diff --git a/examples/addon.node/README.md b/examples/addon.node/README.md
index 16df7d95870..ffd7720f9e5 100644
--- a/examples/addon.node/README.md
+++ b/examples/addon.node/README.md
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-# addon
+# whisper.cpp Node.js addon
 
 This is an addon demo that can **perform whisper model reasoning in `node` and `electron` environments**, based on [cmake-js](https://github.com/cmake-js/cmake-js).
 It can be used as a reference for using the whisper.cpp project in other node projects.
 
+This addon now supports **Voice Activity Detection (VAD)** for improved transcription performance.
+
 ## Install
 
 ```shell
@@ -26,12 +28,88 @@ For Electron addon and cmake-js options, you can see [cmake-js](https://github.c
 
 ## Run
 
+### Basic Usage
+
 ```shell
 cd examples/addon.node
 
 node index.js --language='language' --model='model-path' --fname_inp='file-path'
 ```
 
-Because this is a simple Demo, only the above parameters are set in the node environment.
+### VAD (Voice Activity Detection) Usage
+
+Run the VAD example with performance comparison:
+
+```shell
+node vad-example.js
+```
+
+## Voice Activity Detection (VAD) Support
+
+VAD can significantly improve transcription performance by only processing speech segments, which is especially beneficial for audio files with long periods of silence.
+
+### VAD Model Setup
+
+Before using VAD, download a VAD model:
+
+```shell
+# From the whisper.cpp root directory
+./models/download-vad-model.sh silero-v5.1.2
+```
+
+### VAD Parameters
+
+All VAD parameters are optional and have sensible defaults:
+
+- `vad`: Enable VAD (default: false)
+- `vad_model`: Path to VAD model file (required when VAD enabled)
+- `vad_threshold`: Speech detection threshold 0.0-1.0 (default: 0.5)
+- `vad_min_speech_duration_ms`: Min speech duration in ms (default: 250)
+- `vad_min_silence_duration_ms`: Min silence duration in ms (default: 100)
+- `vad_max_speech_duration_s`: Max speech duration in seconds (default: FLT_MAX)
+- `vad_speech_pad_ms`: Speech padding in ms (default: 30)
+- `vad_samples_overlap`: Sample overlap 0.0-1.0 (default: 0.1)
+
+### JavaScript API Example
+
+```javascript
+const path = require("path");
+const { whisper } = require(path.join(__dirname, "../../build/Release/addon.node"));
+const { promisify } = require("util");
+
+const whisperAsync = promisify(whisper);
+
+// With VAD enabled
+const vadParams = {
+  language: "en",
+  model: path.join(__dirname, "../../models/ggml-base.en.bin"),
+  fname_inp: path.join(__dirname, "../../samples/jfk.wav"),
+  vad: true,
+  vad_model: path.join(__dirname, "../../models/ggml-silero-v5.1.2.bin"),
+  vad_threshold: 0.5,
+  progress_callback: (progress) => console.log(`Progress: ${progress}%`)
+};
+
+whisperAsync(vadParams).then(result => console.log(result));
+```
+
+## Supported Parameters
+
+Both traditional whisper.cpp parameters and new VAD parameters are supported:
 
-Other parameters can also be specified in the node environment.
