diff --git a/linux-rust/src/airpods.rs b/linux-rust/src/airpods.rs
index 1063113..45c6e98 100644
--- a/linux-rust/src/airpods.rs
+++ b/linux-rust/src/airpods.rs
@@ -133,6 +133,11 @@ impl AirPodsDevice {
                     AACPEvent::ControlCommand(status) => {
                         debug!("Received ControlCommand event: {:?}", status);
                     }
+                    AACPEvent::ConversationalAwareness(status) => {
+                        debug!("Received ConversationalAwareness event: {}", status);
+                        let controller = mc_clone.lock().await;
+                        controller.handle_conversational_awareness(status).await;
+                    }
                     _ => {}
                 }
             }
diff --git a/linux-rust/src/media_controller.rs b/linux-rust/src/media_controller.rs
index f816962..c42f2d9 100644
--- a/linux-rust/src/media_controller.rs
+++ b/linux-rust/src/media_controller.rs
@@ -11,9 +11,14 @@ use libpulse_binding::context::{Context, FlagSet as ContextFlagSet};
 use libpulse_binding::operation::State as OperationState;
 use std::cell::RefCell;
 use std::rc::Rc;
+use dbus::arg::RefArg;
 use libpulse_binding::def::Retval;
 use libpulse_binding::callbacks::ListResult;
+use libpulse_binding::context::introspect::{SinkInfo};
 use libpulse_binding::proplist::Proplist;
+use libpulse_binding::{
+    volume::{ChannelVolumes, Volume},
+};
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 struct OwnedCardProfileInfo {
@@ -27,6 +32,13 @@ struct OwnedCardInfo {
     profiles: Vec<OwnedCardProfileInfo>,
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone)]
+struct OwnedSinkInfo {
+    name: Option<String>,
+    proplist: Proplist,
+    volume: ChannelVolumes,
+}
+
 struct MediaControllerState {
     connected_device_mac: String,
     is_playing: bool,
@@ -38,6 +50,8 @@ struct MediaControllerState {
     i_paused_the_media: bool,
     ear_detection_enabled: bool,
     disconnect_when_not_wearing: bool,
+    conv_original_volume: Option<u32>,
+    conv_conversation_started: bool,
 }
 
 impl MediaControllerState {
@@ -53,6 +67,8 @@ impl MediaControllerState {
             i_paused_the_media: false,
             ear_detection_enabled: true,
             disconnect_when_not_wearing: true,
+            conv_original_volume: None,
+            conv_conversation_started: false,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -237,6 +253,7 @@ impl MediaController {
 
     async fn pause(&self) {
         debug!("Pausing playback");
+
         let paused_services = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(|| {
             debug!("Listing DBus names for media players");
             let conn = Connection::new_session().unwrap();
@@ -589,6 +606,185 @@ impl MediaController {
             warn!("Failed to deactivate A2DP profile");
         }
     }
+
+    pub async fn handle_conversational_awareness(&self, status: u8) {
+        debug!("Entering handle_conversational_awareness with status: {}", status);
+
+        let mac;
+        {
+            let state = self.state.lock().await;
+            mac = state.connected_device_mac.clone();
+        }
+        if mac.is_empty() {
+            debug!("No connected device MAC, skipping conversational awareness");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        let sink_name = get_sink_name_by_mac(&mac).await;
+        let sink = match sink_name {
+            Some(s) => s,
+            None => {
+                warn!("Could not find sink for MAC {}, skipping conversational awareness", mac);
+                return;
+            }
+        };
+
+        let current_volume_opt = tokio::task::spawn_blocking({
+            let sink = sink.clone();
+            move || {
+                get_sink_volume_percent_by_name_sync(&sink)
+            }
+        }).await.unwrap_or(None);
+
+        match status {
+            1 => {
+                let original = current_volume_opt.unwrap_or(0);
+                debug!("Conversation start (1). Current volume: {}", original);
+                {
+                    let mut state = self.state.lock().await;
+                    if !state.conv_conversation_started {
+                        state.conv_original_volume = Some(original);
+                        state.conv_conversation_started = true;
+                    } else {
+                        debug!("Conversation already started; not overwriting conv_original_volume");
+                    }
+                }
+                if original > 25 {
+                    let sink_clone = sink.clone();
+                    tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
+                        transition_sink_volume(&sink_clone, 25)
+                    }).await.unwrap_or(false);
+                    info!("Conversation start: lowered volume to 25% (original {})", original);
+                } else {
+                    debug!("Original volume {} <= 25, not reducing to 25", original);
+                }
+            }
+            2 => {
+                let original = {
+                    let state = self.state.lock().await;
+                    state.conv_original_volume
+                }.clone();
+                if let Some(orig) = original {
+                    debug!("Conversation reduce (2). Original: {}", orig);
+                    if orig > 15 {
+                        let sink_clone = sink.clone();
