diff --git a/changelog/3429.added.md b/changelog/3429.added.md
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+- Added handling for `server_content.interrupted` signal in the Gemini Live service for faster interruption response in the case where there isn't already turn tracking in the pipeline, e.g. local VAD + context aggregators. When there is already turn tracking in the pipeline, the additional interruption does no harm.
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/google/gemini_live/llm.py b/src/pipecat/services/google/gemini_live/llm.py
index f61c9826c..895489955 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/google/gemini_live/llm.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/google/gemini_live/llm.py
@@ -1198,7 +1198,20 @@ class GeminiLiveLLMService(LLMService):
                         # Reset failure counter if connection has been stable
                         self._check_and_reset_failure_counter()
 
-                        if message.server_content and message.server_content.model_turn:
+                        if message.server_content and message.server_content.interrupted:
+                            # NOTE: while the service triggers interruptions in
+                            # the specific case of barge-ins, it does *not*
+                            # emit UserStarted/StoppedSpeakingFrames, as the
+                            # Gemini Live API does not give us broadly reliable
+                            # signals to base those off of. Pipelines that
+                            # require turn tracking (like those using context
+                            # aggregators) still need an independent way to
+                            # track turns, such as local Silero VAD in
+                            # combination with the context aggregator default
+                            # turn strategies.
+                            logger.debug("Gemini VAD: interrupted signal received")
+                            await self.push_interruption_task_frame_and_wait()
+                        elif message.server_content and message.server_content.model_turn:
                             await self._handle_msg_model_turn(message)
                         elif (
                             message.server_content