diff --git a/include/asterisk/_private.h b/include/asterisk/_private.h
index c58c51e4fc2f828fcf4fadcc43c233338cdf8142..9427473576add1345e50fc515c561646473561d4 100644
--- a/include/asterisk/_private.h
+++ b/include/asterisk/_private.h
@@ -140,4 +140,7 @@ int ast_rtp_engine_init(void);
  * \since 12.0.0
  */
 int ast_parking_stasis_init(void);
+
+/*! \brief initialize the sounds index */
+int ast_sounds_index_init(void);
 #endif /* _ASTERISK__PRIVATE_H */
diff --git a/include/asterisk/file.h b/include/asterisk/file.h
index 0b2f913ad8f0c2a28cc402501bd1d6c871d2a972..844b434293edd7c0f1fc52c15ec96bd21d42ee0a 100644
--- a/include/asterisk/file.h
+++ b/include/asterisk/file.h
@@ -376,6 +376,17 @@ int ast_file_init(void);
  */
 char *ast_format_str_reduce(char *fmts);
 
+/*!
+ * \brief Get the ast_format associated with the given file extension
+ * \since 12
+ *
+ * \param file_ext The file extension for which to find the format
+ *
+ * \retval NULL if not found
+ * \retval A pointer to the ast_format associated with this file extension
+ */
+const struct ast_format *ast_get_format_for_file_ext(const char *file_ext);
+
 #if defined(__cplusplus) || defined(c_plusplus)
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/include/asterisk/format.h b/include/asterisk/format.h
index bdf786dc30735d00eff0e591cdbbce7f152fd72b..ab7d8eefbe4ac6c67bc234ac63dab55db377d733 100644
--- a/include/asterisk/format.h
+++ b/include/asterisk/format.h
@@ -471,4 +471,22 @@ int ast_format_is_slinear(const struct ast_format *format);
  * \brief Get the best slinear format id for a given sample rate
  */
 enum ast_format_id ast_format_slin_by_rate(unsigned int rate);
+
+/*!
+ * \since 12
+ * \brief Get the message type used for signaling a format registration
+ *
+ * \retval Stasis message type for format registration
+ * \retval NULL on error
+ */
+struct stasis_message_type *ast_format_register_type(void);
+
+/*!
+ * \since 12
+ * \brief Get the message type used for signaling a format unregistration
+ *
+ * \retval Stasis message type for format unregistration
+ * \retval NULL on error
+ */
+struct stasis_message_type *ast_format_unregister_type(void);
 #endif /* _AST_FORMAT_H */
diff --git a/include/asterisk/http.h b/include/asterisk/http.h
index db424d3d3ad4478a93fa7ad94b9ff9932673b777..9efcad7f70018ac9a6082a49d4d4350742de76f3 100644
--- a/include/asterisk/http.h
+++ b/include/asterisk/http.h
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ struct ast_http_uri {
 	unsigned int mallocd:1;
 	/*! Data structure is malloc'd */
 	unsigned int dmallocd:1;
+	/*! Don't automatically decode URI before passing it to the callback */
+	unsigned int no_decode_uri:1;
 	/*! Data to bind to the uri if needed */
 	void *data;
 	/*! Key to be used for unlinking if multiple URIs registered */
diff --git a/include/asterisk/media_index.h b/include/asterisk/media_index.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..40fb72102a17404043e13e302f606ea92313fd01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/asterisk/media_index.h
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+/*
+ * Asterisk -- An open source telephony toolkit.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2013, Digium, Inc.
+ *
+ * Kinsey Moore <kmoore@digium.com>
+ *
+ * See http://www.asterisk.org for more information about
+ * the Asterisk project. Please do not directly contact
+ * any of the maintainers of this project for assistance;
+ * the project provides a web site, mailing lists and IRC
+ * channels for your use.
+ *
+ * This program is free software, distributed under the terms of
+ * the GNU General Public License Version 2. See the LICENSE file
+ * at the top of the source tree.
+ */
+
+/*! \file
+ * \brief Media file format and description indexing engine.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _ASTERISK_MEDIA_INDEX_H
+#define _ASTERISK_MEDIA_INDEX_H
+
+#if defined(__cplusplus) || defined(c_plusplus)
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+struct ast_format_cap;
+
+/*!
+ * \brief Object representing a media index
+ */
+struct ast_media_index;
+
+/*!
+ * \brief Creates a new media index
+ *
+ * \param base_dir Base directory for indexing
+ *
+ * \retval NULL on error
+ * \retval A new AO2 refcounted media index
+ */
+struct ast_media_index *ast_media_index_create(
+	const char *base_dir);
+
+/*!
+ * \brief Get the description for a media file
+ *
+ * \param index Media index in which to query information
+ * \param filename Name of the file for which to get the description
+ * \param variant Media variant for which to get the description
+ *
+ * \retval NULL if not found
+ * \return The description requested (must be copied to be kept)
+ */
+const char *ast_media_get_description(struct ast_media_index *index, const char *filename, const char *variant);
+
+/*!
+ * \brief Get the ast_format_cap for a media file
+ *
+ * \param index Media index in which to query information
+ * \param filename Name of the file for which to get the description
+ * \param variant Media variant for which to get the description
+ *
+ * \retval NULL if not found
+ * \return a copy of the format capabilities (must be destroyed with ast_format_cap_destroy)
+ */
+struct ast_format_cap *ast_media_get_format_cap(struct ast_media_index *index, const char *filename, const char *variant);
+
+/*!
+ * \brief Get the languages in which a media file is available
+ *
+ * \param index Media index in which to query information
+ * \param filename Name of the file for which to get available languages
+ *
+ * \retval NULL on error
+ * \return an ast_str_container filled with language strings
+ */
+struct ao2_container *ast_media_get_variants(struct ast_media_index *index, const char *filename);
+
+/*!
+ * \brief Get the a container of all media available on the system
+ *
+ * \param index Media index in which to query information
+ *
+ * \retval NULL on error
+ * \return an ast_str_container filled with media file name strings
+ */
+struct ao2_container *ast_media_get_media(struct ast_media_index *index);
+
+/*!
+ * \brief Update a media index
+ *
+ * \param index Media index in which to query information
+ * \param variant Media variant for which to get the description
+ *
+ * \retval non-zero on error
+ * \return zero on success
+ */
+int ast_media_index_update(struct ast_media_index *index,
+	const char *variant);
+#if defined(__cplusplus) || defined(c_plusplus)
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* _ASTERISK_MEDIA_INDEX_H */
diff --git a/include/asterisk/sounds_index.h b/include/asterisk/sounds_index.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d7eb053321949544173c30862b2f0201d5b815e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/asterisk/sounds_index.h
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/*
+ * Asterisk -- An open source telephony toolkit.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2013, Digium, Inc.