+                        tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
+                            transition_sink_volume(&sink_clone, 15)
+                        }).await.unwrap_or(false);
+                        info!("Conversation reduce: lowered volume to 15% (original {})", orig);
+                    } else {
+                        debug!("Original {} <= 15, not reducing to 15", orig);
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    debug!("No original volume known for status 2, skipping");
+                }
+            }
+            3 => {
+                let maybe_orig = {
+                    let state = self.state.lock().await;
+                    (state.conv_conversation_started, state.conv_original_volume)
+                };
+                if !maybe_orig.0 {
+                    debug!("Received status 3 but conversation was not started; ignoring increase");
+                    return;
+                }
+                if let Some(orig) = maybe_orig.1 {
+                    let target = if orig > 25 { 25 } else { orig };
+                    let sink_clone = sink.clone();
+                    tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
+                        transition_sink_volume(&sink_clone, target)
+                    }).await.unwrap_or(false);
+                    info!("Conversation partial increase (3): set volume to {} (original {})", target, orig);
+                } else if let Some(orig_from_current) = current_volume_opt {
+                    let target = if orig_from_current > 25 { 25 } else { orig_from_current };
+                    let sink_clone = sink.clone();
+                    tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
+                        transition_sink_volume(&sink_clone, target)
+                    }).await.unwrap_or(false);
+                    info!("Conversation partial increase (3) with fallback current: set volume to {} (measured {})", target, orig_from_current);
+                } else {
+                    debug!("No original volume known for status 3, skipping");
+                }
+            }
+            4 => {
+                let mut maybe_original = None;
+                {
+                    let mut state = self.state.lock().await;
+                    if state.conv_conversation_started {
+                        maybe_original = state.conv_original_volume;
+                        state.conv_original_volume = None;
+                        state.conv_conversation_started = false;
+                    } else {
+                        debug!("Received status 4 but conversation was not started; ignoring restore");
+                        return;
+                    }
+                }
+                if let Some(orig) = maybe_original {
+                    let sink_clone = sink.clone();
+                    tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
+                        transition_sink_volume(&sink_clone, orig)
+                    }).await.unwrap_or(false);
+                    info!("Conversation end (4): restored volume to original {}", orig);
+                } else {
+                    debug!("No stored original volume to restore to on status 4");
+                }
+            }
+            6 => {
+                let mut maybe_original = None;
+                {
+                    let mut state = self.state.lock().await;
+                    if state.conv_conversation_started {
+                        maybe_original = state.conv_original_volume;
+                        state.conv_original_volume = None;
+                        state.conv_conversation_started = false;
+                    } else {
+                        debug!("Received status 6 but conversation was not started; ignoring restore");
+                        return;
+                    }
+                }
+                if let Some(orig) = maybe_original {
+                    let sink_clone = sink.clone();
+                    tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
+                        transition_sink_volume(&sink_clone, orig)
+                    }).await.unwrap_or(false);
+                    info!("Conversation end (6): restored volume to original {}", orig);
+                } else {
+                    debug!("No stored original volume to restore to on status 6");
+                }
+            }
+            _ => {
+                debug!("Unknown conversational awareness status: {}", status);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn get_sink_volume_percent_by_name_sync(sink_name: &str) -> Option<u32> {
+    match Command::new("pactl").args(&["get-sink-volume", sink_name]).output() {
+        Ok(output) if output.status.success() => {
+            if let Ok(s) = String::from_utf8(output.stdout) {
+                if let Some(pct_idx) = s.find('%') {
+                    let mut start = pct_idx;
+                    let bytes = s.as_bytes();
+                    while start > 0 {
+                        let b = bytes[start - 1];
+                        if b.is_ascii_digit() {
+                            start -= 1;
+                        } else {
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    if start < pct_idx {
+                        if let Ok(num) = s[start..pct_idx].trim().parse::<u32>() {
+                            return Some(num);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            None
