diff --git a/config/jail.conf b/config/jail.conf
index c6eea0ef..1e663a22 100644
--- a/config/jail.conf
+++ b/config/jail.conf
@@ -457,23 +457,15 @@ ignoreip = 168.192.0.1
 # Miscelaneous
 #
 
-# Multiple jails, 1 per protocol, are necessary ATM:
-# see https://github.com/fail2ban/fail2ban/issues/37
-[asterisk-tcp]
+[asterisk]
 
-filter   = asterisk
 port     = 5060,5061
-protocol = tcp
-logpath  = /var/log/asterisk/messages
-maxretry = 10
-
-[asterisk-udp]
-
-filter	 = asterisk
-port     = 5060,5061
-protocol = udp
 logpath  = /var/log/asterisk/messages
 maxretry = 10
+# Astrix requires both tcp and udp
+action   = %(banaction)s[name=%(__name__)s-tcp, port="%(port)s", protocol="tcp", chain="%(chain)s", actname=%(banaction)s-tcp]
+           %(banaction)s[name=%(__name__)s-udp, port="%(port)s", protocol="udp", chain="%(chain)s", actname=%(banaction)s-udp]
+           %(mta)s-whois[name=%(__name__)s, dest="%(destemail)s"]
 
 # To log wrong MySQL access attempts add to /etc/my.cnf:
 # log-error=/var/log/mysqld.log
diff --git a/fail2ban/client/actionreader.py b/fail2ban/client/actionreader.py
index ca4080d0..7ae3c45b 100644
--- a/fail2ban/client/actionreader.py
+++ b/fail2ban/client/actionreader.py
@@ -43,27 +43,38 @@ class ActionReader(DefinitionInitConfigReader):
 		["string", "actionunban", ""],
 	]
 
+	def __init__(self, file_, jailName, initOpts, **kwargs):
+		self._name = initOpts.get("actname", file_)
+		DefinitionInitConfigReader.__init__(
+			self, file_, jailName, initOpts, **kwargs)
+
+	def setName(self, name):
+		self._name = name
+
+	def getName(self):
+		return self._name
+
 	def read(self):
 		return ConfigReader.read(self, os.path.join("action.d", self._file))
 
 	def convert(self):
-		head = ["set", self._name]
+		head = ["set", self._jailName]
 		stream = list()
-		stream.append(head + ["addaction", self._file])
+		stream.append(head + ["addaction", self._name])
 		for opt in self._opts:
 			if opt == "actionstart":
-				stream.append(head + ["actionstart", self._file, self._opts[opt]])
+				stream.append(head + ["actionstart", self._name, self._opts[opt]])
 			elif opt == "actionstop":
-				stream.append(head + ["actionstop", self._file, self._opts[opt]])
+				stream.append(head + ["actionstop", self._name, self._opts[opt]])
 			elif opt == "actioncheck":
-				stream.append(head + ["actioncheck", self._file, self._opts[opt]])
+				stream.append(head + ["actioncheck", self._name, self._opts[opt]])
 			elif opt == "actionban":
-				stream.append(head + ["actionban", self._file, self._opts[opt]])
+				stream.append(head + ["actionban", self._name, self._opts[opt]])
 			elif opt == "actionunban":
-				stream.append(head + ["actionunban", self._file, self._opts[opt]])
+				stream.append(head + ["actionunban", self._name, self._opts[opt]])
 		# cInfo
 		if self._initOpts:
 			for p in self._initOpts:
-				stream.append(head + ["setcinfo", self._file, p, self._initOpts[p]])
+				stream.append(head + ["setcinfo", self._name, p, self._initOpts[p]])
 
