diff --git a/daemon/call.c b/daemon/call.c
index 723810320..dc90318c3 100644
--- a/daemon/call.c
+++ b/daemon/call.c
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ struct packet_stream *__packet_stream_new(struct call *call) {
 	atomic64_set_na(&stream->last_packet, rtpe_now.tv_sec);
 	stream->rtp_stats = g_hash_table_new_full(g_int_hash, g_int_equal, NULL, __rtp_stats_free);
 	recording_init_stream(stream);
+	stream->send_timer = send_timer_new(stream);
 
 	return stream;
 }
@@ -2220,6 +2221,7 @@ void call_destroy(struct call *c) {
 						rtpe_now.tv_sec - atomic64_get(&ps->last_packet));
 
 				statistics_update_totals(ps);
+				send_timer_put(&ps->send_timer);
 
 			}
 
diff --git a/daemon/codec.c b/daemon/codec.c
index 81907c994..20982eb47 100644
--- a/daemon/codec.c
+++ b/daemon/codec.c
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ struct codec_ssrc_handler {
 	int bytes_per_packet;
 	unsigned long first_ts; // for output TS scaling
 	unsigned long ts_in; // for DTMF dupe detection
+	struct timeval first_send;
+	unsigned long first_send_ts;
 	GString *sample_buffer;
 };
 struct transcode_packet {
@@ -563,7 +565,7 @@ void codec_handlers_free(struct call_media *m) {
 
 
 void codec_add_raw_packet(struct media_packet *mp) {
-	struct codec_packet *p = g_slice_alloc(sizeof(*p));
+	struct codec_packet *p = g_slice_alloc0(sizeof(*p));
 	p->s = mp->raw;
 	p->free_func = NULL;
 	if (mp->rtp && mp->ssrc_out)
@@ -682,14 +684,14 @@ static void __output_rtp(struct media_packet *mp, struct codec_ssrc_handler *ch,
 		struct codec_handler *handler, // normally == ch->handler except for DTMF
 		char *buf, // malloc'd, room for rtp_header + filled-in payload
 		unsigned int payload_len,
-		unsigned int payload_ts,
+		unsigned long payload_ts,
 		int marker, int seq, int seq_inc)
 {
 	struct rtp_header *rh = (void *) buf;
 	struct ssrc_ctx *ssrc_out = mp->ssrc_out;
 	struct ssrc_entry_call *ssrc_out_p = ssrc_out->parent;
 	// reconstruct RTP header
-	unsigned int ts = payload_ts;
+	unsigned long ts = payload_ts;
 	ZERO(*rh);
 	rh->v_p_x_cc = 0x80;
 	rh->m_pt = handler->dest_pt.payload_type | (marker ? 0x80 : 0);
@@ -701,11 +703,39 @@ static void __output_rtp(struct media_packet *mp, struct codec_ssrc_handler *ch,
 	rh->ssrc = htonl(ssrc_out_p->h.ssrc);
 
 	// add to output queue
-	struct codec_packet *p = g_slice_alloc(sizeof(*p));
+	struct codec_packet *p = g_slice_alloc0(sizeof(*p));
 	p->s.s = buf;
 	p->s.len = payload_len + sizeof(struct rtp_header);
 	payload_tracker_add(&ssrc_out->tracker, handler->dest_pt.payload_type);
 	p->free_func = free;
+
+	// this packet is dynamically allocated, so we're able to schedule it.
+	// determine scheduled time to send
+	if (ch->first_send.tv_sec) {
+		// scale first_send from first_send_ts to ts
+		p->to_send = ch->first_send;
+		uint32_t ts_diff = (uint32_t) ts - (uint32_t) ch->first_send_ts; // allow for wrap-around
+		unsigned long long ts_diff_us =
+			(unsigned long long) ts_diff * 1000000 / ch->encoder_format.clockrate
+			* ch->handler->dest_pt.codec_def->clockrate_mult;
+		timeval_add_usec(&p->to_send, ts_diff_us);
+
+		// how far in the future is this?
+		ts_diff_us = timeval_diff(&p->to_send, &rtpe_now); // negative wrap-around to positive OK
+
+		if (ts_diff_us > 1000000) // more than one second, can't be right
+			ch->first_send.tv_sec = 0; // fix it up below
+	}
+	if (!ch->first_send.tv_sec) {
+		p->to_send = ch->first_send = rtpe_now;
+		ch->first_send_ts = ts;
+	}
+	ilog(LOG_DEBUG, "Scheduling to send RTP packet (seq %u TS %lu) at %lu.%06lu",
+			ntohs(rh->seq_num),
+			ts,
+			(long unsigned) p->to_send.tv_sec,
+			(long unsigned) p->to_send.tv_usec);
+
 	g_queue_push_tail(&mp->packets_out, p);
 
