diff --git a/core/http/endpoints/elevenlabs/soundgeneration.go b/core/http/endpoints/elevenlabs/soundgeneration.go
index d634bf81d..fa1803649 100644
--- a/core/http/endpoints/elevenlabs/soundgeneration.go
+++ b/core/http/endpoints/elevenlabs/soundgeneration.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/mudler/LocalAI/core/config"
 	"github.com/mudler/LocalAI/core/http/middleware"
 	"github.com/mudler/LocalAI/core/schema"
+	"github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pkg/audio"
 	"github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pkg/model"
 	"github.com/mudler/xlog"
 )
@@ -51,7 +52,11 @@ func SoundGenerationEndpoint(cl *config.ModelConfigLoader, ml *model.ModelLoader
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		return c.Attachment(filePath, filepath.Base(filePath))
 
+		filePath, contentType := audio.NormalizeAudioFile(filePath)
+		if contentType != "" {
+			c.Response().Header().Set("Content-Type", contentType)
+		}
+		return c.Attachment(filePath, filepath.Base(filePath))
 	}
 }
diff --git a/core/http/endpoints/elevenlabs/tts.go b/core/http/endpoints/elevenlabs/tts.go
index 658eb56ba..ff859b04d 100644
--- a/core/http/endpoints/elevenlabs/tts.go
+++ b/core/http/endpoints/elevenlabs/tts.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/mudler/LocalAI/core/config"
 	"github.com/mudler/LocalAI/core/http/middleware"
 	"github.com/mudler/LocalAI/core/schema"
+	"github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pkg/audio"
 	"github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pkg/model"
 	"github.com/mudler/xlog"
 )
@@ -39,6 +40,10 @@ func TTSEndpoint(cl *config.ModelConfigLoader, ml *model.ModelLoader, appConfig
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		filePath, contentType := audio.NormalizeAudioFile(filePath)
+		if contentType != "" {
+			c.Response().Header().Set("Content-Type", contentType)
+		}
 		return c.Attachment(filePath, filepath.Base(filePath))
 	}
 }
diff --git a/core/http/endpoints/localai/tts.go b/core/http/endpoints/localai/tts.go
index 01bc1cd82..4e25cb138 100644
--- a/core/http/endpoints/localai/tts.go
+++ b/core/http/endpoints/localai/tts.go
@@ -7,12 +7,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/mudler/LocalAI/core/backend"
 	"github.com/mudler/LocalAI/core/config"
 	"github.com/mudler/LocalAI/core/http/middleware"
-	"github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pkg/model"
-
 	"github.com/mudler/LocalAI/core/schema"
-	"github.com/mudler/xlog"
-
+	"github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pkg/audio"
+	"github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pkg/model"
 	"github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pkg/utils"
+	"github.com/mudler/xlog"
 )
 
 // TTSEndpoint is the OpenAI Speech API endpoint https://platform.openai.com/docs/api-reference/audio/createSpeech
@@ -86,6 +85,10 @@ func TTSEndpoint(cl *config.ModelConfigLoader, ml *model.ModelLoader, appConfig
 			return err
 		}
 
+		filePath, contentType := audio.NormalizeAudioFile(filePath)
+		if contentType != "" {
+			c.Response().Header().Set("Content-Type", contentType)
+		}
 		return c.Attachment(filePath, filepath.Base(filePath))
 	}
 }
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index cd02e3d5f..946c4f6dc 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ require (
 )
 
