diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7cda253c7..6a4a64f2d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Added `ElevenLabsRealtimeSTTService` which implements the Realtime STT
   service from ElevenLabs.
 
-- Added a `TTSService.includes_inter_frame_spaces` property getter, so that TTS
-  services that subclass `TTSService` can indicate whether the text in the
-  `TTSTextFrame`s they push already contain any necessary inter-frame spaces.
-
 ### Changed
 
 - Updated all STT and TTS services to use consistent error handling pattern with
@@ -56,8 +52,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Added
 
-- Added ai-coustics integrated VAD (`AICVADAnalyzer`) with `AICFilter` factory and 
-  example wiring; leverages the enhancement model for robust detection with no 
+- Added ai-coustics integrated VAD (`AICVADAnalyzer`) with `AICFilter` factory and
+  example wiring; leverages the enhancement model for robust detection with no
   ONNX dependency or added processing complexity.
 
 ## [0.0.94] - 2025-11-10
diff --git a/src/pipecat/frames/frames.py b/src/pipecat/frames/frames.py
index 6f48f79f7..ddb4e5a14 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/frames/frames.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/frames/frames.py
@@ -352,7 +352,10 @@ class TextFrame(DataFrame):
 class LLMTextFrame(TextFrame):
     """Text frame generated by LLM services."""
 
-    pass
+    def __post_init__(self):
+        super().__post_init__()
+        # LLM services send text frames with all necessary spaces included
+        self.includes_inter_frame_spaces = True
 
 
 @dataclass
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/anthropic/llm.py b/src/pipecat/services/anthropic/llm.py
index a5c9ee791..2e3e0272d 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/anthropic/llm.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/anthropic/llm.py
@@ -373,9 +373,7 @@ class AnthropicLLMService(LLMService):
 
                 if event.type == "content_block_delta":
                     if hasattr(event.delta, "text"):
-                        frame = LLMTextFrame(event.delta.text)
-                        frame.includes_inter_frame_spaces = True
-                        await self.push_frame(frame)
+                        await self.push_frame(LLMTextFrame(event.delta.text))
                         completion_tokens_estimate += self._estimate_tokens(event.delta.text)
                     elif hasattr(event.delta, "partial_json") and tool_use_block:
                         json_accumulator += event.delta.partial_json
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/asyncai/tts.py b/src/pipecat/services/asyncai/tts.py
index 8df597c56..f916d9bdd 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/asyncai/tts.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/asyncai/tts.py
@@ -146,15 +146,6 @@ class AsyncAITTSService(InterruptibleTTSService):
         """
         return True
 
-    @property
-    def includes_inter_frame_spaces(self) -> bool:
-        """Indicates that AsyncAI TTSTextFrames include necessary inter-frame spaces.
-
-        Returns:
-            True, indicating that AsyncAI's text frames include necessary inter-frame spaces.
-        """
-        return True
-
     def language_to_service_language(self, language: Language) -> Optional[str]:
         """Convert a Language enum to Async language format.
 
@@ -433,15 +424,6 @@ class AsyncAIHttpTTSService(TTSService):
         """
         return True
 
-    @property
-    def includes_inter_frame_spaces(self) -> bool:
-        """Indicates that AsyncAI TTSTextFrames include necessary inter-frame spaces.
-
-        Returns:
-            True, indicating that AsyncAI's text frames include necessary inter-frame spaces.
-        """
-        return True
-
     def language_to_service_language(self, language: Language) -> Optional[str]:
         """Convert a Language enum to Async language format.
 
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/aws/llm.py b/src/pipecat/services/aws/llm.py
index 147a8c12a..ccbac43b7 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/aws/llm.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/aws/llm.py
@@ -1078,9 +1078,7 @@ class AWSBedrockLLMService(LLMService):
                     if "contentBlockDelta" in event:
                         delta = event["contentBlockDelta"]["delta"]
                         if "text" in delta:
-                            frame = LLMTextFrame(delta["text"])
-                            frame.includes_inter_frame_spaces = True
-                            await self.push_frame(frame)
+                            await self.push_frame(LLMTextFrame(delta["text"]))
                             completion_tokens_estimate += self._estimate_tokens(delta["text"])
                         elif "toolUse" in delta and "input" in delta["toolUse"]:
                             # Handle partial JSON for tool use
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/aws/tts.py b/src/pipecat/services/aws/tts.py
index cbc35b123..f22c42399 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/aws/tts.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/aws/tts.py
@@ -209,15 +209,6 @@ class AWSPollyTTSService(TTSService):
         """
         return True
 
-    @property
-    def includes_inter_frame_spaces(self) -> bool:
-        """Indicates that AWS TTSTextFrames include necessary inter-frame spaces.
-
-        Returns:
-            True, indicating that AWS's text frames include necessary inter-frame spaces.
-        """
-        return True
-
     def language_to_service_language(self, language: Language) -> Optional[str]:
         """Convert a Language enum to AWS Polly language format.
 
