diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 58be0284f..06012edd4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1056,6 +1056,8 @@ a string and determines the type of message. Currently the following commands ar
 * query
 * start recording
 * stop recording
+* block DTMF
+* unblock DTMF
 
 The response dictionary must contain at least one key called `result`. The value can be either `ok` or `error`.
 For the `ping` command, the additional value `pong` is allowed. If the result is `error`, then another key
@@ -1893,3 +1895,12 @@ The `stop recording` message must contain the key `call-id` as defined above. Th
 no additional keys.
 
 Disables call recording for the call. This can be sent during a call to imediatley stop recording it.
+
+`block DTMF` and `unblock DTMF` Messages
+----------------------------------------
+These message types must include the key `call-id` in the message. They enable and disable blocking of DTMF
+events (RFC 4733 type packets) for a call, respectively.
+
+When DTMF blocking is enabled for a call, DTMF event packets will not be forwarded to the receiving peer.
+If DTMF logging is enabled, DTMF events will still be logged to syslog while blocking is enabled. Blocking
+of DTMF events happens for an entire call and can be enabled and disabled at any time during call runtime.
diff --git a/daemon/call_interfaces.c b/daemon/call_interfaces.c
index 4a65bfd34..dec2a3cc6 100644
--- a/daemon/call_interfaces.c
+++ b/daemon/call_interfaces.c
@@ -1355,6 +1355,45 @@ const char *call_stop_recording_ng(bencode_item_t *input, bencode_item_t *output
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+const char *call_block_dtmf_ng(bencode_item_t *input, bencode_item_t *output) {
+	str callid;
+	struct call *call;
+
+	if (!bencode_dictionary_get_str(input, "call-id", &callid))
+		return "No call-id in message";
+	call = call_get_opmode(&callid, OP_OTHER);
+	if (!call)
+		return "Unknown call-id";
+
+	ilog(LOG_INFO, "Blocking DTMF");
+	call->block_dtmf = 1;
+
+	rwlock_unlock_w(&call->master_lock);
+	obj_put(call);
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+const char *call_unblock_dtmf_ng(bencode_item_t *input, bencode_item_t *output) {
+	str callid;
+	struct call *call;
+
+	if (!bencode_dictionary_get_str(input, "call-id", &callid))
+		return "No call-id in message";
+	call = call_get_opmode(&callid, OP_OTHER);
+	if (!call)
+		return "Unknown call-id";
+
+	ilog(LOG_INFO, "Unblocking DTMF");
+	call->block_dtmf = 0;
+
+	rwlock_unlock_w(&call->master_lock);
+	obj_put(call);
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+
 int call_interfaces_init() {
 	const char *errptr;
 	int erroff;
diff --git a/daemon/cli.c b/daemon/cli.c
index 72291a329..2d5fb131f 100644
--- a/daemon/cli.c
+++ b/daemon/cli.c
@@ -461,8 +461,8 @@ static void cli_incoming_list_totals(str *instr, struct streambuf *replybuffer)
 	streambuf_printf(replybuffer, "\n\n");
 
 	streambuf_printf(replybuffer, "Control statistics:\n\n");
-	streambuf_printf(replybuffer, " %20s | %10s | %10s | %10s | %10s | %10s | %10s | %10s | %10s | %10s \n",
-			"Proxy", "Offer", "Answer", "Delete", "Ping", "List", "Query", "StartRec", "StopRec", "Errors");
+	streambuf_printf(replybuffer, " %20s | %10s | %10s | %10s | %10s | %10s | %10s | %10s | %10s | %10s | %10s | %10s \n",
+			"Proxy", "Offer", "Answer", "Delete", "Ping", "List", "Query", "StartRec", "StopRec", "Errors", "BlkDTMF", "UnblkDTMF");
 
 	mutex_lock(&rtpe_cngs_lock);
 	GList *list = g_hash_table_get_values(rtpe_cngs_hash);
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ static void cli_incoming_list_totals(str *instr, struct streambuf *replybuffer)
 	}
 	for (GList *l = list; l; l = l->next) {
 		struct control_ng_stats* cur = l->data;
-		streambuf_printf(replybuffer, " %20s | %10u | %10u | %10u | %10u | %10u | %10u | %10u | %10u | %10u \n",
+		streambuf_printf(replybuffer, " %20s | %10u | %10u | %10u | %10u | %10u | %10u | %10u | %10u | %10u | %10u | %10u \n",
 				sockaddr_print_buf(&cur->proxy),
 				cur->offer,
 				cur->answer,
@@ -482,7 +482,9 @@ static void cli_incoming_list_totals(str *instr, struct streambuf *replybuffer)
 				cur->query,
 				cur->start_recording,
 				cur->stop_recording,
-				cur->errors);
+				cur->errors,
+				cur->block_dtmf,
+				cur->unblock_dtmf);
 	}
 	streambuf_printf(replybuffer, "\n\n");
 	mutex_unlock(&rtpe_cngs_lock);
diff --git a/daemon/codec.c b/daemon/codec.c
index 9be8a7176..53d756001 100644
--- a/daemon/codec.c
+++ b/daemon/codec.c
@@ -647,13 +647,15 @@ static int packet_dtmf(struct codec_ssrc_handler *ch, struct transcode_packet *p
 		}
 	}
 
