diff --git a/coreapi/linphonecore.c b/coreapi/linphonecore.c
index 60a9127b2..fff77468b 100644
--- a/coreapi/linphonecore.c
+++ b/coreapi/linphonecore.c
@@ -982,6 +982,7 @@ static void linphone_core_init (LinphoneCore * lc, const LinphoneCoreVTable *vta
 	linphone_core_assign_payload_type(lc,&payload_type_speex_wb,111,"vbr=on");
 	linphone_core_assign_payload_type(lc,&payload_type_speex_uwb,112,"vbr=on");
 	linphone_core_assign_payload_type(lc,&payload_type_telephone_event,101,"0-11");
+	linphone_core_assign_payload_type(lc,&payload_type_g722,9,NULL);
 
 #if defined(ANDROID) || defined (__IPHONE_OS_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED)
 	/*shorten the DNS lookup time and send more retransmissions on mobiles: