diff --git a/Audio-Transcription-Chrome/background.js b/Audio-Transcription-Chrome/background.js
index a5028a7..52ce4a7 100644
--- a/Audio-Transcription-Chrome/background.js
+++ b/Audio-Transcription-Chrome/background.js
@@ -157,7 +157,8 @@ async function startCapture(options) {
           multilingual: options.useMultilingual,
           language: options.language,
           task: options.task,
-          modelSize: options.modelSize
+          modelSize: options.modelSize,
+          useVad: options.useVad,
         },
       });
     } else {
diff --git a/Audio-Transcription-Chrome/options.js b/Audio-Transcription-Chrome/options.js
index 435d75b..6c3ef62 100644
--- a/Audio-Transcription-Chrome/options.js
+++ b/Audio-Transcription-Chrome/options.js
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@ async function startRecord(option) {
           uid: uuid,
           language: option.language,
           task: option.task,
-          model: option.modelSize
+          model: option.modelSize,
+          use_vad: option.useVad
         })
       );
     };
diff --git a/Audio-Transcription-Chrome/popup.html b/Audio-Transcription-Chrome/popup.html
index 8d45bcb..1320336 100644
--- a/Audio-Transcription-Chrome/popup.html
+++ b/Audio-Transcription-Chrome/popup.html
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
     <input type="checkbox" id="useServerCheckbox">
     <label for="useServerCheckbox">Use Collabora Whisper-Live Server</label>
   </div>
+  <div class="checkbox-container">
+    <input type="checkbox" id="useVadCheckbox">
+    <label for="useVadCheckbox">Use Voice Activity Detection</label>
+  </div>
   <div class="dropdown-container">
     <label for="languageDropdown">Select Language:</label>
     <select id="languageDropdown">
diff --git a/Audio-Transcription-Chrome/popup.js b/Audio-Transcription-Chrome/popup.js
index 57ae739..134592c 100644
--- a/Audio-Transcription-Chrome/popup.js
+++ b/Audio-Transcription-Chrome/popup.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function () {
   const stopButton = document.getElementById("stopCapture");
 
   const useServerCheckbox = document.getElementById("useServerCheckbox");
+  const useVadCheckbox = document.getElementById("useVadCheckbox");
   const languageDropdown = document.getElementById('languageDropdown');
   const taskDropdown = document.getElementById('taskDropdown');
   const modelSizeDropdown = document.getElementById('modelSizeDropdown');
@@ -31,6 +32,12 @@ document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function () {
     }
   });
 
+  chrome.storage.local.get("useVadState", ({ useVadState }) => {
+    if (useVadState !== undefined) {
+      useVadCheckbox.checked = useVadState;
+    }
+  });
+
   chrome.storage.local.get("selectedLanguage", ({ selectedLanguage: storedLanguage }) => {
     if (storedLanguage !== undefined) {
       languageDropdown.value = storedLanguage;
@@ -79,7 +86,8 @@ document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function () {
         port: port,
         language: selectedLanguage,
         task: selectedTask,
-        modelSize: selectedModelSize
+        modelSize: selectedModelSize,
+        useVad: useVadCheckbox.checked,
       }, () => {
         // Update capturing state in storage and toggle the buttons
         chrome.storage.local.set({ capturingState: { isCapturing: true } }, () => {
@@ -118,7 +126,8 @@ document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function () {
   function toggleCaptureButtons(isCapturing) {
     startButton.disabled = isCapturing;
     stopButton.disabled = !isCapturing;
-    useServerCheckbox.disabled = isCapturing; 
+    useServerCheckbox.disabled = isCapturing;
+    useVadCheckbox.disabled = isCapturing;
     modelSizeDropdown.disabled = isCapturing;
     languageDropdown.disabled = isCapturing;
     taskDropdown.disabled = isCapturing; 
@@ -132,6 +141,11 @@ document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function () {
     chrome.storage.local.set({ useServerState });
   });
 
+  useVadCheckbox.addEventListener("change", () => {
+    const useVadState = useVadCheckbox.checked;
+    chrome.storage.local.set({ useVadState });
+  });
+
   languageDropdown.addEventListener('change', function() {
     if (languageDropdown.value === "") {
       selectedLanguage = null;