diff --git a/app/switch/resources/scripts/app/voicemail/resources/functions/listen_to_recording.lua b/app/switch/resources/scripts/app/voicemail/resources/functions/listen_to_recording.lua
index 02e31ca783..635e160b10 100644
--- a/app/switch/resources/scripts/app/voicemail/resources/functions/listen_to_recording.lua
+++ b/app/switch/resources/scripts/app/voicemail/resources/functions/listen_to_recording.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 --	Part of FusionPBX
---	Copyright (C) 2013-2022 Mark J Crane <markjcrane@fusionpbx.com>
+--	Copyright (C) 2013-2023 Mark J Crane <markjcrane@fusionpbx.com>
 --	All rights reserved.
 --
 --	Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -24,11 +24,14 @@
 --	POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 --define function to listen to the recording
-	function listen_to_recording (message_number, uuid, created_epoch, caller_id_name, caller_id_number, message_status)
+	function listen_to_recording(message_number, uuid, created_epoch, caller_id_name, caller_id_number, message_status, message_play)
 
 		--set default values
 			dtmf_digits = '';
 			max_digits = 1;
+			if (message_play == nil) then
+				message_play = 'true';
+			end
 
 		--flush dtmf digits from the input buffer
 			session:flushDigits();
@@ -44,182 +47,187 @@
 				reply = api:executeString("uuid_display "..session:get_uuid().." "..caller_id_number);
 			end
 
-		--say the message number
-			if (session:ready()) then
-				if (string.len(dtmf_digits) == 0) then
-					session:execute("playback", "phrase:voicemail_say_message_number:" .. message_status .. ":" .. message_number);
-				end
-			end
+		--playback message
+			if (message_play == 'true') then
 
-		--say the caller id number first (default)
-			if (
-				session:ready() and
-				caller_id_number ~= nil and (
-					vm_say_caller_id_number == nil or
-					vm_say_caller_id_number == "true" or
-					vm_say_caller_id_number == "before"
-				)) then
-				session:streamFile(sounds_dir.."/"..default_language.."/"..default_dialect.."/"..default_voice.."/voicemail/vm-from.wav");
-				session:say(caller_id_number, default_language, "name_spelled", "iterated");
-			end
-
-		--say the message date first (default)
-			if (
-				session:ready() and
-				string.len(dtmf_digits) == 0 and (
-					vm_say_date_time == nil or
-					vm_say_date_time == "true" or
-					vm_say_date_time == "before"
-				)) then
-				if (current_time_zone ~= nil) then
-					session:execute("set", "timezone="..current_time_zone.."");
-				end
-				session:say(created_epoch, default_language, "current_date_time", "pronounced");
-			end
-
-		--get the recordings from the database
-			if (storage_type == "base64") then
-				local dbh = Database.new('system', 'base64/read')
-
-				local sql = [[SELECT * FROM v_voicemail_messages
-					WHERE domain_uuid = :domain_uuid
-					AND voicemail_message_uuid = :uuid]];
-				local params = {domain_uuid = domain_uuid, uuid = uuid};
-				if (debug["sql"]) then
-					freeswitch.consoleLog("notice", "[voicemail] SQL: " .. sql .. "; params:" .. json.encode(params) .. "\n");
-				end
-				dbh:query(sql, params, function(row)
-					--set the voicemail message path
-						mkdir(voicemail_dir.."/"..voicemail_id);
-						message_intro_location = voicemail_dir.."/"..voicemail_id.."/intro_"..uuid.."."..vm_message_ext;
-						message_location = voicemail_dir.."/"..voicemail_id.."/msg_"..uuid;
-
-					--save the recording to the file system
-						if (string.len(row["message_intro_base64"]) > 32) then
-							local file = io.open(message_intro_location, "w");
-							file:write(base64.decode(row["message_intro_base64"]));
-							file:close();
+				--say the message number
+					if (session:ready()) then
+						if (string.len(dtmf_digits) == 0) then
+							session:execute("playback", "phrase:voicemail_say_message_number:" .. message_status .. ":" .. message_number);
 						end
-						if (string.len(row["message_base64"]) > 32) then
-							--include the file io
-								local file = require "resources.functions.file"
+					end
 