+- `language`: Language code (e.g., "en", "es", "fr")
+- `model`: Path to whisper model file
+- `fname_inp`: Path to input audio file
+- `use_gpu`: Enable GPU acceleration (default: true)
+- `flash_attn`: Enable flash attention (default: false)
+- `no_prints`: Disable console output (default: false)
+- `no_timestamps`: Disable timestamps (default: false)
+- `detect_language`: Auto-detect language (default: false)
+- `audio_ctx`: Audio context size (default: 0)
+- `max_len`: Maximum segment length (default: 0)
+- `max_context`: Maximum context size (default: -1)
+- `prompt`: Initial prompt for decoder
+- `comma_in_time`: Use comma in timestamps (default: true)
+- `print_progress`: Print progress info (default: false)
+- `progress_callback`: Progress callback function
+- VAD parameters (see above section)
diff --git a/examples/addon.node/__test__/whisper.spec.js b/examples/addon.node/__test__/whisper.spec.js
index ce063211efe..b07430aa249 100644
--- a/examples/addon.node/__test__/whisper.spec.js
+++ b/examples/addon.node/__test__/whisper.spec.js
@@ -1,39 +1,133 @@
-const path = require("path");
-const { whisper } = require(path.join(
-  __dirname,
-  "../../../build/Release/addon.node"
-));
-const { promisify } = require("util");
+const { join } = require('path');
+const { whisper } = require('../../../build/Release/addon.node');
+const { promisify } = require('util');
 
 const whisperAsync = promisify(whisper);
 
-const whisperParamsMock = {
-  language: "en",
-  model: path.join(__dirname, "../../../models/ggml-base.en.bin"),
-  fname_inp: path.join(__dirname, "../../../samples/jfk.wav"),
+const commonParams = {
+  language: 'en',
+  model: join(__dirname, '../../../models/ggml-base.en.bin'),
+  fname_inp: join(__dirname, '../../../samples/jfk.wav'),
   use_gpu: true,
   flash_attn: false,
   no_prints: true,
-  comma_in_time: false,
-  translate: true,
   no_timestamps: false,
   detect_language: false,
   audio_ctx: 0,
-  max_len: 0,
-  prompt: "",
-  print_progress: false,
-  progress_callback: (progress) => {
-    console.log(`Progress: ${progress}`);
-  },
-  max_context: -1
+  max_len: 0
 };
 
-describe("Run whisper.node", () => {
-    test("it should receive a non-empty value", async () => {
-        let result = await whisperAsync(whisperParamsMock);
-      console.log(result);
+describe('Whisper.cpp Node.js addon with VAD support', () => {
+  test('Basic whisper transcription without VAD', async () => {
+    const params = {
+      ...commonParams,
+      vad: false
+    };
 
-        expect(result['transcription'].length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
-    }, 10000);
+    const result = await whisperAsync(params);
+    
+    expect(typeof result).toBe('object');
+    expect(Array.isArray(result.transcription)).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.transcription.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    
+    // Check that we got some transcription text
+    const text = result.transcription.map(segment => segment[2]).join(' ');
+    expect(text.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    expect(text.toLowerCase()).toContain('ask not');
+  }, 30000);
+
+  test('VAD parameters validation', async () => {
+    // Test with invalid VAD model - should return empty transcription
+    const invalidParams = {
+      ...commonParams,
+      vad: true,
+      vad_model: 'non-existent-model.bin',
+      vad_threshold: 0.5
+    };
+
+    // This should handle the error gracefully and return empty transcription
+    const result = await whisperAsync(invalidParams);
+    expect(typeof result).toBe('object');
+    expect(Array.isArray(result.transcription)).toBe(true);
+    // When VAD model doesn't exist, it should return empty transcription
+    expect(result.transcription.length).toBe(0);
+  }, 10000);
+
+  test('VAD parameter parsing', async () => {
+    // Test that VAD parameters are properly parsed (even if VAD model doesn't exist)
+    const vadParams = {
