diff --git a/apps/app_queue.c b/apps/app_queue.c
index a03dd8522f..d3071a8193 100644
--- a/apps/app_queue.c
+++ b/apps/app_queue.c
@@ -1829,6 +1829,7 @@ static struct localuser *wait_for_answer(struct queue_ent *qe, struct localuser
 						o->stillgoing = 0;
 						numnochan++;
 					} else {
+						ast_channel_inherit_variables(in, o->chan);
 						if (o->chan->cid.cid_num)
 							free(o->chan->cid.cid_num);
 						o->chan->cid.cid_num = NULL;