diff --git a/component/threema/receive.go b/component/threema/receive.go
index 950d5ae..36167d9 100644
--- a/component/threema/receive.go
+++ b/component/threema/receive.go
@@ -44,6 +44,24 @@ func (a *Account) receiving(receivedMessage o3.ReceivedMsg) (xmpp.Packet, error)
 		requestExtensions(&xMSG)
 		return xMSG, nil
 
+	case o3.AudioMessage:
+		if a.threema.httpUploadPath == "" {
+			return nil, errors.New("no place to store files at transport configurated")
+		}
+		data, err := msg.GetAudioData(a.Session)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Warnf("unable to read data from message: %s", err)
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		xMSG, err := a.FileToXMPP(msg.Sender().String(), msg.ID(), "mp3", data)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Warnf("unable to create data from message: %s", err)
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		xMSG.Type = "chat"
+		requestExtensions(&xMSG)
+		return xMSG, nil
+
 	case o3.ImageMessage:
 		if a.threema.httpUploadPath == "" {
 			return nil, errors.New("no place to store files at transport configurated")
diff --git a/component/threema/receive_test.go b/component/threema/receive_test.go
index d8e438c..225b73e 100644
--- a/component/threema/receive_test.go
+++ b/component/threema/receive_test.go
@@ -69,6 +69,32 @@ func TestReceiveText(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal("Oojoh0Ah", xMSG.Body)
 }
 
+func TestReceiveAudio(t *testing.T) {
+	assert := assert.New(t)
+
+	a := createDummyAccount()
+	a.threema = &Threema{}
+
+	/* receiving image
+	session := o3.SessionContext{
+		ID: o3.ThreemaID{
+			ID:   o3.NewIDString("12345678"),
+			Nick: o3.NewPubNick("user"),
+		},
+	}*/
+	dataMsg := o3.AudioMessage{}
+	_, err := a.receiving(o3.ReceivedMsg{
+		Msg: dataMsg,
+	})
+	assert.Error(err)
+
+	a.threema.httpUploadPath = "/tmp"
+	dataMsg = o3.AudioMessage{}
+	_, err = a.receiving(o3.ReceivedMsg{
+		Msg: dataMsg,
+	})
+	assert.Error(err)
+}
 func TestReceiveImage(t *testing.T) {
 	assert := assert.New(t)