diff --git a/src/include/switch_cpp.h b/src/include/switch_cpp.h
index 1e050b2846..21126ea571 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_cpp.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_cpp.h
@@ -316,6 +316,10 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(bool) email(char *to, char *from, char *headers = NULL, char *bod
 		 SWITCH_DECLARE(char *) read(int min_digits, int max_digits,
 									 const char *prompt_audio_file, int timeout, const char *valid_terminators, int digit_timeout = 0);
 
+
+		SWITCH_DECLARE(void) detectSpeech(char *arg0, char *arg1 = NULL, char *arg2 = NULL, char *arg3 = NULL);
+
+
 	/** \brief Play a file into channel and collect dtmfs
 	 *
 	 * See API docs in switch_ivr.h: switch_play_and_get_digits(..)
@@ -331,6 +335,14 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(bool) email(char *to, char *from, char *headers = NULL, char *bod
 												 char *digits_regex, const char *var_name = NULL, int digit_timeout = 0,
 												 const char *transfer_on_failure = NULL);
 
+
+	/** \brief Play a file and detect speech
+	 * See API docs switch_ivr_play_and_detect_speech(...)
+	 */
+
+		SWITCH_DECLARE(char *) playAndDetectSpeech(char *file, char *engine, char *grammar);
+
+
 	/** \brief Play a file that resides on disk into the channel
 	 *
 	 * \param file - the path to the .wav/.mp3 to be played
diff --git a/src/mod/languages/mod_java/mod_java.i b/src/mod/languages/mod_java/mod_java.i
index 858dac8d08..d79cc53ce9 100644
--- a/src/mod/languages/mod_java/mod_java.i
+++ b/src/mod/languages/mod_java/mod_java.i
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
 %newobject CoreSession;
 %newobject Event;
 %newobject Stream;
+%newobject API::execute;
+%newobject API::executeString;
+%newobject CoreSession::playAndDetectSpeech;
 
 
 // I thought we were using swig because it's easier than the alternatives :-)
diff --git a/src/mod/languages/mod_lua/freeswitch.i b/src/mod/languages/mod_lua/freeswitch.i
index 4933bfefbc..8f114fcb88 100644
--- a/src/mod/languages/mod_lua/freeswitch.i
+++ b/src/mod/languages/mod_lua/freeswitch.i
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 %newobject Dbh;
 %newobject API::execute;
 %newobject API::executeString;
+%newobject CoreSession::playAndDetectSpeech;
 
 %include "typemaps.i"
 %apply int *OUTPUT { int *len };
diff --git a/src/mod/languages/mod_lua/my_swigable_cpp.h b/src/mod/languages/mod_lua/my_swigable_cpp.h
index 80f689e56e..8c0e6233e3 100644
--- a/src/mod/languages/mod_lua/my_swigable_cpp.h
+++ b/src/mod/languages/mod_lua/my_swigable_cpp.h
@@ -128,6 +128,10 @@ class CoreSession {
 						 int max_digits,
 						 int max_tries,
 						 int timeout, char *terminators, char *audio_files, char *bad_input_audio_files, char *dtmf_buf, char *digits_regex);
+
+	int playAndDetectSpeech(char *file, char *engine, char *grammar);
+	void detectSpeech(char *arg0, char * = NULL, char *arg2 = NULL, char *arg3 = NULL);
+
 	int streamFile(char *file, int starting_sample_count = 0);
 
 
diff --git a/src/mod/languages/mod_managed/freeswitch.i b/src/mod/languages/mod_managed/freeswitch.i
index 1123651479..b38300af96 100644
--- a/src/mod/languages/mod_managed/freeswitch.i
+++ b/src/mod/languages/mod_managed/freeswitch.i
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ char * SWIG_csharp_string_callback(const char * str) {
 %newobject Stream;
 %newobject API::execute;
 %newobject API::executeString;
+%newobject CoreSession::playAndDetectSpeech;
 
 // Allow bitwise compare on flag fields
 %typemap(csclassmodifiers) session_flag_t "[System.Flags] public enum"
diff --git a/src/mod/languages/mod_managed/switch_platform.i b/src/mod/languages/mod_managed/switch_platform.i
index a6f0aaa6ba..fa78438260 100644
--- a/src/mod/languages/mod_managed/switch_platform.i
+++ b/src/mod/languages/mod_managed/switch_platform.i
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ typedef unsigned long in_addr_t;
 %newobject CoreSession;
 %newobject Event;
 %newobject Stream;
+%newobject API::execute;
+%newobject API::executeString;
+%newobject CoreSession::playAndDetectSpeech;
 
