diff --git a/specs.json b/specs.json
index 9808f2b..24f225d 100644
--- a/specs.json
+++ b/specs.json
@@ -755,7 +755,8 @@
       "customOptions": "#customOptions",
       "verbioOptions": "#verbioOptions",
       "speechmaticsOptions": "#speechmaticsOptions",
-      "openaiOptions": "#openaiOptions"
+      "openaiOptions": "#openaiOptions",
+      "houndifyOptions": "#houndifyOptions"
     },
     "required": [
       "vendor"
@@ -833,6 +834,42 @@
       "transcriptNormalization": "array"
     }
   },
+  "houndifyOptions": {
+    "properties": {
+      "latitude": "number",
+      "longitude": "number",
+      "city": "string",
+      "state": "string",
+      "country": "string",
+      "timeZone": "string",
+      "domain": "string",
+      "audioEndpoint": "string",
+      "maxSilenceSeconds": "number",
+      "maxSilenceAfterFullQuerySeconds": "number",
+      "maxSilenceAfterPartialQuerySeconds": "number",
+      "vadSensitivity": "number",
+      "vadTimeout": "number",
+      "vadMode": "string",
+      "vadVoiceMs": "number",
+      "vadSilenceMs": "number",
+      "vadDebug": "boolean",
+      "audioFormat": "string",
+      "enableNoiseReduction": "boolean",
+      "enableProfanityFilter": "boolean",
+      "enablePunctuation": "boolean",
+      "enableCapitalization": "boolean",
+      "confidenceThreshold": "number",
+      "enableDisfluencyFilter": "boolean",
+      "maxResults": "number",
+      "enableWordTimestamps": "boolean",
+      "maxAlternatives": "number",
+      "partialTranscriptInterval": "number",
+      "sessionTimeout": "number",
+      "connectionTimeout": "number",
+      "customVocabulary": "array",
+      "languageModel": "string"
+    }
+  },
   "cobaltOptions": {
     "properties": {
       "serverUri": "string",
diff --git a/test/jambonz-verb-test.js b/test/jambonz-verb-test.js
index 196c86d..9f8b96f 100644
--- a/test/jambonz-verb-test.js
+++ b/test/jambonz-verb-test.js
@@ -279,6 +279,54 @@ test("validate correct verbs", async (t) => {
         }
       },
     },
+    {
+      "verb": "gather",
+      "actionHook": "http://example.com/collect",
+      "input": ["digits", "speech"],
+      "bargein": true,
+      "dtmfBargein": true,
+      "finishOnKey": "#",
+      "numDigits": 5,
+      "timeout": 8,
+      "recognizer": {
+        "vendor": "houndify",
+        "language": "en-US",
+        "houndifyOptions": {
+          "latitude": 30.6,
+          "longitude": 30.6,
+          "city": "Huston",
+          "state": "CA",
+          "country": "US",
+          "timeZone": "GMT",
+          "domain": "Voice",
+          "audioEndpoint": "https://api.houndify.com/v1/audio",
+          "maxSilenceSeconds": 5,
+          "maxSilenceAfterFullQuerySeconds": 3,
+          "maxSilenceAfterPartialQuerySeconds": 2,
+          "vadSensitivity": 0.5,
+          "vadTimeout": 1000,
+          "vadMode": "auto",
+          "vadVoiceMs": 250,
+          "vadSilenceMs": 500,
+          "vadDebug": true,
+          "audioFormat": "PCM16",
+          "enableNoiseReduction": true,
+          "enableProfanityFilter": false,
+          "enablePunctuation": true,
+          "enableCapitalization": true,
+          "confidenceThreshold": 0.7,
+          "enableDisfluencyFilter": true,
+          "maxResults": 5,
+          "enableWordTimestamps": true,
+          "maxAlternatives": 3,
+          "partialTranscriptInterval": 100,
+          "sessionTimeout": 30000,
+          "connectionTimeout": 5000,
+          "customVocabulary": ["jambonz", "telephony", "voip"],
+          "languageModel": "enhanced"
+        }
+      },
+    },
     {
       "verb": "gather",
       "actionHook": "http://example.com/collect",