diff --git a/extensions/voice-call/src/providers/twilio.ts b/extensions/voice-call/src/providers/twilio.ts
index 245c5e2bc3b..43af8e299a3 100644
--- a/extensions/voice-call/src/providers/twilio.ts
+++ b/extensions/voice-call/src/providers/twilio.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,17 @@ export class TwilioProvider implements VoiceCallProvider {
 
   /** Map of call SID to stream SID for media streams */
   private callStreamMap = new Map<string, string>();
+  /** Pre-generated greeting audio for instant inbound playback */
+  private cachedGreetingAudio: Buffer | null = null;
+
+  setCachedGreetingAudio(audio: Buffer): void {
+    this.cachedGreetingAudio = audio;
+    console.log(`[voice-call] Cached greeting audio: ${audio.length} bytes`);
+  }
+
+  getCachedGreetingAudio(): Buffer | null {
+    return this.cachedGreetingAudio;
+  }
   /** Per-call tokens for media stream authentication */
   private streamAuthTokens = new Map<string, string>();
 
diff --git a/extensions/voice-call/src/runtime.ts b/extensions/voice-call/src/runtime.ts
index 811a9074037..72365b9ccb5 100644
--- a/extensions/voice-call/src/runtime.ts
+++ b/extensions/voice-call/src/runtime.ts
@@ -187,6 +187,35 @@ export async function createVoiceCallRuntime(params: {
       twilioProvider.setMediaStreamHandler(mediaHandler);
       log.info("[voice-call] Media stream handler wired to provider");
     }
+
+    // Pre-cache inbound greeting TTS for instant playback on connect
+    if (config.inboundGreeting && ttsRuntime?.textToSpeechTelephony) {
+      try {
+        const greetingTts = createTelephonyTtsProvider({
+          coreConfig,
+          ttsOverride: config.tts,
+          runtime: ttsRuntime,
+        });
+        greetingTts
+          .synthesizeForTelephony(config.inboundGreeting)
+          .then((audio) => {
+            twilioProvider.setCachedGreetingAudio(audio);
+          })
+          .catch((err) => {
+            log.warn(
+              `[voice-call] Failed to pre-cache greeting: ${
+                err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)
+              }`,
+            );
+          });
+      } catch (err) {
+        log.warn(
+          `[voice-call] Failed to init greeting TTS: ${
+            err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)
+          }`,
+        );
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   manager.initialize(provider, webhookUrl);
diff --git a/extensions/voice-call/src/webhook.ts b/extensions/voice-call/src/webhook.ts
index 79ecc843cd4..08f417b92d0 100644
--- a/extensions/voice-call/src/webhook.ts
+++ b/extensions/voice-call/src/webhook.ts
@@ -141,13 +141,41 @@ export class VoiceCallWebhookServer {
           (this.provider as TwilioProvider).registerCallStream(callId, streamSid);
         }
 
-        // Speak initial message if one was provided when call was initiated
-        // Use setTimeout to allow stream setup to complete
-        setTimeout(() => {
-          this.manager.speakInitialMessage(callId).catch((err) => {
-            console.warn(`[voice-call] Failed to speak initial message:`, err);
-          });
-        }, 500);
+        // Try instant cached greeting for inbound calls (pre-generated at startup)
+        const cachedAudio =
+          this.provider.name === "twilio"
+            ? (this.provider as TwilioProvider).getCachedGreetingAudio()
+            : null;
+        const call = this.manager.getCallByProviderCallId(callId);
+        if (cachedAudio && call?.metadata?.initialMessage && call.direction === "inbound") {
+          console.log(`[voice-call] Playing cached greeting (${cachedAudio.length} bytes)`);
+          delete call.metadata.initialMessage; // prevent re-speaking via fallback
+          const handler = this.mediaStreamHandler!;
+          const CHUNK_SIZE = 160;
+          const CHUNK_DELAY_MS = 20;
+          void (async () => {
+            const { chunkAudio } = await import("./telephony-audio.js");
+            await handler.queueTts(streamSid, async (signal) => {
+              for (const chunk of chunkAudio(cachedAudio, CHUNK_SIZE)) {
+                if (signal.aborted) break;
+                handler.sendAudio(streamSid, chunk);
+                await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, CHUNK_DELAY_MS));
+              }
+              if (!signal.aborted) {
+                handler.sendMark(streamSid, `greeting-${Date.now()}`);
+              }
+            });
+          })().catch((err) =>
+            console.warn("[voice-call] Cached greeting playback failed:", err),
+          );
+        } else {
+          // Fallback: original path with reduced delay
+          setTimeout(() => {
+            this.manager.speakInitialMessage(callId).catch((err) => {
+              console.warn(`[voice-call] Failed to speak initial message:`, err);
+            });
+          }, 100);
+        }
       },
       onDisconnect: (callId) => {
         console.log(`[voice-call] Media stream disconnected: ${callId}`);