diff --git a/lib/discordrb/voice/encoder.rb b/lib/discordrb/voice/encoder.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/discordrb/voice/encoder.rb
+++ b/lib/discordrb/voice/encoder.rb
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ module Discordrb::Voice
       @opus.encode(buffer, 1920)
     end
 
+    # One frame of complete silence Opus encoded
+    OPUS_SILENCE = [0xF8, 0xFF, 0xFE].freeze
+
     # Adjusts the volume of a given buffer of s16le PCM data.
     # @param buf [String] An unencoded PCM (s16le) buffer.
     # @param mult [Float] The volume multiplier, 1 for same volume.
Define a constant to represent opus encoded silence