Index: channels/chan_alsa.c
===================================================================
--- channels/chan_alsa.c	(revision 53151)
+++ channels/chan_alsa.c	(working copy)
@@ -522,9 +522,25 @@
 {
 	int res = 3;
 	struct ast_frame f = { AST_FRAME_CONTROL };
+	char *flags = ast_strdupa(dest), *destcopy;
+	destcopy = strsep(&flags, "/");
 	ast_mutex_lock(&alsalock);
 	ast_verbose( " << Call placed to '%s' on console >> \n", dest);
-	if (autoanswer) {
+	if (flags && strcasecmp(flags, "answer") == 0) {
+		if (alsa.owner) {
+			f.subclass = AST_CONTROL_ANSWER;
+			ast_queue_frame(alsa.owner, &f);
+			ast_mutex_unlock(&alsa.owner->lock);
+		}
+	} else if (flags && strcasecmp(flags, "noanswer") == 0) {
+		grab_owner();
+		if (alsa.owner) {
+			f.subclass = AST_CONTROL_RINGING;
+			ast_queue_frame(alsa.owner, &f);
+			ast_mutex_unlock(&alsa.owner->lock);
+		}
+		write(sndcmd[1], &res, sizeof(res));
+	} else if (autoanswer) {
 		ast_verbose( " << Auto-answered >> \n" );
 		grab_owner();
 		if (alsa.owner) {