 		return stream
diff --git a/fail2ban/client/beautifier.py b/fail2ban/client/beautifier.py
index a0ff8ff3..a92e9520 100644
--- a/fail2ban/client/beautifier.py
+++ b/fail2ban/client/beautifier.py
@@ -132,6 +132,12 @@ class Beautifier:
 						msg = msg + "|- [" + str(c) + "]: " + ip + "\n"
 						c += 1
 					msg = msg + "`- [" + str(c) + "]: " + response[len(response)-1]
+			elif inC[2] == "actions":
+				if len(response) == 0:
+					msg = "No actions for jail %s" % inC[1]
+				else:
+					msg = "The jail %s has the following actions:\n" % inC[1]
+					msg += ", ".join(action.getName() for action in response)
 		except Exception:
 			logSys.warning("Beautifier error. Please report the error")
 			logSys.error("Beautify " + `response` + " with " + `self.__inputCmd` +
diff --git a/fail2ban/client/configreader.py b/fail2ban/client/configreader.py
index 9a1fedaf..ac6af8f7 100644
--- a/fail2ban/client/configreader.py
+++ b/fail2ban/client/configreader.py
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ class DefinitionInitConfigReader(ConfigReader):
 	def __init__(self, file_, jailName, initOpts, **kwargs):
 		ConfigReader.__init__(self, **kwargs)
 		self._file = file_
-		self._name = jailName
+		self._jailName = jailName
 		self._initOpts = initOpts
 	
 	def setFile(self, fileName):
@@ -154,11 +154,11 @@ class DefinitionInitConfigReader(ConfigReader):
 	def getFile(self):
 		return self.__file
 	
-	def setName(self, name):
-		self._name = name
+	def setJailName(self, jailName):
+		self._jailName = jailName
 	
-	def getName(self):
-		return self._name
+	def getJailName(self):
+		return self._jailName
 	
 	def read(self):
 		return ConfigReader.read(self, self._file)
diff --git a/fail2ban/client/filterreader.py b/fail2ban/client/filterreader.py
index 62424ddb..5369bc5f 100644
--- a/fail2ban/client/filterreader.py
+++ b/fail2ban/client/filterreader.py
@@ -50,14 +50,14 @@ class FilterReader(DefinitionInitConfigReader):
 				for regex in self._opts[opt].split('\n'):
 					# Do not send a command if the rule is empty.
 					if regex != '':
-						stream.append(["set", self._name, "addfailregex", regex])
+						stream.append(["set", self._jailName, "addfailregex", regex])
 			elif opt == "ignoreregex":
 				for regex in self._opts[opt].split('\n'):
 					# Do not send a command if the rule is empty.
 					if regex != '':
-						stream.append(["set", self._name, "addignoreregex", regex])		
+						stream.append(["set", self._jailName, "addignoreregex", regex])		
 		if self._initOpts:
 			if 'maxlines' in self._initOpts:
-				stream.append(["set", self._name, "maxlines", self._initOpts["maxlines"]])
+				stream.append(["set", self._jailName, "maxlines", self._initOpts["maxlines"]])
 		return stream
 		
diff --git a/fail2ban/protocol.py b/fail2ban/protocol.py
index cacde4c2..334e7908 100644
--- a/fail2ban/protocol.py
+++ b/fail2ban/protocol.py
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ protocol = [
 ["get <JAIL> maxretry", "gets the number of failures allowed for <JAIL>"],
 ["get <JAIL> maxlines", "gets the number of lines to buffer for <JAIL>"],
 ["get <JAIL> addaction", "gets the last action which has been added for <JAIL>"],
+["get <JAIL> actions", "gets a list of actions for <JAIL>"],
 ["get <JAIL> actionstart <ACT>", "gets the start command for the action <ACT> for <JAIL>"],
 ["get <JAIL> actionstop <ACT>", "gets the stop command for the action <ACT> for <JAIL>"],
 ["get <JAIL> actioncheck <ACT>", "gets the check command for the action <ACT> for <JAIL>"],
diff --git a/fail2ban/server/actions.py b/fail2ban/server/actions.py
index b7e58975..0f7e6b72 100644
--- a/fail2ban/server/actions.py
+++ b/fail2ban/server/actions.py
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ class Actions(JailThread):
 	# @param name The action name
 	
 	def addAction(self, name):
+		# Check is action name already exists
+		if name in [action.getName() for action in self.__actions]:
+			raise ValueError("Action %s already exists" % name)
 		action = Action(name)
 		self.__actions.append(action)
 	
@@ -104,6 +107,14 @@ class Actions(JailThread):
 		self.__actions.append(action)
 		return action
 	
+	##
+	# Returns the list of actions
+	#
+	# @return list of actions
+	
+	def getActions(self):
+		return self.__actions
+	
 	##
 	# Set the ban time.
 	#
diff --git a/fail2ban/server/server.py b/fail2ban/server/server.py
index 632d0546..092867bf 100644
--- a/fail2ban/server/server.py
+++ b/fail2ban/server/server.py
@@ -236,6 +236,9 @@ class Server:
 	def getLastAction(self, name):
 		return self.__jails.getAction(name).getLastAction()
 	
