diff --git a/conf/lang/en/vm/sounds.xml b/conf/lang/en/vm/sounds.xml
index 976fcde32d..449ad55f2d 100644
--- a/conf/lang/en/vm/sounds.xml
+++ b/conf/lang/en/vm/sounds.xml
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@
   <macro name="voicemail_say_number">
     <input pattern="^(\d+)$">
       <match>
-	<action function="say" data="$1" method="pronounced" type="items"/>
+		<action function="say" data="$1" method="pronounced" type="items"/>
       </match>
     </input>
   </macro>
@@ -331,9 +331,17 @@
   </macro>
 
   <macro name="voicemail_say_phone_number">
+	<input pattern="^000|^$|^[Aa]non|^[Pp]rivate" break_on_match="true">
+		<match>
+			<!-- add 'anonymous caller' sound here -->
+		</match>
+	</input>
     <input pattern="^(.*)$">
       <match>
-	<action function="say" data="$1" method="pronounced" type="name_spelled"/>
+		<action function="play-file" data="ivr/ivr-this_is_a_call_from.wav"/>
+		<action function="execute" data="sleep(100)"/>
+		<action function="say" data="$1" method="pronounced" type="name_spelled"/>
+		<action function="execute" data="sleep(500)"/>
       </match>
     </input>
   </macro>
diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_voicemail/mod_voicemail.c b/src/mod/applications/mod_voicemail/mod_voicemail.c
index 8461f480bc..df68f28166 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_voicemail/mod_voicemail.c
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_voicemail/mod_voicemail.c
@@ -1544,8 +1544,6 @@ static switch_status_t listen_file(switch_core_session_t *session, vm_profile_t
 	char cid_buf[1024] = "";
 
 	if (switch_channel_ready(channel)) {
-		const char *vm_announce_cid = NULL;
-
 		switch_snprintf(cid_buf, sizeof(cid_buf), "%s|%s", cbt->cid_number, cbt->cid_name);
 
 		msg.from = __FILE__;
@@ -1556,10 +1554,8 @@ static switch_status_t listen_file(switch_core_session_t *session, vm_profile_t
 						  cid_buf, switch_channel_get_name(channel));
 		switch_core_session_receive_message(session, &msg);
 		
-		if (!zstr(cbt->cid_number) && (vm_announce_cid = switch_channel_get_variable(channel, "vm_announce_cid"))) {
-			switch_ivr_play_file(session, NULL, vm_announce_cid, NULL);
-			switch_ivr_sleep(session, 500, SWITCH_TRUE, NULL);
-			switch_ivr_say(session, cbt->cid_number, NULL, "name_spelled", "pronounced", NULL, NULL);
+		if (!zstr(cbt->cid_number) && (switch_true(switch_channel_get_variable(channel, "vm_announce_cid")))) {
+			TRY_CODE(switch_ivr_phrase_macro(session, VM_SAY_PHONE_NUMBER_MACRO, cbt->cid_number, NULL, NULL));
 		}
 		
 		args.input_callback = cancel_on_dtmf;