diff --git a/src/switch_ivr_originate.c b/src/switch_ivr_originate.c
index 12cebbbf9b..6d0a3c71d3 100644
--- a/src/switch_ivr_originate.c
+++ b/src/switch_ivr_originate.c
@@ -569,6 +569,8 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_ivr_originate(switch_core_session_t *sess
 					ok = 1;
 				} else if (!strcasecmp((char *)hi->name, "originate_retries")) {
 					ok = 1;
+				} else if (!strcasecmp((char *)hi->name, "originate_timeout")) {
+					ok = 1;
 				} else if (!strcasecmp((char *)hi->name, "originate_retry_sleep_ms")) {
 					ok = 1;
 				} else if (!strcasecmp((char *)hi->name, "origination_caller_id_name")) {
@@ -652,6 +654,13 @@ 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, "originate_timeout")) && switch_true(var_val)) {
+		int tmp = atoi(var_val);
+		if (tmp > 0) {
+			timelimit_sec = (uint32_t) tmp;
+		}
+	}
+
 	if ((var_val = switch_event_get_header(var_event, "originate_retries")) && switch_true(var_val)) {
 		int32_t tmp;
 		tmp = atoi(var_val);