diff --git a/lib/session/call-session.js b/lib/session/call-session.js
index d7820488..f270d626 100644
--- a/lib/session/call-session.js
+++ b/lib/session/call-session.js
@@ -468,6 +468,14 @@ class CallSession extends Emitter {
     task.doConferenceHold(this, opts);
   }
 
+  async _lccConfMute(callSid, mute) {
+    const task = this.currentTask;
+    if (!task || TaskName.Conference !== task.name || !this.isInConference) {
+      return this.logger.info('CallSession:_lccConfMute - invalid command as call is not in conference');
+    }
+    task.doConferenceMuteNonModerators(this, mute);
+  }
+
   /**
    * perform live call control -- whisper to one party or the other on a call
    * @param {array} opts - array of play or say tasks
@@ -540,6 +548,9 @@ class CallSession extends Emitter {
     else if (opts.conf_hold_status) {
       await this._lccConfHoldStatus(callSid, opts);
     }
+    else if ('mute_conference' in opts) {
+      await this._lccConfMute(callSid, opts.mute_conference);
+    }
 
     // whisper may be the only thing we are asked to do, or it may that
     // we are doing a whisper after having muted, paused reccording etc..
diff --git a/lib/tasks/conference.js b/lib/tasks/conference.js
index 17f6c9a4..ae023bac 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/conference.js
+++ b/lib/tasks/conference.js
@@ -379,6 +379,19 @@ class Conference extends Task {
     this.emitter.emit('join', opts);
   }
 
+  async doConferenceMuteNonModerators(cs, mute) {
+    assert (cs.isInConference);
+
+    this.logger.info(`Conference:doConferenceMuteNonModerators ${mute ? 'muting' : 'unmuting'} non-moderators`);
+    this.ep.api(`conference ${this.confName} ${mute ? 'mute' : 'unmute'} non_moderator`)
+      .catch((err) => this.logger.info({err}, 'Error muting or unmuting non_moderators'));
+
+    if (this.conf_hold_status !== 'hold' && this._playSession) {
+      this._playSession.kill();
+      this._playSession = null;
+    }
+  }
+
   async doConferenceHold(cs, opts) {
     assert (cs.isInConference);