diff --git a/app/scripts/resources/scripts/resources/functions/format_ringback.lua b/app/scripts/resources/scripts/resources/functions/format_ringback.lua
index f9a5592c3d..000fc106ce 100644
--- a/app/scripts/resources/scripts/resources/functions/format_ringback.lua
+++ b/app/scripts/resources/scripts/resources/functions/format_ringback.lua
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 					ringback = trim(api:execute("global_getvar", "ringback"));
 				--convert to tone_stream
 					ringback = "tone_stream://" .. ringback .. ";loops=-1";
+			elseif (ringback == "silence") then
+				ringback = "silence"
 			elseif (ringback:match("%${.*}")) then
 				--strip the ${ and }
 					ringback = ringback:gsub("%${", "");
@@ -28,4 +30,4 @@
 					ringback = "tone_stream://" .. ringback .. ";loops=-1";
 			end
 		return ringback;
-	end
\ No newline at end of file
+	end
diff --git a/resources/classes/ringbacks.php b/resources/classes/ringbacks.php
index ede5718705..bea32c6a1d 100644
--- a/resources/classes/ringbacks.php
+++ b/resources/classes/ringbacks.php
@@ -163,6 +163,8 @@ if (!class_exists('ringbacks')) {
 					foreach ($this->ringtones_list as $ringtone_value => $ringtone_name) {
 						$select .= "		<option value='\${".$ringtone_value."}'".(($selected_ringtone == $ringtone_value) ? ' selected="selected"' : null).">".$ringtone_name."</option>\n";
 					}
+					//add silence option
+					$select .= "		<option value='silence'>Silence</option>\n";
 					$select .= "	</optgroup>\n";
 					unset($selected_ringtone);
 				}