diff --git a/.changeset/smooth-bottles-confess.md b/.changeset/smooth-bottles-confess.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..50e49948
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/smooth-bottles-confess.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@openai/agents-realtime": patch
+---
+
+fix: #613 Listen to peerConnection state in `OpenAIRealtimeWebRTC` to detect disconnects
diff --git a/packages/agents-realtime/src/openaiRealtimeWebRtc.ts b/packages/agents-realtime/src/openaiRealtimeWebRtc.ts
index b267e037..19d5279b 100644
--- a/packages/agents-realtime/src/openaiRealtimeWebRtc.ts
+++ b/packages/agents-realtime/src/openaiRealtimeWebRtc.ts
@@ -181,6 +181,23 @@ export class OpenAIRealtimeWebRTC
         const dataChannel = peerConnection.createDataChannel('oai-events');
         let callId: string | undefined = undefined;
 
+        const attachConnectionStateHandler = (
+          connection: RTCPeerConnection,
+        ) => {
+          connection.onconnectionstatechange = () => {
+            switch (connection.connectionState) {
+              case 'disconnected':
+              case 'failed':
+              case 'closed':
+                this.close();
+                break;
+              // 'connected' state is handled by dataChannel.onopen. So we don't need to handle it here.
+              // 'new' and 'connecting' are intermediate states and do not require action here.
+            }
+          };
+        };
+        attachConnectionStateHandler(peerConnection);
+
         this.#state = {
           status: 'connecting',
           peerConnection,
@@ -249,8 +266,13 @@ export class OpenAIRealtimeWebRTC
         peerConnection.addTrack(stream.getAudioTracks()[0]);
 
         if (this.options.changePeerConnection) {
+          const originalPeerConnection = peerConnection;
           peerConnection =
             await this.options.changePeerConnection(peerConnection);
+          if (originalPeerConnection !== peerConnection) {
+            originalPeerConnection.onconnectionstatechange = null;
+          }
+          attachConnectionStateHandler(peerConnection);
           this.#state = { ...this.#state, peerConnection };
         }
 
@@ -332,6 +354,7 @@ export class OpenAIRealtimeWebRTC
 
     if (this.#state.peerConnection) {
       const peerConnection = this.#state.peerConnection;
+      peerConnection.onconnectionstatechange = null;
       peerConnection.getSenders().forEach((sender) => {
         sender.track?.stop();
       });
diff --git a/packages/agents-realtime/test/openaiRealtimeWebRtc.test.ts b/packages/agents-realtime/test/openaiRealtimeWebRtc.test.ts
index d53e857c..6db2da4a 100644
--- a/packages/agents-realtime/test/openaiRealtimeWebRtc.test.ts
+++ b/packages/agents-realtime/test/openaiRealtimeWebRtc.test.ts
@@ -16,22 +16,49 @@ let lastChannel: FakeRTCDataChannel | null = null;
 
 class FakeRTCPeerConnection {
   ontrack: ((ev: any) => void) | null = null;
+  onconnectionstatechange: (() => void) | null = null;
+  connectionState = 'new';
+
   createDataChannel(_name: string) {
     lastChannel = new FakeRTCDataChannel();
     // simulate async open event
-    setTimeout(() => lastChannel?.dispatchEvent(new Event('open')));
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      this._simulateStateChange('connected');
+      lastChannel?.dispatchEvent(new Event('open'));
+    }, 0);
     return lastChannel as unknown as RTCDataChannel;
   }
   addTrack() {}
   async createOffer() {
+    this._simulateStateChange('connecting');
     return { sdp: 'offer', type: 'offer' };
   }
   async setLocalDescription(_desc: any) {}
   async setRemoteDescription(_desc: any) {}
-  close() {}
+  close() {
+    this._simulateStateChange('closed');
+  }
   getSenders() {
     return [] as any;
   }
+
+  _simulateStateChange(
+    state:
+      | 'new'
+      | 'connecting'
+      | 'connected'
+      | 'disconnected'
+      | 'failed'
+      | 'closed',
+  ) {
+    if (this.connectionState === state) return;
+    this.connectionState = state;
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      if (this.onconnectionstatechange) {
+        this.onconnectionstatechange();
+      }
+    }, 0);
+  }
 }
 
