Abstract: Systems and methods for wireless audio headsets for use with communication applications such as softphone applications running on processor-based hosts for alerting a user of incoming calls and providing hookswitch control from the wireless headset are disclosed. The system generally includes a headset base for communication with a processor-based host executing a communication-headset application for interfacing between a network and the wireless headset system, and a wireless headset in wireless communication with the headset base. The wireless headset system may be configured to cooperate with the communication-headset application to answer an incoming call in response to a call answering activity and, upon the incoming call being answered, to transmit audio signals between the network and the wireless headset via the communication-headset application and the headset base.