diff --git a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/audio/audio-modal/component.jsx b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/audio/audio-modal/component.jsx
index 222443ee1b..c9d8896d0c 100644
--- a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/audio/audio-modal/component.jsx
+++ b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/audio/audio-modal/component.jsx
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ const propTypes = {
   showPermissionsOvelay: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
   listenOnlyMode: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
   skipCheck: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
+  joinFullAudioImmediately: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
+  joinFullAudioEchoTest: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
+  forceListenOnlyAttendee: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
 };
 
 const defaultProps = {
@@ -120,9 +123,23 @@ class AudioModal extends Component {
   }
 
   componentWillMount() {
-    if (this.props.skipCheck) {
+    const {
+      joinFullAudioImmediately,
+      joinFullAudioEchoTest,
+      forceListenOnlyAttendee,
+    } = this.props;
+
+    if (joinFullAudioImmediately) {
       this.handleJoinMicrophone();
     }
+
+    if (joinFullAudioEchoTest) {
+      this.handleGoToEchoTest();
+    }
+
+    if (forceListenOnlyAttendee) {
+      this.handleJoinListenOnly();
+    }
   }
 
   componentWillUnmount() {
@@ -153,8 +170,14 @@ class AudioModal extends Component {
     const {
       inputDeviceId,
       outputDeviceId,
+      skipCheck,
     } = this.props;
 
+
+    if (skipCheck) {
+      return this.handleJoinMicrophone();
+    }
+
     return this.joinEchoTest().then(() => {
       console.log(inputDeviceId, outputDeviceId);
       this.setState({
@@ -195,18 +218,22 @@ class AudioModal extends Component {
     const {
       intl,
       listenOnlyMode,
+      forceListenOnlyAttendee,
     } = this.props;
 
     return (
       <span className={styles.audioOptions}>
-        <Button
-          className={styles.audioBtn}
-          label={intl.formatMessage(intlMessages.microphoneLabel)}
-          icon="unmute"
-          circle
-          size="jumbo"
-          onClick={this.handleGoToEchoTest}
-        />
+        {forceListenOnlyAttendee ?
+          null :
+          <Button
+            className={styles.audioBtn}
+            label={intl.formatMessage(intlMessages.microphoneLabel)}
+            icon="unmute"
+            circle
+            size="jumbo"
+            onClick={this.handleGoToEchoTest}
+          />
+        }
         {listenOnlyMode ?
           <Button
             className={styles.audioBtn}
@@ -226,13 +253,21 @@ class AudioModal extends Component {
       isConnecting,
       isEchoTest,
       intl,
+      joinFullAudioImmediately,
+      joinFullAudioEchoTest,
+      forceListenOnlyAttendee,
     } = this.props;
 
     const {
       content,
     } = this.state;
 
-    if (isConnecting) {
+    if (
+      isConnecting ||
+      forceListenOnlyAttendee ||
+      joinFullAudioImmediately ||
+      joinFullAudioEchoTest
+    ) {
       return (
         <span className={styles.connecting}>
           { !isEchoTest ?
@@ -293,6 +328,9 @@ class AudioModal extends Component {
       intl,
       isConnecting,
       showPermissionsOvelay,
+      joinFullAudioImmediately,
+      joinFullAudioEchoTest,
+      forceListenOnlyAttendee,
     } = this.props;
 
