diff --git a/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/VoicePushToTalk.swift b/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/VoicePushToTalk.swift
index f6180f7fe..303b3a21a 100644
--- a/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/VoicePushToTalk.swift
+++ b/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/VoicePushToTalk.swift
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ actor VoicePushToTalk {
             forward = await MainActor.run { AppStateStore.shared.voiceWakeForwardConfig }
         }
 
-        if let chime = self.activeConfig?.sendChime, chime != .none {
+        if !finalText.isEmpty, let chime = self.activeConfig?.sendChime, chime != .none {
             await MainActor.run { VoiceWakeChimePlayer.play(chime) }
         }
 
diff --git a/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/VoiceWakeRuntime.swift b/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/VoiceWakeRuntime.swift
index 0e8e14e28..2755aa824 100644
--- a/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/VoiceWakeRuntime.swift
+++ b/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/VoiceWakeRuntime.swift
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ actor VoiceWakeRuntime {
             committed: finalTranscript,
             volatile: "",
             isFinal: true)
-        if config.sendChime != .none {
+        if !finalTranscript.isEmpty, config.sendChime != .none {
             await MainActor.run { VoiceWakeChimePlayer.play(config.sendChime) }
         }
         await MainActor.run {