+ *
+ * Kinsey Moore <kmoore@digium.com>
+ *
+ * See http://www.asterisk.org for more information about
+ * the Asterisk project. Please do not directly contact
+ * any of the maintainers of this project for assistance;
+ * the project provides a web site, mailing lists and IRC
+ * channels for your use.
+ *
+ * This program is free software, distributed under the terms of
+ * the GNU General Public License Version 2. See the LICENSE file
+ * at the top of the source tree.
+ */
+
+/*! \file
+ * \brief Sound file format and description indexer.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _ASTERISK_SOUNDS_INDEX_H
+#define _ASTERISK_SOUNDS_INDEX_H
+
+#if defined(__cplusplus) || defined(c_plusplus)
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/*!
+ * \brief Object representing a media index
+ */
+struct ast_media_index;
+
+/*!
+ * \brief Reload the sounds index
+ *
+ * \retval zero on success
+ * \retval non-zero on failure
+ */
+int ast_sounds_reindex(void);
+
+/*!
+ * \brief Get the sounds index
+ *
+ * \retval sounds index (must be ao2_cleanup()'ed)
+ * \retval NULL on failure
+ */
+struct ast_media_index *ast_sounds_get_index(void);
+
+#if defined(__cplusplus) || defined(c_plusplus)
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* _ASTERISK_SOUNDS_INDEX_H */
diff --git a/main/asterisk.c b/main/asterisk.c
index 871cd979ab9e2e29c6b0dcfa015949e1b52a0e70..bbe25858af41f6c8e23b3d24adbcb6ddc63b8c06 100644
--- a/main/asterisk.c
+++ b/main/asterisk.c
@@ -4396,6 +4396,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		exit(1);
 	}
 
+	if (ast_sounds_index_init()) {
+		printf("%s", term_quit());
+		exit(1);
+	}
+
 	if ((moduleresult = load_modules(0))) {		/* Load modules */
 		printf("%s", term_quit());
 		exit(moduleresult == -2 ? 2 : 1);
diff --git a/main/file.c b/main/file.c
index 30780b63c32124fb72d7f282d41b9aae77eaab59..016afd197d0e9ffbf14a28056bc79b0f18b26ef8 100644
--- a/main/file.c
+++ b/main/file.c
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ ASTERISK_FILE_VERSION(__FILE__, "$Revision$")
 #include "asterisk/module.h"
 #include "asterisk/astobj2.h"
 #include "asterisk/test.h"
+#include "asterisk/stasis.h"
+#include "asterisk/json.h"
 
 /*! \brief
  * The following variable controls the layout of localized sound files.
@@ -66,6 +68,55 @@ int ast_language_is_prefix = 1;
 
 static AST_RWLIST_HEAD_STATIC(formats, ast_format_def);
 
+STASIS_MESSAGE_TYPE_DEFN(ast_format_register_type);
+STASIS_MESSAGE_TYPE_DEFN(ast_format_unregister_type);
+
+static struct ast_json *json_array_from_list(const char *list, const char *sep)
+{
+	RAII_VAR(struct ast_json *, array, ast_json_array_create(), ast_json_unref);
+	RAII_VAR(char *, stringp, ast_strdup(list), ast_free);
+	char *ext;
+
+	if (!array || !stringp) {
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	while ((ext = strsep(&stringp, sep))) {
+		if (ast_json_array_append(array, ast_json_string_create(ext))) {
+			return NULL;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return ast_json_ref(array);
+}
+
+static int publish_format_update(const struct ast_format_def *f, struct stasis_message_type *type)
+{
+	RAII_VAR(struct stasis_message *, msg, NULL, ao2_cleanup);
+	RAII_VAR(struct ast_json_payload *, json_payload, NULL, ao2_cleanup);
+	RAII_VAR(struct ast_json *, json_object, NULL, ast_json_unref);
+
+	json_object = ast_json_pack("{s: s, s: o}",
+		"format", f->name,
+		"extensions", json_array_from_list(f->exts, "|"));
+	if (!json_object) {
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	json_payload = ast_json_payload_create(json_object);
+	if (!json_payload) {
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	msg = stasis_message_create(type, json_payload);
+	if (!msg) {
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	stasis_publish(ast_system_topic(), msg);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int __ast_format_def_register(const struct ast_format_def *f, struct ast_module *mod)
 {
 	struct ast_format_def *tmp;
@@ -99,6 +150,7 @@ int __ast_format_def_register(const struct ast_format_def *f, struct ast_module
 	AST_RWLIST_INSERT_HEAD(&formats, tmp, list);
 	AST_RWLIST_UNLOCK(&formats);
 	ast_verb(2, "Registered file format %s, extension(s) %s\n", f->name, f->exts);
+	publish_format_update(f, ast_format_register_type());
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -112,6 +164,7 @@ int ast_format_def_unregister(const char *name)
 	AST_RWLIST_TRAVERSE_SAFE_BEGIN(&formats, tmp, list) {
 		if (!strcasecmp(name, tmp->name)) {
 			AST_RWLIST_REMOVE_CURRENT(list);
+			publish_format_update(tmp, ast_format_unregister_type());
 			ast_free(tmp);
 			res = 0;
 		}
@@ -1672,6 +1725,19 @@ static char *handle_cli_core_show_file_formats(struct ast_cli_entry *e, int cmd,
 #undef FORMAT2
 }
 
+const struct ast_format *ast_get_format_for_file_ext(const char *file_ext)
+{
+	struct ast_format_def *f;
+	SCOPED_RDLOCK(lock, &formats.lock);
+	AST_RWLIST_TRAVERSE(&formats, f, list) {
+		if (exts_compare(f->exts, file_ext)) {
+			return &f->format;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 static struct ast_cli_entry cli_file[] = {
 	AST_CLI_DEFINE(handle_cli_core_show_file_formats, "Displays file formats")
 };
@@ -1679,10 +1745,14 @@ static struct ast_cli_entry cli_file[] = {
 static void file_shutdown(void)
 {
 	ast_cli_unregister_multiple(cli_file, ARRAY_LEN(cli_file));
+	STASIS_MESSAGE_TYPE_CLEANUP(ast_format_register_type);
+	STASIS_MESSAGE_TYPE_CLEANUP(ast_format_unregister_type);
 }
 
 int ast_file_init(void)
 {
+	STASIS_MESSAGE_TYPE_INIT(ast_format_register_type);
+	STASIS_MESSAGE_TYPE_INIT(ast_format_unregister_type);
 	ast_cli_register_multiple(cli_file, ARRAY_LEN(cli_file));
 	ast_register_atexit(file_shutdown);
 	return 0;
diff --git a/main/http.c b/main/http.c
index ec9517f2cea9945c13cb64090cdc28f118721756..47f11c6fbaaae389d9c53b9f77c1359be9ccd1ed 100644
--- a/main/http.c
+++ b/main/http.c
@@ -718,7 +718,6 @@ static int handle_uri(struct ast_tcptls_session_instance *ser, char *uri,
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	ast_uri_decode(uri, ast_uri_http_legacy);
 
 	AST_RWLIST_RDLOCK(&uri_redirects);
 	AST_RWLIST_TRAVERSE(&uri_redirects, redirect, entry) {
@@ -760,6 +759,9 @@ static int handle_uri(struct ast_tcptls_session_instance *ser, char *uri,
 		AST_RWLIST_UNLOCK(&uris);
 	}
 	if (urih) {
+		if (!urih->no_decode_uri) {
+			ast_uri_decode(uri, ast_uri_http_legacy);
+		}
 		res = urih->callback(ser, urih, uri, method, get_vars, headers);
 	} else {
 		ast_http_error(ser, 404, "Not Found", "The requested URL was not found on this server.");
diff --git a/main/media_index.c b/main/media_index.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..943296ff4cf9aa4501f967e6900c7ff2d6b6affd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main/media_index.c
@@ -0,0 +1,592 @@
+/*
+ * Asterisk -- An open source telephony toolkit.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2013, Digium, Inc.