-							--write decoded string to file
-								assert(file.write_base64(message_location, row["message_base64"]));
+				--say the caller id number first (default)
+					if (
+						session:ready() and
+						caller_id_number ~= nil and (
+							vm_say_caller_id_number == nil or
+							vm_say_caller_id_number == "true" or
+							vm_say_caller_id_number == "before"
+						)) then
+						session:streamFile(sounds_dir.."/"..default_language.."/"..default_dialect.."/"..default_voice.."/voicemail/vm-from.wav");
+						session:say(caller_id_number, default_language, "name_spelled", "iterated");
+					end
+
+				--say the message date first (default)
+					if (
+						session:ready() and
+						string.len(dtmf_digits) == 0 and (
+							vm_say_date_time == nil or
+							vm_say_date_time == "true" or
+							vm_say_date_time == "before"
+						)) then
+						if (current_time_zone ~= nil) then
+							session:execute("set", "timezone="..current_time_zone.."");
 						end
+						session:say(created_epoch, default_language, "current_date_time", "pronounced");
+					end
 
-					--get the file type
-						command = "file -b --mime-type "..message_location;
-						local handle = io.popen(command);
-						local mime_type = trim(handle:read("*a"));
-						handle:close();
-						if (mime_type == 'audio/x-wav') then
-							vm_message_ext = 'wav';
-						end
-						if (mime_type == 'audio/mpeg') then
-							vm_message_ext = 'mp3';
+				--get the recordings from the database
+					if (storage_type == "base64") then
+						local dbh = Database.new('system', 'base64/read')
+
+						local sql = [[SELECT * FROM v_voicemail_messages
+							WHERE domain_uuid = :domain_uuid
+							AND voicemail_message_uuid = :uuid]];
+						local params = {domain_uuid = domain_uuid, uuid = uuid};
+						if (debug["sql"]) then
+							freeswitch.consoleLog("notice", "[voicemail] SQL: " .. sql .. "; params:" .. json.encode(params) .. "\n");
 						end
+						dbh:query(sql, params, function(row)
+							--set the voicemail message path
+								mkdir(voicemail_dir.."/"..voicemail_id);
+								message_intro_location = voicemail_dir.."/"..voicemail_id.."/intro_"..uuid.."."..vm_message_ext;
+								message_location = voicemail_dir.."/"..voicemail_id.."/msg_"..uuid;
 
