diff --git a/openrtx/include/core/voicePrompts.h b/openrtx/include/core/voicePrompts.h
index d510a4e2..5c0c8cd9 100644
--- a/openrtx/include/core/voicePrompts.h
+++ b/openrtx/include/core/voicePrompts.h
@@ -172,8 +172,18 @@ typedef enum
 	vpqIncludeDescriptions=0x04
 } VoicePromptQueueFlags_T;
 
+typedef enum
+{
+	vpNone=0,
+	vpBeep,
+	vpLow,
+	vpMedium,
+	vpHigh
+} VoicePromptVerbosity_T;
+
 extern bool voicePromptDataIsLoaded;
 extern const uint32_t VOICE_PROMPTS_FLASH_HEADER_ADDRESS;
+extern VoicePromptVerbosity_T vpLevel;
 // Loads just the TOC from Flash and stores in RAM for fast access.
 void vpCacheInit(void);
 // event driven to play a voice prompt in progress.
diff --git a/openrtx/src/core/voicePromptUtils.c b/openrtx/src/core/voicePromptUtils.c
index 8db7d764..9fda3656 100644
--- a/openrtx/src/core/voicePromptUtils.c
+++ b/openrtx/src/core/voicePromptUtils.c
@@ -140,8 +140,10 @@ VoicePromptQueueFlags_T flags)
 	vpInitIfNeeded(flags);
 	
 	// mask off init and play because this function will handle init and play.
-	VoicePromptQueueFlags_T localFlags=flags & vpqIncludeDescriptions; 
-		
+	VoicePromptQueueFlags_T localFlags=flags & ~(vpqInit | vpqPlayImmediately); 
+	if (vpLevel == vpHigh)
+		localFlags |= vpqIncludeDescriptions;
+	
 	announceChannelName(channel, channelIndex, localFlags);
 	announceFrequencies(channel->rx_frequency , channel->tx_frequency, localFlags);
 	announceRadioMode(channel->mode,  localFlags);
diff --git a/openrtx/src/core/voicePrompts.c b/openrtx/src/core/voicePrompts.c
index 4a9065f4..56959b19 100644
--- a/openrtx/src/core/voicePrompts.c
+++ b/openrtx/src/core/voicePrompts.c
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ static uint32_t vpFlashDataAddress;// = VOICE_PROMPTS_FLASH_HEADER_ADDRESS + siz
 #define Codec2DataBufferSize  2052
 
 bool voicePromptDataIsLoaded = false;
+ VoicePromptVerbosity_T vpLevel = vpHigh;
+
 static bool voicePromptIsActive = false;
 // Uninitialized is -1.
 static int promptDataPosition = -1;
@@ -186,6 +188,9 @@ void vpInit(void)
 
 void vpQueuePrompt(uint16_t prompt)
 {
+	if (vpLevel < vpLow) 
+		return;
+	
 	if (voicePromptIsActive)
 	{
 		vpInit();
@@ -225,6 +230,9 @@ VoicePromptFlags_T flags, voicePrompt_t* vp)
 // This function spells out a string letter by letter.
 void vpQueueString(char *promptString, VoicePromptFlags_T flags)
 {
+	if (vpLevel < vpLow) 
+		return;
+
 	if (voicePromptIsActive)
 	{
 		vpInit();
@@ -281,6 +289,9 @@ void vpQueueString(char *promptString, VoicePromptFlags_T flags)
 
 void vpQueueInteger(int32_t value)
 {
+	if (vpLevel < vpLow) 
+		return;
+
 	char buf[12] = {0}; // min: -2147483648, max: 2147483647
     snprintf(buf, 12, "%d", value);
 	vpQueueString(buf, 0);
@@ -292,6 +303,9 @@ void vpQueueInteger(int32_t value)
 // NUM_VOICE_PROMPTS + (stringTableStringPtr - currentLanguage->languageName)
 void vpQueueStringTableEntry(const char * const *stringTableStringPtr)
 {
+	if (vpLevel < vpLow) 
+		return;
+
 	if (stringTableStringPtr == NULL)
 	{
 		return;
@@ -301,6 +315,9 @@ void vpQueueStringTableEntry(const char * const *stringTableStringPtr)
 
 void vpPlay(void)
 {
+	if (vpLevel < vpLow) 
+		return;
+
 	if ((voicePromptIsActive == false) && (vpCurrentSequence.Length > 0))
 	{
 		voicePromptIsActive = true;// Start the playback