diff --git a/src/include/switch_ivr.h b/src/include/switch_ivr.h
index 7d0ff8f226..3d9db37997 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_ivr.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_ivr.h
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_ivr_speak_text(switch_core_session_t *ses
   \brief Make an outgoing call
   \param session originating session
   \param bleg B leg session
+  \param cause a pointer to hold call cause
   \param bridgeto the desired remote callstring
   \param timelimit_sec timeout in seconds for outgoing call
   \param table optional state handler table to install on the channel
@@ -199,6 +200,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_ivr_speak_text(switch_core_session_t *ses
 */
 SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_ivr_originate(switch_core_session_t *session,
 													 switch_core_session_t **bleg,
+													 switch_call_cause_t *cause,
 													 char *bridgeto,
 													 uint32_t timelimit_sec,
 													 const switch_state_handler_table_t *table,
diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_bridgecall/mod_bridgecall.c b/src/mod/applications/mod_bridgecall/mod_bridgecall.c
index b4da03930c..f2ca02209e 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_bridgecall/mod_bridgecall.c
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_bridgecall/mod_bridgecall.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ static void audio_bridge_function(switch_core_session_t *session, char *data)
 	switch_core_session_t *peer_session;
 	unsigned int timelimit = 60;
 	char *var;
+	switch_call_cause_t cause = SWITCH_CAUSE_NORMAL_CLEARING;
 
 	caller_channel = switch_core_session_get_channel(session);
 	assert(caller_channel != NULL);
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ static void audio_bridge_function(switch_core_session_t *session, char *data)
 		timelimit = atoi(var);
 	}
 
-	if (switch_ivr_originate(session, &peer_session, data, timelimit, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+	if (switch_ivr_originate(session, &peer_session, &cause, data, timelimit, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
 		switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_ERROR, "Cannot Create Outgoing Channel!\n");
 		switch_channel_hangup(caller_channel, SWITCH_CAUSE_REQUESTED_CHAN_UNAVAIL);
 		return;
diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_commands/mod_commands.c b/src/mod/applications/mod_commands/mod_commands.c
index 45052b1d3e..f8a88e1154 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_commands/mod_commands.c
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_commands/mod_commands.c
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ static switch_status_t originate_function(char *cmd, switch_core_session_t *ises
 	int x, argc = 0;
 	char *aleg, *exten, *dp, *context, *cid_name, *cid_num;
 	uint32_t timeout = 60;
-
+	switch_call_cause_t cause = SWITCH_CAUSE_NORMAL_CLEARING;
 	if (isession) {
 		stream->write_function(stream, "Illegal Usage\n");
 		return SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ static switch_status_t originate_function(char *cmd, switch_core_session_t *ises
 		return SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 	}
 
-	if (switch_ivr_originate(NULL, &caller_session, aleg, timeout, &noop_state_handler, cid_name, cid_num, NULL) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+	if (switch_ivr_originate(NULL, &caller_session, &cause, aleg, timeout, &noop_state_handler, cid_name, cid_num, NULL) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
 		stream->write_function(stream, "Cannot Create Outgoing Channel! [%s]\n", aleg);
 		return SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 	} 
diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/mod_conference.c b/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/mod_conference.c
index 357ed7a74d..74db3e4bc3 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/mod_conference.c
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/mod_conference.c
@@ -2044,13 +2044,21 @@ static switch_status_t conference_outcall(conference_obj_t *conference,
 	switch_status_t status = SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 	switch_channel_t *caller_channel = NULL;
 	char appdata[512];
+	switch_call_cause_t cause = SWITCH_CAUSE_NORMAL_CLEARING;
 
-
-	if (switch_ivr_originate(session, &peer_session, bridgeto, timeout, &audio_bridge_peer_state_handlers, cid_name, cid_num, NULL) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+	if (switch_ivr_originate(session,
+							 &peer_session,
+							 &cause,
+							 bridgeto,
+							 timeout,
+							 &audio_bridge_peer_state_handlers,
+							 cid_name,
+							 cid_num,
+							 NULL) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
 		switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_ERROR, "Cannot Create Outgoing Channel!\n");
 		if (session) {
 			caller_channel = switch_core_session_get_channel(session);
-			switch_channel_hangup(caller_channel, SWITCH_CAUSE_REQUESTED_CHAN_UNAVAIL);
+			switch_channel_hangup(caller_channel, cause);
 		}
 		goto done;
 	} 
diff --git a/src/mod/languages/mod_spidermonkey/mod_spidermonkey.c b/src/mod/languages/mod_spidermonkey/mod_spidermonkey.c
index 01c74d3e28..fb9e2a0346 100644
--- a/src/mod/languages/mod_spidermonkey/mod_spidermonkey.c
+++ b/src/mod/languages/mod_spidermonkey/mod_spidermonkey.c
@@ -1390,6 +1390,7 @@ static JSBool session_construct(JSContext *cx, JSObject *obj, uintN argc, jsval
 {
 	switch_memory_pool_t *pool = NULL;
 	if (argc > 1) {
+		switch_call_cause_t cause = SWITCH_CAUSE_NORMAL_CLEARING;
 		struct js_session *jss = NULL;
 		JSObject *session_obj;
 		switch_core_session_t *session = NULL, *peer_session = NULL;
@@ -1471,7 +1472,7 @@ static JSBool session_construct(JSContext *cx, JSObject *obj, uintN argc, jsval
 												   context,
 												   dest);
 		
-		if (switch_ivr_originate(session, &peer_session, dest, to ? atoi(to) : 60, NULL, NULL, NULL, caller_profile) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+		if (switch_ivr_originate(session, &peer_session, &cause, dest, to ? atoi(to) : 60, NULL, NULL, NULL, caller_profile) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
 			switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_WARNING, "Cannot Create Outgoing Channel! [%s]\n", dest);
 			return JS_TRUE;
 		}
diff --git a/src/switch_ivr.c b/src/switch_ivr.c
index 52c62c4d91..9690237c46 100644
--- a/src/switch_ivr.c
+++ b/src/switch_ivr.c
@@ -1534,6 +1534,7 @@ static uint8_t check_channel_status(switch_channel_t **peer_channels,
 #define MAX_PEERS 256
 SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_ivr_originate(switch_core_session_t *session,
 													 switch_core_session_t **bleg,
+													 switch_call_cause_t *cause,
 													 char *bridgeto,
 													 uint32_t timelimit_sec,
 													 const switch_state_handler_table_t *table,
@@ -1849,6 +1850,11 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_ivr_originate(switch_core_session_t *sess
 
 
  done:
+	if (caller_channel) {
+		*cause = switch_channel_get_cause(caller_channel);
+	} else {
+		*cause = SWITCH_CAUSE_CHANNEL_UNACCEPTABLE;
+	}
 	if (odata) {
 		free(odata);
 	}