessor):
             logger.info(f"{self}: CONVERSATION detected")
             await self._gate_notifier.notify()  # Close the classifier gate
             await self._conversation_notifier.notify()  # Release buffered TTS frames
+            await self._call_event_handler("on_conversation_detected")
 
         elif "VOICEMAIL" in response:
             # Voicemail detected - trigger voicemail handling
@@ -539,6 +541,9 @@ class VoicemailDetector(ParallelPipeline):
         custom_prompt = "Your custom classification logic here. " + VoicemailDetector.CLASSIFIER_RESPONSE_INSTRUCTION
 
     Events:
+        on_conversation_detected: Triggered when a human conversation is detected. The
+            event handler receives one argument: the ClassificationProcessor instance
+            which can be used to push frames.
         on_voicemail_detected: Triggered when voicemail is detected after the configured
             delay. The event handler receives one argument: the ClassificationProcessor
             instance which can be used to push frames.
@@ -701,7 +706,7 @@ VOICEMAIL SYSTEM (respond "VOICEMAIL"):
             event_name: The name of the event to handle.
             handler: The function to call when the event occurs.
         """
-        if event_name == "on_voicemail_detected":
+        if event_name in ("on_conversation_detected", "on_voicemail_detected"):
             self._classification_processor.add_event_handler(event_name, handler)
         else:
             super().add_event_handler(event_name, handler)