diff --git a/daemon/.ycm_extra_conf.py b/daemon/.ycm_extra_conf.py
index 8d2343d0a..5412d7120 100644
--- a/daemon/.ycm_extra_conf.py
+++ b/daemon/.ycm_extra_conf.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ flags = [
     '-I/usr/include/glib-2.0',
     '-I/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/glib-2.0/include',
     '-I/usr/include/json-glib-1.0',
+    '-I/usr/include/mysql',
     '-pthread',
     '-I../kernel-module/',
     '-I../lib/',
diff --git a/daemon/Makefile b/daemon/Makefile
index ba51810ac..86b47ecb1 100644
--- a/daemon/Makefile
+++ b/daemon/Makefile
@@ -76,13 +76,14 @@ CFLAGS+=	$(shell pkg-config --cflags libavutil)
 CFLAGS+=	$(shell pkg-config --cflags libswresample)
 CFLAGS+=	$(shell pkg-config --cflags libavfilter)
 CFLAGS+=	-DWITH_TRANSCODING
-else
-CFLAGS+=	-DWITHOUT_CODECLIB
-endif
 ifeq ($(have_bcg729),yes)
 CFLAGS+=	-DHAVE_BCG729
 CFLAGS+=	$(bcg729_inc)
 endif
+CFLAGS+=        $(shell mysql_config --cflags)
+else
+CFLAGS+=	-DWITHOUT_CODECLIB
+endif
 
 CFLAGS+=	-DRE_PLUGIN_DIR="\"/usr/lib/rtpengine\""
 
@@ -114,10 +115,11 @@ LDLIBS+=	$(shell pkg-config --libs libavformat)
 LDLIBS+=	$(shell pkg-config --libs libavutil)
 LDLIBS+=	$(shell pkg-config --libs libswresample)
 LDLIBS+=	$(shell pkg-config --libs libavfilter)
-endif
 ifeq ($(have_bcg729),yes)
 LDLIBS+=	$(bcg729_lib)
 endif
+LDLIBS+=        $(shell mysql_config --libs)
+endif
 
 SRCS=		main.c kernel.c poller.c aux.c control_tcp.c call.c control_udp.c redis.c \
 		bencode.c cookie_cache.c udp_listener.c control_ng.strhash.c sdp.strhash.c stun.c rtcp.c \
diff --git a/daemon/call_interfaces.c b/daemon/call_interfaces.c
index 42bf24984..6fdeecdb8 100644
--- a/daemon/call_interfaces.c
+++ b/daemon/call_interfaces.c
@@ -1734,10 +1734,11 @@ out:
 
 const char *call_play_media_ng(bencode_item_t *input, bencode_item_t *output) {
 #ifdef WITH_TRANSCODING
-	str callid, fromtag, file;
+	str callid, fromtag, str;
 	struct call *call;
 	struct call_monologue *monologue;
 	const char *err = NULL;
+	long long db_id;
 
 	if (!bencode_dictionary_get_str(input, "call-id", &callid))
 		return "No call-id in message";
@@ -1759,14 +1760,19 @@ const char *call_play_media_ng(bencode_item_t *input, bencode_item_t *output) {
 		monologue->player = media_player_new(monologue);
 
 	err = "No media file specified";
-	if (bencode_dictionary_get_str(input, "file", &file)) {
+	if (bencode_dictionary_get_str(input, "file", &str)) {
 		err = "Failed to start media playback from file";
-		if (media_player_play_file(monologue->player, &file))
+		if (media_player_play_file(monologue->player, &str))
 			goto out;
 	}
-	else if (bencode_dictionary_get_str(input, "blob", &file)) {
+	else if (bencode_dictionary_get_str(input, "blob", &str)) {
 		err = "Failed to start media playback from blob";
-		if (media_player_play_blob(monologue->player, &file))
+		if (media_player_play_blob(monologue->player, &str))
+			goto out;
+	}
+	else if ((db_id = bencode_dictionary_get_int_str(input, "db-id", 0)) > 0) {
+		err = "Failed to start media playback from database";
+		if (media_player_play_db(monologue->player, db_id))
 			goto out;
 	}
 	else
diff --git a/daemon/main.c b/daemon/main.c
index 664963ac0..01fa2e535 100644
--- a/daemon/main.c
+++ b/daemon/main.c
@@ -366,6 +366,11 @@ static void options(int *argc, char ***argv) {
 		{ "idle-scheduling",0, 0,G_OPTION_ARG_STRING,	&rtpe_config.idle_scheduling,"Idle thread scheduling policy",	"default|none|fifo|rr|other|batch|idle" },
 		{ "idle-priority",0, 0,	G_OPTION_ARG_INT,	&rtpe_config.idle_priority,"Idle thread scheduling priority",	"INT" },
 		{ "log-srtp-keys",'F', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_NONE,	&rtpe_config.log_keys,	"Log SRTP keys to error log", NULL },
+		{ "mysql-host",	0,   0,	G_OPTION_ARG_STRING,	&rtpe_config.mysql_host,"MySQL host for stored media files","HOST|IP"	},
+		{ "mysql-port",	0,   0,	G_OPTION_ARG_INT,	&rtpe_config.mysql_port,"MySQL port"				,"INT"		},
+		{ "mysql-user",	0,   0,	G_OPTION_ARG_STRING,	&rtpe_config.mysql_user,"MySQL connection credentials",		"USERNAME"	},
+		{ "mysql-pass",	0,   0,	G_OPTION_ARG_STRING,	&rtpe_config.mysql_pass,"MySQL connection credentials",		"PASSWORD"	},
+		{ "mysql-query",0,   0,	G_OPTION_ARG_STRING,	&rtpe_config.mysql_query,"MySQL select query",			"STRING"	},
 		{ NULL, }
 	};
 
