diff --git a/.changeset/eleven-pianos-train.md b/.changeset/eleven-pianos-train.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d360f5af0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/eleven-pianos-train.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"livekit-plugins-openai": patch
+---
+
+emit error event for realtime model
diff --git a/livekit-plugins/livekit-plugins-openai/livekit/plugins/openai/realtime/__init__.py b/livekit-plugins/livekit-plugins-openai/livekit/plugins/openai/realtime/__init__.py
index 6852c3bf6..ac9b866d6 100644
--- a/livekit-plugins/livekit-plugins-openai/livekit/plugins/openai/realtime/__init__.py
+++ b/livekit-plugins/livekit-plugins-openai/livekit/plugins/openai/realtime/__init__.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     InputTranscriptionFailed,
     InputTranscriptionOptions,
     RealtimeContent,
+    RealtimeError,
     RealtimeModel,
     RealtimeOutput,
     RealtimeResponse,
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@
     "RealtimeToolCall",
     "RealtimeSession",
     "RealtimeModel",
+    "RealtimeError",
     "ServerVadOptions",
     "InputTranscriptionOptions",
     "ConversationItemCreated",
diff --git a/livekit-plugins/livekit-plugins-openai/livekit/plugins/openai/realtime/realtime_model.py b/livekit-plugins/livekit-plugins-openai/livekit/plugins/openai/realtime/realtime_model.py
index 0b5243728..5053bb949 100644
--- a/livekit-plugins/livekit-plugins-openai/livekit/plugins/openai/realtime/realtime_model.py
+++ b/livekit-plugins/livekit-plugins-openai/livekit/plugins/openai/realtime/realtime_model.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 import time
 from copy import deepcopy
 from dataclasses import dataclass
-from typing import AsyncIterable, Literal, Union, cast, overload
+from typing import AsyncIterable, Literal, Optional, Union, cast, overload
 from urllib.parse import urlencode
 
 import aiohttp
@@ -141,6 +141,15 @@ class InputTranscriptionOptions:
     model: api_proto.InputTranscriptionModel | str
 
 
+@dataclass
+class RealtimeError:
+    event_id: str
+    type: str
+    message: str
+    code: Optional[str]
+    param: Optional[str]
+
+
 @dataclass
 class _ModelOptions:
     model: str | None
@@ -1079,6 +1088,17 @@ def _handle_error(self, error: api_proto.ServerEvent.Error):
             error,
             extra=self.logging_extra(),
         )
+        error_content = error["error"]
+        self.emit(
+            "error",
+            RealtimeError(
+                event_id=error["event_id"],
+                type=error_content["type"],
+                message=error_content["message"],
+                code=error_content.get("code"),
+                param=error_content.get("param"),
+            ),
+        )
 
     def _handle_input_audio_buffer_speech_started(
         self, speech_started: api_proto.ServerEvent.InputAudioBufferSpeechStarted