diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 54a77813..4641dc6c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 * Decreased friendly player name fade out time from 1.5 seconds to 0.25 seconds
 * Removed enemy player name fade in time
 * Added icons on scoreboard when player is downed, bled out, in Who's Who mode, or in afterlife
-* Scoreboard no longer counts self revives as revives
+* Added option to disable character dialog (`disable_character_dialog 1`)
 
 ## Zombies
 * Health capped at 100,000
diff --git a/scripts/zm/_zm_reimagined.gsc b/scripts/zm/_zm_reimagined.gsc
index b29b2871..db9ad4fe 100644
--- a/scripts/zm/_zm_reimagined.gsc
+++ b/scripts/zm/_zm_reimagined.gsc
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include scripts\zm\replaced\zm_utility;
 #include scripts\zm\replaced\_zm_gametype;
 #include scripts\zm\replaced\_zm;
+#include scripts\zm\replaced\_zm_audio;
 #include scripts\zm\replaced\_zm_audio_announcer;
 #include scripts\zm\replaced\_zm_stats;
 #include scripts\zm\replaced\_zm_playerhealth;
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ main()
 	replaceFunc(maps\mp\zombies\_zm::player_out_of_playable_area_monitor, scripts\zm\replaced\_zm::player_out_of_playable_area_monitor);
 	replaceFunc(maps\mp\zombies\_zm::end_game, scripts\zm\replaced\_zm::end_game);
 	replaceFunc(maps\mp\zombies\_zm::check_quickrevive_for_hotjoin, scripts\zm\replaced\_zm::check_quickrevive_for_hotjoin);
+	replaceFunc(maps\mp\zombies\_zm_audio::create_and_play_dialog, scripts\zm\replaced\_zm_audio::create_and_play_dialog);
 	replaceFunc(maps\mp\zombies\_zm_audio_announcer::playleaderdialogonplayer, scripts\zm\replaced\_zm_audio_announcer::playleaderdialogonplayer);
 	replaceFunc(maps\mp\zombies\_zm_stats::set_global_stat, scripts\zm\replaced\_zm_stats::set_global_stat);
 	replaceFunc(maps\mp\zombies\_zm_playerhealth::playerhealthregen, scripts\zm\replaced\_zm_playerhealth::playerhealthregen);
@@ -436,6 +438,11 @@ set_dvars()
 	setDvar( "sv_voiceQuality", 9 );
 
 	setDvar( "sv_cheats", 0 );
+
+	if ( getDvar("disable_character_dialog") == "" )
+	{
+		setDvar( "disable_character_dialog", 0 );
+	}
 }
 
 set_client_dvars()
diff --git a/scripts/zm/replaced/_zm_audio.gsc b/scripts/zm/replaced/_zm_audio.gsc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e29d62a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/zm/replaced/_zm_audio.gsc
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+#include common_scripts\utility;
+#include maps\mp\_utility;
+#include maps\mp\zombies\_zm_utility;
+#include maps\mp\zombies\_zm_weapons;
+#include maps\mp\zombies\_zm_audio_announcer;
+#include maps\mp\zombies\_zm_audio;
+#include maps\mp\zombies\_zm_laststand;
+#include maps\mp\_music;
+#include maps\mp\zombies\_zm_spawner;
+
+create_and_play_dialog( category, type, response, force_variant, override )
+{
+    waittime = 0.25;
+
+    if ( !isdefined( self.zmbvoxid ) )
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if ( isdefined( self.dontspeak ) && self.dontspeak )
+	{
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if ( getDvarInt("disable_character_dialog") )
+	{
+		return;
+	}
+
+    isresponse = 0;
+    alias_suffix = undefined;
+    index = undefined;
+    prefix = undefined;
+
+    if ( !isdefined( level.vox.speaker[self.zmbvoxid].alias[category][type] ) )
+        return;
+
+    prefix = level.vox.speaker[self.zmbvoxid].prefix;
+    alias_suffix = level.vox.speaker[self.zmbvoxid].alias[category][type];
+
+    if ( self is_player() )
+    {
+        if ( self.sessionstate != "playing" )
+            return;
+
+        if ( self maps\mp\zombies\_zm_laststand::player_is_in_laststand() && ( type != "revive_down" || type != "revive_up" ) )
+            return;
+
+        index = maps\mp\zombies\_zm_weapons::get_player_index( self );
+        prefix = prefix + index + "_";
+    }
+
+    if ( isdefined( response ) )
+    {
+        if ( isdefined( level.vox.speaker[self.zmbvoxid].response[category][type] ) )
+            alias_suffix = response + level.vox.speaker[self.zmbvoxid].response[category][type];
+
+        isresponse = 1;
+    }
+
+    sound_to_play = self zmbvoxgetlinevariant( prefix, alias_suffix, force_variant, override );
+
+    if ( isdefined( sound_to_play ) )
+    {
+        if ( isdefined( level._audio_custom_player_playvox ) )
+            self thread [[ level._audio_custom_player_playvox ]]( prefix, index, sound_to_play, waittime, category, type, override );
+        else
+            self thread do_player_or_npc_playvox( prefix, index, sound_to_play, waittime, category, type, override, isresponse );
+    }
+}
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