Index: asterisk/manager.c
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--- asterisk/manager.c	(revision 8259)
+++ asterisk/manager.c	(working copy)
@@ -914,6 +914,46 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static char mandescr_sendText[] =
+"Description: Sends A Text Message while in a call.\n"
+"Variables: (Names marked with * are required)\n"
+"       *Channel: Channel to send message to\n"
+"       *Message: Message to send\n"
+"       ActionID: Optional Action id for message matching.\n";
+
+static int action_sendText(struct mansession *s, struct message *m)
+{
+        struct ast_channel *c = NULL;
+        char *name = astman_get_header(m, "Channel");
+        char *textmsg = astman_get_header(m, "Message");
+        int res = 0;
+
+        if (!ast_strlen_zero(name)) {
+                astman_send_error(s, m, "No channel specified");
+                return 0;
+        }
+        if (!ast_strlen_zero(textmsg)) {
+                astman_send_error(s, m, "No Message specified");
+                return 0;
+        }
+
+        c = ast_get_channel_by_name_locked(name);
+        if (!c) {
+                astman_send_error(s, m, "No such channel");
+                return 0;
+        }
+
+        ast_mutex_unlock(&c->lock);
+        res = ast_sendtext(c, textmsg);
+        if (res>0){
+                astman_send_ack(s, m, "Success");
+        } else {
+                astman_send_error(s, m, "Failure");
+        }
+        return res;
+}
+
+
 static char mandescr_command[] = 
 "Description: Run a CLI command.\n"
 "Variables: (Names marked with * are required)\n"
@@ -1670,6 +1710,7 @@
 		ast_manager_register2("Logoff", 0, action_logoff, "Logoff Manager", mandescr_logoff);
 		ast_manager_register2("Hangup", EVENT_FLAG_CALL, action_hangup, "Hangup Channel", mandescr_hangup);
 		ast_manager_register("Status", EVENT_FLAG_CALL, action_status, "Lists channel status" );
+                ast_manager_register2("SendText", EVENT_FLAG_CALL, action_sendText, "Send a Text Message", mandescr_sendText );
 		ast_manager_register2("Setvar", EVENT_FLAG_CALL, action_setvar, "Set Channel Variable", mandescr_setvar );
 		ast_manager_register2("Getvar", EVENT_FLAG_CALL, action_getvar, "Gets a Channel Variable", mandescr_getvar );
 		ast_manager_register2("Redirect", EVENT_FLAG_CALL, action_redirect, "Redirect (transfer) a call", mandescr_redirect );