 describe('OpenAIRealtimeWebRTC.interrupt', () => {
@@ -219,6 +246,113 @@ describe('OpenAIRealtimeWebRTC.interrupt', () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe('OpenAIRealtimeWebRTC.connectionState', () => {
+  const originals: Record<string, any> = {};
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    originals.RTCPeerConnection = (global as any).RTCPeerConnection;
+    originals.navigator = (global as any).navigator;
+    originals.document = (global as any).document;
+    originals.fetch = (global as any).fetch;
+
+    (global as any).RTCPeerConnection = FakeRTCPeerConnection as any;
+    Object.defineProperty(globalThis, 'navigator', {
+      value: {
+        mediaDevices: {
+          getUserMedia: async () => ({
+            getAudioTracks: () => [{ enabled: true }],
+          }),
+        },
+      },
+      configurable: true,
+      writable: true,
+    });
+    Object.defineProperty(globalThis, 'document', {
+      value: { createElement: () => ({ autoplay: true }) },
+      configurable: true,
+      writable: true,
+    });
+    Object.defineProperty(globalThis, 'fetch', {
+      value: async () => ({
+        text: async () => 'answer',
+        headers: {
+          get: (headerKey: string) => {
+            if (headerKey === 'Location') {
+              return 'https://api.openai.com/v1/calls/rtc_u1_1234567890';
+            }
+            return null;
+          },
+        },
+      }),
+      configurable: true,
+      writable: true,
+    });
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    (global as any).RTCPeerConnection = originals.RTCPeerConnection;
+    Object.defineProperty(globalThis, 'navigator', {
+      value: originals.navigator,
+      configurable: true,
+      writable: true,
+    });
+    Object.defineProperty(globalThis, 'document', {
+      value: originals.document,
+      configurable: true,
+      writable: true,
+    });
+    Object.defineProperty(globalThis, 'fetch', {
+      value: originals.fetch,
+      configurable: true,
+      writable: true,
+    });
+    lastChannel = null;
+  });
+
+  it('fires connection_change and disconnects on peer connection failure', async () => {
+    const rtc = new OpenAIRealtimeWebRTC();
+    const events: string[] = [];
+    rtc.on('connection_change', (status) => events.push(status));
+    await rtc.connect({ apiKey: 'ek_test' });
+    expect(rtc.status).toBe('connected');
+    expect(events).toEqual(['connecting', 'connected']);
+    const pc = rtc.connectionState
+      .peerConnection as unknown as FakeRTCPeerConnection;
+    expect(pc).toBeInstanceOf(FakeRTCPeerConnection);
+    pc._simulateStateChange('failed');
+    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
+    expect(rtc.status).toBe('disconnected');
+    expect(events).toEqual(['connecting', 'connected', 'disconnected']);
+  });
+
+  it('migrates connection state handler when peer connection is replaced', async () => {
+    class CustomFakePeerConnection extends FakeRTCPeerConnection {}
+    const customPC = new CustomFakePeerConnection();
+
+    const rtc = new OpenAIRealtimeWebRTC({
+      changePeerConnection: async () => customPC as any,
+    });
+
+    const closeSpy = vi.spyOn(rtc, 'close');
+    const events: string[] = [];
+    rtc.on('connection_change', (status) => events.push(status));
+
+    await rtc.connect({ apiKey: 'ek_test' });
+
+    expect(rtc.status).toBe('connected');
+    expect(rtc.connectionState.peerConnection).toBe(customPC as any);
+    expect(closeSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(events).toEqual(['connecting', 'connected']);
+
+    customPC._simulateStateChange('failed');
+    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
+
+    expect(closeSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(rtc.status).toBe('disconnected');
+    expect(events).toEqual(['connecting', 'connected', 'disconnected']);
+  });
+});
+
 describe('OpenAIRealtimeWebRTC.callId', () => {
   const originals: Record<string, any> = {};
   const callId = 'rtc_u1_1234567890';
@@ -288,6 +422,7 @@ describe('OpenAIRealtimeWebRTC.callId', () => {
     await rtc.connect({ apiKey: 'ek_test' });
     expect(rtc.callId).toBe(callId);
     rtc.close();
+    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
     expect(rtc.callId).toBeUndefined();
   });
 });