diff --git a/lib/tasks/listen.js b/lib/tasks/listen.js
index 1c80e146..e3d8ad58 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/listen.js
+++ b/lib/tasks/listen.js
@@ -122,6 +122,11 @@ class TaskListen extends Task {
     if (this.finishOnKey || this.passDtmf) {
       ep.on('dtmf', this._dtmfHandler);
     }
+
+    /* support bi-directional audio */
+    ep.addCustomEventListener(ListenEvents.PlayAudio, this._onPlayAudio.bind(this, ep));
+    ep.addCustomEventListener(ListenEvents.KillAudio, this._onKillAudio.bind(this, ep));
+    ep.addCustomEventListener(ListenEvents.Disconnect, this._onDisconnect.bind(this, ep));
   }
 
   _removeListeners(ep) {
@@ -154,6 +159,29 @@ class TaskListen extends Task {
     this.logger.info(evt, 'TaskListen:_onConnectFailure');
     this.notifyTaskDone();
   }
+
+  async _onPlayAudio(ep, evt) {
+    this.logger.info(`received play_audio event: ${JSON.stringify(evt)}`);
+    try {
+      const results = await ep.play(evt.file);
+      this.logger.debug(`Finished playing file, result: ${JSON.stringify(results)}`);
+      ep.forkAudioSendText({type: 'playDone', data: Object.assign({id: evt.id}, results)});
+    }
+    catch (err) {
+      this.logger.error({err}, 'Error playing file');
+    }
+  }
+
+  _onKillAudio(ep) {
+    this.logger.info('received kill_audio event');
+    ep.api('uuid_break', ep.uuid);
+  }
+
+  _onDisconnect(ep, cs) {
+    this.logger.debug('_onDisconnect: TaskListen terminating task');
+    this.kill(cs);
+  }
+
   _onError(ep, evt) {
     this.logger.info(evt, 'TaskListen:_onError');
     this.notifyTaskDone();