-	packet_dtmf_fwd(ch, packet, mp, 1);
+	if (!mp->call->block_dtmf)
+		packet_dtmf_fwd(ch, packet, mp, 1);
 	return 0;
 }
 static void packet_dtmf_dup(struct codec_ssrc_handler *ch, struct transcode_packet *packet,
 		struct media_packet *mp)
 {
-	packet_dtmf_fwd(ch, packet, mp, 0);
+	if (!mp->call->block_dtmf)
+		packet_dtmf_fwd(ch, packet, mp, 0);
 }
 
 static int handler_func_dtmf(struct codec_handler *h, struct media_packet *mp) {
diff --git a/daemon/control_ng.c b/daemon/control_ng.c
index 63400970c..cd5607a1c 100644
--- a/daemon/control_ng.c
+++ b/daemon/control_ng.c
@@ -216,6 +216,14 @@ static void control_ng_incoming(struct obj *obj, str *buf, const endpoint_t *sin
 		errstr = call_stop_recording_ng(dict, resp);
 		g_atomic_int_inc(&cur->stop_recording);
 	}
+	else if (!str_cmp(&cmd, "block DTMF")) {
+		errstr = call_block_dtmf_ng(dict, resp);
+		g_atomic_int_inc(&cur->block_dtmf);
+	}
+	else if (!str_cmp(&cmd, "unblock DTMF")) {
+		errstr = call_unblock_dtmf_ng(dict, resp);
+		g_atomic_int_inc(&cur->unblock_dtmf);
+	}
 	else
 	{
 		errstr = "Unrecognized command";
diff --git a/daemon/redis.c b/daemon/redis.c
index 902008f32..5f28d9c9f 100644
--- a/daemon/redis.c
+++ b/daemon/redis.c
@@ -1579,6 +1579,8 @@ static void json_restore_call(struct redis *r, const str *callid, enum call_type
 		c->created_from = call_strdup(c, id.s);
 	if (!redis_hash_get_str(&id, &call, "created_from_addr"))
 		sockaddr_parse_any_str(&c->created_from_addr, &id);
+	if (!redis_hash_get_int(&i, &call, "block_dtmf"))
+		c->block_dtmf = i ? 1 : 0;
 
 	err = "missing 'redis_hosted_db' value";
 	if (redis_hash_get_unsigned((unsigned int *) &c->redis_hosted_db, &call, "redis_hosted_db"))
@@ -1859,6 +1861,7 @@ char* redis_encode_json(struct call *c) {
 			JSON_SET_SIMPLE_CSTR("created_from_addr",sockaddr_print_buf(&c->created_from_addr));
 			JSON_SET_SIMPLE("redis_hosted_db","%u",c->redis_hosted_db);
 			JSON_SET_SIMPLE_STR("recording_metadata",&c->metadata);
+			JSON_SET_SIMPLE("block_dtmf","%i",c->block_dtmf ? 1 : 0);
 
 			if ((rec = c->recording)) {
 				JSON_SET_SIMPLE_CSTR("recording_meta_prefix",rec->meta_prefix);
diff --git a/include/call.h b/include/call.h
index 3a1aa3e88..c646277c1 100644
--- a/include/call.h
+++ b/include/call.h
@@ -399,6 +399,8 @@ struct call {
 
 	struct recording 	*recording;
 	str			metadata;
+
+	int			block_dtmf:1;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/include/call_interfaces.h b/include/call_interfaces.h
index 824e0cc18..d735710b3 100644
--- a/include/call_interfaces.h
+++ b/include/call_interfaces.h
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ const char *call_query_ng(bencode_item_t *, bencode_item_t *);
 const char *call_list_ng(bencode_item_t *, bencode_item_t *);
 const char *call_start_recording_ng(bencode_item_t *, bencode_item_t *);
 const char *call_stop_recording_ng(bencode_item_t *, bencode_item_t *);
+const char *call_block_dtmf_ng(bencode_item_t *, bencode_item_t *);
+const char *call_unblock_dtmf_ng(bencode_item_t *, bencode_item_t *);
 void ng_call_stats(struct call *call, const str *fromtag, const str *totag, bencode_item_t *output,
 		struct call_stats *totals);
 
