diff --git a/drivers/dahdi/dahdi-base.c b/drivers/dahdi/dahdi-base.c
index f2caad0..8cb4160 100644
--- a/drivers/dahdi/dahdi-base.c
+++ b/drivers/dahdi/dahdi-base.c
@@ -4993,6 +4993,8 @@ static int dahdi_ioctl_chanconfig(struct file *file, unsigned long data)
 	    !dahdi_have_netdev(chan))
 		module_printk(KERN_NOTICE, "Unable to register HDLC device for channel %s\n", chan->name);
 	if (!res) {
+		/* Make pulsing audible */
+		chan->hearpulsing = ch.hearpulsing;
 		/* Setup default law */
 		chan->deflaw = ch.deflaw;
 		/* Copy back any modified settings */
@@ -7837,7 +7839,8 @@ static inline void __dahdi_process_getaudio_chunk(struct dahdi_chan *ss, unsigne
 	}
 #endif
 
-	if ((!ms->confmute && !ms->dialing) || (is_pseudo_chan(ms))) {
+	/* hearpulsing is configured on a per-channel basis in system.conf */
+	if ((!ms->confmute && ((!ms->dialing) || (ms->hearpulsing==1))) || (is_pseudo_chan(ms))) {
 		struct dahdi_chan *const conf_chan = ms->conf_chan;
 		/* Handle conferencing on non-clear channel and non-HDLC channels */
 		switch(ms->confmode & DAHDI_CONF_MODE_MASK) {
@@ -8889,7 +8892,8 @@ static inline void __dahdi_process_putaudio_chunk(struct dahdi_chan *ss, unsigne
 
 	if (ms->dialing) ms->afterdialingtimer = 50;
 	else if (ms->afterdialingtimer) ms->afterdialingtimer--;
-	if (ms->afterdialingtimer && !is_pseudo_chan(ms)) {
+	/* hearpulsing is configured on a per-channel basis in system.conf */
+	if (ms->afterdialingtimer && !is_pseudo_chan(ms) && (ms->hearpulsing==0)) {
 		/* Be careful since memset is likely a macro */
 		rxb[0] = DAHDI_LIN2X(0, ms);
 		memset(&rxb[1], rxb[0], DAHDI_CHUNKSIZE - 1);  /* receive as silence if dialing */
diff --git a/include/dahdi/kernel.h b/include/dahdi/kernel.h
index ce16668..6fdb52c 100644
--- a/include/dahdi/kernel.h
+++ b/include/dahdi/kernel.h
@@ -601,6 +601,9 @@ struct dahdi_chan {
 	/*! Idle signalling if CAS signalling */
 	int idlebits;
 
+	/* Cut audio through early to hear pulsing */
+	short hearpulsing;
+
 	int deflaw;		/*! 1 = mulaw, 2=alaw, 0=undefined */
 	short *xlaw;
 #ifdef	OPTIMIZE_CHANMUTE
diff --git a/include/dahdi/user.h b/include/dahdi/user.h
index 68e72e0..6e4a901 100644
--- a/include/dahdi/user.h
+++ b/include/dahdi/user.h
@@ -685,6 +685,7 @@ struct dahdi_chanconfig {
 	int	idlebits;	/* Idle bits (if this is a CAS channel) or
 				   channel to monitor (if this is DACS channel) */
 	char	netdev_name[16];/* name for the hdlc network device*/
+	int hearpulsing; 	/* make outpulsing audible to caller */
 };
 
 #define DAHDI_CHANCONFIG		_IOW(DAHDI_CODE, 19, struct dahdi_chanconfig)