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/azure/tts.py b/src/pipecat/services/azure/tts.py
index 8ac8b70e3..a1040f312 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/azure/tts.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/azure/tts.py
@@ -151,15 +151,6 @@ class AzureBaseTTSService(TTSService):
         """
         return True
 
-    @property
-    def includes_inter_frame_spaces(self) -> bool:
-        """Indicates that Azure TTSTextFrames include necessary inter-frame spaces.
-
-        Returns:
-            True, indicating that Azure's text frames include necessary inter-frame spaces.
-        """
-        return True
-
     def language_to_service_language(self, language: Language) -> Optional[str]:
         """Convert a Language enum to Azure language format.
 
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/deepgram/tts.py b/src/pipecat/services/deepgram/tts.py
index f6045c1f3..f75d40b09 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/deepgram/tts.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/deepgram/tts.py
@@ -79,15 +79,6 @@ class DeepgramTTSService(TTSService):
         """
         return True
 
-    @property
-    def includes_inter_frame_spaces(self) -> bool:
-        """Indicates that Deepgram TTSTextFrames include necessary inter-frame spaces.
-
-        Returns:
-            True, indicating that Deepgram's text frames include necessary inter-frame spaces.
-        """
-        return True
-
     @traced_tts
     async def run_tts(self, text: str) -> AsyncGenerator[Frame, None]:
         """Generate speech from text using Deepgram's TTS API.
@@ -177,15 +168,6 @@ class DeepgramHttpTTSService(TTSService):
         """
         return True
 
-    @property
-    def includes_inter_frame_spaces(self) -> bool:
-        """Indicates that Deepgram TTSTextFrames include necessary inter-frame spaces.
-
-        Returns:
-            True, indicating that Deepgram's text frames include necessary inter-frame spaces.
-        """
-        return True
-
     @traced_tts
     async def run_tts(self, text: str) -> AsyncGenerator[Frame, None]:
         """Generate speech from text using Deepgram's TTS API.
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/fish/tts.py b/src/pipecat/services/fish/tts.py
index 0acb12a96..5fe129998 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/fish/tts.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/fish/tts.py
@@ -159,15 +159,6 @@ class FishAudioTTSService(InterruptibleTTSService):
         """
         return True
 
-    @property
-    def includes_inter_frame_spaces(self) -> bool:
-        """Indicates that Fish Audio TTSTextFrames include necessary inter-frame spaces.
-
-        Returns:
-            True, indicating that Fish Audio's text frames include necessary inter-frame spaces.
-        """
-        return True
-
     async def set_model(self, model: str):
         """Set the TTS model and reconnect.
 
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/google/gemini_live/llm.py b/src/pipecat/services/google/gemini_live/llm.py
index 11632968e..7e0b0f494 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/google/gemini_live/llm.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/google/gemini_live/llm.py
@@ -1452,8 +1452,6 @@ class GeminiLiveLLMService(LLMService):
             self._bot_text_buffer += text
             self._search_result_buffer += text  # Also accumulate for grounding
             frame = LLMTextFrame(text=text)
-            # Gemini Live text already includes any necessary inter-chunk spaces
-            frame.includes_inter_frame_spaces = True
             await self.push_frame(frame)
 
         # Check for grounding metadata in server content
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/google/llm.py b/src/pipecat/services/google/llm.py
index ad5fd70a7..883932b76 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/google/llm.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/google/llm.py
@@ -920,9 +920,7 @@ class GoogleLLMService(LLMService):
                         for part in candidate.content.parts:
                             if not part.thought and part.text:
                                 search_result += part.text
-                                frame = LLMTextFrame(part.text)
-                                frame.includes_inter_frame_spaces = True
-                                await self.push_frame(frame)
+                                await self.push_frame(LLMTextFrame(part.text))
                             elif part.function_call:
                                 function_call = part.function_call
                                 id = function_call.id or str(uuid.uuid4())
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/google/tts.py b/src/pipecat/services/google/tts.py
index 449b2bca2..cf03e2d52 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/google/tts.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/google/tts.py
@@ -596,15 +596,6 @@ class GoogleHttpTTSService(TTSService):
         """
         return True
 