+      ...commonParams,
+      vad: false, // Disabled so no model required
+      vad_threshold: 0.7,
+      vad_min_speech_duration_ms: 300,
+      vad_min_silence_duration_ms: 150,
+      vad_max_speech_duration_s: 45.0,
+      vad_speech_pad_ms: 50,
+      vad_samples_overlap: 0.15
+    };
+
+    const result = await whisperAsync(vadParams);
+    
+    expect(typeof result).toBe('object');
+    expect(Array.isArray(result.transcription)).toBe(true);
+  }, 30000);
+
+  test('Progress callback with VAD disabled', async () => {
+    let progressCalled = false;
+    let lastProgress = 0;
+
+    const params = {
+      ...commonParams,
+      vad: false,
+      progress_callback: (progress) => {
+        progressCalled = true;
+        lastProgress = progress;
+        expect(progress).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0);
+        expect(progress).toBeLessThanOrEqual(100);
+      }
+    };
+
+    const result = await whisperAsync(params);
+    
+    expect(progressCalled).toBe(true);
+    expect(lastProgress).toBe(100);
+    expect(typeof result).toBe('object');
+  }, 30000);
+
+  test('Language detection without VAD', async () => {
+    const params = {
+      ...commonParams,
+      vad: false,
+      detect_language: true,
+      language: 'auto'
+    };
+
+    const result = await whisperAsync(params);
+    
+    expect(typeof result).toBe('object');
+    expect(typeof result.language).toBe('string');
+    expect(result.language.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+  }, 30000);
+
+  test('Basic transcription with all VAD parameters set', async () => {
+    // Test with VAD disabled but all parameters set to ensure no crashes
+    const params = {
+      ...commonParams,
+      vad: false, // Disabled so it works without VAD model
+      vad_model: '', // Empty model path
+      vad_threshold: 0.6,
+      vad_min_speech_duration_ms: 200,
+      vad_min_silence_duration_ms: 80,
+      vad_max_speech_duration_s: 25.0,
+      vad_speech_pad_ms: 40,
+      vad_samples_overlap: 0.08
+    };
+
+    const result = await whisperAsync(params);
+    
+    expect(typeof result).toBe('object');
+    expect(Array.isArray(result.transcription)).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.transcription.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+  }, 30000);
 });
 
diff --git a/examples/addon.node/addon.cpp b/examples/addon.node/addon.cpp
index 67b1ec92d7b..952e44e3ce7 100644
--- a/examples/addon.node/addon.cpp
+++ b/examples/addon.node/addon.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <vector>
 #include <cmath>
 #include <cstdint>
+#include <cfloat>
 
 struct whisper_params {
     int32_t n_threads    = std::min(4, (int32_t) std::thread::hardware_concurrency());
@@ -51,6 +52,16 @@ struct whisper_params {
     std::vector<std::string> fname_out = {};
 
     std::vector<float> pcmf32 = {}; // mono-channel F32 PCM
+
+    // Voice Activity Detection (VAD) parameters
+    bool        vad           = false;
+    std::string vad_model     = "";
+    float       vad_threshold = 0.5f;
+    int         vad_min_speech_duration_ms = 250;
+    int         vad_min_silence_duration_ms = 100;
+    float       vad_max_speech_duration_s = FLT_MAX;
+    int         vad_speech_pad_ms = 30;
+    float       vad_samples_overlap = 0.1f;
 };
 
 struct whisper_print_user_data {
@@ -333,16 +344,16 @@ class ProgressWorker : public Napi::AsyncWorker {
                 };
                 wparams.progress_callback_user_data = this;
 
-                // Abort mechanism example
-                {
-                    static bool is_aborted = false; // Note: this should be atomic to avoid data races
+                // Set VAD parameters
+                wparams.vad            = params.vad;
+                wparams.vad_model_path = params.vad_model.c_str();
 
-                    wparams.encoder_begin_callback = [](struct whisper_context * /*ctx*/, struct whisper_state * /*state*/, void * user_data) {
