diff --git a/channels/chan_misdn.c b/channels/chan_misdn.c
index b26df3468a..93da8d5a61 100644
--- a/channels/chan_misdn.c
+++ b/channels/chan_misdn.c
@@ -2404,6 +2404,16 @@ enum ast_bridge_result  misdn_bridge (struct ast_channel *c0,
 	else
 		return -1;
 
+	int p1_b, p2_b;
+
+	misdn_cfg_get(ch1->bc->port, MISDN_CFG_BRIDGING, &p1_b, sizeof(int));
+	misdn_cfg_get(ch2->bc->port, MISDN_CFG_BRIDGING, &p2_b, sizeof(int));
+	
+	if ( ! p1_b || ! p2_b) {
+		ast_log(LOG_NOTICE, "Falling back to Asterisk bridging\n");
+		return AST_BRIDGE_FAILED;
+	}
+
 	int bridging;
 	misdn_cfg_get( 0, MISDN_GEN_BRIDGING, &bridging, sizeof(int));
 	if (bridging) {
@@ -2842,6 +2852,7 @@ static struct ast_channel *misdn_new(struct chan_list *chlist, int state,  char
 		
 		int bridging;
 		misdn_cfg_get( 0, MISDN_GEN_BRIDGING, &bridging, sizeof(int));
+		
 		if (bridging)
 			tmp->tech = &misdn_tech;
 		else
diff --git a/channels/misdn/chan_misdn_config.h b/channels/misdn/chan_misdn_config.h
index 9305df500b..78cfdb2f9f 100644
--- a/channels/misdn/chan_misdn_config.h
+++ b/channels/misdn/chan_misdn_config.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ enum misdn_cfg_elements {
 	MISDN_CFG_NEED_MORE_INFOS,     /* bool */
 	MISDN_CFG_NOAUTORESPOND_ON_SETUP,     /* bool */
 	MISDN_CFG_NTTIMEOUT,     /* bool */
+	MISDN_CFG_BRIDGING,              /* int */
 	MISDN_CFG_JITTERBUFFER,              /* int */
 	MISDN_CFG_JITTERBUFFER_UPPER_THRESHOLD,              /* int */
 	MISDN_CFG_CALLGROUP,           /* ast_group_t */
diff --git a/channels/misdn_config.c b/channels/misdn_config.c
index 9018e7f7a5..607b44d7f5 100644
--- a/channels/misdn_config.c
+++ b/channels/misdn_config.c
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ static const struct misdn_cfg_spec port_spec[] = {
 	{ "need_more_infos", MISDN_CFG_NEED_MORE_INFOS, MISDN_CTYPE_BOOL, "0", NONE },
 	{ "noautorespond_on_setup", MISDN_CFG_NOAUTORESPOND_ON_SETUP, MISDN_CTYPE_BOOL, "0", NONE },
 	{ "nttimeout", MISDN_CFG_NTTIMEOUT, MISDN_CTYPE_BOOL, "no", NONE },
+	{ "bridging", MISDN_CFG_BRIDGING, MISDN_CTYPE_BOOL, "yes", NONE },
 	{ "jitterbuffer", MISDN_CFG_JITTERBUFFER, MISDN_CTYPE_INT, "4000", NONE },
 	{ "jitterbuffer_upper_threshold", MISDN_CFG_JITTERBUFFER_UPPER_THRESHOLD, MISDN_CTYPE_INT, "0", NONE },
 	{ "callgroup", MISDN_CFG_CALLGROUP, MISDN_CTYPE_ASTGROUP, NO_DEFAULT, NONE },