diff --git a/apps/ivr/Ivr.cpp b/apps/ivr/Ivr.cpp
index 615b6a98..8b29aa35 100644
--- a/apps/ivr/Ivr.cpp
+++ b/apps/ivr/Ivr.cpp
@@ -464,6 +464,11 @@ void IvrFactory::start_deferred_threads() {
 }
 
 
+int IvrDialog::transfer(const string& target)
+{
+    return dlg.transfer(target);
+}
+
 /**
  * Load a script using user name from URI.
  * Note: there is no default script.
diff --git a/apps/ivr/Ivr.h b/apps/ivr/Ivr.h
index 765f7ca9..9533163b 100644
--- a/apps/ivr/Ivr.h
+++ b/apps/ivr/Ivr.h
@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ public:
 
     // must be called before everything else.
     void setPyPtrs(PyObject *mod, PyObject *dlg);
+
+    int transfer(const string& target);
     
     void onSessionStart(const AmSipRequest& req);
     void onBye(const AmSipRequest& req);
diff --git a/apps/ivr/IvrDialogBase.cpp b/apps/ivr/IvrDialogBase.cpp
index 9621d704..1b64d0b7 100644
--- a/apps/ivr/IvrDialogBase.cpp
+++ b/apps/ivr/IvrDialogBase.cpp
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ static PyObject* IvrDialogBase_stopSession(IvrDialogBase* self, PyObject*)
 {
     assert(self->p_dlg);
     self->p_dlg->setStopped();
+	self->p_dlg->postEvent(0);
     Py_INCREF(Py_None);
     return Py_None;
 }
@@ -385,6 +386,24 @@ IvrDialogBase_getdialog(IvrDialogBase *self, void *closure)
   return self->dialog;
 }
 
+static PyObject*
+IvrDialogBase_redirect(IvrDialogBase *self, PyObject* args)
+{
+    assert(self->p_dlg);
+    
+    char* refer_to=0;
+    if(!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,"s",&refer_to))
+		return NULL;
+    
+    if(self->p_dlg->transfer(refer_to)){
+		ERROR("redirect failed\n");
+		return NULL;
+    }
+    
+    Py_INCREF(Py_None);
+    return Py_None;
+    
+}
 
 static PyMethodDef IvrDialogBase_methods[] = {
     
@@ -412,7 +431,9 @@ static PyMethodDef IvrDialogBase_methods[] = {
     {"bye", (PyCFunction)IvrDialogBase_bye, METH_NOARGS,
      "Send a BYE"
     },
-    
+    {"redirect", (PyCFunction)IvrDialogBase_redirect, METH_VARARGS,
+     "Refers the remote party to some third party."
+    },   
     // Media control
     {"enqueue", (PyCFunction)IvrDialogBase_enqueue, METH_VARARGS,
      "Add some audio to the queue (mostly IvrAudioFile)"
diff --git a/core/AmSipDialog.cpp b/core/AmSipDialog.cpp
index cf2e0fa6..63e8328a 100644
--- a/core/AmSipDialog.cpp
+++ b/core/AmSipDialog.cpp
@@ -421,6 +421,49 @@ int AmSipDialog::refer(const string& refer_to)
 
 }
 
+int AmSipDialog::transfer(const string& target)
+{
+    if(status == Connected){
+
+		status = Disconnecting;
+		
+		string      hdrs;
+		AmSipDialog tmp_d(*this);
+		
+		tmp_d.setRoute("");
+		tmp_d.contact_uri = "Contact: <" + tmp_d.remote_uri + ">\n";
+		tmp_d.remote_uri = target;
+		
+		if(!route.empty()){
+			
+			vector<string>::iterator it = route.begin();
+			string r_set = "P-Transfer-RR: " + *it;
+			
+			for(it++; it != route.end(); it++)
+				r_set += "," + *it;
+			
+			hdrs += r_set + "\n";
+		}
+		
+		if(!next_hop.empty())
+			hdrs += "P-Transfer-NH: " + next_hop + "\n";
+		
+		int ret = tmp_d.sendRequest("REFER","","",hdrs);
+		if(!ret){
+			uac_trans.insert(tmp_d.uac_trans.begin(),
+							 tmp_d.uac_trans.end());
+			cseq = tmp_d.cseq;
+		}
+		
+		return ret;
+    }
+	
+    DBG("transfer(): we are not connected "
+	"(status=%i). do nothing!\n",status);
+    
+    return 0;
+}
+
 int AmSipDialog::cancel()
 {
     int cancel_cseq = -1;
diff --git a/core/AmSipDialog.h b/core/AmSipDialog.h
index 0f9882f8..ab41bd45 100644
--- a/core/AmSipDialog.h
+++ b/core/AmSipDialog.h
@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ public:
 	       const string& content_type,
 	       const string& body);
 	int refer(const string& refer_to);
+	int transfer(const string& target);
+
     /**
      * @return true if a transaction could be found that
      *              matches the CANCEL's one.