diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/conference_api.c b/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/conference_api.c
index 0ca6b08de0..1e4d536dce 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/conference_api.c
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/conference_api.c
@@ -2306,7 +2306,7 @@ switch_status_t conference_api_sub_floor(conference_member_t *member, switch_str
 	if (member == NULL)
 		return SWITCH_STATUS_GENERR;
 
-	if (conference_utils_member_test_flag(member, MFLAG_DED_VID_LAYER)) {
+	if (conference_utils_member_test_flag(member, MFLAG_DED_VID_LAYER) && !conference_utils_test_flag(member->conference, CFLAG_DED_VID_LAYER_AUDIO_FLOOR)) {
 		if (stream != NULL) {
 			stream->write_function(stream, "-ERR cannot set floor on a member in an active video role\n");
 		}
diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/conference_member.c b/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/conference_member.c
index d72fcf5153..152dfb8aa5 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/conference_member.c
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/conference_member.c
@@ -1081,7 +1081,7 @@ void conference_member_set_floor_holder(conference_obj_t *conference, conference
 		member = lmember = conference_member_get(conference, id);
 	}
 
-	if (member && conference_utils_member_test_flag(member, MFLAG_DED_VID_LAYER)) {
+	if (member && conference_utils_member_test_flag(member, MFLAG_DED_VID_LAYER) && !conference_utils_test_flag(conference, CFLAG_DED_VID_LAYER_AUDIO_FLOOR)) {
 		goto end;
 	}
 	
diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/conference_utils.c b/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/conference_utils.c
index c1932ead74..22de5ce6c3 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/conference_utils.c
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/conference_utils.c
@@ -214,6 +214,8 @@ void conference_utils_set_cflags(const char *flags, conference_flag_t *f)
 				f[CFLAG_MANAGE_INBOUND_VIDEO_BITRATE] = 1;
 			} else if (!strcasecmp(argv[i], "video-muxing-personal-canvas")) {
 				f[CFLAG_PERSONAL_CANVAS] = 1;
+			} else if (!strcasecmp(argv[i], "ded-vid-layer-audio-floor")) {
+				f[CFLAG_DED_VID_LAYER_AUDIO_FLOOR] = 1;
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/mod_conference.c b/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/mod_conference.c
index 6efb7c72df..1218020567 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/mod_conference.c
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/mod_conference.c
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ void *SWITCH_THREAD_FUNC conference_thread_run(switch_thread_t *thread, void *ob
 					//(!conference_utils_test_flag(conference, CFLAG_VID_FLOOR) || switch_channel_test_flag(channel, CF_VIDEO))) {
 
 		
-					if (!conference_utils_member_test_flag(imember, MFLAG_DED_VID_LAYER)) {
+					if (!conference_utils_member_test_flag(imember, MFLAG_DED_VID_LAYER) || conference_utils_test_flag(conference, CFLAG_DED_VID_LAYER_AUDIO_FLOOR)) {
 						conference_member_set_floor_holder(conference, imember, 0);
 						floor_holder = conference->floor_holder;
 					}
diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/mod_conference.h b/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/mod_conference.h
index a11015321e..bb887536e1 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/mod_conference.h
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/mod_conference.h
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ typedef enum {
 	CFLAG_REFRESH_LAYOUT,
 	CFLAG_VIDEO_MUTE_EXIT_CANVAS,
 	CFLAG_NO_MOH,
+	CFLAG_DED_VID_LAYER_AUDIO_FLOOR,
 	/////////////////////////////////
 	CFLAG_MAX
 } conference_flag_t;