diff --git a/src/switch_ivr_originate.c b/src/switch_ivr_originate.c
index 43320e8860..a8b1a918ac 100644
--- a/src/switch_ivr_originate.c
+++ b/src/switch_ivr_originate.c
@@ -620,6 +620,8 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_ivr_originate(switch_core_session_t *sess
 					ok = 1;
 				} else if (!strcasecmp((char *) hi->name, "return_ring_ready")) {
 					ok = 1;
+				} else if (!strcasecmp((char *) hi->name, "ring_ready")) {
+					ok = 1;
 				} else if (!strcasecmp((char *) hi->name, "originate_retries")) {
 					ok = 1;
 				} else if (!strcasecmp((char *) hi->name, "originate_timeout")) {
@@ -709,6 +711,10 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_ivr_originate(switch_core_session_t *sess
 		return_ring_ready = 1;
 	}
 
+	if ((var_val = switch_event_get_header(var_event, "ring_ready")) && switch_true(var_val)) {
+		ring_ready = 1;
+	}
+
 	if ((var_val = switch_event_get_header(var_event, "originate_timeout"))) {
 		int tmp = atoi(var_val);
 		if (tmp > 0) {