diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 0b29a71c2..8c86cbf1c 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ where = ["src"]
     "src/pipecat/audio/dtmf/dtmf-star.wav",
 ]
 "pipecat.services.aws_nova_sonic" = ["src/pipecat/services/aws_nova_sonic/ready.wav"]
+"pipecat.audio.turn.smart_turn.data" = ["src/pipecat/audio/turn/smart_turn/data/smart-turn-v3.0.onnx"]
 
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
 addopts = "--verbose"
diff --git a/src/pipecat/audio/turn/smart_turn/data/__init__.py b/src/pipecat/audio/turn/smart_turn/data/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/src/pipecat/audio/turn/smart_turn/data/smart-turn-v3.0.onnx b/src/pipecat/audio/turn/smart_turn/data/smart-turn-v3.0.onnx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e2ff710a0
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/pipecat/audio/turn/smart_turn/data/smart-turn-v3.0.onnx differ
diff --git a/src/pipecat/audio/turn/smart_turn/local_smart_turn_v3.py b/src/pipecat/audio/turn/smart_turn/local_smart_turn_v3.py
index 2d3eeb102..e9d06ba1c 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/audio/turn/smart_turn/local_smart_turn_v3.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/audio/turn/smart_turn/local_smart_turn_v3.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ This module provides a smart turn analyzer that uses an ONNX model for
 local end-of-turn detection without requiring network connectivity.
 """
 
-from typing import Any, Dict
+from typing import Any, Dict, Optional
 
 import numpy as np
 from loguru import logger
@@ -35,20 +35,38 @@ class LocalSmartTurnAnalyzerV3(BaseSmartTurn):
     enabling offline operation without network dependencies.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, *, smart_turn_model_path: str, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, *, smart_turn_model_path: Optional[str] = None, **kwargs):
         """Initialize the local ONNX smart-turn-v3 analyzer.
 
         Args:
-            smart_turn_model_path: Path to the ONNX model file.
+            smart_turn_model_path: Path to the ONNX model file. If this is not
+                set, the bundled smart-turn-v3.0 model will be used.
             **kwargs: Additional arguments passed to BaseSmartTurn.
         """
         super().__init__(**kwargs)
 
-        if not smart_turn_model_path:
-            raise ValueError("smart_turn_model_path must be provided")
-
         logger.debug("Loading Local Smart Turn v3 model...")
 
+        if not smart_turn_model_path:
+            # Load bundled model
+            model_name = "smart-turn-v3.0.onnx"
+            package_path = "pipecat.audio.turn.smart_turn.data"
+
+            try:
+                import importlib_resources as impresources
+
+                smart_turn_model_path = str(impresources.files(package_path).joinpath(model_name))
+            except BaseException:
+                from importlib import resources as impresources
+
+                try:
+                    with impresources.path(package_path, model_name) as f:
+                        smart_turn_model_path = f
+                except BaseException:
+                    smart_turn_model_path = str(
+                        impresources.files(package_path).joinpath(model_name)
+                    )
+
         so = ort.SessionOptions()
         so.execution_mode = ort.ExecutionMode.ORT_SEQUENTIAL
         so.inter_op_num_threads = 1