 	atomic64_inc(&ssrc_out->packets);
diff --git a/daemon/main.c b/daemon/main.c
index 378c579fd..a944eac88 100644
--- a/daemon/main.c
+++ b/daemon/main.c
@@ -786,8 +786,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 
 	if (rtpe_config.media_num_threads < 0)
 		rtpe_config.media_num_threads = rtpe_config.num_threads;
-	for (idx = 0; idx < rtpe_config.media_num_threads; ++idx)
+	for (idx = 0; idx < rtpe_config.media_num_threads; ++idx) {
 		thread_create_detach_prio(media_player_loop, NULL, rtpe_config.scheduling, rtpe_config.priority);
+		thread_create_detach_prio(send_timer_loop, NULL, rtpe_config.scheduling, rtpe_config.priority);
+	}
 
 
 	while (!rtpe_shutdown) {
diff --git a/daemon/media_player.c b/daemon/media_player.c
index 1f8819ebd..5beba21fe 100644
--- a/daemon/media_player.c
+++ b/daemon/media_player.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 
 static struct timerthread media_player_thread;
+static struct timerthread send_timer_thread;
 
 
 
@@ -83,6 +84,85 @@ struct media_player *media_player_new(struct call_monologue *ml) {
 }
 
 
+static void __send_timer_free(void *p) {
+	struct send_timer *st = p;
+
+	ilog(LOG_DEBUG, "freeing send_timer");
+
+	g_queue_clear_full(&st->packets, codec_packet_free);
+	mutex_destroy(&st->lock);
+	obj_put(st->call);
+}
+
+
+// call->master_lock held in W
+struct send_timer *send_timer_new(struct packet_stream *ps) {
+	ilog(LOG_DEBUG, "creating send_timer");
+
+	struct send_timer *st = obj_alloc0("send_timer", sizeof(*st), __send_timer_free);
+	st->tt_obj.tt = &send_timer_thread;
+	mutex_init(&st->lock);
+	st->call = obj_get(ps->call);
+	st->sink = ps;
+	g_queue_init(&st->packets);
+
+	return st;
+}
+
+
+// st->stream->out_lock (or call->master_lock/W) must be held already
+static int send_timer_send(struct send_timer *st, struct codec_packet *cp) {
+	if (cp->to_send.tv_sec && timeval_cmp(&cp->to_send, &rtpe_now) > 0)
+		return -1; // not yet
+
+	if (!st->sink->selected_sfd)
+		goto out;
+
+	struct rtp_header *rh = (void *) cp->s.s;
+	ilog(LOG_DEBUG, "Forward to sink endpoint: %s:%d (RTP seq %u TS %u)",
+			sockaddr_print_buf(&st->sink->endpoint.address),
+			st->sink->endpoint.port,
+			ntohs(rh->seq_num),
+			ntohl(rh->timestamp));
+
+	socket_sendto(&st->sink->selected_sfd->socket,
+			cp->s.s, cp->s.len, &st->sink->endpoint);
+
+out:
+	codec_packet_free(cp);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
+// st->stream->out_lock (or call->master_lock/W) must be held already
+void send_timer_push(struct send_timer *st, struct codec_packet *cp) {
+	// can we send immediately?
+	if (!send_timer_send(st, cp))
+		return;
+
+	// queue for sending
+
+	struct rtp_header *rh = (void *) cp->s.s;
+	ilog(LOG_DEBUG, "queuing up packet for delivery at %lu.%06u (RTP seq %u TS %u)",
+			(unsigned long) cp->to_send.tv_sec,
+			(unsigned int) cp->to_send.tv_usec,
+			ntohs(rh->seq_num),
+			ntohl(rh->timestamp));
+
+	mutex_lock(&st->lock);
+	unsigned int qlen = st->packets.length;
+	// this hands over ownership of cp, so we must copy the timeval out
+	struct timeval tv_send = cp->to_send;
+	g_queue_push_tail(&st->packets, cp);
+	mutex_unlock(&st->lock);
+
+	// first packet in? we're probably not scheduled yet
+	if (!qlen)
+		timerthread_obj_schedule_abs(&st->tt_obj, &tv_send);
+}
+
+
 static int __ensure_codec_handler(struct media_player *mp, AVStream *avs) {
 	if (mp->handler)
 		return 0;
@@ -189,6 +269,10 @@ static void media_player_read_packet(struct media_player *mp) {
 
 	mp->handler->func(mp->handler, &packet);
 
+	// as this is timing sensitive and we may have spent some time decoding,
+	// update our global "now" timestamp
+	gettimeofday(&rtpe_now, NULL);
+
 	mutex_lock(&mp->sink->out_lock);
 	if (media_socket_dequeue(&packet, mp->sink))
 		ilog(LOG_ERR, "Error sending playback media to RTP sink");
@@ -234,6 +318,8 @@ found:
 // call->master_lock held in W
 static void media_player_play_start(struct media_player *mp) {
 	mp->next_run = rtpe_now;
+	// give ourselves a bit of a head start with decoding
+	timeval_add_usec(&mp->next_run, -50000);
 	media_player_read_packet(mp);
 }
 
