diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostTypes.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostTypes.ts
index e8faf7df453..ce901a21850 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostTypes.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostTypes.ts
@@ -4404,7 +4404,8 @@ export enum SpeechToTextStatus {
 	Started = 1,
 	Recognizing = 2,
 	Recognized = 3,
-	Stopped = 4
+	Stopped = 4,
+	Error = 5
 }
 
 export enum KeywordRecognitionStatus {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/speech/browser/speechService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/speech/browser/speechService.ts
index 4d13c101203..a5806498969 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/speech/browser/speechService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/speech/browser/speechService.ts
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ export class SpeechService extends Disposable implements ISpeechService {
 
 		const sessionStart = Date.now();
 		let sessionRecognized = false;
+		let sessionError = false;
 		let sessionContentLength = 0;
 
 		const disposables = new DisposableStore();
@@ -164,6 +165,7 @@ export class SpeechService extends Disposable implements ISpeechService {
 					context: { classification: 'SystemMetaData'; purpose: 'FeatureInsight'; comment: 'Context of the session.' };
 					sessionDuration: { classification: 'SystemMetaData'; purpose: 'FeatureInsight'; isMeasurement: true; comment: 'Duration of the session.' };
 					sessionRecognized: { classification: 'SystemMetaData'; purpose: 'FeatureInsight'; isMeasurement: true; comment: 'If speech was recognized.' };
+					sessionError: { classification: 'SystemMetaData'; purpose: 'FeatureInsight'; isMeasurement: true; comment: 'If speech resulted in error.' };
 					sessionContentLength: { classification: 'SystemMetaData'; purpose: 'FeatureInsight'; isMeasurement: true; comment: 'Length of the recognized text.' };
 					sessionLanguage: { classification: 'SystemMetaData'; purpose: 'FeatureInsight'; comment: 'Configured language for the session.' };
 				};
@@ -171,6 +173,7 @@ export class SpeechService extends Disposable implements ISpeechService {
 					context: string;
 					sessionDuration: number;
 					sessionRecognized: boolean;
+					sessionError: boolean;
 					sessionContentLength: number;
 					sessionLanguage: string;
 				};
@@ -178,6 +181,7 @@ export class SpeechService extends Disposable implements ISpeechService {
 					context,
 					sessionDuration: Date.now() - sessionStart,
 					sessionRecognized,
+					sessionError,
 					sessionContentLength,
 					sessionLanguage: language
 				});
@@ -211,6 +215,10 @@ export class SpeechService extends Disposable implements ISpeechService {
 				case SpeechToTextStatus.Stopped:
 					onSessionStoppedOrCanceled();
 					break;
+				case SpeechToTextStatus.Error:
+					this.logService.error(`Speech provider error in speech to text session: ${e.text}`);
+					sessionError = true;
+					break;
 			}
 		}));
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/speech/common/speechService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/speech/common/speechService.ts
index 6aced99f16e..4f260469983 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/speech/common/speechService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/speech/common/speechService.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ export enum SpeechToTextStatus {
 	Started = 1,
 	Recognizing = 2,
 	Recognized = 3,
-	Stopped = 4
+	Stopped = 4,
+	Error = 5
 }
 
 export interface ISpeechToTextEvent {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalVoice.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalVoice.ts
index a22ec3f5ddd..042cd3de2ab 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalVoice.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalVoice.ts
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ export class TerminalVoiceSession extends Disposable {
 			}
 			switch (e.status) {
 				case SpeechToTextStatus.Started:
-					// TODO: play start audio cue
 					if (!this._decoration) {
 						this._createDecoration();
 					}
@@ -117,7 +116,6 @@ export class TerminalVoiceSession extends Disposable {
 					}
 					break;
 				case SpeechToTextStatus.Stopped:
-					// TODO: play stop audio cue
 					this.stop();
 					break;
 			}
diff --git a/src/vscode-dts/vscode.proposed.speech.d.ts b/src/vscode-dts/vscode.proposed.speech.d.ts
index 091c3995af3..9ece68528b9 100644
--- a/src/vscode-dts/vscode.proposed.speech.d.ts
+++ b/src/vscode-dts/vscode.proposed.speech.d.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ declare module 'vscode' {
 		Started = 1,
 		Recognizing = 2,
 		Recognized = 3,
-		Stopped = 4
+		Stopped = 4,
+		Error = 5
 	}
 
 	export interface SpeechToTextEvent {