-    @property
-    def includes_inter_frame_spaces(self) -> bool:
-        """Indicates that Google TTSTextFrames include necessary inter-frame spaces.
-
-        Returns:
-            True, indicating that Google's text frames include necessary inter-frame spaces.
-        """
-        return True
-
     def language_to_service_language(self, language: Language) -> Optional[str]:
         """Convert a Language enum to Google TTS language format.
 
@@ -803,15 +794,6 @@ class GoogleBaseTTSService(TTSService):
         """
         return True
 
-    @property
-    def includes_inter_frame_spaces(self) -> bool:
-        """Indicates that Google and Gemini TTSTextFrames include necessary inter-frame spaces.
-
-        Returns:
-            True, indicating that Google's text frames include necessary inter-frame spaces.
-        """
-        return True
-
     def language_to_service_language(self, language: Language) -> Optional[str]:
         """Convert a Language enum to Google TTS language format.
 
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/groq/tts.py b/src/pipecat/services/groq/tts.py
index d2dcb73a1..9026c4c4c 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/groq/tts.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/groq/tts.py
@@ -111,15 +111,6 @@ class GroqTTSService(TTSService):
         """
         return True
 
-    @property
-    def includes_inter_frame_spaces(self) -> bool:
-        """Indicates that Groq TTSTextFrames include necessary inter-frame spaces.
-
-        Returns:
-            True, indicating that Groq's text frames include necessary inter-frame spaces.
-        """
-        return True
-
     @traced_tts
     async def run_tts(self, text: str) -> AsyncGenerator[Frame, None]:
         """Generate speech from text using Groq's TTS API.
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/hume/tts.py b/src/pipecat/services/hume/tts.py
index 6760c8121..a3a7e9a4c 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/hume/tts.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/hume/tts.py
@@ -110,15 +110,6 @@ class HumeTTSService(TTSService):
         """
         return True
 
-    @property
-    def includes_inter_frame_spaces(self) -> bool:
-        """Indicates that Hume TTSTextFrames include necessary inter-frame spaces.
-
-        Returns:
-            True, indicating that Hume's text frames include necessary inter-frame spaces.
-        """
-        return True
-
     async def start(self, frame: StartFrame) -> None:
         """Start the service.
 
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/inworld/tts.py b/src/pipecat/services/inworld/tts.py
index 067ea6ab6..dc2282b91 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/inworld/tts.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/inworld/tts.py
@@ -250,15 +250,6 @@ class InworldTTSService(TTSService):
         """
         return True
 
-    @property
-    def includes_inter_frame_spaces(self) -> bool:
-        """Indicates that Inworld TTSTextFrames include necessary inter-frame spaces.
-
-        Returns:
-            True, indicating that Inworld's text frames include necessary inter-frame spaces.
-        """
-        return True
-
     async def start(self, frame: StartFrame):
         """Start the Inworld TTS service.
 
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/lmnt/tts.py b/src/pipecat/services/lmnt/tts.py
index d98d3f76c..ebcad0f20 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/lmnt/tts.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/lmnt/tts.py
@@ -124,15 +124,6 @@ class LmntTTSService(InterruptibleTTSService):
         """
         return True
 
-    @property
-    def includes_inter_frame_spaces(self) -> bool:
-        """Indicates that LMNT TTSTextFrames include necessary inter-frame spaces.
-
-        Returns:
-            True, indicating that LMNT's text frames include necessary inter-frame spaces.
-        """
-        return True
-
     def language_to_service_language(self, language: Language) -> Optional[str]:
         """Convert a Language enum to LMNT service language format.
 
