diff --git a/src/include/switch_cpp.h b/src/include/switch_cpp.h
index 5e45c0bf12..57f35aeeb3 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_cpp.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_cpp.h
@@ -68,6 +68,17 @@ class CoreSession {
 	void setVariable(char *var, char *val);
 	char *getVariable(char *var);
 
+
+	/** \brief Record to a file
+	 * \param filename 
+	 * \param <[max_len]> maximum length of the recording in seconds
+     * \param <[silence_threshold]> energy level audio must fall below 
+	 *        to be considered silence (500 is a good starting point).
+	 * \param <[silence_secs]> seconds of silence to interrupt the record.
+	 */
+	int recordFile(char *file_name, int max_len=0, int silence_threshold=0, int silence_secs=0);
+
+
 	/** \brief Set attributes of caller data for purposes of outgoing calls
 	 * \param var - the variable name, eg, "caller_id_name"
 	 * \param val - the data to set, eg, "bob"
diff --git a/src/mod/languages/mod_python/freeswitch.py b/src/mod/languages/mod_python/freeswitch.py
index 01f4354741..046ce729f0 100644
--- a/src/mod/languages/mod_python/freeswitch.py
+++ b/src/mod/languages/mod_python/freeswitch.py
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ class CoreSession(_object):
     def hangup(*args): return _freeswitch.CoreSession_hangup(*args)
     def setVariable(*args): return _freeswitch.CoreSession_setVariable(*args)
     def getVariable(*args): return _freeswitch.CoreSession_getVariable(*args)
+    def recordFile(*args): return _freeswitch.CoreSession_recordFile(*args)
     def setCallerData(*args): return _freeswitch.CoreSession_setCallerData(*args)
     def originate(*args): return _freeswitch.CoreSession_originate(*args)
     def playFile(*args): return _freeswitch.CoreSession_playFile(*args)
diff --git a/src/mod/languages/mod_python/mod_python_wrap.cpp b/src/mod/languages/mod_python/mod_python_wrap.cpp
index 7773fd5a9d..f9c85ff99e 100644
--- a/src/mod/languages/mod_python/mod_python_wrap.cpp
+++ b/src/mod/languages/mod_python/mod_python_wrap.cpp
@@ -3745,6 +3745,73 @@ fail:
 }
 
