diff --git a/src/include/switch_core_media.h b/src/include/switch_core_media.h
index 722b1e9aa4..043bbbce44 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_core_media.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_core_media.h
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ typedef enum {
 	SM_NDLB_ALLOW_NONDUP_SDP = (1 << 1),
 	SM_NDLB_ALLOW_CRYPTO_IN_AVP = (1 << 2),
 	SM_NDLB_DISABLE_SRTP_AUTH = (1 << 3),
-	SM_NDLB_SENDRECV_IN_SESSION = (1 << 4)
+	SM_NDLB_SENDRECV_IN_SESSION = (1 << 4),
+	SM_NDLB_NEVER_PATCH_REINVITE = (1 << 5)
 } switch_core_media_NDLB_t;
 
 typedef enum {
diff --git a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/sofia.c b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/sofia.c
index dbb2bf8c22..ea4ed5544e 100644
--- a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/sofia.c
+++ b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/sofia.c
@@ -4091,6 +4091,12 @@ switch_status_t config_sofia(sofia_config_t reload, char *profile_name)
 						} else {
 							sofia_clear_pflag(profile, PFLAG_FORWARD_MWI_NOTIFY);
 						}
+					} else if (!strcasecmp(var, "NDLB-proxy-never-patch-reinvites")) {
+						if (switch_true(val)) {
+							profile->mndlb |= SM_NDLB_NEVER_PATCH_REINVITE;
+						} else {
+							profile->mndlb &= ~SM_NDLB_NEVER_PATCH_REINVITE;
+						}
 					} else if (!strcasecmp(var, "registration-thread-frequency")) {
 						profile->ireg_seconds = atoi(val);
 						if (profile->ireg_seconds < 0) {
@@ -6722,7 +6728,7 @@ static void sofia_handle_sip_i_state(switch_core_session_t *session, int status,
 							}
 						}
 
-						if (switch_channel_test_flag(channel, CF_PROXY_MEDIA)) {
+						if (switch_channel_test_flag(channel, CF_PROXY_MEDIA) && !(tech_pvt->profile->mndlb & SM_NDLB_NEVER_PATCH_REINVITE)) {
 							if (switch_core_media_proxy_remote_addr(session, r_sdp) == SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS && !is_t38) {
 								nua_respond(tech_pvt->nh, SIP_200_OK, TAG_END());
 								switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_SESSION_LOG(session), SWITCH_LOG_DEBUG, "Audio params changed, NOT proxying re-invite.\n");
diff --git a/src/switch_core_media.c b/src/switch_core_media.c
index be6caf5247..115a9dbda0 100644
--- a/src/switch_core_media.c
+++ b/src/switch_core_media.c
@@ -7148,10 +7148,12 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(void) switch_core_media_patch_sdp(switch_core_session_t *session)
 
 	len = strlen(smh->mparams->local_sdp_str) * 2;
 
-	if (switch_channel_test_flag(session->channel, CF_ANSWERED) &&
-		(switch_stristr("sendonly", smh->mparams->local_sdp_str) || switch_stristr("0.0.0.0", smh->mparams->local_sdp_str))) {
-		switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_SESSION_LOG(session), SWITCH_LOG_DEBUG, "Skip patch on hold SDP\n");
-		return;
+	if (!(smh->mparams->ndlb & SM_NDLB_NEVER_PATCH_REINVITE)) {
+		if (switch_channel_test_flag(session->channel, CF_ANSWERED) &&
+			(switch_stristr("sendonly", smh->mparams->local_sdp_str) || switch_stristr("0.0.0.0", smh->mparams->local_sdp_str))) {
+			switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_SESSION_LOG(session), SWITCH_LOG_DEBUG, "Skip patch on hold SDP\n");
+			return;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (zstr(a_engine->local_sdp_ip) || !a_engine->local_sdp_port) {// || switch_channel_test_flag(session->channel, CF_PROXY_MEDIA)) {