diff --git a/include/control_ng.h b/include/control_ng.h
index d38815ecc..0d2bec3a8 100644
--- a/include/control_ng.h
+++ b/include/control_ng.h
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ struct control_ng_stats {
 	int list;
 	int start_recording;
 	int stop_recording;
+	int block_dtmf;
+	int unblock_dtmf;
 	int errors;
 };
 
diff --git a/t/transcode-test.c b/t/transcode-test.c
index 5a50e670b..fcb950034 100644
--- a/t/transcode-test.c
+++ b/t/transcode-test.c
@@ -806,5 +806,168 @@ int main() {
 	packet_seq_exp(A, 0, PCMU_payload, 1000960, 212, 0, PCMU_payload, 5); // expected seq is 207+5 for PT 8
 	end();
 
+	// plain DTMF passthrough w/o transcoding - blocking
+	start();
+	sdp_pt(8, PCMA, 8000);
+	sdp_pt(101, telephone-event, 8000);
+	offer();
+	expect(A, recv, "");
+	expect(A, send, "8/PCMA/8000 101/telephone-event/8000");
+	expect(B, recv, "8/PCMA/8000 101/telephone-event/8000");
+	expect(B, send, "");
+	sdp_pt(8, PCMA, 8000);
+	sdp_pt(101, telephone-event, 8000);
+	answer();
+	expect(A, recv, "8/PCMA/8000 101/telephone-event/8000");
+	expect(A, send, "8/PCMA/8000 101/telephone-event/8000");
+	expect(B, recv, "8/PCMA/8000 101/telephone-event/8000");
+	expect(B, send, "8/PCMA/8000 101/telephone-event/8000");
+	packet_seq(A, 8, PCMA_payload, 1000000, 200, 8, PCMA_payload);
+	// start with marker
+	packet_seq(A, 101 | 0x80, "\x08\x0a\x00\xa0", 1000160, 201, 101 | 0x80, "\x08\x0a\x00\xa0");
+	dtmf("");
+	// continuous event with increasing length
+	// XXX check output ts, seq, ssrc
+	packet_seq(A, 101, "\x08\x0a\x01\x40", 1000160, 202, 101, "\x08\x0a\x01\x40");
+	packet_seq(A, 101, "\x08\x0a\x01\xe0", 1000160, 203, 101, "\x08\x0a\x01\xe0");
+	packet_seq(A, 101, "\x08\x0a\x02\x80", 1000160, 204, 101, "\x08\x0a\x02\x80");
+	dtmf("");
+	// end
+	packet_seq(A, 101, "\x08\x8a\x03\x20", 1000160, 205, 101, "\x08\x8a\x03\x20");
+	dtmf("{\"callid\":\"test-call\",\"source_tag\":\"tag_A\",\"tags\":[],\"type\":\"DTMF\",\"timestamp\":0,\"source_ip\":\"(null)\",\"event\":8,\"duration\":100,\"volume\":10}");
+	packet_seq_exp(A, 101, "\x08\x8a\x03\x20", 1000160, 205, 101, "\x08\x8a\x03\x20", 0);
+	packet_seq_exp(A, 101, "\x08\x8a\x03\x20", 1000160, 205, 101, "\x08\x8a\x03\x20", 0);
+	dtmf("");
+	// send some more audio
+	packet_seq_exp(A, 8, PCMA_payload, 1000960, 206, 8, PCMA_payload, 6); // expected seq is 200+6 for PT 8
+	packet_seq(A, 8, PCMA_payload, 1001120, 207, 8, PCMA_payload);
+	// enable blocking
+	call.block_dtmf = 1;
+	// start with marker
+	packet_seq_exp(A, 101 | 0x80, "\x05\x0a\x00\xa0", 1001280, 208, -1, "", 0);
+	dtmf("");
+	// continuous event with increasing length
+	packet_seq(A, 101, "\x05\x0a\x01\x40", 1001280, 209, -1, "");
+	packet_seq(A, 101, "\x05\x0a\x01\xe0", 1001280, 210, -1, "");
+	dtmf("");
+	// end
+	packet_seq(A, 101, "\x05\x8a\x02\x80", 1001280, 211, -1, "");