+        }
+        _ => None,
+    }
 }
 
 fn set_card_profile_sync(card_index: u32, profile_name: &str) -> bool {
@@ -614,3 +810,120 @@ fn set_card_profile_sync(card_index: u32, profile_name: &str) -> bool {
 
     true
 }
+
+pub fn transition_sink_volume(sink_name: &str, target_volume: u32) -> bool {
+    let mut mainloop = Mainloop::new().unwrap();
+    let mut context = Context::new(&mut mainloop, "LibrePods-transition_sink_volume").unwrap();
+    context.connect(None, ContextFlagSet::NOAUTOSPAWN, None).unwrap();
+    loop {
+        match mainloop.iterate(false) {
+            _ if context.get_state() == libpulse_binding::context::State::Ready => break,
+            _ if context.get_state() == libpulse_binding::context::State::Failed || context.get_state() == libpulse_binding::context::State::Terminated => return false,
+            _ => {},
+        }
+    }
+
+    let mut introspector = context.introspect();
+    let sink_info_option = Rc::new(RefCell::new(None));
+    let op = introspector.get_sink_info_by_name(sink_name, {
+        let sink_info_option = sink_info_option.clone();
+        move |result: ListResult<&SinkInfo>| {
+            if let ListResult::Item(item) = result {
+                let owned_item = OwnedSinkInfo {
+                    name: item.name.as_ref().map(|s| s.to_string()),
+                    proplist: item.proplist.clone(),
+                    volume: item.volume,
+                };
+                *sink_info_option.borrow_mut() = Some(owned_item);
+            }
+        }
+    });
+    while op.get_state() == OperationState::Running {
+        mainloop.iterate(false);
+    }
+    if let Some(sink_info) = sink_info_option.borrow().as_ref() {
+        let channels = sink_info.volume.len();
+        let mut new_volumes = ChannelVolumes::default();
+        let raw = (((target_volume as f64) / 100.0) * Volume::NORMAL.0.as_f64().unwrap()).round() as u32;
+        let vol = Volume(raw);
+        new_volumes.set(channels, vol);
+
+        let op = introspector.set_sink_volume_by_name(sink_name, &new_volumes, None);
+        while op.get_state() == OperationState::Running {
+            mainloop.iterate(false);
+        }
+        mainloop.quit(Retval(0));
+        true
+    } else {
+        error!("Sink not found: {}", sink_name);
+        false
+    }
+}
+
+async fn get_sink_name_by_mac(mac: &str) -> Option<String> {
+    debug!("Entering get_sink_name_by_mac for MAC: {}", mac);
+    if mac.is_empty() {
+        debug!("MAC is empty, returning None");
+        return None;
+    }
+    let mac_clone = mac.to_string();
+
+    tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
+        let mut mainloop = Mainloop::new().unwrap();
+        let mut context = Context::new(&mut mainloop, "LibrePods-get_sink_name_by_mac").unwrap();
+        context.connect(None, ContextFlagSet::NOAUTOSPAWN, None).unwrap();
+
+        loop {
+            match mainloop.iterate(false) {
+                _ if context.get_state() == libpulse_binding::context::State::Ready => break,
+                _ if context.get_state() == libpulse_binding::context::State::Failed || context.get_state() == libpulse_binding::context::State::Terminated => return None,
+                _ => {},
+            }
+        }
+
+        let introspector = context.introspect();
+        let sink_info_list = Rc::new(RefCell::new(Some(Vec::new())));
+        let op = introspector.get_sink_info_list({
+            let sink_info_list = sink_info_list.clone();
+            move |result: ListResult<&SinkInfo>| {
+                if let ListResult::Item(item) = result {
+                    let owned_item = OwnedSinkInfo {
+                        name: item.name.as_ref().map(|s| s.to_string()),
+                        proplist: item.proplist.clone(),
+                        volume: item.volume,
+                    };
+                    sink_info_list.borrow_mut().as_mut().unwrap().push(owned_item);
+                }
+            }
+        });
+
+        while op.get_state() == OperationState::Running {
+            mainloop.iterate(false);
+        }
+        mainloop.quit(Retval(0));
+
+        if let Some(list) = sink_info_list.borrow().as_ref() {
+            for sink in list {
+                if let Some(device_string) = sink.proplist.get_str("device.string") {
+                    if device_string.to_uppercase().contains(&mac_clone.to_uppercase()) {
+                        if let Some(name) = &sink.name {
+                            info!("Found sink name for MAC {}: {}", mac_clone, name);
+                            return Some(name.to_string());
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                if let Some(bluez_path) = sink.proplist.get_str("bluez.path") {
+                    let mac_from_path = bluez_path.split('/').last().unwrap_or("").replace("dev_", "").replace('_', ":");
+                    if mac_from_path.eq_ignore_ascii_case(&mac_clone) {
+                         if let Some(name) = &sink.name {
+                            info!("Found sink name for MAC {}: {}", mac_clone, name);
+                            return Some(name.to_string());
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        error!("No matching sink found for MAC address: {}", mac_clone);
+        None
+    }).await.unwrap_or(None)
+}
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