diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/conference_loop.c b/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/conference_loop.c
index 9c569e5941..362a2129db 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/conference_loop.c
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/conference_loop.c
@@ -939,6 +939,10 @@ void *SWITCH_THREAD_FUNC conference_loop_input(switch_thread_t *thread, void *ob
 			goto do_continue;
 		}
 
+		if (!switch_channel_test_flag(channel, CF_AUDIO)) {
+			goto do_continue;
+		}
+		
 		/* if the member can speak, compute the audio energy level and */
 		/* generate events when the level crosses the threshold        */
 		if (((conference_utils_member_test_flag(member, MFLAG_CAN_SPEAK) && !conference_utils_member_test_flag(member, MFLAG_HOLD)) ||
@@ -1228,7 +1232,7 @@ void *SWITCH_THREAD_FUNC conference_loop_input(switch_thread_t *thread, void *ob
 
 			if (datalen) {
 				switch_size_t ok = 1;
-
+				
 				/* Write the audio into the input buffer */
 				switch_mutex_lock(member->audio_in_mutex);
 				if (switch_buffer_inuse(member->audio_buffer) > flush_len) {
diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/mod_conference.c b/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/mod_conference.c
index 80057b319d..a2b5058656 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/mod_conference.c
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/mod_conference.c
@@ -606,10 +606,11 @@ void *SWITCH_THREAD_FUNC conference_thread_run(switch_thread_t *thread, void *ob
 			for (omember = conference->members; omember; omember = omember->next) {
 				switch_size_t ok = 1;
 
-				if (!conference_utils_member_test_flag(omember, MFLAG_RUNNING)) {
+				if (!conference_utils_member_test_flag(omember, MFLAG_RUNNING) ||
+					(!conference_utils_member_test_flag(omember, MFLAG_NOCHANNEL) && !switch_channel_test_flag(omember->channel, CF_AUDIO))) {
 					continue;
 				}
-
+				
 				if (!conference_utils_member_test_flag(omember, MFLAG_CAN_HEAR)) {
 					switch_mutex_lock(omember->audio_out_mutex);
 					memset(write_frame, 255, bytes);
@@ -666,13 +667,14 @@ void *SWITCH_THREAD_FUNC conference_thread_run(switch_thread_t *thread, void *ob
 					write_frame[x] = (int16_t) z;
 				}
 
-				switch_mutex_lock(omember->audio_out_mutex);
-				ok = switch_buffer_write(omember->mux_buffer, write_frame, bytes);
-				switch_mutex_unlock(omember->audio_out_mutex);
-
-				if (!ok) {
-					switch_mutex_unlock(conference->mutex);
-					goto end;
+				if (!omember->channel || switch_channel_test_flag(omember->channel, CF_AUDIO)) {
+					switch_mutex_lock(omember->audio_out_mutex);
+					ok = switch_buffer_write(omember->mux_buffer, write_frame, bytes);
+					switch_mutex_unlock(omember->audio_out_mutex);
+					if (!ok) {
+						switch_mutex_unlock(conference->mutex);
+						goto end;
+					}
 				}
 			}
 		} else { /* There is no source audio.  Push silence into all of the buffers */
@@ -687,7 +689,8 @@ void *SWITCH_THREAD_FUNC conference_thread_run(switch_thread_t *thread, void *ob
 			for (omember = conference->members; omember; omember = omember->next) {
 				switch_size_t ok = 1;
 
-				if (!conference_utils_member_test_flag(omember, MFLAG_RUNNING)) {
+				if (!conference_utils_member_test_flag(omember, MFLAG_RUNNING) ||
+					(!conference_utils_member_test_flag(omember, MFLAG_NOCHANNEL) && !switch_channel_test_flag(omember->channel, CF_AUDIO))) {
 					continue;
 				}