diff --git a/public/call.html b/public/call.html
index 5868f30..e7231fc 100644
--- a/public/call.html
+++ b/public/call.html
@@ -149,9 +149,23 @@
                         <span>Initiate Call</span>
                     </button>
                 </div>
-                <div class="p-1">
-                    <div>My Destination Hash</div>
-                    <div class="text-sm text-gray-700">{{ myAudioCallAddressHash || "Unknown" }}</div>
+                <div class="flex p-1">
+                    <div>
+                        <div>My Destination Hash</div>
+                        <div class="text-sm text-gray-700">{{ myAudioCallAddressHash || "Unknown" }}</div>
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="ml-auto my-auto mr-1">
+                        <a @click="announce" href="javascript:void(0)" class="rounded-full">
+                            <div class="flex text-gray-700 bg-gray-100 hover:bg-gray-200 px-2 py-1 rounded-full">
+                                <div>
+                                    <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="currentColor" class="w-6 h-6">
+                                        <path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" d="M8.288 15.038a5.25 5.25 0 0 1 7.424 0M5.106 11.856c3.807-3.808 9.98-3.808 13.788 0M1.924 8.674c5.565-5.565 14.587-5.565 20.152 0M12.53 18.22l-.53.53-.53-.53a.75.75 0 0 1 1.06 0Z" />
+                                    </svg>
+                                </div>
+                                <div class="my-auto mx-1 text-sm">Announce</div>
+                            </div>
+                        </a>
+                    </div>
                 </div>
             </div>
 
@@ -645,6 +659,14 @@
                 }
 
             },
+            async announce() {
+                try {
+                    await window.axios.get(`/api/v1/announce`);
+                } catch(e) {
+                    alert("failed to announce");
+                    console.log(error);
+                }
+            },
         },
         computed: {
             activeAudioCalls: function() {
diff --git a/web.py b/web.py
index 0cf9007..e6c8001 100644
--- a/web.py
+++ b/web.py
@@ -403,6 +403,16 @@ class ReticulumWebChat:
                 "message": "call has been hungup",
             })
 
+        # announce
+        @routes.get("/api/v1/announce")
+        async def index(request):
+
+            self.announce()
+
+            return web.json_response({
+                "message": "announcing",
+            })
+
         # serve announces
         @routes.get("/api/v1/announces")
         async def index(request):
@@ -611,6 +621,15 @@ class ReticulumWebChat:
         app.on_startup.append(on_startup)
         web.run_app(app, host=host, port=port)
 
+    # handle announcing
+    def announce(self):
+
+        # send announce for lxmf
+        self.local_lxmf_destination.announce(app_data=self.config.display_name.get().encode("utf-8"))
+
+        # send announce for audio call
+        self.audio_call_manager.announce(app_data=self.config.display_name.get().encode("utf-8"))
+
     # handle data received from websocket client
     async def on_websocket_data_received(self, client, data):
 
@@ -669,12 +688,7 @@ class ReticulumWebChat:
 
         # handle sending an announce
         elif _type == "announce":
-
-            # send announce for lxmf
-            self.local_lxmf_destination.announce(app_data=self.config.display_name.get().encode("utf-8"))
-
-            # send announce for audio call
-            self.audio_call_manager.announce(app_data=self.config.display_name.get().encode("utf-8"))
+            self.announce()
 
         # handle downloading a file from a nomadnet node
         elif _type == "nomadnet.file.download":