diff --git a/ultravox/inference/infer.py b/ultravox/inference/infer.py
index 4752dbfe..a06a4e68 100644
--- a/ultravox/inference/infer.py
+++ b/ultravox/inference/infer.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import threading
 from typing import Optional
 
 import librosa
@@ -29,7 +30,6 @@ def __init__(
         self.processor = processor
         self.dtype = dtype
 
-    @torch.inference_mode()
     def infer(
         self,
         sample: datasets.VoiceSample,
@@ -38,27 +38,36 @@ def infer(
     ) -> base.VoiceOutput:
         inputs = self._dataproc(sample)
         input_len = inputs["input_ids"].shape[1]
-        temperature = temperature or None
-        do_sample = temperature is not None
-
-        terminators = [self.tokenizer.eos_token_id]
-        if "<|eot_id|>" in self.tokenizer.added_tokens_encoder:
-            terminators.append(self.tokenizer.convert_tokens_to_ids("<|eot_id|>"))
-
-        output = self.model.generate(
-            **inputs,
-            do_sample=do_sample,
-            max_new_tokens=max_tokens or MAX_TOKENS,
-            temperature=temperature,
-            repetition_penalty=REPETITION_PENALTY,
-            pad_token_id=self.tokenizer.eos_token_id,
-            eos_token_id=terminators,
-        )
+        output = self._generate(inputs, max_tokens, temperature)
         output_tokens = output[0][input_len:]
         output_text = self.tokenizer.decode(output_tokens, skip_special_tokens=True)
         output_len = len(output_tokens)
         return base.VoiceOutput(output_text, input_len, output_len)
 
+    def infer_stream(
+        self,
+        sample: datasets.VoiceSample,
+        max_tokens: Optional[int] = None,
+        temperature: Optional[float] = None,
+    ) -> base.InferenceGenerator:
+        inputs = self._dataproc(sample)
+        input_tokens = inputs["input_ids"].shape[1]
+        decode_kwargs = {"skip_special_tokens": True}
+        streamer = transformers.TextIteratorStreamer(
+            self.tokenizer, skip_prompt=True, decode_kwargs=decode_kwargs
+        )
+
+        thread_args = (inputs, max_tokens, temperature, streamer)
+        thread = threading.Thread(target=self._generate, args=thread_args)
+        thread.start()
+        output_tokens = 0
+        for chunk in streamer:
+            if chunk:
+                yield base.InferenceChunk(chunk)
+                output_tokens += 1
+        yield base.InferenceStats(input_tokens, output_tokens)
+        thread.join()
+
     def _dataproc(self, sample: datasets.VoiceSample):
         text_input = self.tokenizer.apply_chat_template(
             sample.messages, add_generation_prompt=True, tokenize=False
@@ -94,3 +103,29 @@ def _dataproc(self, sample: datasets.VoiceSample):
         if "audio_values" in inputs:
             inputs["audio_values"] = inputs["audio_values"].to(dtype=self.dtype)
         return inputs
+
+    @torch.inference_mode()
+    def _generate(
+        self,
+        inputs: torch.Tensor,
+        max_tokens: Optional[int] = None,
+        temperature: Optional[float] = None,
+        streamer: Optional[transformers.TextStreamer] = None,
+    ):
+        temperature = temperature or None
+        do_sample = temperature is not None
+
+        terminators = [self.tokenizer.eos_token_id]
+        if "<|eot_id|>" in self.tokenizer.added_tokens_encoder:
+            terminators.append(self.tokenizer.convert_tokens_to_ids("<|eot_id|>"))
+
+        return self.model.generate(
+            **inputs,
+            do_sample=do_sample,
+            max_new_tokens=max_tokens or MAX_TOKENS,
+            temperature=temperature,
+            repetition_penalty=REPETITION_PENALTY,
+            pad_token_id=self.tokenizer.eos_token_id,
+            eos_token_id=terminators,
+            streamer=streamer,
+        )
diff --git a/ultravox/inference/infer_test.py b/ultravox/inference/infer_test.py
index ec165dad..12c84e09 100644
--- a/ultravox/inference/infer_test.py
+++ b/ultravox/inference/infer_test.py
@@ -33,6 +33,16 @@ def __init__(
         tokenizer: transformers.PreTrainedTokenizer,
         audio_processor: transformers.ProcessorMixin,
     ):
+        def fake_generate(**kwargs):
+            input = kwargs.get("input_ids")
+            output = [range(25)]
+            streamer = kwargs.get("streamer", None)
+            if streamer:
+                for token in output[0][input.shape[1] :]:
+                    streamer.on_finalized_text(tokenizer.decode(token))
+                streamer.on_finalized_text("", stream_end=True)
+            return output
+
         processor = ultravox_processing.UltravoxProcessor(
             audio_processor, tokenizer=tokenizer
         )
@@ -44,7 +54,7 @@ def __init__(
             dtype=torch.float32,
         )
         self.model.device = "cpu"
-        self.model.generate = mock.MagicMock(return_value=[range(25)])
+        self.model.generate = mock.MagicMock(side_effect=fake_generate)
 
 
 EXPECTED_TOKEN_IDS_START = [128000, 128006, 882, 128007]