+ *
+ * Kinsey Moore <markster@digium.com>
+ *
+ * See http://www.asterisk.org for more information about
+ * the Asterisk project. Please do not directly contact
+ * any of the maintainers of this project for assistance;
+ * the project provides a web site, mailing lists and IRC
+ * channels for your use.
+ *
+ * This program is free software, distributed under the terms of
+ * the GNU General Public License Version 2. See the LICENSE file
+ * at the top of the source tree.
+ */
+
+/*! \file
+ * \brief Sound file format and description indexer.
+ */
+
+#include "asterisk.h"
+
+#include <dirent.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+
+#include "asterisk/utils.h"
+#include "asterisk/lock.h"
+#include "asterisk/format.h"
+#include "asterisk/format_cap.h"
+#include "asterisk/media_index.h"
+#include "asterisk/file.h"
+
+/*** MODULEINFO
+	<support_level>core</support_level>
+ ***/
+
+/*! \brief The number of buckets to be used for storing variant-keyed objects */
+#define VARIANT_BUCKETS 7
+
+/*! \brief The number of buckets to be used for storing media filename-keyed objects */
+#define INDEX_BUCKETS 157
+
+/*! \brief Structure to hold a list of the format variations for a media file for a specific variant */
+struct media_variant {
+	AST_DECLARE_STRING_FIELDS(
+		AST_STRING_FIELD(variant);	/*!< The variant this media is available in */
+		AST_STRING_FIELD(description);	/*!< The description of the media */
+	);
+	struct ast_format_cap *formats;	/*!< The formats this media is available in for this variant */
+};
+
+static void media_variant_destroy(void *obj)
+{
+	struct media_variant *variant = obj;
+
+	ast_string_field_free_memory(variant);
+	variant->formats = ast_format_cap_destroy(variant->formats);
+}
+
+static struct media_variant *media_variant_alloc(const char *variant_str)
+{
+	RAII_VAR(struct media_variant *, variant, ao2_alloc(sizeof(*variant), media_variant_destroy), ao2_cleanup);
+
+	if (!variant || ast_string_field_init(variant, 8)) {
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	variant->formats = ast_format_cap_alloc();
+	if (!variant->formats) {
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	ast_string_field_set(variant, variant, variant_str);
+
+	ao2_ref(variant, 1);
+	return variant;
+}
+
+static int media_variant_hash(const void *obj, const int flags)
+{
+	const char *variant = (flags & OBJ_KEY) ? obj : ((struct media_variant*) obj)->variant;
+	return ast_str_case_hash(variant);
+}
+
+static int media_variant_cmp(void *obj, void *arg, int flags)
+{
+	struct media_variant *opt1 = obj, *opt2 = arg;
+	const char *variant = (flags & OBJ_KEY) ? arg : opt2->variant;
+	return strcasecmp(opt1->variant, variant) ? 0 : CMP_MATCH | CMP_STOP;
+}
+
+/*! \brief Structure to hold information about a media file */
+struct media_info {
+	AST_DECLARE_STRING_FIELDS(
+		AST_STRING_FIELD(name);		/*!< The file name of the media */
+	);
+	struct ao2_container *variants;	/*!< The variants for which this media is available */
+};
+
+static void media_info_destroy(void *obj)
+{
+	struct media_info *info = obj;
+
+	ast_string_field_free_memory(info);
+	ao2_cleanup(info->variants);
+	info->variants = NULL;
+}
+
+static struct media_info *media_info_alloc(const char *name)
+{
+	RAII_VAR(struct media_info *, info, ao2_alloc(sizeof(*info), media_info_destroy), ao2_cleanup);
+
+	if (!info || ast_string_field_init(info, 128)) {
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	info->variants = ao2_container_alloc(VARIANT_BUCKETS, media_variant_hash, media_variant_cmp);
+	if (!info->variants) {
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	ast_string_field_set(info, name, name);
+
+	ao2_ref(info, 1);
+	return info;
+}
+
+static int media_info_hash(const void *obj, const int flags)
+{
+	const char *name = (flags & OBJ_KEY) ? obj : ((struct media_info*) obj)->name;
+	return ast_str_case_hash(name);
+}
+
+static int media_info_cmp(void *obj, void *arg, int flags)
+{
+	struct media_info *opt1 = obj, *opt2 = arg;
+	const char *name = (flags & OBJ_KEY) ? arg : opt2->name;
+	return strcasecmp(opt1->name, name) ? 0 : CMP_MATCH | CMP_STOP;
+}
+
+struct ast_media_index {
+	AST_DECLARE_STRING_FIELDS(
+		AST_STRING_FIELD(base_dir); /*!< Base directory for indexing */
+	);
+	struct ao2_container *index;            /*!< The index of media that has requested */
+	struct ao2_container *media_list_cache; /*!< Cache of filenames to prevent them from being regenerated so often */
+};
+
+static void media_index_dtor(void *obj)
+{
+	struct ast_media_index *index = obj;
+	ao2_cleanup(index->index);
+	index->index = NULL;
+	ao2_cleanup(index->media_list_cache);
+	index->media_list_cache = NULL;
+	ast_string_field_free_memory(index);
+}
+
+struct ast_media_index *ast_media_index_create(const char *base_dir)
+{
+	RAII_VAR(struct ast_media_index *, index, ao2_alloc(sizeof(*index), media_index_dtor), ao2_cleanup);
+	if (!index || ast_string_field_init(index, 64)) {
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	ast_string_field_set(index, base_dir, base_dir);
+
+	index->index = ao2_container_alloc(INDEX_BUCKETS, media_info_hash, media_info_cmp);
+	if (!index->index) {
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	ao2_ref(index, +1);
+	return index;
+}
+
+static struct media_variant *find_variant(struct ast_media_index *index, const char *filename, const char *variant)
+{
+	RAII_VAR(struct media_info *, info, NULL, ao2_cleanup);
+
+	info = ao2_find(index->index, filename, OBJ_KEY);