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/minimax/tts.py b/src/pipecat/services/minimax/tts.py
index b8e984eeb..05e2dac3b 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/minimax/tts.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/minimax/tts.py
@@ -194,15 +194,6 @@ class MiniMaxHttpTTSService(TTSService):
         """
         return True
 
-    @property
-    def includes_inter_frame_spaces(self) -> bool:
-        """Indicates that MiniMax TTSTextFrames include necessary inter-frame spaces.
-
-        Returns:
-            True, indicating that MiniMax's text frames include necessary inter-frame spaces.
-        """
-        return True
-
     def language_to_service_language(self, language: Language) -> Optional[str]:
         """Convert a Language enum to MiniMax service language format.
 
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/neuphonic/tts.py b/src/pipecat/services/neuphonic/tts.py
index 992abbe67..60b0ebcb1 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/neuphonic/tts.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/neuphonic/tts.py
@@ -151,15 +151,6 @@ class NeuphonicTTSService(InterruptibleTTSService):
         """
         return True
 
-    @property
-    def includes_inter_frame_spaces(self) -> bool:
-        """Indicates that Neuphonic TTSTextFrames include necessary inter-frame spaces.
-
-        Returns:
-            True, indicating that Neuphonic's text frames include necessary inter-frame spaces.
-        """
-        return True
-
     def language_to_service_language(self, language: Language) -> Optional[str]:
         """Convert a Language enum to Neuphonic service language format.
 
@@ -449,15 +440,6 @@ class NeuphonicHttpTTSService(TTSService):
         """
         return True
 
-    @property
-    def includes_inter_frame_spaces(self) -> bool:
-        """Indicates that Neuphonic TTSTextFrames include necessary inter-frame spaces.
-
-        Returns:
-            True, indicating that Neuphonic's text frames include necessary inter-frame spaces.
-        """
-        return True
-
     def language_to_service_language(self, language: Language) -> Optional[str]:
         """Convert a Language enum to Neuphonic service language format.
 
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/openai/base_llm.py b/src/pipecat/services/openai/base_llm.py
index 5a8c1ab31..d020e1106 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/openai/base_llm.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/openai/base_llm.py
@@ -390,9 +390,7 @@ class BaseOpenAILLMService(LLMService):
                     # Keep iterating through the response to collect all the argument fragments
                     arguments += tool_call.function.arguments
             elif chunk.choices[0].delta.content:
-                frame = LLMTextFrame(chunk.choices[0].delta.content)
-                frame.includes_inter_frame_spaces = True
-                await self.push_frame(frame)
+                await self.push_frame(LLMTextFrame(chunk.choices[0].delta.content))
 
             # When gpt-4o-audio / gpt-4o-mini-audio is used for llm or stt+llm
             # we need to get LLMTextFrame for the transcript
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/openai/realtime/llm.py b/src/pipecat/services/openai/realtime/llm.py
index f66e6e8e1..8eaa3d6fa 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/openai/realtime/llm.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/openai/realtime/llm.py
@@ -678,8 +678,6 @@ class OpenAIRealtimeLLMService(LLMService):
         # the output modality is "text"
         if evt.delta:
             frame = LLMTextFrame(evt.delta)
-            # OpenAI Realtime text already includes any necessary inter-chunk spaces
-            frame.includes_inter_frame_spaces = True
             await self.push_frame(frame)
 
     async def _handle_evt_audio_transcript_delta(self, evt):
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/openai/tts.py b/src/pipecat/services/openai/tts.py
index a5231170e..23cb75324 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/openai/tts.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/openai/tts.py
@@ -131,15 +131,6 @@ class OpenAITTSService(TTSService):
         """
         return True
 
-    @property
-    def includes_inter_frame_spaces(self) -> bool:
-        """Indicates that OpenAI TTSTextFrames include necessary inter-frame spaces.
-
-        Returns:
-            True, indicating that OpenAI's text frames include necessary inter-frame spaces.
-        """
-        return True
-
     async def set_model(self, model: str):
         """Set the TTS model to use.
 
