diff --git a/lib/tasks/listen.js b/lib/tasks/listen.js
index ef265a31..c0ab67b2 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/listen.js
+++ b/lib/tasks/listen.js
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ class TaskListen extends Task {
     this.results = {};
 
     if (this.transcribe) this.transcribeTask = makeTask(logger, {'transcribe': opts.transcribe}, this);
-
-    this._dtmfHandler = this._onDtmf.bind(this);
   }
 
   get name() { return TaskName.Listen; }
@@ -31,6 +29,7 @@ class TaskListen extends Task {
   async exec(cs, ep) {
     await super.exec(cs);
     this.ep = ep;
+    this._dtmfHandler = this._onDtmf.bind(this, ep);
 
     try {
       this.hook = this.normalizeUrl(this.url, 'GET', this.wsAuth);
@@ -148,7 +147,13 @@ class TaskListen extends Task {
 
   }
 
-  _onDtmf(evt) {
+  _onDtmf(ep, evt) {
+    this.logger.debug({evt}, `TaskListen:_onDtmf received dtmf ${evt.dtmf}`);
+    if (this.passDtmf && this.ep?.connected) {
+      const obj = {event: 'dtmf', dtmf: evt.dtmf, duration: evt.duration};
+      this.ep.forkAudioSendText(obj)
+        .catch((err) => this.logger.info({err}, 'TaskListen:_onDtmf error sending dtmf'));
+    }
     if (evt.dtmf === this.finishOnKey) {
       this.logger.info(`TaskListen:_onDtmf terminating task due to dtmf ${evt.dtmf}`);
       this.results.digits = evt.dtmf;