-					--rename the file
-						os.execute('mv '..message_location..' '..message_location..'.'..vm_message_ext);
-				end);
-				dbh:release()
-			elseif (storage_type == "http_cache") then
-				message_location = storage_path.."/"..voicemail_id.."/msg_"..uuid.."."..vm_message_ext;
-			end
-
-		--play the message intro
-			if (session:ready()) then
-				if (string.len(dtmf_digits) == 0) then
-					if (file_exists(voicemail_dir.."/"..voicemail_id.."/intro_"..uuid.."."..vm_message_ext)) then
-						stream_seek = true;
-						if (storage_type == "http_cache") then
-							message_intro_location = storage_path.."/"..voicemail_id.."/intro_"..uuid.."."..vm_message_ext;
-							session:streamFile(storage_path.."/"..voicemail_id.."/intro_"..uuid.."."..vm_message_ext);
-						else
-							if (vm_message_ext == "mp3") then
-								if (api:executeString("module_exists mod_vlc") == "true") then
-									session:streamFile("vlc://"..voicemail_dir.."/"..voicemail_id.."/intro_"..uuid.."."..vm_message_ext);
-								else
-									session:streamFile(voicemail_dir.."/"..voicemail_id.."/intro_"..uuid.."."..vm_message_ext);
+							--save the recording to the file system
+								if (string.len(row["message_intro_base64"]) > 32) then
+									local file = io.open(message_intro_location, "w");
+									file:write(base64.decode(row["message_intro_base64"]));
+									file:close();
 								end
-							else
-								session:streamFile(voicemail_dir.."/"..voicemail_id.."/intro_"..uuid.."."..vm_message_ext);
+								if (string.len(row["message_base64"]) > 32) then
+									--include the file io
+										local file = require "resources.functions.file"
+
+									--write decoded string to file
+										assert(file.write_base64(message_location, row["message_base64"]));
+								end
+
+							--get the file type
+								command = "file -b --mime-type "..message_location;
+								local handle = io.popen(command);
+								local mime_type = trim(handle:read("*a"));
+								handle:close();
+								if (mime_type == 'audio/x-wav') then
+									vm_message_ext = 'wav';
+								end
+								if (mime_type == 'audio/mpeg') then
+									vm_message_ext = 'mp3';
+								end
+
+							--rename the file
+								os.execute('mv '..message_location..' '..message_location..'.'..vm_message_ext);
+						end);
+						dbh:release()
+					elseif (storage_type == "http_cache") then
+						message_location = storage_path.."/"..voicemail_id.."/msg_"..uuid.."."..vm_message_ext;
+					end
+
+				--play the message intro
+					if (session:ready()) then
+						if (string.len(dtmf_digits) == 0) then
+							if (file_exists(voicemail_dir.."/"..voicemail_id.."/intro_"..uuid.."."..vm_message_ext)) then
+								stream_seek = true;
+								if (storage_type == "http_cache") then
+									message_intro_location = storage_path.."/"..voicemail_id.."/intro_"..uuid.."."..vm_message_ext;
+									session:streamFile(storage_path.."/"..voicemail_id.."/intro_"..uuid.."."..vm_message_ext);
+								else
+									if (vm_message_ext == "mp3") then
+										if (api:executeString("module_exists mod_vlc") == "true") then
+											session:streamFile("vlc://"..voicemail_dir.."/"..voicemail_id.."/intro_"..uuid.."."..vm_message_ext);
+										else
+											session:streamFile(voicemail_dir.."/"..voicemail_id.."/intro_"..uuid.."."..vm_message_ext);
+										end
+									else
+										session:streamFile(voicemail_dir.."/"..voicemail_id.."/intro_"..uuid.."."..vm_message_ext);
+									end
+								end
+								stream_seek = false;
+								--session:streamFile("silence_stream://1000");
 							end
 						end
-						stream_seek = false;
-						--session:streamFile("silence_stream://1000");
-					end
-				end
-			end
-
-		--play the message
-			if (session:ready()) then
-				if (string.len(dtmf_digits) == 0) then
-				    --check if wav file exists then play the file
-				    if (file_exists(voicemail_dir.."/"..voicemail_id.."/msg_"..uuid..".wav")) then
-					   stream_seek = true;
-					   if (storage_type == "http_cache") then
-						  message_location = storage_path.."/"..voicemail_id.."/msg_"..uuid..".wav";
-						  session:streamFile(storage_path.."/"..voicemail_id.."/msg_"..uuid..".wav");
-					   else
-						  session:streamFile(voicemail_dir.."/"..voicemail_id.."/msg_"..uuid..".wav");
-					   end
-					   stream_seek = false;
-					   session:streamFile("silence_stream://1000");
 					end
 
-					--check if mp3 file exists then play the file
-					if (file_exists(voicemail_dir.."/"..voicemail_id.."/msg_"..uuid..".mp3")) then
-					   stream_seek = true;
-					   if (storage_type == "http_cache") then
-						  message_location = storage_path.."/"..voicemail_id.."/msg_"..uuid..".mp3";
-						  session:streamFile(storage_path.."/"..voicemail_id.."/msg_"..uuid..".mp3");
-					   else
-						  if (api:executeString("module_exists mod_vlc") == "true") then
-							 session:streamFile("vlc://"..voicemail_dir.."/"..voicemail_id.."/msg_"..uuid..".mp3");
-						  else
-							 session:streamFile(voicemail_dir.."/"..voicemail_id.."/msg_"..uuid..".mp3");
-						  end
-					   end
-					   stream_seek = false;
-					   session:streamFile("silence_stream://1000");
+				--play the message
+					if (session:ready()) then
+						if (string.len(dtmf_digits) == 0) then
+							--check if wav file exists then play the file
+							if (file_exists(voicemail_dir.."/"..voicemail_id.."/msg_"..uuid..".wav")) then
+							stream_seek = true;
+							if (storage_type == "http_cache") then
+								message_location = storage_path.."/"..voicemail_id.."/msg_"..uuid..".wav";
+								session:streamFile(storage_path.."/"..voicemail_id.."/msg_"..uuid..".wav");
+							else
+								session:streamFile(voicemail_dir.."/"..voicemail_id.."/msg_"..uuid..".wav");
+							end
+							stream_seek = false;
+							session:streamFile("silence_stream://1000");
+							end
+
+							--check if mp3 file exists then play the file
+							if (file_exists(voicemail_dir.."/"..voicemail_id.."/msg_"..uuid..".mp3")) then
+							stream_seek = true;
+							if (storage_type == "http_cache") then
+								message_location = storage_path.."/"..voicemail_id.."/msg_"..uuid..".mp3";
+								session:streamFile(storage_path.."/"..voicemail_id.."/msg_"..uuid..".mp3");
+							else
+								if (api:executeString("module_exists mod_vlc") == "true") then
+									session:streamFile("vlc://"..voicemail_dir.."/"..voicemail_id.."/msg_"..uuid..".mp3");
+								else
+									session:streamFile(voicemail_dir.."/"..voicemail_id.."/msg_"..uuid..".mp3");
+								end
+							end
+							stream_seek = false;
+							session:streamFile("silence_stream://1000");
+							end
+						end
 					end
-				end
-			end
 