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/piper/tts.py b/src/pipecat/services/piper/tts.py
index 3752418b5..dd842ff11 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/piper/tts.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/piper/tts.py
@@ -66,15 +66,6 @@ class PiperTTSService(TTSService):
         """
         return True
 
-    @property
-    def includes_inter_frame_spaces(self) -> bool:
-        """Indicates that Piper TTSTextFrames include necessary inter-frame spaces.
-
-        Returns:
-            True, indicating that Piper's text frames include necessary inter-frame spaces.
-        """
-        return True
-
     @traced_tts
     async def run_tts(self, text: str) -> AsyncGenerator[Frame, None]:
         """Generate speech from text using Piper's HTTP API.
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/rime/tts.py b/src/pipecat/services/rime/tts.py
index 329aecd7d..7b62f20fa 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/rime/tts.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/rime/tts.py
@@ -501,15 +501,6 @@ class RimeHttpTTSService(TTSService):
         """
         return True
 
-    @property
-    def includes_inter_frame_spaces(self) -> bool:
-        """Indicates that Rime TTSTextFrames include necessary inter-frame spaces.
-
-        Returns:
-            True, indicating that Rime's text frames include necessary inter-frame spaces.
-        """
-        return True
-
     def language_to_service_language(self, language: Language) -> str | None:
         """Convert pipecat language to Rime language code.
 
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/riva/tts.py b/src/pipecat/services/riva/tts.py
index 07aa4d105..6de6f9332 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/riva/tts.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/riva/tts.py
@@ -113,15 +113,6 @@ class RivaTTSService(TTSService):
             riva.client.proto.riva_tts_pb2.RivaSynthesisConfigRequest()
         )
 
-    @property
-    def includes_inter_frame_spaces(self) -> bool:
-        """Indicates that Riva TTSTextFrames include necessary inter-frame spaces.
-
-        Returns:
-            True, indicating that Riva's text frames include necessary inter-frame spaces.
-        """
-        return True
-
     async def set_model(self, model: str):
         """Attempt to set the TTS model.
 
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/sambanova/llm.py b/src/pipecat/services/sambanova/llm.py
index 76f11e81c..5ed600457 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/sambanova/llm.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/sambanova/llm.py
@@ -176,9 +176,7 @@ class SambaNovaLLMService(OpenAILLMService):  # type: ignore
                     # Keep iterating through the response to collect all the argument fragments
                     arguments += tool_call.function.arguments
             elif chunk.choices[0].delta.content:
-                frame = LLMTextFrame(chunk.choices[0].delta.content)
-                frame.includes_inter_frame_spaces = True
-                await self.push_frame(frame)
+                await self.push_frame(LLMTextFrame(chunk.choices[0].delta.content))
 
             # When gpt-4o-audio / gpt-4o-mini-audio is used for llm or stt+llm
             # we need to get LLMTextFrame for the transcript
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/sarvam/tts.py b/src/pipecat/services/sarvam/tts.py
index 6ce45d27d..127a0d589 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/sarvam/tts.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/sarvam/tts.py
@@ -195,15 +195,6 @@ class SarvamHttpTTSService(TTSService):
         """
         return True
 
-    @property
-    def includes_inter_frame_spaces(self) -> bool:
-        """Indicates that Sarvam TTSTextFrames include necessary inter-frame spaces.
-
-        Returns:
-            True, indicating that Sarvam's text frames include necessary inter-frame spaces.
-        """
-        return True
-
     def language_to_service_language(self, language: Language) -> Optional[str]:
         """Convert a Language enum to Sarvam AI language format.
 
@@ -467,15 +458,6 @@ class SarvamTTSService(InterruptibleTTSService):
         """
         return True
 
-    @property
-    def includes_inter_frame_spaces(self) -> bool:
-        """Indicates that Sarvam TTSTextFrames include necessary inter-frame spaces.
-
-        Returns:
-            True, indicating that Sarvam's text frames include necessary inter-frame spaces.
-        """
-        return True
-
     def language_to_service_language(self, language: Language) -> Optional[str]:
         """Convert a Language enum to Sarvam AI language format.
 
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/speechmatics/tts.py b/src/pipecat/services/speechmatics/tts.py
index e115d5a7c..b8fe172e7 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/speechmatics/tts.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/speechmatics/tts.py
@@ -105,15 +105,6 @@ class SpeechmaticsTTSService(TTSService):
         """
         return True
 
