diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/ai_services.py b/src/pipecat/services/ai_services.py
index 3deabf68c..a5ec98ae6 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/ai_services.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/ai_services.py
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ class AIService(FrameProcessor):
         super().__init__(**kwargs)
         self._model_name: str = ""
         self._settings: Dict[str, Any] = {}
+        self._session_properties: Dict[str, Any] = {}
 
     @property
     def model_name(self) -> str:
@@ -65,11 +66,44 @@ class AIService(FrameProcessor):
         pass
 
     async def _update_settings(self, settings: Dict[str, Any]):
+        from pipecat.services.openai_realtime_beta.events import (
+            SessionProperties,
+        )
+
         for key, value in settings.items():
+            print("Update request for:", key, value)
+
             if key in self._settings:
-                logger.debug(f"Updating setting {key} to: [{value}] for {self.name}")
+                logger.debug(f"Updating LLM setting {key} to: [{value}]")
                 self._settings[key] = value
+            elif key in SessionProperties.model_fields:
+                print("Attempting to update", key, value)
+
+                try:
+                    from pipecat.services.openai_realtime_beta.events import (
+                        TurnDetection,
+                    )
+
+                    if isinstance(self._session_properties, SessionProperties):
+                        current_properties = self._session_properties
+                    else:
+                        current_properties = SessionProperties(**self._session_properties)
+
+                    if key == "turn_detection" and isinstance(value, dict):
+                        turn_detection = TurnDetection(**value)
+                        setattr(current_properties, key, turn_detection)
+                    else:
+                        setattr(current_properties, key, value)
+
+                    validated_properties = SessionProperties.model_validate(
+                        current_properties.model_dump()
+                    )
+                    logger.debug(f"Updating LLM setting {key} to: [{value}]")
+                    self._session_properties = validated_properties.model_dump()
+                except Exception as e:
+                    logger.warning(f"Unexpected error updating session property {key}: {e}")
             elif key == "model":
+                logger.debug(f"Updating LLM setting {key} to: [{value}]")
                 self.set_model_name(value)
             else:
                 logger.warning(f"Unknown setting for {self.name} service: {key}")
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/openai_realtime_beta/llm_and_context.py b/src/pipecat/services/openai_realtime_beta/llm_and_context.py
index 7a564fce4..d4cb155bf 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/openai_realtime_beta/llm_and_context.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/openai_realtime_beta/llm_and_context.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ from pipecat.frames.frames import (
     InputAudioRawFrame,
     LLMFullResponseStartFrame,
     LLMFullResponseEndFrame,
+    LLMUpdateSettingsFrame,
     StartFrame,
     StartInterruptionFrame,
     TextFrame,
@@ -363,6 +364,8 @@ class OpenAILLMServiceRealtimeBeta(LLMService):
             await self._send_user_audio(frame)
         elif isinstance(frame, StartInterruptionFrame):
             await self._handle_interruption(frame)
+        elif isinstance(frame, LLMUpdateSettingsFrame):
+            await self._update_settings(frame.settings)
 
         await self.push_frame(frame, direction)