+	if (!info) {
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	return ao2_find(info->variants, variant, OBJ_KEY);
+}
+
+/*! \brief create the appropriate media_variant and any necessary structures */
+static struct media_variant *alloc_variant(struct ast_media_index *index, const char *filename, const char *variant_str)
+{
+	RAII_VAR(struct media_info *, info, NULL, ao2_cleanup);
+	RAII_VAR(struct media_variant *, variant, NULL, ao2_cleanup);
+
+	info = ao2_find(index->index, filename, OBJ_KEY);
+	if (!info) {
+		/* This is the first time the index has seen this filename,
+		 * allocate and link */
+		info = media_info_alloc(filename);
+		if (!info) {
+			return NULL;
+		}
+
+		ao2_link(index->index, info);
+	}
+
+	variant = ao2_find(info->variants, variant_str, OBJ_KEY);
+	if (!variant) {
+		/* This is the first time the index has seen this variant for
+		 * this filename, allocate and link */
+		variant = media_variant_alloc(variant_str);
+		if (!variant) {
+			return NULL;
+		}
+
+		ao2_link(info->variants, variant);
+	}
+
+	ao2_ref(variant, +1);
+	return variant;
+}
+
+const char *ast_media_get_description(struct ast_media_index *index, const char *filename, const char *variant_str)
+{
+	RAII_VAR(struct media_variant *, variant, NULL, ao2_cleanup);
+	if (ast_strlen_zero(filename) || ast_strlen_zero(variant_str)) {
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	variant = find_variant(index, filename, variant_str);
+	if (!variant) {
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	return variant->description;
+}
+
+struct ast_format_cap *ast_media_get_format_cap(struct ast_media_index *index, const char *filename, const char *variant_str)
+{
+	RAII_VAR(struct media_variant *, variant, NULL, ao2_cleanup);
+	if (ast_strlen_zero(filename) || ast_strlen_zero(variant_str)) {
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	variant = find_variant(index, filename, variant_str);
+	if (!variant) {
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	return ast_format_cap_dup(variant->formats);
+}
+
+/*! \brief Add the variant to the list of variants requested */
+static int add_variant_cb(void *obj, void *arg, int flags)
+{
+	struct media_variant *variant = obj;
+	struct ao2_container *variants= arg;
+	ast_str_container_add(variants, variant->variant);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+struct ao2_container *ast_media_get_variants(struct ast_media_index *index, const char *filename)
+{
+	RAII_VAR(struct media_info *, info, NULL, ao2_cleanup);
+	RAII_VAR(struct ao2_container *, variants, NULL, ao2_cleanup);
+	if (!filename) {
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	variants = ast_str_container_alloc(VARIANT_BUCKETS);
+	if (!variants) {
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	info = ao2_find(index->index, filename, OBJ_KEY);
+	if (!info) {
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	ao2_callback(info->variants, OBJ_NODATA, add_variant_cb, variants);
+
+	ao2_ref(variants, +1);
+	return variants;
+}
+
+/*! \brief Add the media_info's filename to the container of filenames requested */
+static int add_media_cb(void *obj, void *arg, int flags)
+{
+	struct media_info *info = obj;
+	struct ao2_container *media = arg;
+	ast_str_container_add(media, info->name);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+struct ao2_container *ast_media_get_media(struct ast_media_index *index)
+{
+	RAII_VAR(struct ao2_container *, media, NULL, ao2_cleanup);
+
+	if (!index->media_list_cache) {
+		media = ast_str_container_alloc(INDEX_BUCKETS);
+		if (!media) {
+			return NULL;
+		}
+
+		ao2_callback(index->index, OBJ_NODATA, add_media_cb, media);
+
+		/* Ref to the cache */
+		ao2_ref(media, +1);
+		index->media_list_cache = media;
+	}
+
+	/* Ref to the caller */
+	ao2_ref(index->media_list_cache, +1);
+	return index->media_list_cache;
+}
+
+/*! \brief Update an index with new format/variant information */
+static int update_file_format_info(struct ast_media_index *index, const char *filename, const char *variant_str, const struct ast_format *file_format)
+{
+	RAII_VAR(struct media_variant *, variant, find_variant(index, filename, variant_str), ao2_cleanup);
+	if (!variant) {
+		variant = alloc_variant(index, filename, variant_str);
+		if (!variant) {
+			return -1;
+		}
+	}
+
+	ast_format_cap_add(variant->formats, file_format);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*! \brief Process a media file into the index */
+static int process_media_file(struct ast_media_index *index, const char *variant, const char *subdir, const char *filename_stripped, const char *ext)
+{
+	const struct ast_format *file_format;
+	const char *file_identifier = filename_stripped;
+	RAII_VAR(struct ast_str *, file_id_str, NULL, ast_free);
+
+	file_format = ast_get_format_for_file_ext(ext);
+	if (!file_format) {
+		/* extension not registered */
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	/* handle updating the file information */
+	if (subdir) {
+		file_id_str = ast_str_create(64);
+		if (!file_id_str) {
+			return -1;
+		}
+
+		ast_str_set(&file_id_str, 0, "%s/%s", subdir, filename_stripped);
+		file_identifier = ast_str_buffer(file_id_str);
+	}
+
+	if (update_file_format_info(index, file_identifier, variant, file_format)) {
+		return -1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*!
+ * \brief Process a media description text file
+ *
+ * This currently processes core-sounds-*.txt and extra-sounds-*.txt, but will
+ * process others if present.
