diff --git a/aider/commands.py b/aider/commands.py
index adbe8468c..f2b10eb6e 100644
--- a/aider/commands.py
+++ b/aider/commands.py
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ class Commands:
     def cmd_voice(self, args):
         "Record and transcribe voice input"
         text = record_and_transcribe()
-        self.io.tool_output(text)
+        self.io.user_input(text, log_only=False)
         return text
 
 
diff --git a/aider/io.py b/aider/io.py
index dee90b78f..5dbcc9264 100644
--- a/aider/io.py
+++ b/aider/io.py
@@ -231,7 +231,12 @@ class InputOutput:
         self.user_input(inp)
         return inp
 
-    def user_input(self, inp):
+    def user_input(self, inp, log_only=True):
+
+        if not log_only:
+            style = dict(style=self.user_input_color) if self.user_input_color else dict()
+            self.console.print(inp, **style)
+
         prefix = "####"
         if inp:
             hist = inp.splitlines()