diff --git a/config/schema.sql b/config/schema.sql
index f10ed2b..c6a7c52 100644
--- a/config/schema.sql
+++ b/config/schema.sql
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ INSERT OR IGNORE INTO config VALUES ('unit', 'C', 'select', 'Temperature Unit',
 INSERT OR IGNORE INTO config VALUES ('brewery_name', 'My Home Brewery', 'text', 'Your brewery name', NULL );
 INSERT OR IGNORE INTO config VALUES ('buzzer', 16, 'select', 'Buzzer GPIO', '[16,17,18,19,20]');
 INSERT OR IGNORE INTO config VALUES ('buzzer_beep_level', 'HIGH', 'select', 'Buzzer Logic Beep Level', '["HIGH", "LOW"]');
+INSERT OR IGNORE INTO config VALUES ('buzzer_type', 'ACTIVE', 'select', 'Buzzer type', '["ACTIVE", "PASSIVE"]');
 INSERT OR IGNORE INTO config VALUES ('setup', 'YES', 'select', 'Show the Setup dialog', '["YES","NO"]');
 INSERT OR IGNORE INTO config VALUES ('brew_name', '', 'text', 'Brew Name', NULL);
 INSERT OR IGNORE INTO config VALUES ('donation_notification', 'YES', 'select', 'Disable Donation Notification', '["YES","NO"]');
diff --git a/modules/base_plugins/gpio_actor/__init__.py b/modules/base_plugins/gpio_actor/__init__.py
index 820a55e..959b713 100644
--- a/modules/base_plugins/gpio_actor/__init__.py
+++ b/modules/base_plugins/gpio_actor/__init__.py
@@ -44,16 +44,16 @@ class GPIOPWM(ActorBase):
     def init(self):
         GPIO.setup(int(self.gpio), GPIO.OUT)
         GPIO.output(int(self.gpio), 0)
+        if self.frequency is None:
+            self.frequency = 0.5  # 2 sec
+
+        self.p = GPIO.PWM(int(self.gpio), float(self.frequency))
 
 
     def on(self, power=None):
         if power is not None:
             self.power = int(power)
-
-        if self.frequency is None:
-            self.frequency = 0.5  # 2 sec
-
-        self.p = GPIO.PWM(int(self.gpio), float(self.frequency))
+        print "GPIO ON"
         self.p.start(int(self.power))
 
     def set_power(self, power):
diff --git a/modules/buzzer/__init__.py b/modules/buzzer/__init__.py
index d0140a6..d083ad3 100644
--- a/modules/buzzer/__init__.py
+++ b/modules/buzzer/__init__.py
@@ -10,13 +10,16 @@ except Exception as e:
 class Buzzer(object):
 
     sound = ["H", 0.1, "L", 0.1, "H", 0.1, "L", 0.1, "H", 0.1, "L"]
-    def __init__(self, gpio, beep_level):
+    def __init__(self, gpio, buzzer_type, beep_level):
         try:
             cbpi.app.logger.info("INIT BUZZER NOW GPIO%s" % gpio)
             self.gpio = int(gpio)
             self.beep_level = beep_level
+            self.buzzer_type = buzzer_type
             GPIO.setmode(GPIO.BCM)
             GPIO.setup(self.gpio, GPIO.OUT)
+            if buzzer_type == "PASSIVE":
+                self.p = GPIO.PWM(int(gpio), 5000)
             self.state = True
             cbpi.app.logger.info("BUZZER SETUP OK")
         except Exception as e:
@@ -29,19 +32,29 @@ class Buzzer(object):
             return
 
         def play(sound):
+            def output(level):
+                if self.buzzer_type == "PASSIVE" and level == GPIO.LOW:
+                    self.p.stop()
+                elif self.buzzer_type == "PASSIVE":
+                    self.p.start(50)
+                else:
+                    GPIO.output(int(self.gpio), level)
+
             try:
                 for i in sound:
                     if (isinstance(i, str)):
                         if i == "H" and self.beep_level == "HIGH":
-                            GPIO.output(int(self.gpio), GPIO.HIGH)
+                            output(GPIO.HIGH)
                         elif i == "H" and self.beep_level != "HIGH":
-                            GPIO.output(int(self.gpio), GPIO.LOW)
+                            output(GPIO.LOW)
                         elif i == "L" and self.beep_level == "HIGH":
-                            GPIO.output(int(self.gpio), GPIO.LOW)
+                            output(GPIO.LOW)
                         else:
-                            GPIO.output(int(self.gpio), GPIO.HIGH)
+                            output(GPIO.HIGH)
                     else:
                         time.sleep(i)
+                if self.buzzer_type == "PASSIVE":
+                    self.p.stop()
             except Exception as e:
                 pass
 
@@ -51,7 +64,8 @@ class Buzzer(object):
 def init(cbpi):
     gpio = cbpi.get_config_parameter("buzzer", 16)
     beep_level = cbpi.get_config_parameter("buzzer_beep_level", "HIGH")
+    buzzer_type = cbpi.get_config_parameter("buzzer_type", "ACTIVE")
 
-    cbpi.buzzer = Buzzer(gpio, beep_level)
+    cbpi.buzzer = Buzzer(gpio, buzzer_type, beep_level)
     cbpi.beep()
     cbpi.app.logger.info("INIT OK")
diff --git a/update/4_passive_buzzer.sql b/update/4_passive_buzzer.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f42bfb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/update/4_passive_buzzer.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+INSERT OR IGNORE INTO config VALUES ('buzzer_type', 'ACTIVE', 'select', 'Buzzer type', '["ACTIVE", "PASSIVE"]');
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