diff --git a/.changeset/olive-kangaroos-yawn.md b/.changeset/olive-kangaroos-yawn.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..553940297
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/olive-kangaroos-yawn.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"livekit-plugins-deepgram": patch
+---
+
+Added support for custom deepgram base url
diff --git a/livekit-plugins/livekit-plugins-deepgram/livekit/plugins/deepgram/stt.py b/livekit-plugins/livekit-plugins-deepgram/livekit/plugins/deepgram/stt.py
index c163aeb3a..ccb35b5cf 100644
--- a/livekit-plugins/livekit-plugins-deepgram/livekit/plugins/deepgram/stt.py
+++ b/livekit-plugins/livekit-plugins-deepgram/livekit/plugins/deepgram/stt.py
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
 from .models import DeepgramLanguages, DeepgramModels
 
 BASE_URL = "https://api.deepgram.com/v1/listen"
-BASE_URL_WS = "wss://api.deepgram.com/v1/listen"
 
 
 # This is the magic number during testing that we use to determine if a frame is loud enough
@@ -126,6 +125,7 @@ def __init__(
         profanity_filter: bool = False,
         api_key: str | None = None,
         http_session: aiohttp.ClientSession | None = None,
+        base_url: str = BASE_URL,
         energy_filter: AudioEnergyFilter | bool = False,
     ) -> None:
         """
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ def __init__(
                 streaming=True, interim_results=interim_results
             )
         )
+        self._base_url = base_url
 
         api_key = api_key or os.environ.get("DEEPGRAM_API_KEY")
         if api_key is None:
@@ -210,7 +211,7 @@ async def _recognize_impl(
 
         try:
             async with self._ensure_session().post(
-                url=_to_deepgram_url(recognize_config),
+                url=_to_deepgram_url(recognize_config, self._base_url, websocket=False),
                 data=rtc.combine_audio_frames(buffer).to_wav_bytes(),
                 headers={
                     "Authorization": f"Token {self._api_key}",
@@ -253,6 +254,7 @@ def stream(
             opts=config,
             api_key=self._api_key,
             http_session=self._ensure_session(),
+            base_url=self._base_url,
         )
         self._active_streams.add(stream)
         return stream
@@ -290,6 +292,7 @@ def __init__(
         conn_options: APIConnectOptions,
         api_key: str,
         http_session: aiohttp.ClientSession,
+        base_url: str,
     ) -> None:
         super().__init__(
             stt=stt, conn_options=conn_options, sample_rate=opts.sample_rate
@@ -301,6 +304,7 @@ def __init__(
         self._opts = opts
         self._api_key = api_key
         self._session = http_session
+        self._base_url = base_url
         self._speaking = False
         self._audio_duration_collector = PeriodicCollector(
             callback=self._on_audio_duration_report,
@@ -695,7 +699,7 @@ def prerecorded_transcription_to_speech_event(
     )
 
 
-def _to_deepgram_url(opts: dict, *, websocket: bool = False) -> str:
+def _to_deepgram_url(opts: dict, base_url: str, *, websocket: bool) -> str:
     if opts.get("keywords"):
         # convert keywords to a list of "keyword:intensifier"
         opts["keywords"] = [
@@ -704,5 +708,11 @@ def _to_deepgram_url(opts: dict, *, websocket: bool = False) -> str:
 
     # lowercase bools
     opts = {k: str(v).lower() if isinstance(v, bool) else v for k, v in opts.items()}
-    base_url = BASE_URL_WS if websocket else BASE_URL
+
+    if websocket and base_url.startswith("http"):
+        base_url = base_url.replace("http", "ws", 1)
+
+    elif not websocket and base_url.startswith("ws"):
+        base_url = base_url.replace("ws", "http", 1)
+
     return f"{base_url}?{urlencode(opts, doseq=True)}"