 #define SWITCH_DECLARE(type) type
 #define SWITCH_DECLARE_NONSTD(type) type
diff --git a/src/mod/languages/mod_perl/freeswitch.i b/src/mod/languages/mod_perl/freeswitch.i
index 262a70e2c1..2674b01f81 100644
--- a/src/mod/languages/mod_perl/freeswitch.i
+++ b/src/mod/languages/mod_perl/freeswitch.i
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 %newobject Stream;
 %newobject API::execute;
 %newobject API::executeString;
+%newobject CoreSession::playAndDetectSpeech;
 
 /** insert the following includes into generated code so it compiles */
 %{
diff --git a/src/mod/languages/mod_python/mod_python.i b/src/mod/languages/mod_python/mod_python.i
index c22acf6055..0e8be465ee 100644
--- a/src/mod/languages/mod_python/mod_python.i
+++ b/src/mod/languages/mod_python/mod_python.i
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 %newobject CoreSession;
 %newobject Event;
 %newobject Stream;
+%newobject API::execute;
+%newobject API::executeString;
+%newobject CoreSession::playAndDetectSpeech;
 
 /** insert the following includes into generated code so it compiles */
 %{
diff --git a/src/switch_cpp.cpp b/src/switch_cpp.cpp
index 3741ba2ffd..342d91a187 100644
--- a/src/switch_cpp.cpp
+++ b/src/switch_cpp.cpp
@@ -984,6 +984,71 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(char *) CoreSession::playAndGetDigits(int min_digits,
 	return dtmf_buf;
 }
 
+SWITCH_DECLARE(void) CoreSession::detectSpeech(char *arg0, char *arg1, char *arg2, char *arg3)
+{
+	this_check_void();
+	sanity_check_noreturn;
+
+	begin_allow_threads();
+
+	if (!arg0) return;
+
+	if (!strcasecmp(arg0, "grammar") && arg1 && arg2) {
+		switch_ivr_detect_speech_load_grammar(session, arg1, arg2);
+	} else if (!strcasecmp(arg0, "nogrammar") && arg1) {
+		switch_ivr_detect_speech_unload_grammar(session, arg1);
+	} else if (!strcasecmp(arg0, "grammaron") && arg1) {
+		switch_ivr_detect_speech_enable_grammar(session, arg1);
+	} else if (!strcasecmp(arg0, "grammaroff") && arg1) {
+		switch_ivr_detect_speech_disable_grammar(session, arg1);
+	} else if (!strcasecmp(arg0, "grammarsalloff")) {
+		switch_ivr_detect_speech_disable_all_grammars(session);
+	} else if (!strcasecmp(arg0, "init") && arg1 && arg2) {
+		switch_ivr_detect_speech_init(session, arg1, arg2, NULL);
+	} else if (!strcasecmp(arg0, "pause")) {
+		switch_ivr_pause_detect_speech(session);
+	} else if (!strcasecmp(arg0, "resume")) {
+		switch_ivr_resume_detect_speech(session);
+	} else if (!strcasecmp(arg0, "stop")) {
+		switch_ivr_stop_detect_speech(session);
+	} else if (!strcasecmp(arg0, "param") && arg1 && arg2) {
+		switch_ivr_set_param_detect_speech(session, arg1, arg2);
+	} else if (!strcasecmp(arg0, "start-input-timers")) {
+		switch_ivr_detect_speech_start_input_timers(session);
+	} else if (!strcasecmp(arg0, "start_input_timers")) {
+		switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_WARNING, "start_input_timers is deprecated, please use start-input-timers instead!\n");
+		switch_ivr_detect_speech_start_input_timers(session);
+	} else if (arg1 && arg2 && arg3) {
+		switch_ivr_detect_speech(session, arg0, arg1, arg2, arg3, NULL);
+	}
+
+	end_allow_threads();
+}
+
+SWITCH_DECLARE(char *) CoreSession::playAndDetectSpeech(char *file, char *engine, char *grammar)
+{
+	sanity_check((char *)"");
+	this_check((char *)"");
+	begin_allow_threads();
+
+	char *result = NULL;
+
+	switch_status_t status = switch_ivr_play_and_detect_speech(session, file, engine, grammar, &result, 0, NULL);
+	if (status == SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+		// good
+	} else if (status == SWITCH_STATUS_GENERR) {
+		switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_SESSION_LOG(session), SWITCH_LOG_ERROR, "GRAMMAR ERROR\n");
+	} else if (status == SWITCH_STATUS_NOT_INITALIZED) {
+		switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_SESSION_LOG(session), SWITCH_LOG_ERROR, "ASR INIT ERROR\n");
+	} else {
+		switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_SESSION_LOG(session), SWITCH_LOG_ERROR, "ERROR\n");
+	}
+
+	end_allow_threads();
+
+	return result; // remeber to free me
+}
+
 SWITCH_DECLARE(void) CoreSession::say(const char *tosay, const char *module_name, const char *say_type, const char *say_method, const char *say_gender)
 {
 	this_check_void();