diff --git a/src/command_system/implementation/standard.py b/src/command_system/implementation/standard.py
index 4cb19c466..8afa044e5 100644
--- a/src/command_system/implementation/standard.py
+++ b/src/command_system/implementation/standard.py
@@ -98,6 +98,22 @@ class StandardChatCommands(CommandContainer):
             raise CommandError(_('Command is not supported for zeroconf accounts'))
         gajim.connections[self.account].sendPing(self.contact)
 
+    @command('dtmf')
+    @documentation(_("Sends DTMF events through an open audio session"))
+    def dtmf(self, events):
+        if not self.audio_sid:
+            raise CommandError(_("There is no open audio session with this contact"))
+        # Valid values for DTMF tones are *, # or a number
+        events = [event for event in events
+            if event in ('*', '#') or event.isdigit()]
+        if events:
+            session = gajim.connections[self.account].get_jingle_session(
+                self.contact.get_full_jid(), self.audio_sid)
+            content = session.get_content('audio')
+            content.batch_dtmf(events)
+        else:
+            raise CommandError(_("No valid DTMF event specified"))
+
     @command('audio')
     @documentation(_("Toggle audio session"))
     def audio(self):
diff --git a/src/common/jingle.py b/src/common/jingle.py
index f05886533..6549ee10c 100644
--- a/src/common/jingle.py
+++ b/src/common/jingle.py
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@
 
 # * handle different kinds of sink and src elements
 
+import gobject
+
 import gajim
 import xmpp
 import helpers
@@ -831,6 +833,7 @@ class JingleRTPContent(JingleContent):
 	def __init__(self, session, media, node=None):
 		JingleContent.__init__(self, session, node)
 		self.media = media
+		self._dtmf_running = False
 		self.farsight_media = {'audio': farsight.MEDIA_TYPE_AUDIO,
 								'video': farsight.MEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO}[media]
 		self.got_codecs = False
@@ -873,6 +876,33 @@ class JingleRTPContent(JingleContent):
 		self.p2pstream = self.p2psession.new_stream(participant,
 			farsight.DIRECTION_RECV, 'nice', params)
 
+	def batch_dtmf(self, events):
+		if self._dtmf_running:
+			raise Exception #TODO: Proper exception
+		self._dtmf_running = True
+		self._start_dtmf(events.pop(0))
+		gobject.timeout_add(500, self._next_dtmf, events)
+
+	def _next_dtmf(self, events):
+		self._stop_dtmf()
+		if events:
+			self._start_dtmf(events.pop(0))
+			gobject.timeout_add(500, self._next_dtmf, events)
+		else:
+			self._dtmf_running = False
+
+	def _start_dtmf(self, event):
+		if event in ('*', '#'):
+			event = {'*': farsight.DTMF_EVENT_STAR,
+				'#': farsight.DTMF_EVENT_POUND}[event]
+		else:
+			event = int(event)
+		self.p2psession.start_telephony_event(event, 2,
+			farsight.DTMF_METHOD_RTP_RFC4733)
+
+	def _stop_dtmf(self):
+		self.p2psession.stop_telephony_event(farsight.DTMF_METHOD_RTP_RFC4733)
+
 	def _fillContent(self, content):
 		content.addChild(xmpp.NS_JINGLE_RTP + ' description',
 			attrs={'media': self.media}, payload=self.iter_codecs())