-                        bool is_aborted = *(bool*)user_data;
-                        return !is_aborted;
-                    };
-                    wparams.encoder_begin_callback_user_data = &is_aborted;
-                }
+                wparams.vad_params.threshold               = params.vad_threshold;
+                wparams.vad_params.min_speech_duration_ms  = params.vad_min_speech_duration_ms;
+                wparams.vad_params.min_silence_duration_ms = params.vad_min_silence_duration_ms;
+                wparams.vad_params.max_speech_duration_s   = params.vad_max_speech_duration_s;
+                wparams.vad_params.speech_pad_ms           = params.vad_speech_pad_ms;
+                wparams.vad_params.samples_overlap         = params.vad_samples_overlap;
 
                 if (whisper_full_parallel(ctx, wparams, pcmf32.data(), pcmf32.size(), params.n_processors) != 0) {
                     fprintf(stderr, "failed to process audio\n");
@@ -385,14 +396,46 @@ Napi::Value whisper(const Napi::CallbackInfo& info) {
   std::string language = whisper_params.Get("language").As<Napi::String>();
   std::string model = whisper_params.Get("model").As<Napi::String>();
   std::string input = whisper_params.Get("fname_inp").As<Napi::String>();
-  bool use_gpu = whisper_params.Get("use_gpu").As<Napi::Boolean>();
-  bool flash_attn = whisper_params.Get("flash_attn").As<Napi::Boolean>();
-  bool no_prints = whisper_params.Get("no_prints").As<Napi::Boolean>();
-  bool no_timestamps = whisper_params.Get("no_timestamps").As<Napi::Boolean>();
-  bool detect_language = whisper_params.Get("detect_language").As<Napi::Boolean>();
-  int32_t audio_ctx = whisper_params.Get("audio_ctx").As<Napi::Number>();
-  bool comma_in_time = whisper_params.Get("comma_in_time").As<Napi::Boolean>();
-  int32_t max_len = whisper_params.Get("max_len").As<Napi::Number>();
+  
+  bool use_gpu = true;
+  if (whisper_params.Has("use_gpu") && whisper_params.Get("use_gpu").IsBoolean()) {
+    use_gpu = whisper_params.Get("use_gpu").As<Napi::Boolean>();
+  }
+  
+  bool flash_attn = false;
+  if (whisper_params.Has("flash_attn") && whisper_params.Get("flash_attn").IsBoolean()) {
+    flash_attn = whisper_params.Get("flash_attn").As<Napi::Boolean>();
+  }
+  
+  bool no_prints = false;
+  if (whisper_params.Has("no_prints") && whisper_params.Get("no_prints").IsBoolean()) {
+    no_prints = whisper_params.Get("no_prints").As<Napi::Boolean>();
+  }
+  
+  bool no_timestamps = false;
+  if (whisper_params.Has("no_timestamps") && whisper_params.Get("no_timestamps").IsBoolean()) {
+    no_timestamps = whisper_params.Get("no_timestamps").As<Napi::Boolean>();
+  }
+  
+  bool detect_language = false;
+  if (whisper_params.Has("detect_language") && whisper_params.Get("detect_language").IsBoolean()) {
+    detect_language = whisper_params.Get("detect_language").As<Napi::Boolean>();
+  }
+  
+  int32_t audio_ctx = 0;
+  if (whisper_params.Has("audio_ctx") && whisper_params.Get("audio_ctx").IsNumber()) {
+    audio_ctx = whisper_params.Get("audio_ctx").As<Napi::Number>();
+  }
+  
+  bool comma_in_time = true;
+  if (whisper_params.Has("comma_in_time") && whisper_params.Get("comma_in_time").IsBoolean()) {
+    comma_in_time = whisper_params.Get("comma_in_time").As<Napi::Boolean>();
+  }
+  
+  int32_t max_len = 0;
+  if (whisper_params.Has("max_len") && whisper_params.Get("max_len").IsNumber()) {
+    max_len = whisper_params.Get("max_len").As<Napi::Number>();
+  }
   
   // Add support for max_context
   int32_t max_context = -1;
@@ -408,7 +451,7 @@ Napi::Value whisper(const Napi::CallbackInfo& info) {
   
   // Add support for print_progress
   bool print_progress = false;
-  if (whisper_params.Has("print_progress")) {
+  if (whisper_params.Has("print_progress") && whisper_params.Get("print_progress").IsBoolean()) {
     print_progress = whisper_params.Get("print_progress").As<Napi::Boolean>();
   }
   // Add support for progress_callback
