diff --git a/msg/tune_control.msg b/msg/tune_control.msg
index 9cbdb532523dd29852d3e58030da0c1dbf33f7f3..3bb86c86458fb0e92e5c0017a2ab08011697b06b 100644
--- a/msg/tune_control.msg
+++ b/msg/tune_control.msg
@@ -23,4 +23,5 @@ uint8 tune_id
 uint8 tune_override  # if set to 1 the tune which is playing will be stopped and the new started
 uint16 frequency     # in Hz
 uint32 duration      # in us
+uint32 silence 		 # in us
 uint8 strength       # value between 0-100 if supported by backend