@@ -518,6 +523,22 @@ static void options(int *argc, char ***argv) {
 
 	rtpe_config.cpu_limit = max_cpu * 100;
 	rtpe_config.load_limit = max_load * 100;
+
+	if (rtpe_config.mysql_query) {
+		// require exactly one %llu placeholder and allow no other % placeholders
+		if (!strstr(rtpe_config.mysql_query, "%llu"))
+			die("No '%%llu' present in --mysql-query='%s'", rtpe_config.mysql_query);
+		const char *front = rtpe_config.mysql_query;
+		unsigned int count = 0;
+		const char *match;
+		while ((match = strchr(front, '%'))) {
+			front = match + 1;
+			count++;
+		}
+		if (count != 1)
+			die("Too many '%%' placeholders (%u) present in --mysql-query='%s'",
+					count, rtpe_config.mysql_query);
+	}
 }
 
 void fill_initial_rtpe_cfg(struct rtpengine_config* ini_rtpe_cfg) {
diff --git a/daemon/media_player.c b/daemon/media_player.c
index ad0f30cce..cea2d41ee 100644
--- a/daemon/media_player.c
+++ b/daemon/media_player.c
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 #include "media_player.h"
 #include <glib.h>
+#ifdef WITH_TRANSCODING
+#include <mysql.h>
+#include <mysql/errmsg.h>
+#endif
 #include "obj.h"
 #include "log.h"
 #include "timerthread.h"
@@ -10,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "media_socket.h"
 #include "ssrc.h"
 #include "log_funcs.h"
+#include "main.h"
 
 
 
@@ -19,6 +24,7 @@
 
 #ifdef WITH_TRANSCODING
 static struct timerthread media_player_thread;
+static MYSQL __thread *mysql_conn;
 #endif
 static struct timerthread send_timer_thread;
 
@@ -404,6 +410,7 @@ static int64_t __mp_avio_seek(void *opaque, int64_t offset, int whence) {
 #endif
 
 
+
 // call->master_lock held in W
 int media_player_play_blob(struct media_player *mp, const str *blob) {
 #ifdef WITH_TRANSCODING
@@ -453,6 +460,93 @@ err:
 