+	dtmf("{\"callid\":\"test-call\",\"source_tag\":\"tag_A\",\"tags\":[],\"type\":\"DTMF\",\"timestamp\":0,\"source_ip\":\"(null)\",\"event\":5,\"duration\":80,\"volume\":10}");
+	packet_seq_exp(A, 101, "\x05\x8a\x02\x80", 1001280, 211, -1, "", 0);
+	packet_seq_exp(A, 101, "\x05\x8a\x02\x80", 1001280, 211, -1, "", 0);
+	dtmf("");
+	// final audio RTP test
+	packet_seq_exp(A, 8, PCMA_payload, 1000960, 212, 8, PCMA_payload, 5); // expected seq is 207+5 for PT 8
+	end();
+
+	// DTMF passthrough w/ transcoding - blocking
+	start();
+	sdp_pt(8, PCMA, 8000);
+	sdp_pt(101, telephone-event, 8000);
+	transcode(PCMU);
+	offer();
+	expect(A, recv, "");
+	expect(A, send, "8/PCMA/8000 101/telephone-event/8000");
+	expect(B, recv, "8/PCMA/8000 101/telephone-event/8000 0/PCMU/8000");
+	expect(B, send, "");
+	sdp_pt(0, PCMU, 8000);
+	sdp_pt(101, telephone-event, 8000);
+	answer();
+	expect(A, recv, "8/PCMA/8000 101/telephone-event/8000");
+	expect(A, send, "8/PCMA/8000 101/telephone-event/8000");
+	expect(B, recv, "101/telephone-event/8000 0/PCMU/8000");
+	expect(B, send, "0/PCMU/8000 101/telephone-event/8000");
+	packet_seq(A, 8, PCMA_payload, 1000000, 200, 0, PCMU_payload);
+	// start with marker
+	packet_seq(A, 101 | 0x80, "\x08\x0a\x00\xa0", 1000160, 201, 101 | 0x80, "\x08\x0a\x00\xa0");
+	dtmf("");
+	// continuous event with increasing length
+	// XXX check output ts, seq, ssrc
+	packet_seq(A, 101, "\x08\x0a\x01\x40", 1000160, 202, 101, "\x08\x0a\x01\x40");
+	packet_seq(A, 101, "\x08\x0a\x01\xe0", 1000160, 203, 101, "\x08\x0a\x01\xe0");
+	packet_seq(A, 101, "\x08\x0a\x02\x80", 1000160, 204, 101, "\x08\x0a\x02\x80");
+	dtmf("");
+	// end
+	packet_seq(A, 101, "\x08\x8a\x03\x20", 1000160, 205, 101, "\x08\x8a\x03\x20");
+	dtmf("{\"callid\":\"test-call\",\"source_tag\":\"tag_A\",\"tags\":[],\"type\":\"DTMF\",\"timestamp\":0,\"source_ip\":\"(null)\",\"event\":8,\"duration\":100,\"volume\":10}");
+	packet_seq_exp(A, 101, "\x08\x8a\x03\x20", 1000160, 205, 101, "\x08\x8a\x03\x20", 0);
+	packet_seq_exp(A, 101, "\x08\x8a\x03\x20", 1000160, 205, 101, "\x08\x8a\x03\x20", 0);
+	dtmf("");
+	// send some more audio
+	packet_seq_exp(A, 8, PCMA_payload, 1000960, 206, 0, PCMU_payload, 6); // expected seq is 200+6 for PT 8
+	packet_seq(A, 8, PCMA_payload, 1001120, 207, 0, PCMU_payload);
+	// enable blocking
+	call.block_dtmf = 1;
+	// start with marker
+	packet_seq_exp(A, 101 | 0x80, "\x05\x0a\x00\xa0", 1001280, 208, -1, "", 0);
+	dtmf("");
+	// continuous event with increasing length
+	packet_seq(A, 101, "\x05\x0a\x01\x40", 1001280, 209, -1, "");
+	packet_seq(A, 101, "\x05\x0a\x01\xe0", 1001280, 210, -1, "");
+	dtmf("");
+	// end
+	packet_seq(A, 101, "\x05\x8a\x02\x80", 1001280, 211, -1, "");
+	dtmf("{\"callid\":\"test-call\",\"source_tag\":\"tag_A\",\"tags\":[],\"type\":\"DTMF\",\"timestamp\":0,\"source_ip\":\"(null)\",\"event\":5,\"duration\":80,\"volume\":10}");
+	packet_seq_exp(A, 101, "\x05\x8a\x02\x80", 1001280, 211, -1, "", 0);
+	packet_seq_exp(A, 101, "\x05\x8a\x02\x80", 1001280, 211, -1, "", 0);
