diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 48b3eba..437f680 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -149,9 +149,9 @@ Called when SpeechRecognition stops listening.
 
 #### onResult
 
-`function(string)`
+`function(transcript: string, final: string, interim: string)`
 
-Called when SpeechRecognition has a result. It is called with a string containing a transcript of the recognized speech.
+Called when SpeechRecognition has a result. It is called with a string containing a transcript of the entire recognized speech, a string containing the final transcript of the most recent recognized speech, and a string containing the interim transcript of current speech.
 
 ### Returns
 
@@ -171,6 +171,14 @@ Call to make the browser start listening for input. Every time it processes a re
    `boolean` _(default: true)_  
    SpeechRecognition can provide realtime results as it's trying to figure out the best match for the input. Set to false if you only want the final result.
 
+- **continuous**  
+   `boolean` _(default: false)_  
+   The continuous property of the SpeechRecognition interface controls whether continuous results are returned for each recognition, or only a single result.
+
+- **nonStop**  
+   `boolean` _(default: true)_  
+   When set to `true` SpeechRecognition will not stop automatically after inactivity.
+
 #### stop
 
 `function()`
diff --git a/examples/src/index.jsx b/examples/src/index.jsx
index 17cbf34..433a160 100644
--- a/examples/src/index.jsx
+++ b/examples/src/index.jsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { render } from 'react-dom';
 import SpeechSynthesisExample from './useSpeechSynthesis';
 import SpeechRecognitionExample from './useSpeechRecognition';
+import SpeechRecognitionContinuousExample from './useSpeechRecognitionContinuous';
 import { GlobalStyles, Row, GitLink, Title } from './shared';
 import gh from './images/github.png';
 
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ const App = () => (
     <Row>
       <SpeechSynthesisExample />
       <SpeechRecognitionExample />
+      <SpeechRecognitionContinuousExample />
     </Row>
     <GitLink>
       <img alt="Github" src={gh} />
diff --git a/examples/src/shared.js b/examples/src/shared.js
index 67ae730..61be6b8 100644
--- a/examples/src/shared.js
+++ b/examples/src/shared.js
@@ -58,16 +58,35 @@ export const Container = styled.div`
   }
 
   select,
-  textarea {
+  textarea,
+  .textarea {
     font-size: 16px;
     margin-bottom: 12px;
     width: 100%;
   }
 