+ */
+static int process_description_file(struct ast_media_index *index,
+	const char *subdir,
+	const char *variant_str,
+	const char *filename)
+{
+	RAII_VAR(struct ast_str *, description_file_path, ast_str_create(64), ast_free);
+	RAII_VAR(struct ast_str *, cumulative_description, ast_str_create(64), ast_free);
+	char *file_id_persist = NULL;
+	int res = 0;
+	FILE *f = NULL;
+#if defined(LOW_MEMORY)
+	char buf[256];
+#else
+	char buf[2048];
+#endif
+
+	if (!description_file_path || !cumulative_description) {
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (ast_strlen_zero(subdir)) {
+		ast_str_set(&description_file_path, 0, "%s/%s/%s", index->base_dir, variant_str, filename);
+	} else {
+		ast_str_set(&description_file_path, 0, "%s/%s/%s/%s", index->base_dir, variant_str, subdir, filename);
+	}
+	f = fopen(ast_str_buffer(description_file_path), "r");
+	if (!f) {
+		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Could not open media description file '%s'\n", ast_str_buffer(description_file_path));
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	while (!feof(f)) {
+		char *file_identifier, *description;
+		if (!fgets(buf, sizeof(buf), f)) {
+			if (ferror(f)) {
+				ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Error reading from file %s\n", ast_str_buffer(description_file_path));
+			}
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		/* Skip lines that are too long */
+		if (strlen(buf) == sizeof(buf) - 1 && buf[sizeof(buf) - 1] != '\n') {
+			ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Line too long, skipping. It begins with: %.32s...\n", buf);
+			while (fgets(buf, sizeof(buf), f)) {
+				if (strlen(buf) != sizeof(buf) - 1 || buf[sizeof(buf) - 1] == '\n') {
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+			if (ferror(f)) {
+				ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Error reading from file %s\n", ast_str_buffer(description_file_path));
+			}
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		if (buf[0] == ';') {
+			/* ignore comments */
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		ast_trim_blanks(buf);
+		description = buf;
+		file_identifier = strsep(&description, ":");
+		if (!description) {
+			/* no ':' means this is a continuation */
+			if (file_id_persist) {
+				ast_str_append(&cumulative_description, 0, "\n%s", file_identifier);
+			}
+			continue;
+		} else {
+			/* if there's text in cumulative_description, archive it and start anew */
+			if (file_id_persist && !ast_strlen_zero(ast_str_buffer(cumulative_description))) {
+				RAII_VAR(struct media_variant *, variant, NULL, ao2_cleanup);
+				variant = find_variant(index, file_id_persist, variant_str);
+				if (!variant) {
+					variant = alloc_variant(index, file_id_persist, variant_str);
+					if (!variant) {
+						res = -1;
+						break;
+					}
+				}
+
+				ast_string_field_set(variant, description, ast_str_buffer(cumulative_description));
+
+				ast_str_reset(cumulative_description);
+				ast_free(file_id_persist);
+				file_id_persist = NULL;
+			}
+
+			file_id_persist = strdup(file_identifier);
+			description = ast_skip_blanks(description);
+			ast_str_set(&cumulative_description, 0, "%s", description);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* handle the last one */
+	if (file_id_persist && !ast_strlen_zero(ast_str_buffer(cumulative_description))) {
+		RAII_VAR(struct media_variant *, variant, NULL, ao2_cleanup);
+		variant = find_variant(index, file_id_persist, variant_str);
+		if (!variant) {
+			variant = alloc_variant(index, file_id_persist, variant_str);
+		}
+
+		if (variant) {
+			ast_string_field_set(variant, description, ast_str_buffer(cumulative_description));
+			ast_free(file_id_persist);
+		} else {
+			res = -1;
+		}
+	}
+
+	fclose(f);
+	return res;
+}
+
+/*! \brief process an individual file listing */
+static int process_file(struct ast_media_index *index, const char *variant_str, const char *subdir, const char *filename)
+{
+	RAII_VAR(char *, filename_stripped, ast_strdup(filename), ast_free);
+	char *ext;
+
+	if (!filename_stripped) {
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	ext = strrchr(filename_stripped, '.');
+	if (!ext) {
+		/* file has no extension */
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	*ext++ = '\0';
+	if (!strcmp(ext, "txt")) {
+		if (process_description_file(index, subdir, variant_str, filename)) {
+			return -1;
+		}
+	} else {
+		if (process_media_file(index, variant_str, subdir, filename_stripped, ext)) {
+			return -1;
+		}
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*! \brief internal function for updating the index, recursive */
+static int media_index_update(struct ast_media_index *index,
+	const char *variant,
+	const char *subdir)
+{
+	struct dirent* dent;
+	DIR* srcdir;
+	RAII_VAR(struct ast_str *, index_dir, ast_str_create(64), ast_free);
+	RAII_VAR(struct ast_str *, statfile, ast_str_create(64), ast_free);
+	int res = 0;
+
+	if (!index_dir) {
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	ast_str_set(&index_dir, 0, "%s", index->base_dir);
+	if (!ast_strlen_zero(variant)) {
+		ast_str_append(&index_dir, 0, "/%s", variant);
+	}
+	if (!ast_strlen_zero(subdir)) {
+		ast_str_append(&index_dir, 0, "/%s", subdir);
+	}
+
+	srcdir = opendir(ast_str_buffer(index_dir));
+	if (srcdir == NULL) {
+		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Failed to open %s\n", ast_str_buffer(index_dir));
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	while((dent = readdir(srcdir)) != NULL) {
+		struct stat st;
+
+		if(!strcmp(dent->d_name, ".") || !strcmp(dent->d_name, "..")) {
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		ast_str_reset(statfile);
+		ast_str_set(&statfile, 0, "%s/%s", ast_str_buffer(index_dir), dent->d_name);
+
+		if (stat(ast_str_buffer(statfile), &st) < 0) {
+			ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Failed to stat %s\n", ast_str_buffer(statfile));
+			res = -1;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		if (S_ISDIR(st.st_mode)) {
+			if (ast_strlen_zero(subdir)) {
+				res = media_index_update(index, variant, dent->d_name);
+			} else {
+				RAII_VAR(struct ast_str *, new_subdir, ast_str_create(64), ast_free);
+				ast_str_set(&new_subdir, 0, "%s/%s", subdir, dent->d_name);
+				res = media_index_update(index, variant, ast_str_buffer(new_subdir));
+			}
+
+			if (res) {
+				break;
+			}
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		if (!S_ISREG(st.st_mode)) {
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		if (process_file(index, variant, subdir, dent->d_name)) {
+			res = -1;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	closedir(srcdir);
+	return res;
+}
+
+int ast_media_index_update(struct ast_media_index *index,
+	const char *variant)
+{
+	return media_index_update(index, variant, NULL);
+}
+
diff --git a/main/sounds_index.c b/main/sounds_index.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a627f68ce84707bf5b00bc5c77b3f108994e86e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main/sounds_index.c
@@ -0,0 +1,334 @@
+/*
+ * Asterisk -- An open source telephony toolkit.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2013, Digium, Inc.
+ *
+ * Kinsey Moore <markster@digium.com>
+ *
+ * See http://www.asterisk.org for more information about
+ * the Asterisk project. Please do not directly contact
+ * any of the maintainers of this project for assistance;
+ * the project provides a web site, mailing lists and IRC
+ * channels for your use.