 require (
+	github.com/dhowden/tag v0.0.0-20240417053706-3d75831295e8 // indirect
 	github.com/ghodss/yaml v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/labstack/gommon v0.4.2 // indirect
 	github.com/swaggo/files/v2 v2.0.2 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 9a5eafb1b..b59357bbd 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ github.com/decred/dcrd/crypto/blake256 v1.1.0 h1:zPMNGQCm0g4QTY27fOCorQW7EryeQ/U
 github.com/decred/dcrd/crypto/blake256 v1.1.0/go.mod h1:2OfgNZ5wDpcsFmHmCK5gZTPcCXqlm2ArzUIkw9czNJo=
 github.com/decred/dcrd/dcrec/secp256k1/v4 v4.4.0 h1:NMZiJj8QnKe1LgsbDayM4UoHwbvwDRwnI3hwNaAHRnc=
 github.com/decred/dcrd/dcrec/secp256k1/v4 v4.4.0/go.mod h1:ZXNYxsqcloTdSy/rNShjYzMhyjf0LaoftYK0p+A3h40=
+github.com/dhowden/tag v0.0.0-20240417053706-3d75831295e8 h1:OtSeLS5y0Uy01jaKK4mA/WVIYtpzVm63vLVAPzJXigg=
+github.com/dhowden/tag v0.0.0-20240417053706-3d75831295e8/go.mod h1:apkPC/CR3s48O2D7Y++n1XWEpgPNNCjXYga3PPbJe2E=
 github.com/distribution/reference v0.6.0 h1:0IXCQ5g4/QMHHkarYzh5l+u8T3t73zM5QvfrDyIgxBk=
 github.com/distribution/reference v0.6.0/go.mod h1:BbU0aIcezP1/5jX/8MP0YiH4SdvB5Y4f/wlDRiLyi3E=
 github.com/dlclark/regexp2 v1.11.0 h1:G/nrcoOa7ZXlpoa/91N3X7mM3r8eIlMBBJZvsz/mxKI=
diff --git a/pkg/audio/identify.go b/pkg/audio/identify.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..78a5ed4a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/audio/identify.go
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+package audio
+
+import (
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/dhowden/tag"
+	"github.com/mudler/xlog"
+)
+
+// extensionFromFileType returns the file extension for tag.FileType.
+func extensionFromFileType(ft tag.FileType) string {
+	switch ft {
+	case tag.FLAC:
+		return "flac"
+	case tag.MP3:
+		return "mp3"
+	case tag.OGG:
+		return "ogg"
+	case tag.M4A:
+		return "m4a"
+	case tag.M4B:
+		return "m4b"
+	case tag.M4P:
+		return "m4p"
+	case tag.ALAC:
+		return "m4a"
+	case tag.DSF:
+		return "dsf"
+	default:
+		return ""
+	}
+}
+
+// contentTypeFromFileType returns the MIME type for tag.FileType.
+func contentTypeFromFileType(ft tag.FileType) string {
+	switch ft {
+	case tag.FLAC:
+		return "audio/flac"
+	case tag.MP3:
+		return "audio/mpeg"
+	case tag.OGG:
+		return "audio/ogg"
+	case tag.M4A, tag.M4B, tag.M4P, tag.ALAC:
+		return "audio/mp4"
+	case tag.DSF:
+		return "audio/dsd"
+	default:
+		return ""
+	}
+}
+
+// Identify reads from r and returns the detected audio extension and Content-Type.
+// It uses github.com/dhowden/tag to identify the format from the stream.
+// Returns ("", "", err) if the format could not be identified.
+func Identify(r io.ReadSeeker) (ext string, contentType string, err error) {
+	_, fileType, err := tag.Identify(r)
+	if err != nil || fileType == tag.UnknownFileType {
+		return "", "", err
+	}
+	ext = extensionFromFileType(fileType)
+	contentType = contentTypeFromFileType(fileType)
+	if ext == "" || contentType == "" {
+		return "", "", nil
+	}
+	return ext, contentType, nil
+}
+
+// ContentTypeFromExtension returns the MIME type for common audio file extensions.
+// Use as a fallback when Identify fails or when the file is not openable.
+func ContentTypeFromExtension(path string) string {
+	ext := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimPrefix(filepath.Ext(path), "."))
+	switch ext {
+	case "flac":
+		return "audio/flac"
+	case "mp3":
+		return "audio/mpeg"
+	case "wav":
+		return "audio/wav"
+	case "ogg":
+		return "audio/ogg"
+	case "m4a", "m4b", "m4p":
+		return "audio/mp4"
+	case "webm":
+		return "audio/webm"
+	default:
+		return ""
+	}
+}
+
+// NormalizeAudioFile opens the file at path, identifies its format with tag.Identify,
+// and renames the file to have the correct extension if the current one does not match.
+// It returns the path to use (possibly the renamed file) and the Content-Type to set.
+// If identification fails, returns (path, ContentTypeFromExtension(path)).
+func NormalizeAudioFile(path string) (finalPath string, contentType string) {
+	finalPath = path
+	f, err := os.Open(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		contentType = ContentTypeFromExtension(path)
+		return finalPath, contentType
+	}
+	defer f.Close()
+
+	ext, ct, identifyErr := Identify(f)
+	if identifyErr != nil || ext == "" || ct == "" {
+		contentType = ContentTypeFromExtension(path)
+		return finalPath, contentType
+	}
+	contentType = ct
+
+	currentExt := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimPrefix(filepath.Ext(path), "."))
+	if currentExt == ext {
+		return finalPath, contentType
+	}
+
+	dir := filepath.Dir(path)
+	base := filepath.Base(path)
+	baseNoExt := strings.TrimSuffix(base, filepath.Ext(base))
+	if baseNoExt == "" {
+		baseNoExt = base
+	}
+	newPath := filepath.Join(dir, baseNoExt+"."+ext)
+	if renameErr := os.Rename(path, newPath); renameErr != nil {
+		xlog.Debug("Could not rename audio file to match type", "from", path, "to", newPath, "error", renameErr)
+		return finalPath, contentType
+	}
+	return newPath, contentType
+}
diff --git a/tests/e2e/mock-backend/main.go b/tests/e2e/mock-backend/main.go
index 79a71fd5b..e94a7bf42 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/mock-backend/main.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/mock-backend/main.go
@@ -120,7 +120,15 @@ func (m *MockBackend) GenerateVideo(ctx context.Context, in *pb.GenerateVideoReq
 
