diff --git a/buildroot-external/Config.in b/buildroot-external/Config.in
index bb233127..660ad86c 100644
--- a/buildroot-external/Config.in
+++ b/buildroot-external/Config.in
@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@ menu "Mycroft A.I. Plugins"
 	source "$BR2_EXTERNAL_OPENVOICEOS_PATH/package/python-ovos-tts-server/Config.in"
 	source "$BR2_EXTERNAL_OPENVOICEOS_PATH/package/python-ovos-tts-server-plugin/Config.in"
 	source "$BR2_EXTERNAL_OPENVOICEOS_PATH/package/python-ovos-utils/Config.in"
+	source "$BR2_EXTERNAL_OPENVOICEOS_PATH/package/python-ovos-vad-plugin-webrtcvad/Config.in"
 	source "$BR2_EXTERNAL_OPENVOICEOS_PATH/package/python-ovos-vlc-plugin/Config.in"
 	source "$BR2_EXTERNAL_OPENVOICEOS_PATH/package/python-ovos-workshop/Config.in"
 	source "$BR2_EXTERNAL_OPENVOICEOS_PATH/package/python-ovos-ww-plugin-pocketsphinx/Config.in"
diff --git a/buildroot-external/configs/rpi3_64-gui_defconfig b/buildroot-external/configs/rpi3_64-gui_defconfig
index b3d1bff1..75ec4465 100644
--- a/buildroot-external/configs/rpi3_64-gui_defconfig
+++ b/buildroot-external/configs/rpi3_64-gui_defconfig
@@ -756,6 +756,7 @@ BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_OVOS_TTS_PLUGIN_PICO=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_OVOS_TTS_SERVER=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_OVOS_TTS_SERVER_PLUGIN=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_OVOS_UTILS=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_OVOS_VAD_PLUGIN_WEBRTCVAD=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_OVOS_VLC_PLUGIN=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_OVOS_WORKSHOP=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_OVOS_WW_PLUGIN_POCKETSPHINX=y
diff --git a/buildroot-external/configs/rpi4_64-gui_defconfig b/buildroot-external/configs/rpi4_64-gui_defconfig
index 1580df25..077580d5 100644
--- a/buildroot-external/configs/rpi4_64-gui_defconfig
+++ b/buildroot-external/configs/rpi4_64-gui_defconfig
@@ -754,6 +754,7 @@ BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_OVOS_TTS_PLUGIN_PICO=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_OVOS_TTS_SERVER=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_OVOS_TTS_SERVER_PLUGIN=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_OVOS_UTILS=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_OVOS_VAD_PLUGIN_WEBRTCVAD=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_OVOS_VLC_PLUGIN=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_OVOS_WORKSHOP=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_OVOS_WW_PLUGIN_POCKETSPHINX=y
diff --git a/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-vad-plugin-webrtcvad/Config.in b/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-vad-plugin-webrtcvad/Config.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c1dfb5da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-vad-plugin-webrtcvad/Config.in
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_OVOS_VAD_PLUGIN_WEBRTCVAD
+	bool "python-ovos-vad-plugin-webrtcvad"
+	help
+	  ovos plugin for voice activity detection using webrtcvad
+
+	  https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-vad-plugin-webrtcvad
diff --git a/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-vad-plugin-webrtcvad/python-ovos-vad-plugin-webrtcvad.hash b/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-vad-plugin-webrtcvad/python-ovos-vad-plugin-webrtcvad.hash
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d2ab79dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-vad-plugin-webrtcvad/python-ovos-vad-plugin-webrtcvad.hash
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+sha256  35b234acbe694686edfdd1dcfbfb34ab6589eded4a42f4c85de83d29165ad9f0  python-ovos-vad-plugin-webrtcvad-441bddb041938287f8f62a2f45a9d2f4addf6d2c.tar.gz
diff --git a/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-vad-plugin-webrtcvad/python-ovos-vad-plugin-webrtcvad.mk b/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-vad-plugin-webrtcvad/python-ovos-vad-plugin-webrtcvad.mk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..65e97ad3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-vad-plugin-webrtcvad/python-ovos-vad-plugin-webrtcvad.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+################################################################################
+#
+# python-ovos-vad-plugin-webrtcvad
+#
+################################################################################
+
+PYTHON_OVOS_VAD_PLUGIN_WEBRTCVAD_VERSION = 441bddb041938287f8f62a2f45a9d2f4addf6d2c
+PYTHON_OVOS_VAD_PLUGIN_WEBRTCVAD_SITE = $(call github,OpenVoiceOS,ovos-vad-plugin-webrtcvad,$(PYTHON_OVOS_VAD_PLUGIN_WEBRTCVAD_VERSION))
+PYTHON_OVOS_VAD_PLUGIN_WEBRTCVAD_SETUP_TYPE = setuptools
+PYTHON_OVOS_VAD_PLUGIN_WEBRTCVAD_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
+
+$(eval $(python-package))