diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4d2ec6275..2e7d6c836 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -126,6 +126,12 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Fixed
 
+- Fixed an issue with the `GoogleSTTService` where stream timeouts during
+  periods of inactivity were causing connection failures. The service now
+  properly detects timeout errors and handles reconnection gracefully,
+  ensuring continuous operation even after periods of silence or when using an
+  `STTMuteFilter`.
+
 - Fixed an issue in `RimeTTSService` where the last line of text sent didn't
   result in an audio output being generated.
 
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/google/google.py b/src/pipecat/services/google/google.py
index f9a8d4894..c10e67531 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/google/google.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/google/google.py
@@ -2046,7 +2046,8 @@ class GoogleSTTService(STTService):
                         break
 
                 except Exception as e:
-                    logger.error(f"Stream error, attempting to reconnect: {e}")
+                    logger.warning(f"{self} Reconnecting: {e}")
+
                     await asyncio.sleep(1)  # Brief delay before reconnecting
                     self._stream_start_time = int(time.time() * 1000)
                     continue
@@ -2099,3 +2100,6 @@ class GoogleSTTService(STTService):
 
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error(f"Error processing Google STT responses: {e}")
+
+            # Re-raise the exception to let it propagate (e.g. in the case of a timeout, propagate to _stream_audio to reconnect)
+            raise