diff --git a/QnetLink.cpp b/QnetLink.cpp
index fab70d6..402a414 100644
--- a/QnetLink.cpp
+++ b/QnetLink.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
 #include <netdb.h>
 
+#include <iostream>
+#include <fstream>
 #include <future>
 #include <exception>
 #include <atomic>
@@ -682,6 +684,8 @@ bool CQnetLink::read_config(const char *cfgFile)
 	if (! get_value(cfg, "file.status", status_file, 2, FILENAME_MAX, "/usr/local/etc/RPTR_STATUS.txt"))
 		return true;
 
+	get_value(cfg, "file.qnvoicefile", qnvoice_file, 2, FILENAME_MAX, "/tmp/qnvoice.txt");
+
 	get_value(cfg, "timing.play.delay", delay_between, 9, 25, 19);
 
 	get_value(cfg, "link.acknowledge", bool_rptr_ack, true);
@@ -1254,6 +1258,26 @@ void CQnetLink::Process()
 			time(&hb);
 		}
 
+		// play a qnvoice file if it is specified
+		std::ifstream voicefile(qnvoice_file.c_str(), std::ifstream::in);
+		if (voicefile) {
+			char line[FILENAME_MAX];
+			voicefile.getline(line, FILENAME_MAX);
+			// trim whitespace
+			char *start = line;
+			while (isspace(*start))
+				start++;
+			char *end = start + strlen(start) - 1;
+			while (isspace(*end))
+				*end-- = (char)0;
+			// anthing reasonable left?
+			if (strlen(start) > 2)
+				audio_notify(start);
+			//clean-up
+			voicefile.close();
+			remove(qnvoice_file.c_str());
+		}
+
 		FD_ZERO(&fdset);
 		FD_SET(xrf_g2_sock,&fdset);
 		FD_SET(dcs_g2_sock,&fdset);
diff --git a/QnetLink.h b/QnetLink.h
index 51a057a..1f6ef3b 100644
--- a/QnetLink.h
+++ b/QnetLink.h
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ private:
 	bool get_value(const Config &cfg, const char *path, std::string &value, int min, int max, const char *default_value);
 
 	/* configuration data */
-	std::string login_call, owner, to_g2_external_ip, my_g2_link_ip, gwys, status_file, announce_dir;
+	std::string login_call, owner, to_g2_external_ip, my_g2_link_ip, gwys, status_file, qnvoice_file, announce_dir;
 	bool only_admin_login, only_link_unlink, qso_details, bool_rptr_ack, announce;
 	int rmt_xrf_port, rmt_ref_port, rmt_dcs_port, my_g2_link_port, to_g2_external_port, delay_between, delay_before;
 	char link_at_startup[CALL_SIZE+1];
diff --git a/qn.everything.cfg b/qn.everything.cfg
index ca3cc03..4408baf 100644
--- a/qn.everything.cfg
+++ b/qn.everything.cfg
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ file = {
 #	status = "/usr/local/etc/rptr_status"  # where repeater status info is passed between services
 #	DTMF = "/tmp"                          #
 #	echotest = "/tmp"                      # echo dat files will end up here
+#	qnvoicefile = /tmp/qnvoice.txt         # where qnvoice will create the play command
 #	gwys = "/usr/local/etc/gwys.txt"       # where the list of gateways and reflectors (with ports) is.
 #	announce_dir = "/usr/local/etc"        # where are the *.dat files for the verbal link, unlink, etc. announcements
 }
diff --git a/qn.icom.cfg b/qn.icom.cfg
index 3fe812b..a80488c 100644
--- a/qn.icom.cfg
+++ b/qn.icom.cfg
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ module = {
           # 23 cm module will use "a"
           # 70 cm module will use "b"
           #  2  M module will use "c"
-#		type = "icom"      # you must define at least one module by uncommenting the type 
+#		type = "icom"      # you must define at least one module by uncommenting the type
 #		ip = "172.16.0.20" # all icom modules should have the same IP address
 #		port = 20000       # all icom modules should have the same UDP port
 #		frequency = 0      # in MHz, if you specify here, this frequency will show up on the QuadNet USER GATEWAYS webpage
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ file = {
 #	status = "/usr/local/etc/rptr_status"  # where repeater status info is passed between services
 #	DTMF = "/tmp"                          #
 #	echotest = "/tmp"                      # echo dat files will end up here
+#	qnvoicefile = /tmp/qnvoice.txt         # where qnvoice will create the play command
 #	gwys = "/usr/local/etc/gwys.txt"       # where the list of gateways and reflectors (with ports) is.
 #	announce_dir = "/usr/local/etc"        # where are the *.dat files for the verbal link, unlink, etc. announcements
 }