diff --git a/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemcall.sh b/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemcall.sh
index f66195b..b4c6c7b 100755
--- a/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemcall.sh
+++ b/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemcall.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
 LOGDIR="$XDG_DATA_HOME"/sxmo/modem
+NOTIFDIR="$XDG_DATA_HOME"/sxmo/notifications
 ALSASTATEFILE="$XDG_CACHE_HOME"/precall.alsa.state
 CACHEDIR="$XDG_CACHE_HOME"/sxmo
 trap "gracefulexit" INT TERM
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ toggleflagset() {
 
 acceptcall() {
 	CALLID="$1"
+	rm "$NOTIFDIR/incomingcall_${CALLID}_notification"* 2>dev/null #there can be multiple actionable notifications for one call (pickup/discard)
 	echo "sxmo_modemcall: Attempting to initialize CALLID $CALLID">&2
 	DIRECTION="$(
 		mmcli --voice-status -o "$CALLID" -K |
@@ -115,6 +117,11 @@ acceptcall() {
 
 hangup() {
 	CALLID="$1"
+	rm "$NOTIFDIR/incomingcall_${CALLID}_notification"* 2>dev/null #there can be multiple actionable notifications for one call (pickup/discard)
+	if [ ! -f "$CACHEDIR/${CALLID}.pickedupcall" ]; then
+		#this call was never picked up and hung up immediately, so it is a discarded call
+		touch "$CACHEDIR/${CALLID}.discardedcall" #this signals that we discarded this call to other asynchronously running processes
+	fi
 	modem_cmd_errcheck -m "$(modem_n)" -o "$CALLID" --hangup
 	log_event "call_hangup" "$CALLID"
 	modem_cmd_errcheck -m "$(modem_n)" --voice-delete-call="$CALLID"
diff --git a/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemmonitor.sh b/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemmonitor.sh
index dcc0913..5be5174 100755
--- a/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemmonitor.sh
+++ b/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemmonitor.sh
@@ -70,11 +70,15 @@ checkforfinishedcalls() {
 	); do
 		FINISHEDNUMBER="$(lookupnumberfromcallid "$FINISHEDCALLID")"
 		mmcli -m "$(modem_n)" --voice-delete-call "$FINISHEDCALLID"
-		rm -f "$NOTIFDIR/incomingcall_${FINISHEDCALLID}_notification"
+		rm -f "$NOTIFDIR/incomingcall_${FINISHEDCALLID}_notification"* #there may be multiple actionable notification for one call
 
 		TIME="$(date --iso-8601=seconds)"
 		mkdir -p "$LOGDIR"
-		if [ -f "$CACHEDIR/${FINISHEDCALLID}.pickedupcall" ]; then
+		if [ -f "$CACHEDIR/${FINISHEDCALLID}.discardedcall" ]; then
+			echo "sxmo_modemmonitor: Discarded call from $FINISHEDNUMBER">&2
+			rm -f "$CACHEDIR/${FINISHEDCALLID}.discardedcall"
+			printf %b "$TIME\tcall_discarded\t$FINISHEDNUMBER\n" >> "$LOGDIR/modemlog.tsv"
+		elif [ -f "$CACHEDIR/${FINISHEDCALLID}.pickedupcall" ]; then
 			#this call was picked up
 			pkill -f sxmo_modemcall.sh #kill call (softly) in case it is still in progress (remote party hung up)
 			echo "sxmo_modemmonitor: Finished call from $FINISHEDNUMBER">&2
@@ -125,6 +129,11 @@ checkforincomingcalls() {
 		"sxmo_modemcall.sh pickup $VOICECALLID" \
 		none \
 		"Pickup - $CONTACTNAME" &
+	sxmo_notificationwrite.sh \
+		"$NOTIFDIR/incomingcall_${VOICECALLID}_notification_discard" \
+		"sxmo_modemcall.sh hangup $VOICECALLID" \
+		none \
+		"Discard - $CONTACTNAME" &
 
 	echo "sxmo_modemmonitor: Call from number: $INCOMINGNUMBER (VOICECALLID: $VOICECALLID)">&2
 }