diff --git a/lib/tasks/dial.js b/lib/tasks/dial.js
index 4beef111..e4ff994c 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/dial.js
+++ b/lib/tasks/dial.js
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ class TaskDial extends Task {
     this.boostAudioSignal = this.data.boostAudioSignal;
     this._mediaPath = MediaPath.FullMedia;
     this.forwardPAI = this.data.forwardPAI;
+    this.srtpEncryption = this.data.srtpEncryption;
 
     if (this.dtmfHook) {
       const {parentDtmfCollector, childDtmfCollector} = parseDtmfOptions(logger, this.data.dtmfCapture || {});
diff --git a/lib/utils/place-outdial.js b/lib/utils/place-outdial.js
index fbfe9a2e..843c747b 100644
--- a/lib/utils/place-outdial.js
+++ b/lib/utils/place-outdial.js
@@ -84,7 +84,11 @@ class SingleDialer extends Emitter {
       'X-Jambonz-Routing': this.target.type,
       'X-Call-Sid': this.callSid,
       ...(this.applicationSid && {'X-Application-Sid': this.applicationSid}),
-      ...(this.target.proxy && {'X-SIP-Proxy': this.target.proxy})
+      ...(this.target.proxy && {'X-SIP-Proxy': this.target.proxy}),
+      /* request encrypted media (SRTP) on the outbound leg for sip: URI targets;
+         sbc-outbound honors X-Jambonz-SRTP when forwarding the call */
+      ...('sip' === this.target.type && this.dialTask?.srtpEncryption &&
+        {'X-Jambonz-SRTP': this.dialTask.srtpEncryption})
     };
     if (srf.locals.fsUUID) {
       opts.headers = {
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index bcd62467..308dcae2 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         "@jambonz/speech-utils": "^0.2.30",
         "@jambonz/stats-collector": "^0.1.10",
         "@jambonz/time-series": "^0.2.17",
-        "@jambonz/verb-specifications": "^0.1.12",
+        "@jambonz/verb-specifications": "^0.1.13",
         "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk": "^1.9.0",
         "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.8.0",
         "@opentelemetry/exporter-jaeger": "^1.23.0",
@@ -1643,9 +1643,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@jambonz/verb-specifications": {
-      "version": "0.1.12",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@jambonz/verb-specifications/-/verb-specifications-0.1.12.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Ddqk78om3k2l1Kj6IGB945W8KOOEwKPLxWeXao6H4jMCbrRponCN+gFOOFUC8q4KRmoe4yaQ6Y02UkejPtaYzQ==",
+      "version": "0.1.13",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@jambonz/verb-specifications/-/verb-specifications-0.1.13.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-z/Nb1RE2ADJDAqcOOlevjWytZOnLyboErn6ZZRtz1VVYsrqaAlctYWaLOw6edFcrF9bfr9XhT6uBSma/1Na/Sw==",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "debug": "^4.3.4",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 63e2330c..7b7e3e28 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     "@jambonz/speech-utils": "^0.2.30",
     "@jambonz/stats-collector": "^0.1.10",
     "@jambonz/time-series": "^0.2.17",
-    "@jambonz/verb-specifications": "^0.1.12",
+    "@jambonz/verb-specifications": "^0.1.13",
     "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk": "^1.9.0",
     "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.8.0",
     "@opentelemetry/exporter-jaeger": "^1.23.0",