+ *
+ * This program is free software, distributed under the terms of
+ * the GNU General Public License Version 2. See the LICENSE file
+ * at the top of the source tree.
+ */
+
+/*! \file
+ * \brief Sound file format and description index.
+ */
+
+#include "asterisk.h"
+
+#include <dirent.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+
+#include "asterisk/utils.h"
+#include "asterisk/lock.h"
+#include "asterisk/format.h"
+#include "asterisk/format_cap.h"
+#include "asterisk/paths.h"	/* use ast_config_AST_DATA_DIR */
+#include "asterisk/media_index.h"
+#include "asterisk/sounds_index.h"
+#include "asterisk/file.h"
+#include "asterisk/cli.h"
+#include "asterisk/_private.h"
+#include "asterisk/stasis_message_router.h"
+
+/*** MODULEINFO
+	<support_level>core</support_level>
+ ***/
+
+/*! \brief The number of buckets to be used for storing language-keyed objects */
+#define LANGUAGE_BUCKETS 7
+
+static struct ast_media_index *sounds_index;
+
+static struct stasis_message_router *sounds_system_router;
+
+/*! \brief Get the languages in which sound files are available */
+static struct ao2_container *get_languages(void)
+{
+	RAII_VAR(struct ao2_container *, lang_dirs, NULL, ao2_cleanup);
+	struct dirent* dent;
+	DIR* srcdir;
+	RAII_VAR(struct ast_str *, media_dir, ast_str_create(64), ast_free);
+	RAII_VAR(struct ast_str *, variant_dir, ast_str_create(64), ast_free);
+
+	lang_dirs = ast_str_container_alloc(LANGUAGE_BUCKETS);
+	if (!media_dir || !lang_dirs) {
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	ast_str_set(&media_dir, 0, "%s/sounds", ast_config_AST_DATA_DIR);
+
+	srcdir = opendir(ast_str_buffer(media_dir));
+
+	if (srcdir == NULL) {
+		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Failed to open %s\n", ast_str_buffer(media_dir));
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	while((dent = readdir(srcdir)) != NULL) {
+		struct stat st;
+
+		if(!strcmp(dent->d_name, ".") || !strcmp(dent->d_name, "..")) {
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		ast_str_reset(variant_dir);
+		ast_str_set(&variant_dir, 0, "%s/%s", ast_str_buffer(media_dir), dent->d_name);
+
+		if (stat(ast_str_buffer(variant_dir), &st) < 0) {
+			ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Failed to stat %s\n", ast_str_buffer(variant_dir));
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		if (S_ISDIR(st.st_mode)) {
+			ast_str_container_add(lang_dirs, dent->d_name);
+		}
+	}
+
+	closedir(srcdir);
+	ao2_ref(lang_dirs, +1);
+	return lang_dirs;
+}
+
+/*! \brief Callback to process an individual language directory or subdirectory */
+static int update_index_cb(void *obj, void *arg, int flags)
+{
+	char *lang = obj;
+	struct ast_media_index *index = arg;
+
+	if (ast_media_index_update(index, lang)) {
+		return CMP_MATCH;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+AST_MUTEX_DEFINE_STATIC(reload_lock);
+
+int ast_sounds_reindex(void)
+{
+	RAII_VAR(struct ast_str *, sounds_dir, NULL, ast_free);
+	RAII_VAR(struct ao2_container *, languages, NULL, ao2_cleanup);
+	RAII_VAR(char *, failed_index, NULL, ao2_cleanup);
+	RAII_VAR(struct ast_media_index *, new_index, NULL, ao2_cleanup);
+	struct ast_media_index *old_index;
+
+	SCOPED_MUTEX(lock, &reload_lock);
+
+	old_index = sounds_index;
+	languages = get_languages();
+	sounds_dir = ast_str_create(64);
+
+	if (!languages || !sounds_dir) {
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	ast_str_set(&sounds_dir, 0, "%s/sounds", ast_config_AST_DATA_DIR);
+	new_index = ast_media_index_create(ast_str_buffer(sounds_dir));
+	if (!new_index) {
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	failed_index = ao2_callback(languages, 0, update_index_cb, new_index);
+	if (failed_index) {
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	ao2_ref(new_index, +1);
+	sounds_index = new_index;
+	ao2_cleanup(old_index);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int show_sounds_cb(void *obj, void *arg, int flags)
+{
+	char *name = obj;
+	struct ast_cli_args *a = arg;
+	ast_cli(a->fd, "%s\n", name);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int show_sound_info_cb(void *obj, void *arg, int flags)
+{
+	char *language = obj;
+	struct ast_cli_args *a = arg;
+        struct ast_format format;
+	int formats_shown = 0;
+	RAII_VAR(struct ast_media_index *, local_index, ast_sounds_get_index(), ao2_cleanup);
+	RAII_VAR(struct ast_format_cap *, cap, NULL, ast_format_cap_destroy);
+	const char *description = ast_media_get_description(local_index, a->argv[2], language);
+
+	ast_cli(a->fd, "  Language %s:\n", language);
+	if (!ast_strlen_zero(description)) {
+		ast_cli(a->fd, "    Description: %s\n", description);
+	}
+
+	cap = ast_media_get_format_cap(local_index, a->argv[2], language);
+        ast_format_cap_iter_start(cap);
+        while (!ast_format_cap_iter_next(cap, &format)) {
+		ast_cli(a->fd, "    Format: %s\n", ast_getformatname(&format));
+		formats_shown = 1;
+        }
+        ast_format_cap_iter_end(cap);
+
+	if (!formats_shown) {
+		ast_cli(a->fd, "    No Formats Available\n");
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*! \brief Allow for reloading of sounds via the command line */
+static char *handle_cli_sounds_reload(struct ast_cli_entry *e, int cmd, struct ast_cli_args *a)
+{
+	switch (cmd) {
+	case CLI_INIT:
+		e->command = "sounds reload";
+		e->usage =
+			"Usage: sounds reload\n"
+			"       Reloads the index of sound files and their descriptions.\n";
+		return NULL;
+	case CLI_GENERATE:
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	if (a->argc != 2) {
+		return CLI_SHOWUSAGE;
+	}
+
+	if (ast_sounds_reindex()) {
+		ast_cli(a->fd, "Sound re-indexing failed.\n");
+		return CLI_FAILURE;
+	}
+
+	ast_cli(a->fd, "Sound files re-indexed.\n");
+	return CLI_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+/*! \brief Allow for reloading of sounds via the command line */
+static char *handle_cli_sounds_show(struct ast_cli_entry *e, int cmd, struct ast_cli_args *a)
+{
+	switch (cmd) {
+	case CLI_INIT:
+		e->command = "sounds show";
+		e->usage =
+			"Usage: sounds show [soundid]\n"
