diff --git a/lib/session/call-session.js b/lib/session/call-session.js
index 4d3bdbff..c410830b 100644
--- a/lib/session/call-session.js
+++ b/lib/session/call-session.js
@@ -286,6 +286,18 @@ class CallSession extends Emitter {
     return this._globalAltLanguages;
   }
 
+  set globalSttPunctuation(punctuate) {
+    this._globalSttPunctuation = punctuate;
+  }
+
+  get globalSttPunctuation() {
+    return this._globalSttPunctuation;
+  }
+
+  hasGlobalSttPunctuation() {
+    return this._globalSttPunctuation !== undefined;
+  }
+
   async notifyRecordOptions(opts) {
     const {action} = opts;
     this.logger.debug({opts}, 'CallSession:notifyRecordOptions');
diff --git a/lib/tasks/config.js b/lib/tasks/config.js
index 20702c04..926c6439 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/config.js
+++ b/lib/tasks/config.js
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ class TaskConfig extends Task {
         this.logger.info({altLanguages: this.recognizer.altLanguages}, 'Config: updated altLanguages');
         cs.altLanguages = this.recognizer.altLanguages;
       }
+      if ('punctuation' in this.recognizer) {
+        cs.globalSttPunctuation = this.recognizer.punctuation;
+      }
       this.logger.info({
         recognizer: this.recognizer,
         isContinuousAsr: cs.isContinuousAsr
diff --git a/lib/tasks/gather.js b/lib/tasks/gather.js
index d901518e..f05195dd 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/gather.js
+++ b/lib/tasks/gather.js
@@ -146,6 +146,9 @@ class TaskGather extends Task {
       this.logger.debug({altLanguages: this.altLanguages},
         'Gather:exec - applying altLanguages');
     }
+    if (cs.hasGlobalSttPunctuation) {
+      this.punctuation = cs.globalSttPunctuation;
+    }
     if (!this.isContinuousAsr && cs.isContinuousAsr) {
       this.isContinuousAsr = true;
       this.asrTimeout = cs.asrTimeout * 1000;
diff --git a/lib/tasks/transcribe.js b/lib/tasks/transcribe.js
index f35158a5..dcadcf42 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/transcribe.js
+++ b/lib/tasks/transcribe.js
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ class TaskTranscribe extends Task {
       this.logger.debug({altLanguages: this.altLanguages},
         'Gather:exec - applying altLanguages');
     }
+    if (cs.hasGlobalSttPunctuation) {
+      this.punctuation = cs.globalSttPunctuation;
+    }
 
     this.ep = ep;
     this.ep2 = ep2;