diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fb76f2955..8b4b55c76 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
   Using the universal `LLMContext` and associated `LLMContextAggregatorPair` is
   a pre-requisite for using `LLMSwitcher` to switch between LLMs at runtime.
 
+### Changed
+
+- Restored `DailyTransport`'s native DTMF support using Daily's `send_dtmf()`
+  method instead of generated audio tones.
+
 ### Fixed
 
 - Fixed a `AWSBedrockLLMService` crash caused by an extra `await`.
diff --git a/src/pipecat/transports/base_output.py b/src/pipecat/transports/base_output.py
index 5c07ed518..3830aa9c9 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/transports/base_output.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/transports/base_output.py
@@ -219,7 +219,34 @@ class BaseOutputTransport(FrameProcessor):
         pass
 
     async def write_dtmf(self, frame: OutputDTMFFrame | OutputDTMFUrgentFrame):
-        """Write a DTMF tone to the transport.
+        """Write a DTMF tone using the transport's preferred method.
+
+        Args:
+            frame: The DTMF frame to write.
+        """
+        if self._supports_native_dtmf():
+            await self._write_dtmf_native(frame)
+        else:
+            await self._write_dtmf_audio(frame)
+
+    def _supports_native_dtmf(self) -> bool:
+        """Override in transport implementations that support native DTMF.
+
+        Returns:
+            True if the transport supports native DTMF, False otherwise.
+        """
+        return False
+
+    async def _write_dtmf_native(self, frame: OutputDTMFFrame | OutputDTMFUrgentFrame):
+        """Override in transport implementations for native DTMF.
+
+        Args:
+            frame: The DTMF frame to write.
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError("Transport claims native DTMF support but doesn't implement it")
+
+    async def _write_dtmf_audio(self, frame: OutputDTMFFrame | OutputDTMFUrgentFrame):
+        """Generate and send audio tones for DTMF.
 
         Args:
             frame: The DTMF frame to write.
@@ -228,7 +255,6 @@ class BaseOutputTransport(FrameProcessor):
         dtmf_audio_frame = OutputAudioRawFrame(
             audio=dtmf_audio, sample_rate=self._sample_rate, num_channels=1
         )
-        dtmf_audio_frame.transport_destination = frame.transport_destination
         await self.write_audio_frame(dtmf_audio_frame)
 
     async def send_audio(self, frame: OutputAudioRawFrame):
diff --git a/src/pipecat/transports/daily/transport.py b/src/pipecat/transports/daily/transport.py
index 3a1a0b2fd..22bd4716d 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/transports/daily/transport.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/transports/daily/transport.py
@@ -1809,6 +1809,27 @@ class DailyOutputTransport(BaseOutputTransport):
         """
         await self._client.write_video_frame(frame)
 
+    def _supports_native_dtmf(self) -> bool:
+        """Daily supports native DTMF via telephone events.
+
+        Returns:
+            True, as Daily supports native DTMF transmission.
+        """
+        return True
+
+    async def _write_dtmf_native(self, frame):
+        """Use Daily's native send_dtmf method for telephone events.
+
+        Args:
+            frame: The DTMF frame to write.
+        """
+        await self._client.send_dtmf(
+            {
+                "sessionId": frame.transport_destination,
+                "tones": frame.button.value,
+            }
+        )
+
 
 class DailyTransport(BaseTransport):
     """Transport implementation for Daily audio and video calls.