 func (m *MockBackend) TTS(ctx context.Context, in *pb.TTSRequest) (*pb.Result, error) {
 	xlog.Debug("TTS called", "text", in.Text)
-	// Return success - actual audio would be in the Result message for real backends
+	dst := in.GetDst()
+	if dst != "" {
+		if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(dst), 0750); err != nil {
+			return &pb.Result{Message: err.Error(), Success: false}, nil
+		}
+		if err := writeMinimalWAV(dst); err != nil {
+			return &pb.Result{Message: err.Error(), Success: false}, nil
+		}
+	}
 	return &pb.Result{
 		Message: "TTS audio generated successfully (mocked)",
 		Success: true,
diff --git a/tests/e2e/mock_backend_test.go b/tests/e2e/mock_backend_test.go
index 241fbae2b..6ba121792 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/mock_backend_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/mock_backend_test.go
@@ -75,23 +75,20 @@ var _ = Describe("Mock Backend E2E Tests", Label("MockBackend"), func() {
 	Describe("TTS APIs", func() {
 		Context("TTS", func() {
 			It("should generate mocked audio", func() {
-				req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", apiURL+"/audio/speech", nil)
+				body := `{"model":"mock-model","input":"Hello world","voice":"default"}`
+				req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", apiURL+"/audio/speech", io.NopCloser(strings.NewReader(body)))
 				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 				req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
 
-				body := `{"model":"mock-model","input":"Hello world","voice":"default"}`
-				req.Body = http.NoBody
-				req.GetBody = func() (io.ReadCloser, error) {
-					return io.NopCloser(strings.NewReader(body)), nil
-				}
-
-				// Use direct HTTP client for TTS endpoint
 				httpClient := &http.Client{Timeout: 30 * time.Second}
 				resp, err := httpClient.Do(req)
-				if err == nil {
-					defer resp.Body.Close()
-					Expect(resp.StatusCode).To(BeNumerically("<", 500))
-				}
+				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+				defer resp.Body.Close()
+				Expect(resp.StatusCode).To(Equal(200))
+				Expect(resp.Header.Get("Content-Type")).To(HavePrefix("audio/"), "TTS response should set an audio Content-Type")
+				data, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+				Expect(len(data)).To(BeNumerically(">", 0), "TTS response body should be non-empty")
 			})
 		})
 	})
@@ -107,7 +104,11 @@ var _ = Describe("Mock Backend E2E Tests", Label("MockBackend"), func() {
 			resp, err := httpClient.Do(req)
 			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 			defer resp.Body.Close()
-			Expect(resp.StatusCode).To(BeNumerically("<", 500))
+			Expect(resp.StatusCode).To(Equal(200))
+			Expect(resp.Header.Get("Content-Type")).To(HavePrefix("audio/"), "sound-generation response should set an audio Content-Type (pkg/audio normalization)")
+			data, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(len(data)).To(BeNumerically(">", 0), "sound-generation response body should be non-empty")
 		})
 
 		It("should generate mocked sound (advanced mode)", func() {
@@ -120,7 +121,11 @@ var _ = Describe("Mock Backend E2E Tests", Label("MockBackend"), func() {
 			resp, err := httpClient.Do(req)
 			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 			defer resp.Body.Close()
-			Expect(resp.StatusCode).To(BeNumerically("<", 500))
+			Expect(resp.StatusCode).To(Equal(200))
+			Expect(resp.Header.Get("Content-Type")).To(HavePrefix("audio/"), "sound-generation response should set an audio Content-Type (pkg/audio normalization)")
+			data, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(len(data)).To(BeNumerically(">", 0), "sound-generation response body should be non-empty")
 		})
 	})