+			"       Shows a listing of sound files or information about the specified sound.\n";
+		return NULL;
+	case CLI_GENERATE:
+	{
+                int length = strlen(a->word);
+                int which = 0;
+                struct ao2_iterator it_sounds;
+		char *match = NULL;
+		char *filename;
+		RAII_VAR(struct ao2_container *, sound_files, ast_media_get_media(sounds_index), ao2_cleanup);
+		if (!sound_files) {
+			return NULL;
+		}
+
+		it_sounds = ao2_iterator_init(sound_files, 0);
+                while ((filename = ao2_iterator_next(&it_sounds))) {
+                        if (!strncasecmp(a->word, filename, length) && ++which > a->n) {
+                                match = ast_strdup(filename);
+                                ao2_ref(filename, -1);
+                                break;
+                        }
+                        ao2_ref(filename, -1);
+                }
+                ao2_iterator_destroy(&it_sounds);
+                return match;
+	}
+	}
+
+	if (a->argc == 2) {
+		RAII_VAR(struct ao2_container *, sound_files, ast_media_get_media(sounds_index), ao2_cleanup);
+		if (!sound_files) {
+			return CLI_FAILURE;
+		}
+
+		ast_cli(a->fd, "Available audio files:\n");
+		ao2_callback(sound_files, OBJ_MULTIPLE | OBJ_NODATA, show_sounds_cb, a);
+		return CLI_SUCCESS;
+	}
+
+	if (a->argc == 3) {
+		RAII_VAR(struct ao2_container *, variants, ast_media_get_variants(sounds_index, a->argv[2]), ao2_cleanup);
+		if (!variants || !ao2_container_count(variants)) {
+			ast_cli(a->fd, "ERROR: File %s not found in index\n", a->argv[2]);
+			return CLI_FAILURE;
+		}
+
+		ast_cli(a->fd, "Indexed Information for %s:\n", a->argv[2]);
+		ao2_callback(variants, OBJ_MULTIPLE | OBJ_NODATA, show_sound_info_cb, a);
+		return CLI_SUCCESS;
+	}
+
+	return CLI_SHOWUSAGE;
+}
+
+/*! \brief Struct for registering CLI commands */
+static struct ast_cli_entry cli_sounds[] = {
+	AST_CLI_DEFINE(handle_cli_sounds_show, "Shows available sounds"),
+	AST_CLI_DEFINE(handle_cli_sounds_reload, "Reload sounds index"),
+};
+
+static void sounds_cleanup(void)
+{
+	stasis_message_router_unsubscribe_and_join(sounds_system_router);
+	sounds_system_router = NULL;
+	ast_cli_unregister_multiple(cli_sounds, ARRAY_LEN(cli_sounds));
+	ao2_cleanup(sounds_index);
+	sounds_index = NULL;
+}
+
+static void format_update_cb(void *data, struct stasis_subscription *sub,
+	struct stasis_topic *topic, struct stasis_message *message)
+{
+	ast_sounds_reindex();
+}
+
+int ast_sounds_index_init(void)
+{
+	int res = 0;
+	sounds_index = NULL;
+	if (ast_sounds_reindex()) {
+		return -1;
+	}
+	res |= ast_cli_register_multiple(cli_sounds, ARRAY_LEN(cli_sounds));
+
+	sounds_system_router = stasis_message_router_create(ast_system_topic());
+	if (!sounds_system_router) {
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	res |= stasis_message_router_add(
+		sounds_system_router,
+		ast_format_register_type(),
+		format_update_cb,
+		NULL);
+
+	res |= stasis_message_router_add(
+		sounds_system_router,
+		ast_format_unregister_type(),
+		format_update_cb,
+		NULL);
+
+	if (res) {
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	ast_register_atexit(sounds_cleanup);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+struct ast_media_index *ast_sounds_get_index(void)
+{
+	ao2_ref(sounds_index, +1);
+	return sounds_index;
+}
diff --git a/res/res_stasis_http.c b/res/res_stasis_http.c
index a4ea30567a397a7f1e39545d16577f822897c349..09ab9dc1dddb2c94d050510cd640dd67d2622f8b 100644
--- a/res/res_stasis_http.c
+++ b/res/res_stasis_http.c
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ void stasis_http_invoke(const char *uri,
 	struct stasis_rest_handlers *handler;
 	struct ast_variable *path_vars = NULL;
 	char *path = ast_strdupa(uri);
-	const char *path_segment;
+	char *path_segment;
 	stasis_rest_callback callback;
 
 	root = handler = get_root_handler();
@@ -515,6 +515,7 @@ void stasis_http_invoke(const char *uri,
 	while ((path_segment = strsep(&path, "/")) && (strlen(path_segment) > 0)) {
 		struct stasis_rest_handlers *found_handler = NULL;
 		int i;
+		ast_uri_decode(path_segment, ast_uri_http_legacy);
 		ast_debug(3, "Finding handler for %s\n", path_segment);
 		for (i = 0; found_handler == NULL && i < handler->num_children; ++i) {
 			struct stasis_rest_handlers *child = handler->children[i];
@@ -863,6 +864,7 @@ static struct ast_http_uri http_uri = {
 	.has_subtree = 1,
 	.data = NULL,
 	.key = __FILE__,
+	.no_decode_uri = 1,
 };
 
 static int load_module(void)
diff --git a/res/stasis_http/resource_sounds.c b/res/stasis_http/resource_sounds.c
index a1808a1595144b2fdb7a170b23d7427d8fdb8be4..235ce9d9399aa91687de79d6c931070c83c59a47 100644
--- a/res/stasis_http/resource_sounds.c
+++ b/res/stasis_http/resource_sounds.c
@@ -28,12 +28,193 @@
 ASTERISK_FILE_VERSION(__FILE__, "$Revision$")
 
 #include "resource_sounds.h"
+#include "asterisk/media_index.h"
+#include "asterisk/sounds_index.h"
+#include "asterisk/format.h"
+#include "asterisk/format_cap.h"
+#include "asterisk/json.h"
+
+/*! \brief arguments that are necessary for adding format/lang pairs */
+struct lang_format_info {
+	struct ast_json *format_list;	/*!< The embedded array to which format/lang pairs should be added */
+	const char *filename;		/*!< Name of the file for which to add format/lang pairs */
+	const char *format_filter;	/*!< Format filter provided in the request */
+};
+
+/*! \brief Add format/lang pairs to the array embedded in the sound object */
+static int add_format_information_cb(void *obj, void *arg, int flags)
+{
+	char *language = obj;
+	struct lang_format_info *args = arg;
+	struct ast_format format;
+	RAII_VAR(struct ast_format_cap *, cap, NULL, ast_format_cap_destroy);
+	RAII_VAR(struct ast_media_index *, sounds_index, ast_sounds_get_index(), ao2_cleanup);
+
+	if (!sounds_index) {
+		return CMP_STOP;
+	}
+
+	cap = ast_media_get_format_cap(sounds_index, args->filename, language);
+	if (!cap) {
+		return CMP_STOP;
+	}
+
+	ast_format_cap_iter_start(cap);
+	while (!ast_format_cap_iter_next(cap, &format)) {
+		struct ast_json *lang_format_pair;
+		const char *format_name = ast_getformatname(&format);