-    @property
-    def includes_inter_frame_spaces(self) -> bool:
-        """Indicates that Speechmatics TTSTextFrames include necessary inter-frame spaces.
-
-        Returns:
-            True, indicating that Speechmatics's text frames include necessary inter-frame spaces.
-        """
-        return True
-
     @traced_tts
     async def run_tts(self, text: str) -> AsyncGenerator[Frame, None]:
         """Generate speech from text using Speechmatics' HTTP API.
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/tts_service.py b/src/pipecat/services/tts_service.py
index 29c54f497..f0d602a40 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/tts_service.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/tts_service.py
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ class TTSService(AIService):
         self._voice_id: str = ""
         self._settings: Dict[str, Any] = {}
         self._text_aggregator: BaseTextAggregator = text_aggregator or SimpleTextAggregator()
+        self._aggregated_text_includes_inter_frame_spaces: bool = False
         self._text_filters: Sequence[BaseTextFilter] = text_filters or []
         self._transport_destination: Optional[str] = transport_destination
         self._tracing_enabled: bool = False
@@ -192,23 +193,6 @@ class TTSService(AIService):
         CHUNK_SECONDS = 0.5
         return int(self.sample_rate * CHUNK_SECONDS * 2)  # 2 bytes/sample
 
-    @property
-    def includes_inter_frame_spaces(self) -> bool:
-        """Indicates whether TTSTextFrames include necesary inter-frame spaces.
-
-        When True, the TTSTextFrame objects pushed by this service already
-        include all necessary spaces between subsequent frames. When False,
-        downstream processors (like the assistant context aggregator) may need
-        to add spacing.
-
-        Subclasses should override this property to return True if their text
-        generation process already includes necessary inter-frame spaces.
-
-        Returns:
-            False by default. Subclasses can override to return True.
-        """
-        return False
-
     async def set_model(self, model: str):
         """Set the TTS model to use.
 
@@ -369,9 +353,16 @@ class TTSService(AIService):
             await self._maybe_pause_frame_processing()
 
             sentence = self._text_aggregator.text
+            includes_inter_frame_spaces = self._aggregated_text_includes_inter_frame_spaces
+
+            # Reset aggregator state
             await self._text_aggregator.reset()
             self._processing_text = False
-            await self._push_tts_frames(sentence)
+            self._aggregated_text_includes_inter_frame_spaces = False
+
+            await self._push_tts_frames(
+                sentence, includes_inter_frame_spaces=includes_inter_frame_spaces
+            )
             if isinstance(frame, LLMFullResponseEndFrame):
                 if self._push_text_frames:
                     await self.push_frame(frame, direction)
@@ -380,7 +371,8 @@ class TTSService(AIService):
         elif isinstance(frame, TTSSpeakFrame):
             # Store if we were processing text or not so we can set it back.
             processing_text = self._processing_text
-            await self._push_tts_frames(frame.text)
+            # Assumption: text in TTSSpeakFrame does not include inter-frame spaces
+            await self._push_tts_frames(frame.text, includes_inter_frame_spaces=False)
             # We pause processing incoming frames because we are sending data to
             # the TTS. We pause to avoid audio overlapping.
             await self._maybe_pause_frame_processing()
@@ -474,11 +466,17 @@ class TTSService(AIService):
             text = frame.text
         else:
             text = await self._text_aggregator.aggregate(frame.text)
+            # Assumption: whether inter-frame spaces are included shouldn't
+            # change during aggregation, so we can just use the latest frame's
+            # value
+            self._aggregated_text_includes_inter_frame_spaces = frame.includes_inter_frame_spaces
 
         if text:
-            await self._push_tts_frames(text)
+            await self._push_tts_frames(
+                text, includes_inter_frame_spaces=frame.includes_inter_frame_spaces
+            )
 
-    async def _push_tts_frames(self, text: str):
+    async def _push_tts_frames(self, text: str, includes_inter_frame_spaces: bool):
         # Remove leading newlines only
         text = text.lstrip("\n")
 
@@ -508,7 +506,7 @@ class TTSService(AIService):
             # We send the original text after the audio. This way, if we are
             # interrupted, the text is not added to the assistant context.
             frame = TTSTextFrame(text)
-            frame.includes_inter_frame_spaces = self.includes_inter_frame_spaces
+            frame.includes_inter_frame_spaces = includes_inter_frame_spaces
             await self.push_frame(frame)
 
     async def _stop_frame_handler(self):
@@ -635,6 +633,8 @@ class WordTTSService(TTSService):
                 frame = TTSStoppedFrame()
                 frame.pts = last_pts
             else:
+                # Assumption: word-by-word text frames don't include spaces, so
+                # we can rely on the default includes_inter_frame_spaces=False
                 frame = TTSTextFrame(word)
                 frame.pts = self._initial_word_timestamp + timestamp
             if frame: