diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
index a93be5ded..e6d1ed6f2 100644
--- a/debian/patches/series
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -92,3 +92,4 @@ sipwise/pv_headers-store-To-info-in-xavp_parsed_name.r-on-re.patch
 ## git checkout -- debian/
 ### git commit + git-review as usual
 ###
+sipwise/fix_incorrect_branch_id_via_branch_next.patch
diff --git a/debian/patches/sipwise/fix_incorrect_branch_id_via_branch_next.patch b/debian/patches/sipwise/fix_incorrect_branch_id_via_branch_next.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..16a535902
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/sipwise/fix_incorrect_branch_id_via_branch_next.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+--- a/src/modules/rtpengine/rtpengine.c
++++ b/src/modules/rtpengine/rtpengine.c
+@@ -2255,6 +2255,10 @@
+ 						ng_flags->via = -1;
+ 					else if (str_eq(&val, "next"))
+ 						ng_flags->via = -2;
++					else if (str_eq(&val, "auto-next") || str_eq(&val, "next-auto"))
++						ng_flags->via = -3;
++					else if (str_eq(&val, "auto-extra") || str_eq(&val, "extra-auto"))
++						ng_flags->via = -4;
+ 					else
+ 						goto error;
+ 					goto next;
+@@ -2350,6 +2354,8 @@
+ 	char md5[MD5_LEN];
+ 	char branch_buf[MAX_BRANCH_PARAM_LEN];
+ 	bencode_item_t *result;
++	tm_cell_t *t;
++	unsigned int branch_idx;
+ 
+ 	/*** get & init basic stuff needed ***/
+ 
+@@ -2440,11 +2446,21 @@
+ 	bencode_dictionary_add_str(ng_flags.dict, "call-id", &ng_flags.call_id);
+ 
+ 	if (ng_flags.via) {
+-		ret = -1;
++		/* pre-process */
+ 		switch (ng_flags.via) {
+ 			case 3:
+ 				ng_flags.via = (msg->first_line.type == SIP_REPLY) ? 2 : 1;
+-				/* fall thru */
++				break;
++			case -3:
++				ng_flags.via = (msg->first_line.type == SIP_REPLY) ? 1 : -2;
++				break;
++			case -4:
++				ng_flags.via = (msg->first_line.type == SIP_REPLY) ? 1 : -1;
++				break;
++		}
++
++		ret = -1;
++		switch (ng_flags.via) {
+ 			case 1:
+ 			case 2:
+ 				ret = get_via_branch(msg, ng_flags.via, &viabranch);
+@@ -2456,10 +2472,16 @@
+ 			case -2:
+ 				if (!char_msg_val(msg, md5))
+ 					break;
++				branch_idx = 0;
++				if (tmb.t_gett) {
++					t = tmb.t_gett();
++					if (t && t != T_UNDEFINED)
++						branch_idx = t->nr_of_outgoings;
++				}
+ 				msg->hash_index = hash(msg->callid->body, get_cseq(msg)->number);
+ 
+ 				viabranch.s = branch_buf;
+-				if (branch_builder(msg->hash_index, 0, md5, 0, branch_buf, &viabranch.len))
++				if (branch_builder(msg->hash_index, 0, md5, branch_idx, branch_buf, &viabranch.len))
+ 					ret = 0;
+ 				break;
+ 		}
+--- a/src/modules/rtpengine/doc/rtpengine_admin.xml
++++ b/src/modules/rtpengine/doc/rtpengine_admin.xml
+@@ -2063,7 +2063,13 @@
+ 				<quote>auto</quote> - use the first <quote>Via</quote> header if this is
+ 				a request, or the second one if this is a reply;
+ 				<quote>extra</quote> - don't take the value from a header, but instead use
+-				the value of the <quote>extra_id_pv</quote> variable.
++				the value of the <quote>extra_id_pv</quote> variable;
++				<quote>next</quote> - use the branch ID generated by &kamailio; for the
++				next outgoing branch;
++				<quote>auto-next</quote> - use <quote>next</quote> in requests and
++				<quote>1</quote> in replies;
++				<quote>auto-extra</quote> - use <quote>extra</quote> in requests and
++				<quote>1</quote> in replies.
+ 				This can be used to create one media session per branch
+ 				on the &rtp; proxy. When sending a subsequent <quote>delete</quote> command to
+ 				the &rtp; proxy, you can then stop just the session for a specific branch when