diff --git a/channels/chan_sip.c b/channels/chan_sip.c
index b017a03ed9..a8058438a0 100644
--- a/channels/chan_sip.c
+++ b/channels/chan_sip.c
@@ -28111,7 +28111,7 @@ static int reload_config(enum channelreloadreason reason)
 	global_shrinkcallerid = 1;
 	authlimit = DEFAULT_AUTHLIMIT;
 	authtimeout = DEFAULT_AUTHTIMEOUT;
-	global_store_sip_cause = FALSE;
+	global_store_sip_cause = DEFAULT_STORE_SIP_CAUSE;
 
 	sip_cfg.matchexternaddrlocally = DEFAULT_MATCHEXTERNADDRLOCALLY;
 
diff --git a/channels/sip/include/sip.h b/channels/sip/include/sip.h
index e44a50685c..b0134d1c04 100644
--- a/channels/sip/include/sip.h
+++ b/channels/sip/include/sip.h
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@
 #define DEFAULT_SDPSESSION "Asterisk PBX"  /*!< Default SDP session name, (s=) header unless re-defined in sip.conf */
 #define DEFAULT_SDPOWNER   "root"          /*!< Default SDP username field in (o=) header unless re-defined in sip.conf */
 #define DEFAULT_ENGINE     "asterisk"      /*!< Default RTP engine to use for sessions */
+#define DEFAULT_STORE_SIP_CAUSE FALSE      /*!< Store HASH(SIP_CAUSE,<channel name>) for channels by default */
 #endif
 /*@}*/