diff --git a/src/switch_ivr_bridge.c b/src/switch_ivr_bridge.c
index 527058f70c0..7eac74adb23 100644
--- a/src/switch_ivr_bridge.c
+++ b/src/switch_ivr_bridge.c
@@ -1201,18 +1201,23 @@ static switch_status_t uuid_bridge_on_soft_execute(switch_core_session_t *sessio
 		}
 
 		switch_core_session_reset(session, SWITCH_TRUE, SWITCH_TRUE);
-
 		if (switch_ivr_wait_for_answer(session, other_session) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+
 			if (switch_true(switch_channel_get_variable(channel, "uuid_bridge_continue_on_cancel"))) {
 				switch_channel_set_state(channel, CS_EXECUTE);
 			} else if (switch_true(switch_channel_get_variable(channel, "uuid_bridge_park_on_cancel"))) {
 				switch_ivr_park_session(session);
-			} else if (!switch_channel_test_flag(channel, CF_TRANSFER)) {
-				switch_channel_hangup(channel, SWITCH_CAUSE_ORIGINATOR_CANCEL);
+			} else if (switch_true(switch_channel_get_variable(channel, SWITCH_HANGUP_AFTER_BRIDGE_VARIABLE))) { /*++RLB  */
+				if (!switch_channel_test_flag(channel, CF_TRANSFER)) {
+					switch_channel_hangup(channel, SWITCH_CAUSE_ORIGINATOR_CANCEL);
+				}
+			} else {																					/*++RLB hangup_after_bridge false */
+				switch_channel_set_state(channel, CS_EXECUTE);											/*++RLB  */
 			}
 			goto done;
 		}
 
+
 		ready_a = switch_channel_ready(channel);
 		ready_b = switch_channel_ready(other_channel);
 
@@ -1267,7 +1272,11 @@ static switch_status_t uuid_bridge_on_soft_execute(switch_core_session_t *sessio
 		}
 		
 		if (hup) {
-			switch_channel_hangup(channel, SWITCH_CAUSE_DESTINATION_OUT_OF_ORDER);
+			if (switch_true(switch_channel_get_variable(channel, SWITCH_HANGUP_AFTER_BRIDGE_VARIABLE))) {	/*++RLB  */
+				switch_channel_hangup(channel, SWITCH_CAUSE_DESTINATION_OUT_OF_ORDER);
+			} else {																						/*++RLB  */
+				switch_channel_set_state(channel, CS_EXECUTE);												/*++RLB  */
+			}																								/*++RLB  */
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -2168,7 +2177,6 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_ivr_uuid_bridge(const char *originator_uu
 			switch_channel_set_flag(originator_channel, CF_TRANSFER);
 			switch_channel_set_flag(originatee_channel, CF_TRANSFER);
 
-
 			switch_channel_clear_flag(originator_channel, CF_ORIGINATING);
 			switch_channel_clear_flag(originatee_channel, CF_ORIGINATING);
 
diff --git a/src/switch_ivr_originate.c b/src/switch_ivr_originate.c
index 99c70991bde..a9464577d1e 100644
--- a/src/switch_ivr_originate.c
+++ b/src/switch_ivr_originate.c
@@ -1236,7 +1236,9 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_ivr_wait_for_answer(switch_core_session_t
 
 	if (!switch_channel_media_ready(peer_channel)) {
 		if (switch_channel_up_nosig(peer_channel)) {
-			switch_channel_hangup(peer_channel, SWITCH_CAUSE_DESTINATION_OUT_OF_ORDER);
+			if (switch_true(switch_channel_get_variable(peer_channel, SWITCH_HANGUP_AFTER_BRIDGE_VARIABLE))) { /*+++RLB*/
+				switch_channel_hangup(peer_channel, SWITCH_CAUSE_DESTINATION_OUT_OF_ORDER);
+			}
 		}
 		status = SWITCH_STATUS_FALSE;
 	}