     const {
@@ -307,26 +345,29 @@ class AudioModal extends Component {
           className={styles.modal}
           onRequestClose={this.closeModal}
         >
-          { isConnecting ? null :
-          <header
-            data-test="audioModalHeader"
-            className={styles.header}
-          >
-            <h3 className={styles.title}>
-              { content ?
-                this.contents[content].title :
-                intl.formatMessage(intlMessages.audioChoiceLabel)}
-            </h3>
-            <Button
-              data-test="modalBaseCloseButton"
-              className={styles.closeBtn}
-              label={intl.formatMessage(intlMessages.closeLabel)}
-              icon="close"
-              size="md"
-              hideLabel
-              onClick={this.closeModal}
-            />
-          </header>
+          { isConnecting ||
+            forceListenOnlyAttendee ||
+            joinFullAudioImmediately ||
+            joinFullAudioEchoTest ? null :
+            <header
+              data-test="audioModalHeader"
+              className={styles.header}
+            >
+              <h3 className={styles.title}>
+                { content ?
+                  this.contents[content].title :
+                  intl.formatMessage(intlMessages.audioChoiceLabel)}
+              </h3>
+              <Button
+                data-test="modalBaseCloseButton"
+                className={styles.closeBtn}
+                label={intl.formatMessage(intlMessages.closeLabel)}
+                icon="close"
+                size="md"
+                hideLabel
+                onClick={this.closeModal}
+              />
+            </header>
           }
           <div className={styles.content}>
             { this.renderContent() }
diff --git a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/audio/audio-modal/container.jsx b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/audio/audio-modal/container.jsx
index 7afd5189a5..62bdea0b28 100644
--- a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/audio/audio-modal/container.jsx
+++ b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/audio/audio-modal/container.jsx
@@ -8,21 +8,35 @@ const AudioModalContainer = props => <AudioModal {...props} />;
 
 const APP_CONFIG = Meteor.settings.public.app;
 
+const { listenOnlyMode, forceListenOnly, skipCheck } = APP_CONFIG;
+
 export default withModalMounter(withTracker(({ mountModal }) =>
   ({
     closeModal: () => {
       if (!Service.isConnecting()) mountModal(null);
     },
-    joinMicrophone: () =>
-      new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-        Service.joinMicrophone().then(() => {
+    joinMicrophone: () => {
+      if (APP_CONFIG.skipCheck) {
+        return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+          Service.joinMicrophone().then(() => {
+            mountModal(null);
+            resolve();
+          }).catch(() => {
+            Service.exitAudio();
+            reject();
+          });
+        });
+      }
+      return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+        Service.transferCall().then(() => {
           mountModal(null);
           resolve();
         }).catch(() => {
           Service.exitAudio();
           reject();
         });
-      }),
+      });
+    },
     joinListenOnly: () => Service.joinListenOnly().then(() => mountModal(null)),
     leaveEchoTest: () => {
       if (!Service.isEchoTest()) {
@@ -40,6 +54,9 @@ export default withModalMounter(withTracker(({ mountModal }) =>
     inputDeviceId: Service.inputDeviceId(),
     outputDeviceId: Service.outputDeviceId(),
     showPermissionsOvelay: Service.isWaitingPermissions(),
-    listenOnlyMode: APP_CONFIG.listenOnlyMode,
-    skipCheck: APP_CONFIG.skipCheck,
+    listenOnlyMode,
+    skipCheck,
+    joinFullAudioImmediately: !listenOnlyMode && skipCheck,
+    joinFullAudioEchoTest: !listenOnlyMode && !skipCheck && !forceListenOnly,
+    forceListenOnlyAttendee: listenOnlyMode && forceListenOnly && !Service.isUserModerator(),
   }))(AudioModalContainer));
diff --git a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/audio/service.js b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/audio/service.js
index 81fc11b73f..03d5ea58cd 100644
--- a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/audio/service.js
+++ b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/audio/service.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const init = (messages) => {
   if (AudioManager.initialized) return;
   const meetingId = Auth.meetingID;
   const userId = Auth.userID;
-  const sessionToken = Auth.sessionToken;
+  const { sessionToken } = Auth;
   const User = Users.findOne({ userId });
   const username = User.name;
   const Meeting = Meetings.findOne({ meetingId: User.meetingId });
@@ -53,4 +53,5 @@ export default {
   outputDeviceId: () => AudioManager.outputDeviceId,
   isEchoTest: () => AudioManager.isEchoTest,
   error: () => AudioManager.error,
+  isUserModerator: () => Users.findOne({ userId: Auth.userID }).moderator,
 };