Index: apps/app_readexten.c
===================================================================
--- apps/app_readexten.c	(revision 378197)
+++ apps/app_readexten.c	(working copy)
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@
 					<option name="n">
 						<para>Read digits even if the channel is not answered.</para>
 					</option>
+					<option name="d">
+						<para>Delay timeout until playback of <replaceable>filename</replaceable> completes.
+						Ignored if tones are played.</para>
+					</option>
 				</optionlist>
 			</parameter>
 			<parameter name="timeout">
@@ -120,12 +124,14 @@
 	OPT_SKIP = (1 << 0),
 	OPT_INDICATION = (1 << 1),
 	OPT_NOANSWER = (1 << 2),
+	OPT_DELAYTIMEOUT = (1 << 3),
 };
 
 AST_APP_OPTIONS(readexten_app_options, {
 	AST_APP_OPTION('s', OPT_SKIP),
 	AST_APP_OPTION('i', OPT_INDICATION),
 	AST_APP_OPTION('n', OPT_NOANSWER),
+	AST_APP_OPTION('d', OPT_DELAYTIMEOUT),
 });
 
 static char *app = "ReadExten";
@@ -211,6 +217,7 @@
 
 		if (ts && ts->data[0]) {
 			res = ast_playtones_start(chan, 0, ts->data, 0);
+			ast_clear_flag(&flags, OPT_DELAYTIMEOUT);
 		} else if (arglist.filename) {
 			if (ast_test_flag(&flags, OPT_INDICATION) && ast_fileexists(arglist.filename, NULL, chan->language) <= 0) {
 				/*
@@ -220,6 +227,7 @@
 				 * (but honestly, who would do something so silly?)
 				 */
 				res = ast_playtones_start(chan, 0, arglist.filename, 0);
+				ast_clear_flag(&flags, OPT_DELAYTIMEOUT);
 			} else {
 				res = ast_streamfile(chan, arglist.filename, chan->language);
 			}
@@ -227,7 +235,15 @@
 
 		for (x = 0; x < maxdigits; x++) {
 			ast_debug(3, "extension so far: '%s', timeout: %d\n", exten, timeout);
-			res = ast_waitfordigit(chan, timeout);
+			if (ast_test_flag(&flags, OPT_DELAYTIMEOUT)) {
+				res = ast_waitstream(chan, AST_DIGIT_ANY);
+				ast_clear_flag(&flags, OPT_DELAYTIMEOUT);
+				if (res == 0) {
+					res = ast_waitfordigit(chan, timeout);
+				}
+			} else {
+				res = ast_waitfordigit(chan, timeout);
+			}
 
 			ast_playtones_stop(chan);
 			ast_stopstream(chan);