-		--remove the voicemail message
-			if (storage_type == "base64") then
-				os.remove(voicemail_dir.."/"..voicemail_id.."/intro_"..uuid.."."..vm_message_ext);
-				os.remove(voicemail_dir.."/"..voicemail_id.."/msg_"..uuid.."."..vm_message_ext);
-			end
+				--remove the voicemail message
+					if (storage_type == "base64") then
+						os.remove(voicemail_dir.."/"..voicemail_id.."/intro_"..uuid.."."..vm_message_ext);
+						os.remove(voicemail_dir.."/"..voicemail_id.."/msg_"..uuid.."."..vm_message_ext);
+					end
 
-		--say the caller id number last (optional)
-			if (
-				session:ready() and
-				caller_id_number ~= nil and
-				vm_say_caller_id_number ~= nil and
-				(
-					vm_say_caller_id_number == "last" or
-					vm_say_caller_id_number == "after"
-				)) then
-				session:streamFile(sounds_dir.."/"..default_language.."/"..default_dialect.."/"..default_voice.."/voicemail/vm-from.wav");
-				session:say(caller_id_number, default_language, "name_spelled", "iterated");
-			end
+				--say the caller id number last (optional)
+					if (
+						session:ready() and
+						caller_id_number ~= nil and
+						vm_say_caller_id_number ~= nil and
+						(
+							vm_say_caller_id_number == "last" or
+							vm_say_caller_id_number == "after"
+						)) then
+						session:streamFile(sounds_dir.."/"..default_language.."/"..default_dialect.."/"..default_voice.."/voicemail/vm-from.wav");
+						session:say(caller_id_number, default_language, "name_spelled", "iterated");
+					end
+
+				--say the message date last (optional)
+					if (
+						session:ready() and
+						string.len(dtmf_digits) == 0 and
+						vm_say_date_time ~= nil and
+						(
+							vm_say_date_time == "last" or
+							vm_say_date_time == "after"
+						)) then
+						if (current_time_zone ~= nil) then
+							session:execute("set", "timezone="..current_time_zone.."");
+						end
+						session:say(created_epoch, default_language, "current_date_time", "pronounced");
+					end
 
-		--say the message date last (optional)
-			if (
-				session:ready() and
-				string.len(dtmf_digits) == 0 and
-				vm_say_date_time ~= nil and
-				(
-					vm_say_date_time == "last" or
-					vm_say_date_time == "after"
-				)) then
-				if (current_time_zone ~= nil) then
-					session:execute("set", "timezone="..current_time_zone.."");
-				end
-				session:say(created_epoch, default_language, "current_date_time", "pronounced");
 			end
 
 		--post listen options
@@ -250,6 +258,8 @@
 						session:execute("set", "timezone="..current_time_zone.."");
 					end
 					session:say(created_epoch, default_language, "current_date_time", "pronounced");
+					session:execute("sleep", "1000");
+					return listen_to_recording(message_number, uuid, created_epoch, caller_id_name, caller_id_number, message_status, 'false');
 				elseif (dtmf_digits == "5") then
 					message_saved(voicemail_id, uuid);
 					return_call(caller_id_number);
@@ -281,4 +291,4 @@
 				end
 				session:execute("sleep", "400");
 			end
-	end
+	end
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