-  textarea {
+  textarea,
+  .textarea {
     border: 1px solid darkgrey;
     border-radius: 10px;
     padding: 8px;
     resize: none;
   }
+
+  .textarea {
+    box-sizing: border-box;
+    -webkit-box-sizing: border-box;
+    -moz-box-sizing: border-box;
+    min-height: 72px;
+    background-color: white;
+    font-family: monospace;
+  }
+
+  .final {
+    color: #666;
+  }
+
+  .interim {
+    color: black;
+  }
 `;
diff --git a/examples/src/useSpeechRecognitionContinuous.jsx b/examples/src/useSpeechRecognitionContinuous.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..31abca9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/src/useSpeechRecognitionContinuous.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+import React, { useState } from 'react';
+import { useSpeechRecognition } from '../../src';
+import { Container } from './shared';
+
+const languageOptions = [
+  { label: 'Cambodian', value: 'km-KH' },
+  { label: 'Deutsch', value: 'de-DE' },
+  { label: 'English', value: 'en-AU' },
+  { label: 'Farsi', value: 'fa-IR' },
+  { label: 'Français', value: 'fr-FR' },
+  { label: 'Italiano', value: 'it-IT' },
+  { label: '普通话 (中国大陆) - Mandarin', value: 'zh' },
+  { label: 'Portuguese', value: 'pt-BR' },
+  { label: 'Español', value: 'es-MX' },
+  { label: 'Svenska - Swedish', value: 'sv-SE' },
+];
+
+const Example = () => {
+  const [lang, setLang] = useState('en-AU');
+  const [final, setFinal] = useState('');
+  const [interim, setInterim] = useState('');
+  const [blocked, setBlocked] = useState(false);
+
+  const onEnd = () => {
+    setFinal(prevState => `${prevState}${interim} `);
+    setInterim('');
+  };
+
+  const onResult = (_, finalTranscript, interimTranscript) => {
+    setInterim(interimTranscript);
+    setFinal(prevState => `${prevState}${finalTranscript}`);
+  };
+
+  const changeLang = (event) => {
+    setLang(event.target.value);
+  };
+
+  const onError = (event) => {
+    if (event.error === 'not-allowed') {
+      setBlocked(true);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const { listen, listening, stop, supported } = useSpeechRecognition({
+    onResult,
+    onEnd,
+    onError,
+  });
+
+  const toggle = listening
+    ? stop
+    : () => {
+        setBlocked(false);
+        listen({
+          continuous: true,
+          nonStop: false,
+          lang,
+        });
+      };
+
+  return (
+    <Container>
+      <form id="continuous-recognition-form">
+        <h2>Continuous Recognition</h2>
+        {!supported && (
+          <p>
+            Oh no, it looks like your browser doesn&#39;t support Speech
+            Recognition.
+          </p>
+        )}
+        {supported && (
+          <React.Fragment>
+            <p>
+              {`Click 'Listen' and start speaking.
+               SpeechRecognition will provide a transcript of what you are saying.`}
+            </p>
+            <label htmlFor="lang">Language</label>
+            <select
+              form="speech-recognition-form"
+              id="lang"
+              value={lang}
+              onChange={changeLang}
+            >
+              {languageOptions.map((option) => (
+                <option key={option.value} value={option.value}>
+                  {option.label}
+                </option>
+              ))}
+            </select>
+            <label>Transcript</label>
+            <div className="textarea">
+              {final && <span className="final">{final}</span>}
+              {interim && <span className="interim">{interim}</span>}
+            </div>
+            <button disabled={blocked} type="button" onClick={toggle}>
+              {listening ? 'Stop' : 'Listen'}
+            </button>
+            {blocked && (
+              <p style={{ color: 'red' }}>
+                The microphone is blocked for this site in your browser.
+              </p>
+            )}
+          </React.Fragment>
+        )}
+      </form>
+    </Container>
+  );
+};
+
+export default Example;
diff --git a/src/useSpeechRecognition.js b/src/useSpeechRecognition.js
index ac3695a..bf0737d 100644
--- a/src/useSpeechRecognition.js
+++ b/src/useSpeechRecognition.js
@@ -36,12 +36,24 @@ const useSpeechRecognition = (props = {}) => {
   const [supported, setSupported] = useState(false);
 
   const processResult = (event) => {
-    const transcript = Array.from(event.results)
-      .map((result) => result[0])
-      .map((result) => result.transcript)
-      .join('');
+    const merge = (arr) => (
+      arr.map((result) => result[0])
+        .map((result) => result.transcript)
+        .join('')
+    );
 
-    onResult(transcript);
+    const results = Array.from(event.results);
+    const changed = results.splice(event.resultIndex)
+
+    const transcript = merge(results);
+    const final = merge(
+      changed.filter((result) => result.isFinal)
+    );
+    const interim = merge(
+      changed.filter((result) => !result.isFinal)
+    );
+
+    onResult(transcript, final, interim);
   };
 
   const handleError = (event) => {
@@ -60,6 +72,7 @@ const useSpeechRecognition = (props = {}) => {
       continuous = false,
       maxAlternatives = 1,
       grammars,
+      nonStop = true,
     } = args;
     setListening(true);
     recognition.current.lang = lang;
@@ -73,7 +86,14 @@ const useSpeechRecognition = (props = {}) => {
     }
     // SpeechRecognition stops automatically after inactivity
     // We want it to keep going until we tell it to stop
-    recognition.current.onend = () => recognition.current.start();
+    recognition.current.onend = () => {
+      setListening(false);
+      onEnd();
+      if (nonStop) {
+        setListening(true);
+        recognition.current.start();
+      }
+    }
     recognition.current.start();
   }, [listening, supported, recognition]);