 
+SWIGINTERN PyObject *_wrap_CoreSession_recordFile(PyObject *SWIGUNUSEDPARM(self), PyObject *args) {
+  PyObject *resultobj = 0;
+  CoreSession *arg1 = (CoreSession *) 0 ;
+  char *arg2 = (char *) 0 ;
+  int arg3 = (int) 0 ;
+  int arg4 = (int) 0 ;
+  int arg5 = (int) 0 ;
+  int result;
+  void *argp1 = 0 ;
+  int res1 = 0 ;
+  int res2 ;
+  char *buf2 = 0 ;
+  int alloc2 = 0 ;
+  int val3 ;
+  int ecode3 = 0 ;
+  int val4 ;
+  int ecode4 = 0 ;
+  int val5 ;
+  int ecode5 = 0 ;
+  PyObject * obj0 = 0 ;
+  PyObject * obj1 = 0 ;
+  PyObject * obj2 = 0 ;
+  PyObject * obj3 = 0 ;
+  PyObject * obj4 = 0 ;
+  
+  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,(char *)"OO|OOO:CoreSession_recordFile",&obj0,&obj1,&obj2,&obj3,&obj4)) SWIG_fail;
+  res1 = SWIG_ConvertPtr(obj0, &argp1,SWIGTYPE_p_CoreSession, 0 |  0 );
+  if (!SWIG_IsOK(res1)) {
+    SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(res1), "in method '" "CoreSession_recordFile" "', argument " "1"" of type '" "CoreSession *""'"); 
+  }
+  arg1 = reinterpret_cast< CoreSession * >(argp1);
+  res2 = SWIG_AsCharPtrAndSize(obj1, &buf2, NULL, &alloc2);
+  if (!SWIG_IsOK(res2)) {
+    SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(res2), "in method '" "CoreSession_recordFile" "', argument " "2"" of type '" "char *""'");
+  }
+  arg2 = reinterpret_cast< char * >(buf2);
+  if (obj2) {
+    ecode3 = SWIG_AsVal_int(obj2, &val3);
+    if (!SWIG_IsOK(ecode3)) {
+      SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(ecode3), "in method '" "CoreSession_recordFile" "', argument " "3"" of type '" "int""'");
+    } 
+    arg3 = static_cast< int >(val3);
+  }
+  if (obj3) {
+    ecode4 = SWIG_AsVal_int(obj3, &val4);
+    if (!SWIG_IsOK(ecode4)) {
+      SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(ecode4), "in method '" "CoreSession_recordFile" "', argument " "4"" of type '" "int""'");
+    } 
+    arg4 = static_cast< int >(val4);
+  }
+  if (obj4) {
+    ecode5 = SWIG_AsVal_int(obj4, &val5);
+    if (!SWIG_IsOK(ecode5)) {
+      SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(ecode5), "in method '" "CoreSession_recordFile" "', argument " "5"" of type '" "int""'");
+    } 
+    arg5 = static_cast< int >(val5);
+  }
+  result = (int)(arg1)->recordFile(arg2,arg3,arg4,arg5);
+  resultobj = SWIG_From_int(static_cast< int >(result));
+  if (alloc2 == SWIG_NEWOBJ) delete[] buf2;
+  return resultobj;
+fail:
+  if (alloc2 == SWIG_NEWOBJ) delete[] buf2;
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+
 SWIGINTERN PyObject *_wrap_CoreSession_setCallerData(PyObject *SWIGUNUSEDPARM(self), PyObject *args) {
   PyObject *resultobj = 0;
   CoreSession *arg1 = (CoreSession *) 0 ;
@@ -4821,6 +4888,7 @@ static PyMethodDef SwigMethods[] = {
 	 { (char *)"CoreSession_hangup", _wrap_CoreSession_hangup, METH_VARARGS, NULL},
 	 { (char *)"CoreSession_setVariable", _wrap_CoreSession_setVariable, METH_VARARGS, NULL},
 	 { (char *)"CoreSession_getVariable", _wrap_CoreSession_getVariable, METH_VARARGS, NULL},
+	 { (char *)"CoreSession_recordFile", _wrap_CoreSession_recordFile, METH_VARARGS, NULL},
 	 { (char *)"CoreSession_setCallerData", _wrap_CoreSession_setCallerData, METH_VARARGS, NULL},
 	 { (char *)"CoreSession_originate", _wrap_CoreSession_originate, METH_VARARGS, NULL},
 	 { (char *)"CoreSession_playFile", _wrap_CoreSession_playFile, METH_VARARGS, NULL},
diff --git a/src/switch_cpp.cpp b/src/switch_cpp.cpp
index a4224bbf08..3ee9d72fe4 100644
--- a/src/switch_cpp.cpp
+++ b/src/switch_cpp.cpp
@@ -303,6 +303,20 @@ int CoreSession::originate(CoreSession *aleg_session,
 	return SWITCH_STATUS_FALSE;
 }
 
+int CoreSession::recordFile(char *file_name, int max_len, int silence_threshold, int silence_secs) 
+{
+	switch_file_handle_t fh = { 0 };
+	switch_status_t status;
+
+	fh.thresh = silence_threshold;
+	fh.silence_hits = silence_secs;
+	store_file_handle(&fh);
+	begin_allow_threads();
+	status = switch_ivr_record_file(session, &fh, file_name, &args, max_len);
+	end_allow_threads();
+    return status == SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS ? 1 : 0;
+
+}
 
 void CoreSession::setCallerData(char *var, char *val) {