@@ -417,6 +460,47 @@ Napi::Value whisper(const Napi::CallbackInfo& info) {
     progress_callback = whisper_params.Get("progress_callback").As<Napi::Function>();
   }
 
+  // Add support for VAD parameters
+  bool vad = false;
+  if (whisper_params.Has("vad") && whisper_params.Get("vad").IsBoolean()) {
+    vad = whisper_params.Get("vad").As<Napi::Boolean>();
+  }
+  
+  std::string vad_model = "";
+  if (whisper_params.Has("vad_model") && whisper_params.Get("vad_model").IsString()) {
+    vad_model = whisper_params.Get("vad_model").As<Napi::String>();
+  }
+  
+  float vad_threshold = 0.5f;
+  if (whisper_params.Has("vad_threshold") && whisper_params.Get("vad_threshold").IsNumber()) {
+    vad_threshold = whisper_params.Get("vad_threshold").As<Napi::Number>();
+  }
+  
+  int vad_min_speech_duration_ms = 250;
+  if (whisper_params.Has("vad_min_speech_duration_ms") && whisper_params.Get("vad_min_speech_duration_ms").IsNumber()) {
+    vad_min_speech_duration_ms = whisper_params.Get("vad_min_speech_duration_ms").As<Napi::Number>();
+  }
+  
+  int vad_min_silence_duration_ms = 100;
+  if (whisper_params.Has("vad_min_silence_duration_ms") && whisper_params.Get("vad_min_silence_duration_ms").IsNumber()) {
+    vad_min_silence_duration_ms = whisper_params.Get("vad_min_silence_duration_ms").As<Napi::Number>();
+  }
+  
+  float vad_max_speech_duration_s = FLT_MAX;
+  if (whisper_params.Has("vad_max_speech_duration_s") && whisper_params.Get("vad_max_speech_duration_s").IsNumber()) {
+    vad_max_speech_duration_s = whisper_params.Get("vad_max_speech_duration_s").As<Napi::Number>();
+  }
+  
+  int vad_speech_pad_ms = 30;
+  if (whisper_params.Has("vad_speech_pad_ms") && whisper_params.Get("vad_speech_pad_ms").IsNumber()) {
+    vad_speech_pad_ms = whisper_params.Get("vad_speech_pad_ms").As<Napi::Number>();
+  }
+  
+  float vad_samples_overlap = 0.1f;
+  if (whisper_params.Has("vad_samples_overlap") && whisper_params.Get("vad_samples_overlap").IsNumber()) {
+    vad_samples_overlap = whisper_params.Get("vad_samples_overlap").As<Napi::Number>();
+  }
+
   Napi::Value pcmf32Value = whisper_params.Get("pcmf32");
   std::vector<float> pcmf32_vec;
   if (pcmf32Value.IsTypedArray()) {
@@ -444,6 +528,16 @@ Napi::Value whisper(const Napi::CallbackInfo& info) {
   params.prompt = prompt;
   params.detect_language = detect_language;
 
+  // Set VAD parameters
+  params.vad = vad;
+  params.vad_model = vad_model;
+  params.vad_threshold = vad_threshold;
+  params.vad_min_speech_duration_ms = vad_min_speech_duration_ms;
+  params.vad_min_silence_duration_ms = vad_min_silence_duration_ms;
+  params.vad_max_speech_duration_s = vad_max_speech_duration_s;
+  params.vad_speech_pad_ms = vad_speech_pad_ms;
+  params.vad_samples_overlap = vad_samples_overlap;
+
   Napi::Function callback = info[1].As<Napi::Function>();
   // Create a new Worker class with progress callback support
   ProgressWorker* worker = new ProgressWorker(callback, params, progress_callback, env);
diff --git a/examples/addon.node/vad-example.js b/examples/addon.node/vad-example.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a9e0dae7adf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/addon.node/vad-example.js
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+const path = require("path");
+const { whisper } = require(path.join(
+  __dirname,
+  "../../build/Release/addon.node"
+));
+const { promisify } = require("util");
+
+const whisperAsync = promisify(whisper);
+
+// Example with VAD enabled
+const vadParams = {
+  language: "en",
+  model: path.join(__dirname, "../../models/ggml-base.en.bin"),
+  fname_inp: path.join(__dirname, "../../samples/jfk.wav"),
+  use_gpu: true,
+  flash_attn: false,
+  no_prints: false,
+  comma_in_time: true,
+  translate: false,
+  no_timestamps: false,
+  detect_language: false,
+  audio_ctx: 0,
+  max_len: 0,
+  // VAD parameters
+  vad: true,
+  vad_model: path.join(__dirname, "../../models/ggml-silero-v5.1.2.bin"), // You need to download this model
