Index: apps/app_followme.c
===================================================================
--- apps/app_followme.c	(revision 425984)
+++ apps/app_followme.c	(working copy)
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@
 	char plsholdprompt[PATH_MAX];	/*!< Sound prompt name and path */
 	char statusprompt[PATH_MAX];	/*!< Sound prompt name and path */
 	char sorryprompt[PATH_MAX];	/*!< Sound prompt name and path */
+	char connprompt[PATH_MAX];	/*!< Sound prompt name and path */
 
 	AST_LIST_HEAD_NOLOCK(numbers, number) numbers;	   /*!< Head of the list of follow-me numbers */
 	AST_LIST_HEAD_NOLOCK(blnumbers, number) blnumbers; /*!< Head of the list of black-listed numbers */
@@ -207,6 +208,7 @@
 	char plsholdprompt[PATH_MAX];	/*!< Sound prompt name and path */
 	char statusprompt[PATH_MAX];	/*!< Sound prompt name and path */
 	char sorryprompt[PATH_MAX];	/*!< Sound prompt name and path */
+	char connprompt[PATH_MAX];      /*!< Sound prompt name and path */
 	struct ast_flags followmeflags;
 };
 
@@ -271,6 +273,7 @@
 static char plsholdprompt[PATH_MAX] = "followme/pls-hold-while-try";
 static char statusprompt[PATH_MAX] = "followme/status";
 static char sorryprompt[PATH_MAX] = "followme/sorry";
+static char connprompt[PATH_MAX] = "silence/0";
 
 
 static AST_RWLIST_HEAD_STATIC(followmes, call_followme);
@@ -318,6 +321,7 @@
 	ast_copy_string(f->plsholdprompt, plsholdprompt, sizeof(f->plsholdprompt));
 	ast_copy_string(f->statusprompt, statusprompt, sizeof(f->statusprompt));
 	ast_copy_string(f->sorryprompt, sorryprompt, sizeof(f->sorryprompt));
+	ast_copy_string(f->connprompt, connprompt, sizeof(f->connprompt));
 	AST_LIST_HEAD_INIT_NOLOCK(&f->numbers);
 	AST_LIST_HEAD_INIT_NOLOCK(&f->blnumbers);
 	AST_LIST_HEAD_INIT_NOLOCK(&f->wlnumbers);
@@ -356,6 +360,8 @@
 		ast_copy_string(f->statusprompt, val, sizeof(f->statusprompt));
 	else if (!strcasecmp(param, "followme-sorry-prompt") || !strcasecmp(param, "sorry_prompt")) 
 		ast_copy_string(f->sorryprompt, val, sizeof(f->sorryprompt));
+        else if (!strcasecmp(param, "followme-connecting-prompt") || !strcasecmp(param, "connecting_prompt"))
+                ast_copy_string(f->connprompt, val, sizeof(f->connprompt));
 	else if (failunknown) {
 		if (linenum >= 0)
 			ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Unknown keyword in profile '%s': %s at line %d of followme.conf\n", f->name, param, linenum);
@@ -472,6 +478,12 @@
 		ast_copy_string(sorryprompt, tmpstr, sizeof(sorryprompt));
 	}
 
+        if ((tmpstr = ast_variable_retrieve(cfg, "general", "connecting-prompt")) && !ast_strlen_zero(tmpstr)) {
+                ast_copy_string(connprompt, tmpstr, sizeof(connprompt));
+        } else if ((tmpstr = ast_variable_retrieve(cfg, "general", "connecting_prompt")) && !ast_strlen_zero(tmpstr)) {
+                ast_copy_string(connprompt, tmpstr, sizeof(connprompt));
+        }
+
 	/* Chug through config file */
 	while ((cat = ast_category_browse(cfg, cat))) {
 		int new = 0;
@@ -1360,6 +1372,7 @@
 	ast_copy_string(targs->plsholdprompt, f->plsholdprompt, sizeof(targs->plsholdprompt));
 	ast_copy_string(targs->statusprompt, f->statusprompt, sizeof(targs->statusprompt));
 	ast_copy_string(targs->sorryprompt, f->sorryprompt, sizeof(targs->sorryprompt));
+	ast_copy_string(targs->connprompt, f->connprompt, sizeof(targs->connprompt));
 	/* Copy the numbers we're going to use into another list in case the master list should get modified 
 	   (and locked) while we're trying to do a follow-me */
 	AST_LIST_HEAD_INIT_NOLOCK(&targs->cnumbers);
@@ -1447,6 +1460,10 @@
 		res = 0;
 	} else {
 		caller = chan;
+
+		/* Play "connecting" message to the winner. */
+		ast_stream_and_wait(outbound, targs->connprompt, "");
+
 		/* Bridge the two channels. */
 
 		memset(&config, 0, sizeof(config));
Index: configs/samples/followme.conf.sample
===================================================================
--- configs/samples/followme.conf.sample	(revision 425984)
+++ configs/samples/followme.conf.sample	(working copy)
@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@
 sorry_prompt=>followme/sorry
 ; The global default for 'I'm sorry, but we were unable to locate your party' message.
 ;
+conn_prompt=>silence/0
+; The global default for 'Please say hello to the caller' message. Silence by default.
 ;
+;
 [default]
 musicclass=>default
 ; The moh class that should be used for the caller while they are waiting to be connected.
@@ -87,5 +90,8 @@
 sorry_prompt=>followme/sorry
 ; The 'I'm sorry, but we were unable to locate your party' message prompt. Default
 ; is the global default.
-
-
+;
+conn_prompt=>silence/0
+; The 'Please say hello to the caller' message prompt. Default is the global
+; default.
+;