diff --git a/frigate/events/audio.py b/frigate/events/audio.py
index b96e76af3..e8f4f6546 100644
--- a/frigate/events/audio.py
+++ b/frigate/events/audio.py
@@ -205,14 +205,10 @@ class AudioEventMaintainer(threading.Thread):
 
         # only run audio detection when volume is above min_volume
         if rms >= self.config.audio.min_volume:
-            # add audio info to recordings queue
-            self.recordings_info_queue.put(
-                (self.config.name, datetime.datetime.now().timestamp(), dBFS)
-            )
-
             # create waveform relative to max range and look for detections
             waveform = (audio / AUDIO_MAX_BIT_RANGE).astype(np.float32)
             model_detections = self.detector.detect(waveform)
+            audio_detections = []
 
             for label, score, _ in model_detections:
                 logger.debug(f"Heard {label} with a score of {score}")
@@ -224,6 +220,17 @@ class AudioEventMaintainer(threading.Thread):
                     "threshold", 0.8
                 ):
                     self.handle_detection(label, score)
+                    audio_detections.append(label)
+
+            # add audio info to recordings queue
+            self.recordings_info_queue.put(
+                (
+                    self.config.name,
+                    datetime.datetime.now().timestamp(),
+                    dBFS,
+                    audio_detections,
+                )
+            )
 
         self.expire_detections()
 
diff --git a/frigate/record/maintainer.py b/frigate/record/maintainer.py
index 0370bbf3e..a5bc1b3e8 100644
--- a/frigate/record/maintainer.py
+++ b/frigate/record/maintainer.py
@@ -303,6 +303,10 @@ class RecordingMaintainer(threading.Thread):
             if frame[0] < start_time.timestamp():
                 continue
 
+            # add active audio label count to count of active objects
+            active_count += len(frame[2])
+
+            # add sound level to audio values
             audio_values.append(frame[1])
 
         average_dBFS = 0 if not audio_values else np.average(audio_values)
@@ -461,6 +465,7 @@ class RecordingMaintainer(threading.Thread):
                             camera,
                             frame_time,
                             dBFS,
+                            audio_detections,
                         ) = self.audio_recordings_info_queue.get(True, timeout=0.01)
 
                         if frame_time < run_start - stale_frame_count_threshold:
@@ -471,6 +476,7 @@ class RecordingMaintainer(threading.Thread):
                                 (
                                     frame_time,
                                     dBFS,
+                                    audio_detections,
                                 )
                             )
                     except queue.Empty: