diff --git a/src/api/routes/guilds/#guild_id/voice-states/#user_id/index.ts b/src/api/routes/guilds/#guild_id/voice-states/#user_id/index.ts
index 60c69075..00820b06 100644
--- a/src/api/routes/guilds/#guild_id/voice-states/#user_id/index.ts
+++ b/src/api/routes/guilds/#guild_id/voice-states/#user_id/index.ts
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ router.patch(
 			voice_state.save(),
 			emitEvent({
 				event: "VOICE_STATE_UPDATE",
-				data: voice_state,
+				data: voice_state.toPublicVoiceState(),
 				guild_id,
 			} as VoiceStateUpdateEvent),
 		]);
diff --git a/src/gateway/opcodes/Identify.ts b/src/gateway/opcodes/Identify.ts
index f46e69c2..fbf579ff 100644
--- a/src/gateway/opcodes/Identify.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/opcodes/Identify.ts
@@ -490,7 +490,9 @@ export async function onIdentify(this: WebSocket, data: Payload) {
 		guilds.filter((guild) => !guild.unavailable) as Guild[]
 	).map((guild) => {
 		return {
-			voice_states: guild.voice_states,
+			voice_states: guild.voice_states.map((state) =>
+				state.toPublicVoiceState(),
+			),
 			id: guild.id,
 			embedded_activities: [],
 		};
diff --git a/src/gateway/opcodes/StreamCreate.ts b/src/gateway/opcodes/StreamCreate.ts
index fdccd70c..80325a2f 100644
--- a/src/gateway/opcodes/StreamCreate.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/opcodes/StreamCreate.ts
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ export async function onStreamCreate(this: WebSocket, data: Payload) {
 
 	await emitEvent({
 		event: "VOICE_STATE_UPDATE",
-		data: { ...voiceState },
+		data: voiceState.toPublicVoiceState(),
 		guild_id: voiceState.guild_id,
 		channel_id: voiceState.channel_id,
 	} as VoiceStateUpdateEvent);
diff --git a/src/gateway/opcodes/StreamDelete.ts b/src/gateway/opcodes/StreamDelete.ts
index dae7de60..76c87029 100644
--- a/src/gateway/opcodes/StreamDelete.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/opcodes/StreamDelete.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export async function onStreamDelete(this: WebSocket, data: Payload) {
 
 		await emitEvent({
 			event: "VOICE_STATE_UPDATE",
-			data: { ...voiceState },
+			data: voiceState.toPublicVoiceState(),
 			guild_id: guildId,
 			channel_id: channelId,
 		} as VoiceStateUpdateEvent);
diff --git a/src/gateway/opcodes/VoiceStateUpdate.ts b/src/gateway/opcodes/VoiceStateUpdate.ts
index 0e9267b5..61dad0cd 100644
--- a/src/gateway/opcodes/VoiceStateUpdate.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/opcodes/VoiceStateUpdate.ts
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export async function onVoiceStateUpdate(this: WebSocket, data: Payload) {
 		) {
 			await emitEvent({
 				event: "VOICE_STATE_UPDATE",
-				data: { ...voiceState, channel_id: null },
+				data: { ...voiceState.toPublicVoiceState(), channel_id: null },
 				guild_id: voiceState.guild_id,
 			});
 		}
@@ -96,7 +96,11 @@ export async function onVoiceStateUpdate(this: WebSocket, data: Payload) {
 	) {
 		await emitEvent({
 			event: "VOICE_STATE_UPDATE",
-			data: { ...voiceState, channel_id: null, guild_id: null },
+			data: {
+				...voiceState.toPublicVoiceState(),
+				channel_id: null,
+				guild_id: null,
+			},
 			guild_id: prevState?.guild_id,
 			channel_id: prevState?.channel_id,
 		});
@@ -117,13 +121,16 @@ export async function onVoiceStateUpdate(this: WebSocket, data: Payload) {
 		voiceState.token = genVoiceToken();
 	voiceState.session_id = this.session_id;
 
-	const { id, member, ...newObj } = voiceState;
+	const { member } = voiceState;
 
 	await Promise.all([
 		voiceState.save(),
 		emitEvent({
 			event: "VOICE_STATE_UPDATE",
-			data: { ...newObj, member: member?.toPublicMember() },
+			data: {
+				...voiceState.toPublicVoiceState(),
+				member: member?.toPublicMember(),
+			},
 			guild_id: voiceState.guild_id,
 			channel_id: voiceState.channel_id,
 			user_id: voiceState.user_id,
diff --git a/src/util/entities/VoiceState.ts b/src/util/entities/VoiceState.ts
index 83a0af63..549d667f 100644
--- a/src/util/entities/VoiceState.ts
+++ b/src/util/entities/VoiceState.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,29 @@ import { Member } from "./Member";
 import { User } from "./User";
 import { dbEngine } from "../util/Database";
 
+export enum PublicVoiceStateEnum {
+	user_id,
+	suppress,
+	session_id,
+	self_video,
+	self_mute,
+	self_deaf,
+	self_stream,
+	request_to_speak_timestamp,
+	mute,
+	deaf,
+	channel_id,
+	guild_id,
+}
+
+export type PublicVoiceStateKeys = keyof typeof PublicVoiceStateEnum;
+
+export const PublicVoiceStateProjection = Object.values(
+	PublicVoiceStateEnum,
+).filter((x) => typeof x === "string") as PublicVoiceStateKeys[];
+
+export type PublicVoiceState = Pick<VoiceState, PublicVoiceStateKeys>;
+
 //https://gist.github.com/vassjozsef/e482c65df6ee1facaace8b3c9ff66145#file-voice_state-ex
 @Entity({
 	name: "voice_states",
@@ -96,4 +119,13 @@ export class VoiceState extends BaseClass {
 
 	@Column({ nullable: true, default: null })
 	request_to_speak_timestamp?: Date;
+
+	toPublicVoiceState() {
+		// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+		const voiceState: any = {};
+		PublicVoiceStateProjection.forEach((x) => {
+			voiceState[x] = this[x];
+		});
+		return voiceState as PublicVoiceState;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/util/interfaces/Event.ts b/src/util/interfaces/Event.ts
index 848dcd2e..5ef3b05d 100644
--- a/src/util/interfaces/Event.ts
+++ b/src/util/interfaces/Event.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import {
 	ConnectedAccount,
 	Interaction,
 	ApplicationCommand,
-	VoiceState,
 	Message,
 	PartialEmoji,
 	Invite,
@@ -43,6 +42,7 @@ import {
 	ReadyPrivateChannel,
 	GuildOrUnavailable,
 	GuildCreateResponse,
+	PublicVoiceState,
 } from "@spacebar/util";
 
 export interface Event {
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ export interface UserConnectionsUpdateEvent extends Event {
 
 export interface VoiceStateUpdateEvent extends Event {
 	event: "VOICE_STATE_UPDATE";
-	data: VoiceState & {
+	data: PublicVoiceState & {
 		member: PublicMember;
 	};
 }