+	def getActions(self, name):
+		return self.__jails.getAction(name).getActions()
+	
 	def delAction(self, name, value):
 		self.__jails.getAction(name).delAction(value)
 	
diff --git a/fail2ban/server/transmitter.py b/fail2ban/server/transmitter.py
index 2a4514da..b293217e 100644
--- a/fail2ban/server/transmitter.py
+++ b/fail2ban/server/transmitter.py
@@ -265,6 +265,8 @@ class Transmitter:
 		# Action
 		elif command[1] == "bantime":
 			return self.__server.getBanTime(name)
+		elif command[1] == "actions":
+			return self.__server.getActions(name)
 		elif command[1] == "addaction":
 			return self.__server.getLastAction(name).getName()
 		elif command[1] == "actionstart":
diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/clientreadertestcase.py b/fail2ban/tests/clientreadertestcase.py
index 62d994c8..61101aa5 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/clientreadertestcase.py
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/clientreadertestcase.py
@@ -302,3 +302,28 @@ class JailsReaderTest(unittest.TestCase):
 		configurator._Configurator__jails.setBaseDir('/tmp')
 		self.assertEqual(configurator._Configurator__jails.getBaseDir(), '/tmp')
 		self.assertEqual(configurator.getBaseDir(), CONFIG_DIR)
+
+	def testMultipleSameAction(self):
+		basedir = tempfile.mkdtemp("fail2ban_conf")
+		os.mkdir(os.path.join(basedir, "filter.d"))
+		os.mkdir(os.path.join(basedir, "action.d"))
+		open(os.path.join(basedir, "action.d", "testaction1.conf"), 'w').close()
+		open(os.path.join(basedir, "filter.d", "testfilter1.conf"), 'w').close()
+		jailfd = open(os.path.join(basedir, "jail.conf"), 'w')
+		jailfd.write("""
+[testjail1]
+action = testaction1[actname=test1]
+         testaction1[actname=test2]
+filter = testfilter1
+""")
+		jailfd.close()
+		jails = JailsReader(basedir=basedir)
+		self.assertTrue(jails.read())
+		self.assertTrue(jails.getOptions())
+		comm_commands = jails.convert()
+
+		action_names = [comm[-1] for comm in comm_commands if comm[:3] == ['set', 'testjail1', 'addaction']]
+
+		self.assertNotEqual(len(set(action_names)), 1)
+
+		shutil.rmtree(basedir)
diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/servertestcase.py b/fail2ban/tests/servertestcase.py
index 385b83d4..67c7e6ae 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/servertestcase.py
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/servertestcase.py
@@ -440,8 +440,12 @@ class Transmitter(TransmitterBase):
 			self.transm.proceed(["set", self.jailName, "addaction", action]),
 			(0, action))
 		self.assertEqual(
-			self.transm.proceed(["get", self.jailName, "addaction", action]),
+			self.transm.proceed(["get", self.jailName, "addaction"]),
 			(0, action))
+		self.assertEqual(
+			self.transm.proceed(
+				["get", self.jailName, "actions"])[1][0].getName(),
+			action)
 		for cmd, value in zip(cmdList, cmdValueList):
 			self.assertEqual(
 				self.transm.proceed(
diff --git a/man/jail.conf.5 b/man/jail.conf.5
index d571dc7b..3f9c0884 100644
--- a/man/jail.conf.5
+++ b/man/jail.conf.5
@@ -59,7 +59,15 @@ The following options are applicable to all jails. Their meaning is described in
 \fBbackend\fR
 .TP
 \fBusedns\fR
-
+.PP
+Each jail can be configured with only a single filter, but may have multiple actions. By default, the name of a action is the action filename. In the case where multiple of the same action are to be used, the \fBactname\fR option can be assigned to the action to avoid duplicatione.g.:
+.PP
+.nf
+[ssh-iptables-ipset]
+enabled = true
+action = sendmail[name=ssh, dest=john@example.com, actname=mail-john]
+         sendmail[name=ssh, dest=paul@example.com, actname=mail-paul]
+.fi
 
 .SH "ACTION FILES"
 Action files specify which commands are executed to ban and unban an IP address. They are located under \fI/etc/fail2ban/action.d\fR.