diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/vllm/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/vllm/default.nix
index fb030ed2665b..5097a3202cbf 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/vllm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/vllm/default.nix
@@ -75,6 +75,11 @@
   setproctitle,
   openai-harmony,
 
+  # optional-dependencies
+  # audio
+  librosa,
+  soundfile,
+
   # internal dependency - for overriding in overlays
   vllm-flash-attn ? null,
 
@@ -463,6 +468,15 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     flashinfer
   ];
 
+  optional-dependencies = {
+    audio = [
+      librosa
+      soundfile
+      mistral-common
+    ]
+    ++ mistral-common.optional-dependencies.audio;
+  };
+
   dontUseCmakeConfigure = true;
   cmakeFlags = [
   ]