+  vad_threshold: 0.5,
+  vad_min_speech_duration_ms: 250,
+  vad_min_silence_duration_ms: 100,
+  vad_max_speech_duration_s: 30.0,
+  vad_speech_pad_ms: 30,
+  vad_samples_overlap: 0.1,
+  progress_callback: (progress) => {
+    console.log(`VAD Transcription progress: ${progress}%`);
+  }
+};
+
+// Example without VAD (traditional approach)
+const traditionalParams = {
+  language: "en",
+  model: path.join(__dirname, "../../models/ggml-base.en.bin"),
+  fname_inp: path.join(__dirname, "../../samples/jfk.wav"),
+  use_gpu: true,
+  flash_attn: false,
+  no_prints: false,
+  comma_in_time: true,
+  translate: false,
+  no_timestamps: false,
+  detect_language: false,
+  audio_ctx: 0,
+  max_len: 0,
+  vad: false, // Explicitly disable VAD
+  progress_callback: (progress) => {
+    console.log(`Traditional transcription progress: ${progress}%`);
+  }
+};
+
+async function runVADExample() {
+  try {
+    console.log("=== Whisper.cpp Node.js VAD Example ===\n");
+    
+    // Check if VAD model exists
+    const fs = require('fs');
+    if (!fs.existsSync(vadParams.vad_model)) {
+      console.log("⚠️  VAD model not found. Please download the VAD model first:");
+      console.log("   ./models/download-vad-model.sh silero-v5.1.2");
+      console.log("   Or run: python models/convert-silero-vad-to-ggml.py");
+      console.log("\n   Falling back to traditional transcription without VAD...\n");
+      
+      // Run without VAD
+      console.log("🎵 Running traditional transcription...");
+      const traditionalResult = await whisperAsync(traditionalParams);
+      console.log("\n📝 Traditional transcription result:");
+      console.log(traditionalResult);
+      return;
+    }
+    
+    console.log("🎵 Running transcription with VAD enabled...");
+    console.log("VAD Parameters:");
+    console.log(`  - Threshold: ${vadParams.vad_threshold}`);
+    console.log(`  - Min speech duration: ${vadParams.vad_min_speech_duration_ms}ms`);
+    console.log(`  - Min silence duration: ${vadParams.vad_min_silence_duration_ms}ms`);
+    console.log(`  - Max speech duration: ${vadParams.vad_max_speech_duration_s}s`);
+    console.log(`  - Speech padding: ${vadParams.vad_speech_pad_ms}ms`);
+    console.log(`  - Samples overlap: ${vadParams.vad_samples_overlap}\n`);
+    
+    const startTime = Date.now();
+    const vadResult = await whisperAsync(vadParams);
+    const vadDuration = Date.now() - startTime;
+    
+    console.log("\n✅ VAD transcription completed!");
+    console.log(`⏱️  Processing time: ${vadDuration}ms`);
+    console.log("\n📝 VAD transcription result:");
+    console.log(vadResult);
+    
+    // Compare with traditional approach
+    console.log("\n🔄 Running traditional transcription for comparison...");
+    const traditionalStartTime = Date.now();
+    const traditionalResult = await whisperAsync(traditionalParams);
+    const traditionalDuration = Date.now() - traditionalStartTime;
+    
+    console.log("\n✅ Traditional transcription completed!");
+    console.log(`⏱️  Processing time: ${traditionalDuration}ms`);
+    console.log("\n📝 Traditional transcription result:");
+    console.log(traditionalResult);
+    
+    // Performance comparison
+    console.log("\n📊 Performance Comparison:");
+    console.log(`VAD:         ${vadDuration}ms`);
+    console.log(`Traditional: ${traditionalDuration}ms`);
+    const speedup = traditionalDuration / vadDuration;
+    if (speedup > 1) {
+      console.log(`🚀 VAD is ${speedup.toFixed(2)}x faster!`);
+    } else {
+      console.log(`ℹ️  Traditional approach was ${(1/speedup).toFixed(2)}x faster in this case.`);
+    }
+    
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error("❌ Error during transcription:", error);
+  }
+}
+
+// Run the example
+if (require.main === module) {
+  runVADExample();
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  runVADExample,
+  vadParams,
+  traditionalParams
+}; 
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