diff --git a/daemon/cli.c b/daemon/cli.c
index 4edb2e942..422043def 100644
--- a/daemon/cli.c
+++ b/daemon/cli.c
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ static void cli_incoming_call_tag(str *instr, struct cli_writer *cw);
 static void cli_incoming_tag_info(str *instr, struct cli_writer *cw);
 #ifdef WITH_TRANSCODING
 static void cli_incoming_tag_delay(str *instr, struct cli_writer *cw);
+static void cli_incoming_tag_detdtmf(str *instr, struct cli_writer *cw);
 #endif
 
 static const cli_handler_t cli_top_handlers[] = {
@@ -181,6 +182,7 @@ static const cli_handler_t cli_tag_handlers[] = {
 	{ "info",			cli_incoming_tag_info			},
 #ifdef WITH_TRANSCODING
 	{ "delay",			cli_incoming_tag_delay			},
+	{ "detect-dtmf",		cli_incoming_tag_detdtmf		},
 #endif
 	{ NULL, },
 };
@@ -1547,6 +1549,23 @@ static void cli_incoming_tag_delay(str *instr, struct cli_writer *cw) {
 	}
 	codec_update_all_handlers(cw->ml);
 }
+static void cli_incoming_tag_detdtmf(str *instr, struct cli_writer *cw) {
+	if (str_shift(instr, 1)) {
+		cw->cw_printf(cw, "More parameters required.\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	int onoff = str_to_i(instr, 1);
+	if (onoff != 0 && onoff != 1) {
+		cw->cw_printf(cw, "Invalid setting %i\n", onoff);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	cw->cw_printf(cw, "%s audio DTMF detection\n", onoff ? "Enabling" : "Disabling");
+
+	cw->ml->detect_dtmf = onoff ? 1 : 0;
+	codec_update_all_handlers(cw->ml);
+}
 #endif
 
 
diff --git a/daemon/codec.c b/daemon/codec.c
index 201a7f9b5..f080dae0f 100644
--- a/daemon/codec.c
+++ b/daemon/codec.c
@@ -1094,13 +1094,23 @@ void codec_handlers_update(struct call_media *receiver, struct call_media *sink,
 				&& sink_dtmf_pt->for_transcoding)
 			pcm_dtmf_detect = true;
 
-		if (pcm_dtmf_detect)
-			ilogs(codec, LOG_DEBUG, "Enabling PCM DTMF detection from " STR_FORMAT
-					" to " STR_FORMAT
-					"/" STR_FORMAT,
-					STR_FMT(&pt->encoding_with_params),
-					STR_FMT(&sink_pt->encoding_with_params),
-					STR_FMT(&sink_dtmf_pt->encoding_with_params));
+		if (receiver->monologue->detect_dtmf)
+			pcm_dtmf_detect = true;
+
+		if (pcm_dtmf_detect) {
+			if (sink_dtmf_pt)
+				ilogs(codec, LOG_DEBUG, "Enabling PCM DTMF detection from " STR_FORMAT
+						" to " STR_FORMAT
+						"/" STR_FORMAT,
+						STR_FMT(&pt->encoding_with_params),
+						STR_FMT(&sink_pt->encoding_with_params),
+						STR_FMT(&sink_dtmf_pt->encoding_with_params));
+			else
+				ilogs(codec, LOG_DEBUG, "Enabling PCM DTMF detection from " STR_FORMAT
+						" to " STR_FORMAT,
+						STR_FMT(&pt->encoding_with_params),
+						STR_FMT(&sink_pt->encoding_with_params));
+		}
 
 		// we can now decide whether we can do passthrough, or transcode
 
@@ -3102,7 +3112,7 @@ static int packet_encoded_rtp(encoder_t *enc, void *u1, void *u2) {
 static void __dtmf_detect(struct codec_ssrc_handler *ch, AVFrame *frame) {
 	if (!ch->dtmf_dsp)
 		return;
-	if (ch->handler->dtmf_payload_type == -1 || !ch->handler->pcm_dtmf_detect) {
+	if (!ch->handler->pcm_dtmf_detect) {
 		ch->dtmf_event.code = 0;
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/include/call.h b/include/call.h
index 67cacec72..7f7258ee0 100644
--- a/include/call.h
+++ b/include/call.h
@@ -449,6 +449,7 @@ struct call_monologue {
 	unsigned int		silence_media:1;
 	unsigned int		rec_forwarding:1;
 	unsigned int		inject_dtmf:1;
+	unsigned int		detect_dtmf:1;
 };
 
 struct call_iterator_list {