+	dtmf("");
+	// final audio RTP test
+	packet_seq_exp(A, 8, PCMA_payload, 1000960, 212, 0, PCMU_payload, 1); // expected seq is 207+1 for PT 8
+	end();
+
+	// plain DTMF passthrough w/o transcoding w/ implicit primary payload type - blocking
+	start();
+	sdp_pt(8, PCMA, 8000);
+	sdp_pt(101, telephone-event, 8000);
+	offer();
+	expect(A, recv, "");
+	expect(A, send, "8/PCMA/8000 101/telephone-event/8000");
+	expect(B, recv, "8/PCMA/8000 101/telephone-event/8000");
+	expect(B, send, "");
+	sdp_pt(8, PCMA, 8000);
+	sdp_pt(101, telephone-event, 8000);
+	answer();
+	expect(A, recv, "8/PCMA/8000 101/telephone-event/8000");
+	expect(A, send, "8/PCMA/8000 101/telephone-event/8000");
+	expect(B, recv, "8/PCMA/8000 101/telephone-event/8000");
+	expect(B, send, "8/PCMA/8000 101/telephone-event/8000");
+	packet_seq(A, 0, PCMU_payload, 1000000, 200, 0, PCMU_payload);
+	// start with marker
+	packet_seq(A, 101 | 0x80, "\x08\x0a\x00\xa0", 1000160, 201, 101 | 0x80, "\x08\x0a\x00\xa0");
+	dtmf("");
+	// continuous event with increasing length
+	// XXX check output ts, seq, ssrc
+	packet_seq(A, 101, "\x08\x0a\x01\x40", 1000160, 202, 101, "\x08\x0a\x01\x40");
+	packet_seq(A, 101, "\x08\x0a\x01\xe0", 1000160, 203, 101, "\x08\x0a\x01\xe0");
+	packet_seq(A, 101, "\x08\x0a\x02\x80", 1000160, 204, 101, "\x08\x0a\x02\x80");
+	dtmf("");
+	// end
+	packet_seq(A, 101, "\x08\x8a\x03\x20", 1000160, 205, 101, "\x08\x8a\x03\x20");
+	dtmf("{\"callid\":\"test-call\",\"source_tag\":\"tag_A\",\"tags\":[],\"type\":\"DTMF\",\"timestamp\":0,\"source_ip\":\"(null)\",\"event\":8,\"duration\":100,\"volume\":10}");
+	packet_seq_exp(A, 101, "\x08\x8a\x03\x20", 1000160, 205, 101, "\x08\x8a\x03\x20", 0);
+	packet_seq_exp(A, 101, "\x08\x8a\x03\x20", 1000160, 205, 101, "\x08\x8a\x03\x20", 0);
+	dtmf("");
+	// send some more audio
+	packet_seq_exp(A, 0, PCMU_payload, 1000960, 206, 0, PCMU_payload, 6); // expected seq is 200+6 for PT 8
+	packet_seq(A, 0, PCMU_payload, 1001120, 207, 0, PCMU_payload);
+	// enable blocking
+	call.block_dtmf = 1;
+	// start with marker
+	packet_seq_exp(A, 101 | 0x80, "\x05\x0a\x00\xa0", 1001280, 208, -1, "", 0);
+	dtmf("");
+	// continuous event with increasing length
+	packet_seq(A, 101, "\x05\x0a\x01\x40", 1001280, 209, -1, "");
+	packet_seq(A, 101, "\x05\x0a\x01\xe0", 1001280, 210, -1, "");
+	dtmf("");
+	// end
+	packet_seq(A, 101, "\x05\x8a\x02\x80", 1001280, 211, -1, "");
+	dtmf("{\"callid\":\"test-call\",\"source_tag\":\"tag_A\",\"tags\":[],\"type\":\"DTMF\",\"timestamp\":0,\"source_ip\":\"(null)\",\"event\":5,\"duration\":80,\"volume\":10}");
+	packet_seq_exp(A, 101, "\x05\x8a\x02\x80", 1001280, 211, -1, "", 0);
+	packet_seq_exp(A, 101, "\x05\x8a\x02\x80", 1001280, 211, -1, "", 0);
+	dtmf("");
+	// final audio RTP test
+	packet_seq_exp(A, 0, PCMU_payload, 1000960, 212, 0, PCMU_payload, 5); // expected seq is 207+5 for PT 8
+	end();
+
 	return 0;
 }