diff --git a/gateway/run.py b/gateway/run.py
index 3cc5ad5b1bb..9dce5a27cd9 100644
--- a/gateway/run.py
+++ b/gateway/run.py
@@ -11198,7 +11198,16 @@ class GatewayRunner(GatewayAuthorizationMixin, GatewayKanbanWatchersMixin, Gatew
         except Exception:
             _pending_clarify = None
         if _pending_clarify is not None and _clarify_mod is not None:
-            _raw_clarify_reply = (event.text or "").strip()
+            _clarify_has_audio = bool(self._pending_event_audio_paths(event))
+            _raw_clarify_reply = await self._prepare_clarify_reply_text(event)
+            if _clarify_has_audio and not _raw_clarify_reply:
+                logger.info(
+                    "Gateway retained pending clarify after voice transcription "
+                    "produced no usable text (session=%s, id=%s)",
+                    _quick_key,
+                    _pending_clarify.clarify_id,
+                )
+                return ""
             # Skip slash commands — the user clearly wanted to issue a
             # command, not answer the clarify.  Leave the clarify pending
             # so the user can retry; if it times out, the agent unblocks
@@ -13027,6 +13036,20 @@ class GatewayRunner(GatewayAuthorizationMixin, GatewayKanbanWatchersMixin, Gatew
             session_key=session_key,
         )
 
+    async def _prepare_clarify_reply_text(self, event) -> str:
+        """Return raw text or successful voice transcripts for a clarify reply."""
+        if not self._pending_event_audio_paths(event):
+            return (event.text or "").strip()
+
+        _, successful_transcripts = await self._transcribe_pending_audio_event_once(
+            event, "",
+        )
+        return "\n\n".join(
+            transcript.strip()
+            for transcript in successful_transcripts
+            if transcript.strip()
+        )
+
     def _consume_pending_native_image_paths(self, session_key: str) -> List[str]:
         pending_native = getattr(self, "_pending_native_image_paths_by_session", None)
         if not pending_native:
diff --git a/tests/gateway/test_unknown_command.py b/tests/gateway/test_unknown_command.py
index c32f5da1bb1..8ebb5f8e52c 100644
--- a/tests/gateway/test_unknown_command.py
+++ b/tests/gateway/test_unknown_command.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock
 import pytest
 
 from gateway.config import GatewayConfig, Platform, PlatformConfig
-from gateway.platforms.base import MessageEvent
+from gateway.platforms.base import MessageEvent, MessageType
 from gateway.session import SessionEntry, SessionSource, build_session_key
 
 
@@ -30,6 +30,18 @@ def _make_event(text: str) -> MessageEvent:
     return MessageEvent(text=text, source=_make_source(), message_id="m1")
 
 
+def _make_voice_event(text: str = "voice_message_1.ogg") -> MessageEvent:
+    source = _make_source()
+    return MessageEvent(
+        text=text,
+        message_type=MessageType.VOICE,
+        source=source,
+        message_id="m1",
+        media_urls=["/tmp/voice_message_1.ogg"],
+        media_types=["audio/ogg"],
+    )
+
+
 def _make_runner():
     from gateway.run import GatewayRunner
 
@@ -200,6 +212,67 @@ async def test_underscored_alias_for_hyphenated_builtin_not_flagged(monkeypatch)
         assert "Unknown command" not in result
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("event_text", ["voice_message_1.ogg", ""])
+async def test_pending_clarify_voice_reply_uses_transcript_and_choice_coercion(
+    monkeypatch,
+    event_text,
+):
+    """Filename-bearing and captionless voice replies resolve from raw STT text."""
+    import gateway.run as gateway_run
+    from tools import clarify_gateway
+
+    runner = _make_runner()
+    session_key = build_session_key(_make_source())
+    clarify_id = f"clarify-voice-{event_text or 'empty'}"
+    clarify_gateway.register(
+        clarify_id,
+        session_key,
+        "Pick one",
+        ["first choice", "second choice"],
+    )
+    runner.hooks.emit_collect = AsyncMock(return_value=[])
+    runner._transcribe_pending_audio_event_once = AsyncMock(
+        return_value=('"2"', ["2"]),
+    )
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        gateway_run, "_resolve_runtime_agent_kwargs", lambda: {"api_key": "***"}
+    )
+
+    result = await runner._handle_message(_make_voice_event(event_text))
+
+    assert result == ""
+    runner._transcribe_pending_audio_event_once.assert_awaited_once()
+    assert clarify_gateway.wait_for_response(clarify_id, timeout=0.1) == "second choice"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_failed_clarify_voice_transcription_does_not_resolve_marker(monkeypatch):
+    """An STT status marker is not a user answer; the clarify stays pending."""
+    import gateway.run as gateway_run
+    from tools import clarify_gateway
+
+    runner = _make_runner()
+    event = _make_voice_event("")
+    session_key = build_session_key(event.source)
+    clarify_id = "clarify-voice-stt-failure"
+    clarify_gateway.register(clarify_id, session_key, "Say anything", None)
+    runner._transcribe_pending_audio_event_once = AsyncMock(
+        return_value=("[voice message could not be transcribed]", []),
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        gateway_run, "_resolve_runtime_agent_kwargs", lambda: {"api_key": "***"}
+    )
+
+    try:
+        assert await runner._handle_message(event) == ""
+        runner._transcribe_pending_audio_event_once.assert_awaited_once()
+        assert clarify_gateway.has_pending(session_key) is True
+    finally:
+        clarify_gateway.clear_session(session_key)
+
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------
 # command:<name> decision hook — deny / handled / rewrite
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------