diff --git a/core/plug-in/sipctrl/SipCtrlInterface.cpp b/core/plug-in/sipctrl/SipCtrlInterface.cpp
index 17fd39ca..e216ee9b 100644
--- a/core/plug-in/sipctrl/SipCtrlInterface.cpp
+++ b/core/plug-in/sipctrl/SipCtrlInterface.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ using std::stack;
 
 EXPORT_CONTROL_INTERFACE_FACTORY(SipCtrlInterfaceFactory,MOD_NAME);
 
+string SipCtrlInterfaceFactory::outbound_host = "";
+unsigned int SipCtrlInterfaceFactory::outbound_port = 0;
+
 AmCtrlInterface* SipCtrlInterfaceFactory::instance()
 {
     SipCtrlInterface* ctrl = new SipCtrlInterface(bind_addr,bind_port);
@@ -51,6 +54,19 @@ int SipCtrlInterfaceFactory::onLoad()
     INFO("SIP bind_addr: `%s'.\n", bind_addr.c_str());
     INFO("SIP bind_port: `%i'.\n", bind_port);
 
+    if (!AmConfig::OutboundProxy.empty()) {
+	sip_uri parsed_uri;
+	if (parse_uri(&parsed_uri, (char *)AmConfig::OutboundProxy.c_str(),
+		      AmConfig::OutboundProxy.length()) < 0) {
+	    ERROR("invalid outbound_proxy specified\n");
+	    return -1;
+	}
+	SipCtrlInterfaceFactory::outbound_host = c2stlstr(parsed_uri.host);
+	if (parsed_uri.port) {
+	    SipCtrlInterfaceFactory::outbound_port = parsed_uri.port;
+	}
+    }
+
     return 0;
     
 }
diff --git a/core/plug-in/sipctrl/SipCtrlInterface.h b/core/plug-in/sipctrl/SipCtrlInterface.h
index 772ecf6b..30696b9c 100644
--- a/core/plug-in/sipctrl/SipCtrlInterface.h
+++ b/core/plug-in/sipctrl/SipCtrlInterface.h
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ class SipCtrlInterfaceFactory: public AmCtrlInterfaceFactory
     unsigned short bind_port;
 
 public:
+
+    static string         outbound_host;
+    static unsigned int   outbound_port;
+
     SipCtrlInterfaceFactory(const string& name): AmCtrlInterfaceFactory(name) {}
     ~SipCtrlInterfaceFactory() {}
 
diff --git a/core/plug-in/sipctrl/trans_layer.cpp b/core/plug-in/sipctrl/trans_layer.cpp
index d6af41fb..fba12bca 100644
--- a/core/plug-in/sipctrl/trans_layer.cpp
+++ b/core/plug-in/sipctrl/trans_layer.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "SipCtrlInterface.h"
 #include "AmUtils.h"
 #include "AmSipMsg.h"
+#include "AmConfig.h"
 
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <netinet/in.h>
@@ -287,9 +288,14 @@ int trans_layer::set_next_hop(list<sip_header*>& route_hdrs,
 	    }
 
 	}
-	
-	next_hop  = c2stlstr(na.uri.host);
-	next_port = na.uri.port;
+
+	if (SipCtrlInterfaceFactory::outbound_host.empty()) {
+	    next_hop  = c2stlstr(na.uri.host);
+	    next_port = na.uri.port;
+	} else {
+	    next_hop = SipCtrlInterfaceFactory::outbound_host;
+	    next_port = SipCtrlInterfaceFactory::outbound_port;
+	}	    
 
 	if(!is_lr){
 	    
@@ -379,17 +385,23 @@ int trans_layer::set_next_hop(list<sip_header*>& route_hdrs,
     }
     else {
 
-	sip_uri parsed_r_uri;
-	err = parse_uri(&parsed_r_uri,r_uri.s,r_uri.len);
-	if(err < 0){
-	    ERROR("Invalid Request URI\n");
-	    return -1;
+	if (SipCtrlInterfaceFactory::outbound_host.empty()) {
+	    sip_uri parsed_r_uri;
+	    err = parse_uri(&parsed_r_uri,r_uri.s,r_uri.len);
+	    if(err < 0){
+		ERROR("Invalid Request URI\n");
+		return -1;
+	    }
+	    next_hop  = c2stlstr(parsed_r_uri.host);
+	    next_port = parsed_r_uri.port;
+	} else {
+	    next_hop = SipCtrlInterfaceFactory::outbound_host;
+	    next_port = SipCtrlInterfaceFactory::outbound_port;
 	}
-
-	next_hop  = c2stlstr(parsed_r_uri.host);
-	next_port = parsed_r_uri.port;
     }
 
+    DBG("next_hop:next_port is <%s:%u>\n", next_hop.c_str(), next_port);
+    
     err = resolver::instance()->resolve_name(next_hop.c_str(),
 					     remote_ip,IPv4,UDP);
     if(err < 0){