diff --git a/src/components/VoiceSearch/__tests__/VoiceSearch-test.tsx b/src/components/VoiceSearch/__tests__/VoiceSearch-test.tsx
index 583a4513dc..6d5983c8aa 100644
--- a/src/components/VoiceSearch/__tests__/VoiceSearch-test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/VoiceSearch/__tests__/VoiceSearch-test.tsx
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ describe('VoiceSearch', () => {
     });
 
     it('with custom template for status', () => {
-      const props = {
+      const props: VoiceSearchProps = {
         ...defaultProps,
         isListening: true,
         voiceListeningState: {
diff --git a/src/lib/voiceSearchHelper/__tests__/index-test.ts b/src/lib/voiceSearchHelper/__tests__/index-test.ts
index 6aea11d65d..b98d1017f2 100644
--- a/src/lib/voiceSearchHelper/__tests__/index-test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/voiceSearchHelper/__tests__/index-test.ts
@@ -191,4 +191,19 @@ describe('VoiceSearchHelper', () => {
     voiceSearchHelper.dispose();
     expect(stop).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
   });
+
+  it('stops and the status becomes `finished`', () => {
+    window.SpeechRecognition = createFakeSpeechRecognition();
+    const onQueryChange = (): void => {};
+    const onStateChange = (): void => {};
+    const voiceSearchHelper = createVoiceSearchHelper({
+      searchAsYouSpeak: true,
+      onQueryChange,
+      onStateChange,
+    });
+
+    voiceSearchHelper.toggleListening();
+    voiceSearchHelper.toggleListening();
+    expect(voiceSearchHelper.getState().status).toBe('finished');
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/lib/voiceSearchHelper/index.ts b/src/lib/voiceSearchHelper/index.ts
index 56911d6a5e..1a5fc72a90 100644
--- a/src/lib/voiceSearchHelper/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/voiceSearchHelper/index.ts
@@ -1,21 +1,22 @@
-const STATUS_INITIAL = 'initial';
-const STATUS_ASKING_PERMISSION = 'askingPermission';
-const STATUS_WAITING = 'waiting';
-const STATUS_RECOGNIZING = 'recognizing';
-const STATUS_FINISHED = 'finished';
-const STATUS_ERROR = 'error';
-
 export type VoiceSearchHelperParams = {
   searchAsYouSpeak: boolean;
   onQueryChange: (query: string) => void;
   onStateChange: () => void;
 };
 
+export type Status =
+  | 'initial'
+  | 'askingPermission'
+  | 'waiting'
+  | 'recognizing'
+  | 'finished'
+  | 'error';
+
 export type VoiceListeningState = {
-  status: string;
+  status: Status;
   transcript: string;
   isSpeechFinal: boolean;
-  errorCode?: string;
+  errorCode?: SpeechRecognitionErrorCode;
 };
 
 export type VoiceSearchHelper = {
@@ -36,46 +37,46 @@ export default function createVoiceSearchHelper({
   const SpeechRecognitionAPI: new () => SpeechRecognition =
     (window as any).webkitSpeechRecognition ||
     (window as any).SpeechRecognition;
-  const getDefaultState = (status: string): VoiceListeningState => ({
+  const getDefaultState = (status: Status): VoiceListeningState => ({
     status,
     transcript: '',
     isSpeechFinal: false,
     errorCode: undefined,
   });
-  let state: VoiceListeningState = getDefaultState(STATUS_INITIAL);
+  let state: VoiceListeningState = getDefaultState('initial');
   let recognition: SpeechRecognition | undefined;
 
   const isBrowserSupported = (): boolean => Boolean(SpeechRecognitionAPI);
 
   const isListening = (): boolean =>
-    state.status === STATUS_ASKING_PERMISSION ||
-    state.status === STATUS_WAITING ||
-    state.status === STATUS_RECOGNIZING;
+    state.status === 'askingPermission' ||
+    state.status === 'waiting' ||
+    state.status === 'recognizing';
 
-  const setState = (newState = {}): void => {
+  const setState = (newState: Partial<VoiceListeningState> = {}): void => {
     state = { ...state, ...newState };
     onStateChange();
   };
 
   const getState = (): VoiceListeningState => state;
 
-  const resetState = (status = STATUS_INITIAL): void => {
+  const resetState = (status: Status = 'initial'): void => {
     setState(getDefaultState(status));
   };
 
   const onStart = (): void => {
     setState({
-      status: STATUS_WAITING,
+      status: 'waiting',
     });
   };
 
   const onError = (event: SpeechRecognitionError): void => {
-    setState({ status: STATUS_ERROR, errorCode: event.error });
+    setState({ status: 'error', errorCode: event.error });
   };
 
   const onResult = (event: SpeechRecognitionEvent): void => {
     setState({
-      status: STATUS_RECOGNIZING,
+      status: 'recognizing',
       transcript:
         (event.results[0] &&
           event.results[0][0] &&
@@ -92,25 +93,17 @@ export default function createVoiceSearchHelper({
     if (!state.errorCode && state.transcript && !searchAsYouSpeak) {
       onQueryChange(state.transcript);
     }
-    if (state.status !== STATUS_ERROR) {
-      setState({ status: STATUS_FINISHED });
+    if (state.status !== 'error') {
+      setState({ status: 'finished' });
     }
   };
 
-  const stop = (): void => {
-    if (recognition) {
-      recognition.stop();
-      recognition = undefined;
-    }
-    resetState();
-  };
-
   const start = (): void => {
     recognition = new SpeechRecognitionAPI();
     if (!recognition) {
       return;
     }
-    resetState(STATUS_ASKING_PERMISSION);
+    resetState('askingPermission');
     recognition.interimResults = true;
     recognition.addEventListener('start', onStart);
     recognition.addEventListener('error', onError);
@@ -131,6 +124,14 @@ export default function createVoiceSearchHelper({
     recognition = undefined;
   };
 
+  const stop = (): void => {
+    dispose();
+    // Because `dispose` removes event listeners, `end` listener is not called.
+    // So we're setting the `status` as `finished` here.
+    // If we don't do it, it will be still `waiting` or `recognizing`.
+    resetState('finished');
+  };
+
   const toggleListening = (): void => {
     if (!isBrowserSupported()) {
       return;