diff --git a/core/http/endpoints/openai/realtime.go b/core/http/endpoints/openai/realtime.go
index 3aed85c0a..cd61329f2 100644
--- a/core/http/endpoints/openai/realtime.go
+++ b/core/http/endpoints/openai/realtime.go
@@ -2094,7 +2094,10 @@ func commitUtteranceWithTranscript(ctx context.Context, utt []byte, live *liveUt
 	// committed window and emit its scored AudioSet tags as a separate event.
 	// A failure here is logged but must never abort the turn.
 	if session.SoundDetectionEnabled {
-		if sderr := emitSoundDetection(ctx, t, session, generateItemID(), f.Name()); sderr != nil {
+		// Session context, like the transcription: a turn whose response
+		// context is already cancelled (a skipped overlapping turn, a barge-in)
+		// still gets its sound events.
+		if sderr := emitSoundDetection(sctx, t, session, generateItemID(), f.Name()); sderr != nil {
 			xlog.Error("sound detection failed", "error", sderr)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/core/http/endpoints/openai/realtime_doubles_test.go b/core/http/endpoints/openai/realtime_doubles_test.go
index 9ddc1299f..2a1c87cb6 100644
--- a/core/http/endpoints/openai/realtime_doubles_test.go
+++ b/core/http/endpoints/openai/realtime_doubles_test.go
@@ -195,7 +195,10 @@ func (m *fakeModel) Transcribe(_ context.Context, _, _ string, _, diarize bool,
 	return m.transcribeFinal, m.transcribeErr
 }
 
-func (m *fakeModel) SoundDetection(context.Context, string, int, float32) (*schema.SoundClassificationResult, error) {
+func (m *fakeModel) SoundDetection(ctx context.Context, _ string, _ int, _ float32) (*schema.SoundClassificationResult, error) {
+	if err := ctx.Err(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	if m.soundDetectionErr != nil {
 		return nil, m.soundDetectionErr
 	}
diff --git a/core/http/endpoints/openai/realtime_interrupt_test.go b/core/http/endpoints/openai/realtime_interrupt_test.go
index 10e96a381..35b875729 100644
--- a/core/http/endpoints/openai/realtime_interrupt_test.go
+++ b/core/http/endpoints/openai/realtime_interrupt_test.go
@@ -77,6 +77,23 @@ var _ = Describe("realtime interrupt_response", func() {
 		Entry("server", "server_vad"), Entry("semantic", "semantic_vad"),
 	)
 
+	It("still emits sound detection for a skipped overlapping turn", func() {
+		s := &Session{TurnDetection: decode("server_vad", `,"interrupt_response":false`),
+			InputAudioTranscription: &types.AudioTranscription{}, SoundDetectionEnabled: true,
+			ModelInterface: &fakeModel{cfg: &config.ModelConfig{}, transcribeFinal: &schema.TranscriptionResult{Text: "next turn"},
+				soundDetectionResult: &schema.SoundClassificationResult{Detections: []schema.SoundClassification{{Label: "Dog", Score: 0.9}}}},
+			ModelConfig: &config.ModelConfig{}, respSink: newResponseSink()}
+		holdResponse(s)
+		conv, tr := &Conversation{}, &fakeTransport{}
+		committed := make(chan struct{})
+		s.issueCommit(context.Background(), respcoord.SourceVAD, func(turnCtx context.Context, slot *commitSlot) {
+			commitUtteranceWithTranscript(turnCtx, []byte{1, 2, 3, 4}, nil, nil, "", s, conv, tr, slot)
+			close(committed)
+		})
+		Eventually(committed).Should(BeClosed())
+		Expect(tr.countEvents(types.ServerEventTypeConversationItemSoundDetection)).To(Equal(1))
+	})
+
 	It("applies session updates to interruption and echoes false", func() {
 		s := &Session{TurnDetection: defaultTurnDetection(nil), ModelConfig: &config.ModelConfig{}}
 		var update types.SessionUpdateEvent