diff --git a/UPGRADE.txt b/UPGRADE.txt
index e331e92c72..9410d501ff 100644
--- a/UPGRADE.txt
+++ b/UPGRADE.txt
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@
 === UPGRADE-10.txt -- Upgrade info for 1.8 to 10
 ===
 ===========================================================
+from 11.8 to 11.9
+* res_fax now returns the correct rates for V.27ter (4800 or 9600 bit/s).
+  Because of this the default settings would not load, so the minrate (minimum
+  transmission rate) option was changed to default to 4800 since that is the
+  minimum rate for v.27 which is included in the default modem options.
 
 From 11.7 to 11.8:
 * The per console verbose level feature as previously implemented caused a
diff --git a/configs/res_fax.conf.sample b/configs/res_fax.conf.sample
index 19933e39d1..47ea35e044 100644
--- a/configs/res_fax.conf.sample
+++ b/configs/res_fax.conf.sample
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ maxrate=14400
 
 ; Minimum Transmission Rate
 ; Possible values are { 2400 | 4800 | 7200 | 9600 | 12000 | 14400 }
-; Set this value to the minimum desired transfer rate.  Default: 2400
-minrate=2400
+; Set this value to the minimum desired transfer rate.  Default: 4800
+minrate=4800
 
 ; Send Progress/Status events to manager session
 ; Manager events with 'call' class permissions will receive events indicating the
diff --git a/res/res_fax.c b/res/res_fax.c
index 073777a904..853bfb4653 100644
--- a/res/res_fax.c
+++ b/res/res_fax.c
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ struct fax_module {
 };
 static AST_RWLIST_HEAD_STATIC(faxmodules, fax_module);
 
-#define RES_FAX_MINRATE 2400
+#define RES_FAX_MINRATE 4800
 #define RES_FAX_MAXRATE 14400
 #define RES_FAX_STATUSEVENTS 0
 #define RES_FAX_MODEM (AST_FAX_MODEM_V17 | AST_FAX_MODEM_V27 | AST_FAX_MODEM_V29)
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ static int check_modem_rate(enum ast_fax_modems modems, unsigned int rate)
 {
 	switch (rate) {
 	case 2400:
-		if (!(modems & (AST_FAX_MODEM_V27 | AST_FAX_MODEM_V34))) {
+		if (!(modems & (AST_FAX_MODEM_V34))) {
 			return 1;
 		}
 		break;
@@ -714,11 +714,15 @@ static int check_modem_rate(enum ast_fax_modems modems, unsigned int rate)
 		}
 		break;
 	case 7200:
-	case 9600:
 		if (!(modems & (AST_FAX_MODEM_V17 | AST_FAX_MODEM_V29 | AST_FAX_MODEM_V34))) {
 			return 1;
 		}
 		break;
+	case 9600:
+		if (!(modems & (AST_FAX_MODEM_V17 | AST_FAX_MODEM_V27 | AST_FAX_MODEM_V29 | AST_FAX_MODEM_V34))) {
+			return 1;
+		}
+		break;
 	case 12000:
 	case 14400:
 		if (!(modems & (AST_FAX_MODEM_V17 | AST_FAX_MODEM_V34))) {