diff --git a/daemon/index.js b/daemon/index.js
index 266f8ff..6affb96 100644
--- a/daemon/index.js
+++ b/daemon/index.js
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export class JarvisDaemon extends EventEmitter {
   async sleep() { this.voice.sleep(); this.setState('SLEEPING'); await suspendQvac().catch((error) => this.emit('Error', 'QVAC_SUSPEND', error.message)); }
   say(text) { this.lastReply = String(text); this.emit('Reply', this.lastReply); }
   async ask(text) {
-    this.voice.utterance(); this.setState('THINKING');
+    this.voice.typedUtterance(); this.setState('THINKING');
     try {
       const startedAt = Date.now(); const reply = await this.scheduler.run(() => this.harness.ask(text), { lane: 'voice' }); this.telemetry.record('llm', startedAt, { success: true });
       this.voice.speak(); this.setState('SPEAKING'); this.lastReply = String(reply || ''); this.emit('Reply', this.lastReply); this.voiceLoop?.speak(this.lastReply).catch((error) => this.emit('Error', 'TTS', error.message)); return reply;
diff --git a/daemon/voice-state.js b/daemon/voice-state.js
index d97481b..31e134f 100644
--- a/daemon/voice-state.js
+++ b/daemon/voice-state.js
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ export class VoiceStateMachine {
 
   wake() { return this.transition('LISTENING', 'wake'); }
   utterance() { return this.transition('THINKING', 'utterance'); }
+  typedUtterance() {
+    if (this.state === 'ARMED' || this.state === 'SLEEPING') this.wake();
+    return this.utterance();
+  }
   speak() { return this.transition('SPEAKING', 'reply'); }
   finishSpeaking() { return this.transition('LISTENING', 'playback-finished'); }
   cancel() { return this.transition('ARMED', 'cancel'); }
diff --git a/test/daemon.test.js b/test/daemon.test.js
index a2bc85f..a80e93d 100644
--- a/test/daemon.test.js
+++ b/test/daemon.test.js
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ test('voice state machine handles wake, reply, cancel, and idle sleep', () => {
   assert.equal(voice.state, 'SLEEPING');
 });
 
+test('typed questions wake an armed voice session before thinking', () => {
+  const voice = new VoiceStateMachine();
+  voice.typedUtterance();
+  assert.equal(voice.state, 'THINKING');
+});
+
 test('QVAC scheduler prioritizes voice and keeps one active job', async () => {
   const scheduler = new QvacScheduler();
   const order = [];