diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7643d06f..ce2f35c1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [Unreleased]
+
+### New Features
+- Relay: added `call.accept(early_media=False)` — signal a provisional (180 Ringing, or 183 Session Progress with `early_media=True`) on an inbound call without answering it. The call stays unanswered and unbilled.
+
 ## [3.2.0] - 2026-07-14
 
 ### New Features
diff --git a/relay/docs/call-methods.md b/relay/docs/call-methods.md
index 8bc7e5e8..4bd78334 100644
--- a/relay/docs/call-methods.md
+++ b/relay/docs/call-methods.md
@@ -83,6 +83,16 @@ Answer an inbound call.
 await call.answer()
 ```
 
+### `accept(early_media=False, **kwargs) -> dict`
+
+Send a provisional response (180 Ringing, or 183 Session Progress with `early_media=True`) on an inbound call without answering it. The call stays unanswered and unbilled.
+
+<!-- snippet: no-compile await-fragment -->
+```python
+await call.accept()
+await call.accept(early_media=True)
+```
+
 ### `hangup(reason="hangup") -> dict`
 
 End the call.
diff --git a/signalwire/signalwire/relay/call.py b/signalwire/signalwire/relay/call.py
index 579fcd3c..e083ecc6 100644
--- a/signalwire/signalwire/relay/call.py
+++ b/signalwire/signalwire/relay/call.py
@@ -539,6 +539,10 @@ async def answer(self, **kwargs: Any) -> dict[str, Any]:
         """Answer an inbound call."""
         return await self._execute("answer", kwargs or None)
 
+    async def accept(self, early_media: bool = False, **kwargs: Any) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        """Signal a provisional (180 Ringing / 183 Session Progress) on an inbound call without answering it."""
+        return await self._execute("accept", {"early_media": early_media, **kwargs})
+
     async def hangup(self, reason: str = "hangup") -> dict[str, Any]:
         """End/hang up the call."""
         return await self._execute("end", {"reason": reason})
diff --git a/tests/unit/relay/test_call.py b/tests/unit/relay/test_call.py
index 4f2633ba..a8b6aa36 100644
--- a/tests/unit/relay/test_call.py
+++ b/tests/unit/relay/test_call.py
@@ -139,6 +139,14 @@ async def test_answer(self, call: Call, mock_client: MagicMock) -> None:
             "calling.answer", {"node_id": "node-1", "call_id": "call-1"}
         )
 
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_accept(self, call: Call, mock_client: MagicMock) -> None:
+        await call.accept(early_media=True)
+        mock_client.execute.assert_called_once_with(
+            "calling.accept",
+            {"node_id": "node-1", "call_id": "call-1", "early_media": True},
+        )
+
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
     async def test_hangup(self, call: Call, mock_client: MagicMock) -> None:
         await call.hangup(reason="busy")