 
 #ifdef WITH_TRANSCODING
+static int __connect_db(void) {
+	if (mysql_conn) {
+		mysql_close(mysql_conn);
+		mysql_conn = NULL;
+	}
+	mysql_conn = mysql_init(NULL);
+	if (!mysql_conn)
+		return -1;
+	if (!mysql_real_connect(mysql_conn, rtpe_config.mysql_host, rtpe_config.mysql_user, rtpe_config.mysql_pass, NULL, rtpe_config.mysql_port,
+			NULL, CLIENT_IGNORE_SIGPIPE))
+		goto err;
+
+	return 0;
+
+err:
+	ilog(LOG_ERR, "Couldn't connect to database: %s", mysql_error(mysql_conn));
+	mysql_close(mysql_conn);
+	mysql_conn = NULL;
+	return -1;
+}
+
+
+// call->master_lock held in W
+int media_player_play_db(struct media_player *mp, long long id) {
+	const char *err;
+	AUTO_CLEANUP_BUF(query);
+
+	err = "missing configuration";
+	if (!rtpe_config.mysql_host || !rtpe_config.mysql_query)
+		goto err;
+
+	int len = asprintf(&query, rtpe_config.mysql_query, (unsigned long long) id);
+	err = "query print error";
+	if (len <= 0)
+		goto err;
+
+	for (int retries = 0; retries < 5; retries++) {
+		if (!mysql_conn || retries != 0) {
+			err = "failed to connect to database";
+			if (__connect_db())
+				goto err;
+		}
+
+		int ret = mysql_real_query(mysql_conn, query, len);
+		if (ret == 0)
+			goto success;
+
+		ret = mysql_errno(mysql_conn);
+		if (ret == CR_SERVER_GONE_ERROR || ret == CR_SERVER_LOST)
+			continue;
+
+		ilog(LOG_ERR, "Failed to query from database: %s", mysql_error(mysql_conn));
+	}
+	err = "exceeded max number of database retries";
+	goto err;
+
+success:;
+
+	MYSQL_RES *res = mysql_store_result(mysql_conn);
+	err = "failed to get result from database";
+	if (!res)
+		goto err;
+	MYSQL_ROW row = mysql_fetch_row(res);
+	unsigned long *lengths = mysql_fetch_lengths(res);
+	err = "empty result from database";
+	if (!row || !lengths || !row[0] || !lengths[0]) {
+		mysql_free_result(res);
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	str blob;
+	str_init_len(&blob, row[0], lengths[0]);
+	int ret = media_player_play_blob(mp, &blob);
+
+	mysql_free_result(res);
+
+	return ret;
+
+err:
+	if (query)
+		ilog(LOG_ERR, "Failed to start media playback from database (used query '%s'): %s", query, err);
+	else
+		ilog(LOG_ERR, "Failed to start media playback from database: %s", err);
+	return -1;
+}
+
+
 static void media_player_run(void *ptr) {
 	struct media_player *mp = ptr;
 	struct call *call = mp->call;
diff --git a/include/main.h b/include/main.h
index 86f759fb7..23ca13fc4 100644
--- a/include/main.h
+++ b/include/main.h
@@ -78,6 +78,11 @@ struct rtpengine_config {
 	char			*idle_scheduling;
 	int			idle_priority;
 	int			log_keys;
+	char			*mysql_host;
+	int			mysql_port;
+	char			*mysql_user;
+	char			*mysql_pass;
+	char			*mysql_query;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/include/media_player.h b/include/media_player.h
index 862f0d9f3..d08bceaf2 100644
--- a/include/media_player.h
+++ b/include/media_player.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ struct send_timer {
 struct media_player *media_player_new(struct call_monologue *);
 int media_player_play_file(struct media_player *, const str *);
 int media_player_play_blob(struct media_player *, const str *);
+int media_player_play_db(struct media_player *, long long);
 void media_player_stop(struct media_player *);
 
 void media_player_init(void);
diff --git a/t/Makefile b/t/Makefile
index a853bf0c0..3b98df0e5 100644
--- a/t/Makefile
+++ b/t/Makefile
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ CFLAGS+=	$(shell pkg-config xmlrpc_util --cflags 2> /dev/null)
 ifeq ($(with_amr_tests),yes)
 CFLAGS+=	-DWITH_AMR_TESTS
 endif
+CFLAGS+=	$(shell mysql_config --cflags)
 else
 CFLAGS+=	-DWITHOUT_CODECLIB
 endif
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ LDLIBS+=	$(shell pkg-config xmlrpc_client --libs 2> /dev/null || xmlrpc-c-config
 LDLIBS+=	$(shell pkg-config xmlrpc --libs 2> /dev/null)
 LDLIBS+=	$(shell pkg-config xmlrpc_util --libs 2> /dev/null)
 LDLIBS+=	-lhiredis
+LDLIBS+=	$(shell mysql_config --libs)
 endif
 
 SRCS=		bitstr-test.c aes-crypt.c payload-tracker-test.c const_str_hash-test.strhash.c
diff --git a/utils/rtpengine-ng-client b/utils/rtpengine-ng-client
index 2065346e3..2fbf54ed7 100755
--- a/utils/rtpengine-ng-client
+++ b/utils/rtpengine-ng-client
@@ -69,13 +69,14 @@ GetOptions(
 	'file=s'			=> \$options{'file'},
 	'blob=s'			=> \$options{'blob'},
 	'blob-file=s'			=> \$options{'blob-file'},
+	'db-id=i'			=> \$options{'db-id'},
 ) or die;
 
 my $cmd = shift(@ARGV) or die;
 
 my %packet = (command => $cmd);
 
-for my $x (split(/,/, 'from-tag,to-tag,call-id,transport protocol,media address,ICE,address family,DTLS,via-branch,media address,ptime,xmlrpc-callback,metadata,address,file')) {
+for my $x (split(/,/, 'from-tag,to-tag,call-id,transport protocol,media address,ICE,address family,DTLS,via-branch,media address,ptime,xmlrpc-callback,metadata,address,file,db-id')) {
 	defined($options{$x}) and $packet{$x} = \$options{$x};
 }
 for my $x (split(/,/, 'TOS,delete-delay')) {