diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
index 66c8a4e12..621a702e1 100644
--- a/debian/patches/series
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -21,3 +21,6 @@ sipwise/usrloc_dbro.patch
 sipwise/0001-kex-add-extended-core-stats.patch
 ##
 sipwise/rtpengine_next_branch_parm.patch
+# sca improvements
+sipwise/sca_add_onhold_bflag.patch
+##
diff --git a/debian/patches/sipwise/sca_add_onhold_bflag.patch b/debian/patches/sipwise/sca_add_onhold_bflag.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5669e1127
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/sipwise/sca_add_onhold_bflag.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+From: Victor Seva <linuxmaniac@torreviejawireless.org>
+Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2016 12:38:49 +0200
+Subject: sca: add onhold_bflag module parameter
+
+* disable by default (-1)
+* will skip parsing the sdp for on hold discovery and it will
+  use the value of the bflag
+
+Change-Id: I5180804f189316b48be9cbd1410376d6601666ba
+---
+ modules/sca/doc/sca_admin.xml | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
+ modules/sca/sca.c             |  7 +++++++
+ modules/sca/sca.h             |  1 +
+ modules/sca/sca_util.c        |  8 ++++++--
+ 4 files changed, 36 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/modules/sca/doc/sca_admin.xml b/modules/sca/doc/sca_admin.xml
+index 85911ce..a4b5210 100644
+--- a/modules/sca/doc/sca_admin.xml
++++ b/modules/sca/doc/sca_admin.xml
+@@ -262,6 +262,28 @@ modparam( "sca", "db_update_interval", 120 )
+ 		</programlisting>
+ 		</example>
+ 	</section>
++
++	<section id="sca.p.onhold_bflag">
++		<title><varname>onhold_bflag</varname> (integer)</title>
++		<para>
++		<para>
++		Which branch flag should be used by the module to identify if the call
++		is on-hold instead of parsing the sdp.
++		</para>
++		<para>
++		<emphasis>
++			Default value is -1 (disabled).
++		</emphasis>
++		</para>
++		<example>
++		<title>Set <varname>onhold_bflag</varname> parameter</title>
++		<programlisting format="linespecific">
++...
++modparam("sca", "onhold_bflag", 15)
++...
++</programlisting>
++		</example>
++	</section>
+ 	</section>
+ 
+ 	<section>
+diff --git a/modules/sca/sca.c b/modules/sca/sca.c
+index 4c73c0f..6b9f0e9 100644
+--- a/modules/sca/sca.c
++++ b/modules/sca/sca.c
+@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ int			hash_table_size = -1;
+ int			call_info_max_expires = 3600;
+ int			line_seize_max_expires = 15;
+ int			purge_expired_interval = 120;
++int onhold_bflag = -1;
+ 
+ static param_export_t	params[] = {
+     { "outbound_proxy",		PARAM_STR,	&outbound_proxy },
+@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@ static param_export_t	params[] = {
+     { "call_info_max_expires",	INT_PARAM,	&call_info_max_expires },
+     { "line_seize_max_expires", INT_PARAM,	&line_seize_max_expires },
+     { "purge_expired_interval",	INT_PARAM,	&purge_expired_interval },
++    {"onhold_bflag", INT_PARAM, &onhold_bflag},
+     { NULL,			0,		NULL },
+ };
+ 
+@@ -242,6 +244,11 @@ sca_set_config( sca_mod *scam )
+     scam->cfg->call_info_max_expires = call_info_max_expires;
+     scam->cfg->line_seize_max_expires = line_seize_max_expires;
+     scam->cfg->purge_expired_interval = purge_expired_interval;
++    if(onhold_bflag > 31) {
++        LM_ERR("sca_set_config: onhold_bflag value > 31\n");
++        return (-1);
++    }
++    scam->cfg->onhold_bflag = onhold_bflag;
+ 
+     return( 0 );
+ }
+diff --git a/modules/sca/sca.h b/modules/sca/sca.h
+index 83a1c08..f5dd225 100644
+--- a/modules/sca/sca.h
++++ b/modules/sca/sca.h
+@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ struct _sca_config {
+     int		call_info_max_expires;
+     int		line_seize_max_expires;
+     int		purge_expired_interval;
++    int onhold_bflag;
+ };
+ typedef struct _sca_config	sca_config;
+ 
+diff --git a/modules/sca/sca_util.c b/modules/sca/sca_util.c
+index 1a5643e..ce422ba 100644
+--- a/modules/sca/sca_util.c
++++ b/modules/sca/sca_util.c
+@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@
+  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+  */
+ #include "sca_common.h"
+-
++#include "sca.h"
+ #include <assert.h>
+ 
+ #include "sca_util.h"
+-
++#include "../../dset.h"
+ #include "../../parser/sdp/sdp.h"
+ 
+     int
+@@ -431,6 +431,10 @@ sca_call_is_held( sip_msg_t *msg )
+     int			is_held = 0;
+     int			rc;
+ 
++    if(sca->cfg->onhold_bflag >= 0) {
++        LM_DBG("sca_call_is_held: skip parse_sdp and use onhold_bflag\n");
++        return isbflagset(0, (flag_t)sca->cfg->onhold_bflag);
++    }
+     rc = parse_sdp( msg );
+     if ( rc < 0 ) {
+ 	LM_ERR( "sca_call_is_held: parse_sdp body failed" );