diff --git a/src/agents/voice/input.py b/src/agents/voice/input.py
index c39172c79a..a88722a1b3 100644
--- a/src/agents/voice/input.py
+++ b/src/agents/voice/input.py
@@ -19,19 +19,48 @@ def _buffer_to_audio_file(
     sample_width: int = 2,
     channels: int = 1,
 ) -> tuple[str, io.BytesIO, str]:
+    if sample_width not in {1, 2, 3, 4}:
+        raise UserError("Sample width must be between 1 and 4 bytes")
+
     if buffer.dtype == np.float32:
-        # convert to int16
-        buffer = np.clip(buffer, -1.0, 1.0)
-        buffer = (buffer * 32767).astype(np.int16)
+        clipped_buffer = np.clip(buffer, -1.0, 1.0)
+        if sample_width == 1:
+            audio_bytes = (
+                np.rint((clipped_buffer.astype(np.float64) + 1.0) * 127.5)
+                .astype(np.uint8)
+                .tobytes()
+            )
+        elif sample_width == 2:
+            # Keep the established float32-to-PCM16 quantization unchanged.
+            audio_bytes = (clipped_buffer * 32767).astype("<i2").tobytes()
+        else:
+            max_sample_value = (1 << (sample_width * 8 - 1)) - 1
+            pcm_buffer = (clipped_buffer.astype(np.float64) * max_sample_value).astype(np.int32)
+            if sample_width == 3:
+                pcm_32 = np.ascontiguousarray(pcm_buffer, dtype="<i4")
+                audio_bytes = pcm_32.view(np.uint8).reshape(-1, 4)[:, :3].tobytes()
+            else:
+                audio_bytes = pcm_buffer.astype("<i4").tobytes()
     elif buffer.dtype != np.int16:
         raise UserError("Buffer must be a numpy array of int16 or float32")
+    elif sample_width == 1:
+        audio_bytes = ((buffer.astype(np.int32) >> 8) + 128).astype(np.uint8).tobytes()
+    else:
+        pcm_buffer = buffer.astype(np.int32) << (8 * (sample_width - 2))
+        if sample_width == 2:
+            audio_bytes = pcm_buffer.astype("<i2").tobytes()
+        elif sample_width == 3:
+            pcm_32 = np.ascontiguousarray(pcm_buffer, dtype="<i4")
+            audio_bytes = pcm_32.view(np.uint8).reshape(-1, 4)[:, :3].tobytes()
+        else:
+            audio_bytes = pcm_buffer.astype("<i4").tobytes()
 
     audio_file = io.BytesIO()
     with wave.open(audio_file, "w") as wav_file:
         wav_file.setnchannels(channels)
         wav_file.setsampwidth(sample_width)
         wav_file.setframerate(frame_rate)
-        wav_file.writeframes(buffer.tobytes())
+        wav_file.writeframes(audio_bytes)
         audio_file.seek(0)
 
     # (filename, bytes, content_type)
diff --git a/tests/voice/test_input.py b/tests/voice/test_input.py
index 8ba14a3b54..84738ce8a5 100644
--- a/tests/voice/test_input.py
+++ b/tests/voice/test_input.py
@@ -50,6 +50,51 @@ def test_buffer_to_audio_file_float32():
         assert wav_file.getnframes() == len(buffer)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("dtype", [np.int16, np.float32])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("sample_width", [1, 2, 3, 4])
+def test_buffer_to_audio_file_honors_sample_width(dtype, sample_width):
+    buffer = np.array([-1000, 0, 1000, 2000], dtype=dtype)
+
+    _, audio_file, _ = _buffer_to_audio_file(buffer, sample_width=sample_width)
+
+    with wave.open(audio_file, "rb") as wav_file:
+        audio_bytes = wav_file.readframes(wav_file.getnframes())
+        assert wav_file.getsampwidth() == sample_width
+        assert wav_file.getnframes() == len(buffer)
+        assert len(audio_bytes) == len(buffer) * sample_width
+
+
+def test_buffer_to_audio_file_preserves_int16_amplitude_across_sample_widths():
+    buffer = np.array([-32768, -1, 0, 1, 32767], dtype=np.int16)
+
+    _, audio_file_8, _ = _buffer_to_audio_file(buffer, sample_width=1)
+    with wave.open(audio_file_8, "rb") as wav_file:
+        assert list(wav_file.readframes(wav_file.getnframes())) == [0, 127, 128, 128, 255]
+
+    _, audio_file_32, _ = _buffer_to_audio_file(buffer, sample_width=4)
+    with wave.open(audio_file_32, "rb") as wav_file:
+        decoded = np.frombuffer(wav_file.readframes(wav_file.getnframes()), dtype="<i4")
+        assert np.array_equal(decoded, buffer.astype(np.int32) << 16)
+
+
+def test_buffer_to_audio_file_keeps_default_float32_quantization():
+    buffer = np.array([-0.60606706, -0.5, 0.0, 0.5, 0.89654225], dtype=np.float32)
+    expected = (np.clip(buffer, -1.0, 1.0) * 32767).astype(np.int16)
+
+    _, audio_file, _ = _buffer_to_audio_file(buffer)
+
+    with wave.open(audio_file, "rb") as wav_file:
+        decoded = np.frombuffer(wav_file.readframes(wav_file.getnframes()), dtype="<i2")
+        assert np.array_equal(decoded, expected)
+
+
+def test_buffer_to_audio_file_rejects_unsupported_sample_width():
+    buffer = np.zeros(4, dtype=np.int16)
+
+    with pytest.raises(UserError, match="Sample width must be between 1 and 4 bytes"):
+        _buffer_to_audio_file(buffer, sample_width=5)
+
+
 def test_buffer_to_audio_file_invalid_dtype():
     # Create a buffer with invalid dtype (float64)
     buffer = np.array([1.0, 2.0, 3.0], dtype=np.float64)