diff -uN app_confbridge.c.orig app_confbridge.c
--- app_confbridge.c.orig       2013-01-26 20:40:26.000000000 -0500
+++ app_confbridge.c    2013-01-27 13:36:10.000000000 -0500
@@ -1509,6 +1509,14 @@
                }
        }
 
+    /* play the annoucement sound ASTERISK-20990 */
+    if (!ast_strlen_zero(conference_bridge_user.u_profile.announcement)) {
+        ast_log(AST_LOG_DEBUG, "playing sound to chan\n");
+        if (!ast_streamfile(chan, conference_bridge_user.u_profile.announcement, ast_channel_language(chan))){
+            ast_waitstream(chan, "");
+        }
+    }
+
        /* if this user has a intro, play it before entering */
        if (!ast_strlen_zero(conference_bridge_user.name_rec_location)) {
                ast_autoservice_start(chan);