diff --git a/rigs/kenwood/kenwood.c b/rigs/kenwood/kenwood.c
index 5ec5b322d..ef2beb63e 100644
--- a/rigs/kenwood/kenwood.c
+++ b/rigs/kenwood/kenwood.c
@@ -5351,9 +5351,11 @@ int kenwood_send_voice_mem(RIG *rig, vfo_t vfo, int bank)
     SNPRINTF(cmd, sizeof(cmd), "PB01");
     kenwood_transaction(rig, cmd, NULL, 0);
 #endif
-    if (rig->caps->rig_model == RIG_MODEL_TS2000 && (bank < 1 || bank > 3))
+    if ((bank < 1 || bank > 3) &&
+        (rig->caps->rig_model == RIG_MODEL_TS2000
+        || rig->caps->rig_model == RIG_MODEL_TS480))
     {
-        rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_ERR, "%s: TS2000 channel is from 1 to 3\n", __func__);
+        rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_ERR, "%s: TS2000/TS480 channel is from 1 to 3\n", __func__);
         return -RIG_EINVAL;
     }
     // some rigs have 5 channels -- newew ones  have 10 channels
@@ -5365,8 +5367,9 @@ int kenwood_send_voice_mem(RIG *rig, vfo_t vfo, int bank)
         return -RIG_EINVAL;
     }
     if (rig->caps->rig_model == RIG_MODEL_TS2000
+        || (rig->caps->rig_model == RIG_MODEL_TS480
         || (rig->caps->rig_model == RIG_MODEL_TS590SG
-        || rig->caps->rig_model == RIG_MODEL_TS590S))
+        || rig->caps->rig_model == RIG_MODEL_TS590S)))
     {
         SNPRINTF(cmd, sizeof(cmd), "PB%d", bank);
     }
diff --git a/rigs/kenwood/ts480.c b/rigs/kenwood/ts480.c
index 70bb0e39c..273f6695d 100644
--- a/rigs/kenwood/ts480.c
+++ b/rigs/kenwood/ts480.c
@@ -1249,7 +1249,7 @@ const struct rig_caps ts480_caps =
     RIG_MODEL(RIG_MODEL_TS480),
     .model_name = "TS-480",
     .mfg_name = "Kenwood",
-    .version = BACKEND_VER ".2",
+    .version = BACKEND_VER ".3",
     .copyright = "LGPL",
     .status = RIG_STATUS_STABLE,
     .rig_type = RIG_TYPE_TRANSCEIVER,
@@ -1433,6 +1433,8 @@ const struct rig_caps ts480_caps =
     .get_ext_func = ts480_get_ext_func,
     .send_morse = kenwood_send_morse,
     .wait_morse =  rig_wait_morse,
+    .send_voice_mem = kenwood_send_voice_mem,
+    .stop_voice_mem = kenwood_stop_voice_mem,
     .vfo_op = kenwood_vfo_op,
     .hamlib_check_rig_caps = HAMLIB_CHECK_RIG_CAPS
 };