diff --git a/lib/tasks/listen.js b/lib/tasks/listen.js
index 91650df5..e5640921 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/listen.js
+++ b/lib/tasks/listen.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ const Task = require('./task');
 const {TaskName, TaskPreconditions, ListenEvents, ListenStatus} = require('../utils/constants');
 const makeTask = require('./make_task');
 const moment = require('moment');
+const MAX_PLAY_AUDIO_QUEUE_SIZE = 10;
 
 class TaskListen extends Task {
   constructor(logger, opts, parentTask) {
@@ -20,6 +21,8 @@ class TaskListen extends Task {
     this.nested = parentTask instanceof Task;
 
     this.results = {};
+    this.playAudioQueue = [];
+    this.isPlayingAudioFromQueue = false;
 
     if (this.transcribe) this.transcribeTask = makeTask(logger, {'transcribe': opts.transcribe}, this);
   }
@@ -58,6 +61,7 @@ class TaskListen extends Task {
     super.kill(cs);
     this.logger.debug(`TaskListen:kill endpoint connected? ${this.ep && this.ep.connected}`);
     this._clearTimer();
+    this.playAudioQueue = [];
     if (this.ep && this.ep.connected) {
       this.logger.debug('TaskListen:kill closing websocket');
       try {
@@ -184,16 +188,36 @@ class TaskListen extends Task {
     this.notifyTaskDone();
   }
 
-  async _onPlayAudio(ep, evt) {
-    this.logger.info(`received play_audio event: ${JSON.stringify(evt)}`);
+  async _playAudio(ep, evt, logger) {
     try {
       const results = await ep.play(evt.file);
-      this.logger.debug(`Finished playing file, result: ${JSON.stringify(results)}`);
+      logger.debug(`Finished playing file, result: ${JSON.stringify(results)}`);
       ep.forkAudioSendText({type: 'playDone', data: Object.assign({id: evt.id}, results)});
+    } catch (err) {
+      logger.error({err}, 'Error playing file');
     }
-    catch (err) {
-      this.logger.error({err}, 'Error playing file');
+  }
+
+  async _onPlayAudio(ep, evt) {
+    this.logger.info(`received play_audio event: ${JSON.stringify(evt)}`);
+    if (!evt.queuePlay) {
+      this.playAudioQueue = [];
+      this._playAudio(ep, evt, this.logger);
+      this.isPlayingAudioFromQueue = false;
+      return;
     }
+
+    if (this.playAudioQueue.length <= MAX_PLAY_AUDIO_QUEUE_SIZE) {
+      this.playAudioQueue.push(evt);
+    }
+
+    if (this.isPlayingAudioFromQueue) return;
+
+    this.isPlayingAudioFromQueue = true;
+    while (this.playAudioQueue.length > 0) {
+      await this._playAudio(ep, this.playAudioQueue.shift(), this.logger);
+    }
+    this.isPlayingAudioFromQueue = false;
   }
 
   _onKillAudio(ep) {