diff --git a/Audio-Transcription-Firefox/content.js b/Audio-Transcription-Firefox/content.js
index 69611b5..6af6861 100644
--- a/Audio-Transcription-Firefox/content.js
+++ b/Audio-Transcription-Firefox/content.js
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ function startRecording(data) {
             uid: uuid,
             language: data.language,
             task: data.task,
-            model: data.modelSize
+            model: data.modelSize,
+            use_vad: data.useVad
         })
       );
     };
diff --git a/Audio-Transcription-Firefox/popup.html b/Audio-Transcription-Firefox/popup.html
index 43b93a1..8b2aac5 100644
--- a/Audio-Transcription-Firefox/popup.html
+++ b/Audio-Transcription-Firefox/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>
   <textarea id="waitTextBox" style="display: none;"></textarea>
   <div class="dropdown-container">
     <label for="languageDropdown">Select Language:</label>
diff --git a/Audio-Transcription-Firefox/popup.js b/Audio-Transcription-Firefox/popup.js
index d71dc0a..61c37a5 100644
--- a/Audio-Transcription-Firefox/popup.js
+++ b/Audio-Transcription-Firefox/popup.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ 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');
@@ -34,6 +35,12 @@ document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function() {
     }
   });
 
+  browser.storage.local.get("useVadState", ({ useVadState }) => {
+    if (useVadState !== undefined) {
+      useVadCheckbox.checked = useVadState;
+    }
+  });
+
   browser.storage.local.get("selectedLanguage", ({ selectedLanguage: storedLanguage }) => {
     if (storedLanguage !== undefined) {
       languageDropdown.value = storedLanguage;
@@ -76,7 +83,8 @@ document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function() {
               port: port,
               language: selectedLanguage,
               task: selectedTask,
-              modelSize: selectedModelSize
+              modelSize: selectedModelSize,
+              useVad: useVadCheckbox.checked,
             } 
           });
         toggleCaptureButtons(true);
@@ -115,6 +123,7 @@ document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function() {
     startButton.disabled = isCapturing;
     stopButton.disabled = !isCapturing;
     useServerCheckbox.disabled = isCapturing;
+    useVadCheckbox.disabled = isCapturing;
     modelSizeDropdown.disabled = isCapturing;
     languageDropdown.disabled = isCapturing;
     taskDropdown.disabled = isCapturing; 
@@ -128,6 +137,11 @@ document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function() {
     browser.storage.local.set({ useServerState });
   });
 
+  useVadCheckbox.addEventListener("change", () => {
+    const useVadState = useVadCheckbox.checked;
+    browser.storage.local.set({ useVadState });
+  });
+
   languageDropdown.addEventListener('change', function() {
     if (languageDropdown.value === "") {
       selectedLanguage = null;