+
+		if (!ast_strlen_zero(args->format_filter)
+			&& strcmp(args->format_filter, format_name)) {
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		lang_format_pair = ast_json_pack("{s: s, s: s}",
+			"language", language,
+			"format", format_name);
+		if (!lang_format_pair) {
+			ast_format_cap_iter_end(cap);
+			return CMP_STOP;
+		}
+
+		ast_json_array_append(args->format_list, lang_format_pair);
+	}
+	ast_format_cap_iter_end(cap);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*! \brief Filter out all languages not matching the specified language */
+static int filter_langs_cb(void *obj, void *arg, int flags)
+{
+	char *lang_filter = arg;
+	char *lang = obj;
+	if (strcmp(lang, lang_filter)) {
+		return CMP_MATCH;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*! \brief Generate a Sound structure as documented in sounds.json for the specified filename */
+static struct ast_json *create_sound_blob(const char *filename, struct ast_get_sounds_args *args)
+{
+	RAII_VAR(struct ast_json *, sound, NULL, ast_json_unref);
+	RAII_VAR(struct ao2_container *, languages, NULL, ao2_cleanup);
+	const char *description;
+	struct ast_json *format_lang_list;
+	struct lang_format_info info;
+	RAII_VAR(struct ast_media_index *, sounds_index, ast_sounds_get_index(), ao2_cleanup);
+
+	if (!sounds_index) {
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	description = ast_media_get_description(sounds_index, filename, "en");
+	if (ast_strlen_zero(description)) {
+		sound = ast_json_pack("{s: s, s: []}",
+			"id", filename,
+			"formats");
+	} else {
+		sound = ast_json_pack("{s: s, s: s, s: []}",
+			"id", filename,
+			"text", description,
+			"formats");
+	}
+	if (!sound) {
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	format_lang_list = ast_json_object_get(sound, "formats");
+	if (!format_lang_list) {
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	languages = ast_media_get_variants(sounds_index, filename);
+	if (!languages || !ao2_container_count(languages)) {
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	/* filter requested languages */
+	if (args && !ast_strlen_zero(args->lang)) {
+		char *lang_filter = ast_strdupa(args->lang);
+		ao2_callback(languages, OBJ_NODATA | OBJ_MULTIPLE | OBJ_UNLINK, filter_langs_cb, lang_filter);
+		if (!languages || !ao2_container_count(languages)) {
+			return NULL;
+		}
+	}
+
+	info.filename = filename;
+	info.format_list = format_lang_list;
+	info.format_filter = NULL;
+	if (args) {
+		info.format_filter = args->format;
+	}
+	ao2_callback(languages, OBJ_NODATA, add_format_information_cb, &info);
+
+	/* no format/lang pairs for this sound so nothing to return */
+	if (!ast_json_array_size(format_lang_list)) {
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	return ast_json_ref(sound);
+}
+
+/*! \brief Generate a Sound structure and append it to the output blob */
+static int append_sound_cb(void *obj, void *arg, void *data, int flags)
+{
+	struct ast_json *sounds_array = arg;
+	char *filename = obj;
+	struct ast_get_sounds_args *args = data;
+	struct ast_json *sound_blob = create_sound_blob(filename, args);
+	if (!sound_blob) {
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	ast_json_array_append(sounds_array, sound_blob);
+	return 0;
+}
 
 void stasis_http_get_sounds(struct ast_variable *headers, struct ast_get_sounds_args *args, struct stasis_http_response *response)
 {
-	ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "TODO: stasis_http_get_sounds\n");
+	RAII_VAR(struct ao2_container *, sound_files, NULL, ao2_cleanup);
+	struct ast_json *sounds_blob;
+	RAII_VAR(struct ast_media_index *, sounds_index, ast_sounds_get_index(), ao2_cleanup);
+
+	if (!sounds_index) {
+		stasis_http_response_error(response, 500, "Internal Error", "Sounds index not available");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	sound_files = ast_media_get_media(sounds_index);
+	if (!sound_files) {
+		stasis_http_response_error(response, 500, "Internal Error", "Allocation Error");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	sounds_blob = ast_json_array_create();
+	if (!sounds_blob) {
+		stasis_http_response_error(response, 500, "Internal Error", "Allocation Error");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	ao2_callback_data(sound_files, OBJ_NODATA, append_sound_cb, sounds_blob, args);
+
+	if (!ast_json_array_size(sounds_blob)) {
+		stasis_http_response_error(response, 404, "Not Found", "No sounds found that matched the query");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	stasis_http_response_ok(response, sounds_blob);
 }
+
 void stasis_http_get_stored_sound(struct ast_variable *headers, struct ast_get_stored_sound_args *args, struct stasis_http_response *response)
 {
-	ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "TODO: stasis_http_get_stored_sound\n");
+	struct ast_json *sound_blob;
+
+	sound_blob = create_sound_blob(args->sound_id, NULL);
+	if (!sound_blob) {
+		stasis_http_response_error(response, 404, "Not Found", "Sound not found");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	stasis_http_response_ok(response, sound_blob);
 }
diff --git a/rest-api/api-docs/sounds.json b/rest-api/api-docs/sounds.json
index 23d02257de9048c11104b16485cbbd204dffc6b4..06d84ea7e05b368f42527dc21b0b8032b44b1062 100644
--- a/rest-api/api-docs/sounds.json
+++ b/rest-api/api-docs/sounds.json
@@ -58,6 +58,19 @@
 		}
 	],
 	"models": {
+		"FormatLangPair": {
+			"id": "FormatLangPair",
+			"properties": {
+				"language": {
+					"required": true,
+					"type": "string"
+				},
+				"format": {
+					"required": true,
+					"type": "string"
+				}
+			}
+		},
 		"Sound": {
 			"id": "Sound",
 			"properties": {
@@ -71,13 +84,10 @@
 					"description": "Text description of the sound, usually the words spoken.",
 					"type": "string"
 				},
-				"lang": {
-					"required": true,
-					"type": "string"
-				},
 				"formats": {
 					"required": true,
-					"type": "List[string]"
+					"description": "The formats and languages in which this sound is available.",
+					"type": "List[FormatLangPair]"
 				}
 			}
 		}