diff --git a/daemon/codec.c b/daemon/codec.c
index d65cb31db..63871fffd 100644
--- a/daemon/codec.c
+++ b/daemon/codec.c
@@ -2574,7 +2574,8 @@ void codec_add_dtmf_event(struct codec_ssrc_handler *ch, int code, int level, ui
 
 	// add to queue if we're doing PCM -> DTMF event conversion
 	// this does not capture events when doing DTMF delay (dtmf_payload_type == -1)
-	if (ch->handler->dtmf_payload_type != -1) {
+	// unless this is an injected event, in which case we check the real payload type
+	if (ch->handler->dtmf_payload_type != -1 || (injected && ch->handler->real_dtmf_payload_type != -1)) {
 		struct dtmf_event *ev = g_slice_alloc(sizeof(*ev));
 		*ev = new_ev;
 		g_queue_push_tail(&ch->dtmf_events, ev);
diff --git a/daemon/dtmf.c b/daemon/dtmf.c
index c6f5d3612..d73b9a0d1 100644
--- a/daemon/dtmf.c
+++ b/daemon/dtmf.c
@@ -594,6 +594,7 @@ const char *dtmf_inject(struct call_media *media, int code, int volume, int dura
 	struct codec_handler *ch = NULL;
 	struct codec_ssrc_handler *csh = NULL;
 	int pt = -1;
+	int ch_pt = -1;
 	for (int i = 0; i < ssrc_in->tracker.most_len; i++) {
 		pt = ssrc_in->tracker.most[i];
 		if (pt == 255)
@@ -602,8 +603,11 @@ const char *dtmf_inject(struct call_media *media, int code, int volume, int dura
 		ch = codec_handler_get(media, pt, sink, NULL);
 		if (!ch)
 			continue;
+		// for DTMF delay, payload type will be -1 but the real payload type will be correct
+		// and as we're specifically injecting we want to make sure we end up checking the right pt
+		ch_pt = ch->real_dtmf_payload_type != -1 ? ch->real_dtmf_payload_type : ch->dtmf_payload_type;
 		// skip DTMF PTs
-		if (pt == ch->dtmf_payload_type)
+		if (pt == ch_pt)
 			continue;
 		if (ch->output_handler && ch->output_handler->ssrc_hash) // context switch if we have multiple inputs going to one output
 			ch = ch->output_handler;
@@ -612,7 +616,7 @@ const char *dtmf_inject(struct call_media *media, int code, int volume, int dura
 				pt,
 				ch->source_pt.payload_type,
 				ch->dest_pt.payload_type,
-				ch->dtmf_payload_type,
+				ch_pt,
 				ssrc_in->parent->h.ssrc);
 
 		if (!ch->ssrc_hash)
@@ -633,7 +637,7 @@ const char *dtmf_inject(struct call_media *media, int code, int volume, int dura
 		return "No matching codec SSRC handler";
 
 	// if we don't have a DTMF payload type, we have to generate PCM
-	if (ch->dtmf_payload_type == -1 && ch->dtmf_injector)
+	if (ch_pt == -1 && ch->dtmf_injector)
 		return dtmf_inject_pcm(media, sink, monologue, ps, ssrc_in, ch, csh, code, volume, duration,
 				pause);