diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/message/bubbles/VoiceCall.vue b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/message/bubbles/VoiceCall.vue
index 46c5a00fd..fb5018362 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/message/bubbles/VoiceCall.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/message/bubbles/VoiceCall.vue
@@ -97,20 +97,30 @@ const labelKey = computed(() => {
       ? 'CONVERSATION.VOICE_CALL.OUTGOING_CALL'
       : 'CONVERSATION.VOICE_CALL.INCOMING_CALL';
   }
-  return isFailed.value
-    ? 'CONVERSATION.VOICE_CALL.MISSED_CALL'
-    : 'CONVERSATION.VOICE_CALL.INCOMING_CALL';
+  if (isFailed.value) {
+    return isOutbound.value
+      ? 'CONVERSATION.VOICE_CALL.NO_ANSWER_OUTBOUND_LABEL'
+      : 'CONVERSATION.VOICE_CALL.MISSED_CALL';
+  }
+  return 'CONVERSATION.VOICE_CALL.INCOMING_CALL';
 });
 
 const subtext = computed(() => {
   if (status.value === VOICE_CALL_STATUS.RINGING) {
-    return t('CONVERSATION.VOICE_CALL.NOT_ANSWERED_YET');
+    return isOutbound.value
+      ? t('CONVERSATION.VOICE_CALL.CALLING')
+      : t('CONVERSATION.VOICE_CALL.NOT_ANSWERED_YET');
   }
   if (status.value === VOICE_CALL_STATUS.COMPLETED) {
     return formattedDuration.value;
   }
   if (status.value === VOICE_CALL_STATUS.IN_PROGRESS) {
-    if (isOutbound.value) return t('CONVERSATION.VOICE_CALL.THEY_ANSWERED');
+    // Outbound calls can flip to in-progress before the contact actually
+    // picks up (e.g., Twilio marks in-progress when the agent joins the
+    // conference); claiming "they answered" here would be misleading. The
+    // 'Call in progress' label alone is accurate; the floating widget shows
+    // the live duration.
+    if (isOutbound.value) return null;
     if (didCurrentUserAnswer.value) {
       return t('CONVERSATION.VOICE_CALL.YOU_ANSWERED');
     }
@@ -119,11 +129,14 @@ const subtext = computed(() => {
         agentName: displayAgentName.value,
       });
     }
-    return t('CONVERSATION.VOICE_CALL.THEY_ANSWERED');
+    return null;
   }
-  return isFailed.value
-    ? t('CONVERSATION.VOICE_CALL.NO_ANSWER')
-    : t('CONVERSATION.VOICE_CALL.NOT_ANSWERED_YET');
+  if (isFailed.value) {
+    return isOutbound.value
+      ? t('CONVERSATION.VOICE_CALL.NO_ANSWER_OUTBOUND_SUBTEXT')
+      : t('CONVERSATION.VOICE_CALL.MISSED_CALL_INBOUND_SUBTEXT');
+  }
+  return t('CONVERSATION.VOICE_CALL.NOT_ANSWERED_YET');
 });
 
 const iconName = computed(() => {
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/i18n/locale/en/conversation.json b/app/javascript/dashboard/i18n/locale/en/conversation.json
index aa512f569..78e18d09d 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/i18n/locale/en/conversation.json
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/i18n/locale/en/conversation.json
@@ -79,9 +79,13 @@
       "OUTGOING_CALL": "Outgoing call",
       "CALL_IN_PROGRESS": "Call in progress",
       "NO_ANSWER": "No answer",
+      "NO_ANSWER_OUTBOUND_LABEL": "No answer",
+      "NO_ANSWER_OUTBOUND_SUBTEXT": "Contact didn't pick up",
       "MISSED_CALL": "Missed call",
+      "MISSED_CALL_INBOUND_SUBTEXT": "No agent picked up",
       "CALL_ENDED": "Call ended",
       "NOT_ANSWERED_YET": "Not answered yet",
+      "CALLING": "Calling…",
       "THEY_ANSWERED": "They answered",
       "YOU_ANSWERED": "You answered",
       "AGENT_ANSWERED": "{agentName} answered",