diff --git a/apps/dsm/DSMCoreModule.cpp b/apps/dsm/DSMCoreModule.cpp
index 1d71e8f2..7d88f3e3 100644
--- a/apps/dsm/DSMCoreModule.cpp
+++ b/apps/dsm/DSMCoreModule.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ DSMAction* DSMCoreModule::getAction(const string& from_str) {
   DEF_CMD("disableDTMFDetection", SCDisableDTMFDetection);
 
   DEF_CMD("set", SCSetAction);
+  DEF_CMD("setVar", SCSetVarAction);
   DEF_CMD("var", SCGetVarAction);
   DEF_CMD("append", SCAppendAction);
   DEF_CMD("substr", SCSubStrAction);
@@ -332,6 +333,15 @@ EXEC_ACTION_START(SCSetAction) {
       var_name.c_str(), sc_sess->var[var_name].c_str());
 } EXEC_ACTION_END;
 
+CONST_ACTION_2P(SCSetVarAction,'=', false);
+EXEC_ACTION_START(SCSetVarAction) {
+  string var_name = resolveVars(par1, sess, sc_sess, event_params);
+  sc_sess->var[var_name] = resolveVars(par2, sess, sc_sess, event_params);
+  DBG("set $%s='%s'\n", 
+      var_name.c_str(), sc_sess->var[var_name].c_str());
+} EXEC_ACTION_END;
+
+
 CONST_ACTION_2P(SCGetVarAction,'=', false);
 EXEC_ACTION_START(SCGetVarAction){
   string dst_var_name = (par1.length() && par1[0] == '$')?
diff --git a/apps/dsm/DSMCoreModule.h b/apps/dsm/DSMCoreModule.h
index 167de682..43ffdd3e 100644
--- a/apps/dsm/DSMCoreModule.h
+++ b/apps/dsm/DSMCoreModule.h
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ DEF_ACTION_2P(SCSetTimerAction);
 DEF_ACTION_2P(SCLogAction);
 DEF_ACTION_1P(SCLogVarsAction);
 DEF_ACTION_2P(SCGetVarAction);
+DEF_ACTION_2P(SCSetVarAction);
 DEF_ACTION_2P(SCPlayFileAction);
 DEF_ACTION_2P(SCPlayFileFrontAction);
 DEF_ACTION_2P(SCPostEventAction);