diff --git a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/sofia.c b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/sofia.c
index 1a6d7c45bf..06e6c4bb7a 100644
--- a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/sofia.c
+++ b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/sofia.c
@@ -5136,7 +5136,7 @@ void sofia_handle_sip_i_refer(nua_t *nua, sofia_profile_t *profile, nua_handle_t
 							sofia_clear_flag_locked(b_tech_pvt, TFLAG_SIP_HOLD);
 							switch_channel_clear_flag(channel_b, CF_LEG_HOLDING);
 							sofia_clear_flag_locked(tech_pvt, TFLAG_HOLD_LOCK);
-							switch_channel_set_variable(channel_b, "park_timeout", "2");
+							switch_channel_set_variable(channel_b, "park_timeout", "2:attended_transfer");
 							switch_channel_set_state(channel_b, CS_PARK);
 
 						} else {
diff --git a/src/switch_ivr.c b/src/switch_ivr.c
index 3d21777ef8..addcac373f 100644
--- a/src/switch_ivr.c
+++ b/src/switch_ivr.c
@@ -689,6 +689,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_ivr_park(switch_core_session_t *session,
 	int timeout = 0;
 	time_t expires = 0;
 	switch_codec_implementation_t read_impl = { 0 };
+	switch_call_cause_t timeout_cause = SWITCH_CAUSE_NORMAL_CLEARING;
 
 
 	if (switch_channel_test_flag(channel, CF_CONTROLLED)) {
@@ -701,6 +702,12 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_ivr_park(switch_core_session_t *session,
 	}
 
 	if ((to = switch_channel_get_variable(channel, "park_timeout"))) {
+		char *cause_str;
+
+		if ((cause_str = strstr(to, ':'))) {
+			timeout_cause = switch_channel_str2cause(cause_str + 1);
+		}
+		
 		if ((timeout = atoi(to)) < 0) {
 			timeout = 0;
 		} else {
@@ -737,7 +744,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_ivr_park(switch_core_session_t *session,
 			break;
 		} else {
 			if (expires && switch_epoch_time_now(NULL) >= expires) {
-				switch_channel_hangup(channel, SWITCH_CAUSE_NORMAL_CLEARING);
+				switch_channel_hangup(channel, timeout_cause);
 				break;
 			}