@@ -365,8 +451,44 @@ static void media_player_run(void *ptr) {
 }
 
 
+static void send_timer_run(void *ptr) {
+	struct send_timer *st = ptr;
+	struct call *call = st->call;
+
+	log_info_call(call);
+
+	ilog(LOG_DEBUG, "running scheduled send_timer");
+
+	struct timeval next_send = {0,};
+
+	rwlock_lock_r(&call->master_lock);
+	mutex_lock(&st->lock);
+
+	while (st->packets.length) {
+		struct codec_packet *cp = st->packets.head->data;
+		// XXX this could be made lock-free
+		if (!send_timer_send(st, cp)) {
+			g_queue_pop_head(&st->packets);
+			continue;
+		}
+		// couldn't send the last one. remember time to schedule
+		next_send = cp->to_send;
+		break;
+	}
+
+	mutex_unlock(&st->lock);
+	rwlock_unlock_r(&call->master_lock);
+
+	if (next_send.tv_sec)
+		timerthread_obj_schedule_abs(&st->tt_obj, &next_send);
+
+	log_info_clear();
+}
+
+
 void media_player_init(void) {
 	timerthread_init(&media_player_thread, media_player_run);
+	timerthread_init(&send_timer_thread, send_timer_run);
 }
 
 
@@ -374,3 +496,7 @@ void media_player_loop(void *p) {
 	ilog(LOG_DEBUG, "media_player_loop");
 	timerthread_run(&media_player_thread);
 }
+void send_timer_loop(void *p) {
+	ilog(LOG_DEBUG, "send_timer_loop");
+	timerthread_run(&send_timer_thread);
+}
diff --git a/daemon/media_socket.c b/daemon/media_socket.c
index 312db95bc..8579df685 100644
--- a/daemon/media_socket.c
+++ b/daemon/media_socket.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "iptables.h"
 #include "main.h"
 #include "codec.h"
+#include "media_player.h"
 
 
 #ifndef PORT_RANDOM_MIN
@@ -1575,18 +1576,8 @@ out:
 // appropriate locks must be held
 int media_socket_dequeue(struct media_packet *mp, struct packet_stream *sink) {
 	struct codec_packet *p;
-	while ((p = g_queue_pop_head(&mp->packets_out))) {
-		__C_DBG("Forward to sink endpoint: %s:%d", sockaddr_print_buf(&sink->endpoint.address),
-				sink->endpoint.port);
-
-		int ret = socket_sendto(&sink->selected_sfd->socket,
-				p->s.s, p->s.len, &sink->endpoint);
-
-		codec_packet_free(p);
-
-		if (ret == -1)
-			return -1;
-	}
+	while ((p = g_queue_pop_head(&mp->packets_out)))
+		send_timer_push(sink->send_timer, p);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/call.h b/include/call.h
index 2acc90944..f16440e69 100644
--- a/include/call.h
+++ b/include/call.h
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ struct ssrc_hash;
 struct codec_handler;
 struct rtp_payload_type;
 struct media_player;
+struct send_timer;
 
 
 typedef bencode_buffer_t call_buffer_t;
@@ -281,6 +282,7 @@ struct packet_stream {
 	struct crypto_context	crypto;		/* OUT direction, LOCK: out_lock */
 	struct ssrc_ctx		*ssrc_in,	/* LOCK: in_lock */ // XXX eliminate these
 				*ssrc_out;	/* LOCK: out_lock */
+	struct send_timer	*send_timer;	/* RO */
 
 	struct stats		stats;
 	struct stats		kernel_stats;
diff --git a/include/codec.h b/include/codec.h
index 7d4b6887a..449d42cb0 100644
--- a/include/codec.h
+++ b/include/codec.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 
 #include <glib.h>
+#include <sys/time.h>
 #include "str.h"
 #include "codeclib.h"
 #include "aux.h"
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ struct codec_handler {
 struct codec_packet {
 	str s;
 	void (*free_func)(void *);
+	struct timeval to_send;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/include/media_player.h b/include/media_player.h
index d43a7b41d..6fc77388c 100644
--- a/include/media_player.h
+++ b/include/media_player.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ struct call_monologue;
 struct codec_handler;
 struct ssrc_ctx;
 struct packet_stream;
+struct codec_packet;
 
 
 struct media_player {
@@ -38,6 +39,14 @@ struct media_player {
 	str read_pos;
 };
 
+struct send_timer {
+	struct timerthread_obj tt_obj;
+	mutex_t lock;
+	struct call *call; // main reference that keeps this alive
+	struct packet_stream *sink;
+	GQueue packets;
+};
+
 
 struct media_player *media_player_new(struct call_monologue *);
 int media_player_play_file(struct media_player *, const str *);
@@ -47,6 +56,11 @@ void media_player_stop(struct media_player *);
 void media_player_init(void);
 void media_player_loop(void *);
 
+struct send_timer *send_timer_new(struct packet_stream *);
+void send_timer_push(struct send_timer *, struct codec_packet *);
+
+void send_timer_loop(void *p);
+
 
 
 INLINE void media_player_put(struct media_player **mp) {
@@ -55,6 +69,12 @@ INLINE void media_player_put(struct media_player **mp) {
 	obj_put(&(*mp)->tt_obj);
 	*mp = NULL;
 }
+INLINE void send_timer_put(struct send_timer **st) {
+	if (!*st)
+		return;
+	obj_put(&(*st)->tt_obj);
+	*st = NULL;
+}
 
 
 #endif