diff --git a/apps/app_db.c b/apps/app_db.c
index a97519332cbb055ed36910ba0e3fd26a9de15416..d1677b858e057946d3ed4e8bec51bb73dbc48a2d 100755
--- a/apps/app_db.c
+++ b/apps/app_db.c
@@ -137,7 +137,13 @@ static int put_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 {
 	int arglen;
 	char *argv, *value, *family, *key;
+	static int dep_warning = 0;
 
+	if (!dep_warning) {
+		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "This application has been deprecated, please use the ${DB(family/key)} function instead.\n");
+		dep_warning = 1;
+	}
+	
 	arglen = strlen(data);
 	argv = alloca(arglen + 1);
 	if (!argv) {	/* Why would this fail? */
@@ -172,7 +178,13 @@ static int get_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 	int arglen;
 	char *argv, *varname, *family, *key;
 	char dbresult[256];
+	static int dep_warning = 0;
 
+	if (!dep_warning) {
+		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "This application has been deprecated, please use the ${DB(family/key)} function instead.\n");
+		dep_warning = 1;
+	}
+	
 	arglen = strlen(data);
 	argv = alloca(arglen + 1);
 	if (!argv) {	/* Why would this fail? */
diff --git a/funcs/Makefile b/funcs/Makefile
index dc40cbf441558bdb922d2e2e8e083eaffb25cda9..ca5a81795d7c1b63fb5855df81bb0936d1e64533 100755
--- a/funcs/Makefile
+++ b/funcs/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
 
 FUNCS=pbx_functions.so
 
-BUILTINS=func_md5.o func_groupcount.o func_strings.o func_cdr.o func_logic.o func_env.o
+BUILTINS=func_md5.o func_groupcount.o func_strings.o func_cdr.o \
+         func_logic.o func_env.o func_db.o
 
 STANDALONE_FUNCS=$(filter-out $(BUILTINS),$(patsubst %.c,%.o,$(wildcard func*.c)))
 
diff --git a/funcs/func_db.c b/funcs/func_db.c
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ab83eb564494148dfe5454c9ec2d58bf5266f5ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/funcs/func_db.c
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+/*
+ * Asterisk -- A telephony toolkit for Linux.
+ *
+ * Functions for interaction with the Asterisk database
+ * 
+ * Copyright (C) 2005, Russell Bryant <russelb@clemson.edu> 
+ *
+ * func_db.c adapted from the old app_db.c, copyright by the following people 
+ * Copyright (C) 2005, Mark Spencer <markster@digium.com>
+ * Copyright (C) 2003, Jefferson Noxon <jeff@debian.org>
+ *
+ * This program is free software, distributed under the terms of
+ * the GNU General Public License
+ */
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <regex.h>
+
+#include "asterisk/channel.h"
+#include "asterisk/pbx.h"
+#include "asterisk/logger.h"
+#include "asterisk/options.h"
+#include "asterisk/utils.h"
+#include "asterisk/app.h"
+#include "asterisk/astdb.h"
+
+static char *function_db_read(struct ast_channel *chan, char *cmd, char *data, char *buf, size_t len)
+{
+	int argc;	
+	char *args;
+	char *argv[2];
+	char *family;
+	char *key;
+
+	if (!data || ast_strlen_zero(data)) {
+		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "DB requires an argument, DB(<family>/<key>)\n");
+		return buf;
+	}
+
+	args = ast_strdupa(data);
+	argc = ast_separate_app_args(args, '/', argv, sizeof(argv) / sizeof(argv[0]));
+	
+	if (argc > 1) {
+		family = argv[0];
+		key = argv[1];
+	} else {
+		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "DB requires an argument, DB(<family>/<key>)\n");
+		return buf;
+	}
+
+	if (ast_db_get(family, key, buf, len-1)) {
+		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "DB: %s/%s not found in database.\n", family, key);
+	}
+	
+	return buf;
+}
+
+static void function_db_write(struct ast_channel *chan, char *cmd, char *data, const char *value) 
+{
+	int argc;	
+	char *args;
+	char *argv[2];
+	char *family;
+	char *key;
+
+	if (!data || ast_strlen_zero(data)) {
+		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "DB requires an argument, DB(<family>/<key>)=<value>\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	args = ast_strdupa(data);
+	argc = ast_separate_app_args(args, '/', argv, sizeof(argv) / sizeof(argv[0]));
+	
+	if (argc > 1) {
+		family = argv[0];
+		key = argv[1];
+	} else {
+		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "DB requires an argument, DB(<family>/<key>)=value\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (ast_db_put(family, key, (char*)value)) {
+		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "DB: Error writing value to database.\n");
+	}
+}
+
+#ifndef BUILTIN_FUNC
+static
+#endif
+struct ast_custom_function db_function = {
+	.name = "DB",
+	.synopsis = "Read or Write from/to the Asterisk database",
+	.syntax = "DB(<family>/<key>)",
+	.desc = "This function will read or write a value from/to the Asterisk database."
+		"DB(...) will read a value from the database, while DB(...)=value"
+		"will write a value to the database.  On a read, this function"
+		"returns the value from the datase, or NULL if it does not exist."
+		"On a write, this function will always return NULL.",
+	.read = function_db_read,
+	.write = function_db_write,
+};
+