Index: apps/app_voicemail.c
===================================================================
--- apps/app_voicemail.c	(revision 7663)
+++ apps/app_voicemail.c	(working copy)
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@
 	OPT_RECORDGAIN =       (1 << 3),
 	OPT_PREPEND_MAILBOX =  (1 << 4),
 	OPT_PRIORITY_JUMP =    (1 << 5),
+	OPT_AUTOPLAYNEWMSGS =  (1 << 6),
 } vm_option_flags;
 
 enum {
@@ -129,6 +130,7 @@
 } vm_option_args;
 
 AST_APP_OPTIONS(vm_app_options, {
+	AST_APP_OPTION('a', OPT_AUTOPLAYNEWMSGS),
 	AST_APP_OPTION('s', OPT_SILENT),
 	AST_APP_OPTION('b', OPT_BUSY_GREETING),
 	AST_APP_OPTION('u', OPT_UNAVAIL_GREETING),
@@ -329,6 +331,7 @@
 "calling party will be prompted to enter one. If a context is not specified,\n"
 "the 'default' context will be used.\n\n"
 "  Options:\n"
+"    a    - Auto-Play the new messages\n"
 "    p    - Consider the mailbox parameter as a prefix to the mailbox that\n"
 "           is entered by the caller.\n"
 "    g(#) - Use the specified amount of gain when recording a voicemail\n"
@@ -5017,6 +5020,7 @@
 	int silentexit = 0;
 	struct ast_flags flags = { 0 };
 	signed char record_gain = 0;
+	int autoplaynewmsgs = 0;
 
 	LOCAL_USER_ADD(u);
 
@@ -5067,6 +5071,12 @@
 
 		}
 
+		if (ast_test_flag(&flags, OPT_AUTOPLAYNEWMSGS)) {
+			ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "AUTO PLAY NEW MSGS enabled\n");
+			autoplaynewmsgs = 1;
+		}
+		
+
 		valid = ast_test_flag(&flags, OPT_SILENT);
 
 		if ((context = strchr(argv[0], '@')))
@@ -5150,7 +5160,11 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	cmd = vm_intro(chan, &vms);
+	if ( autoplaynewmsgs ) {
+		cmd = 49;
+	} else {
+		cmd = vm_intro(chan, &vms);
+	}
 
 	vms.repeats = 0;
 	vms.starting = 1;