diff --git a/apps/app_dial.c b/apps/app_dial.c
index ce50a10da9..505bfff0c5 100755
--- a/apps/app_dial.c
+++ b/apps/app_dial.c
@@ -753,6 +753,7 @@ static int dial_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 			cur = rest;
 			continue;
 		}
+		pbx_builtin_setvar_helper(tmp->chan, "DIALEDPEERNUMBER", numsubst);
 		if (!ast_strlen_zero(tmp->chan->call_forward)) {
 			char tmpchan[256]="";
 			char *stuff;
@@ -917,8 +918,11 @@ static int dial_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 			ast_cdr_setdestchan(chan->cdr, peer->name);
 		if (peer->name)
 			pbx_builtin_setvar_helper(chan, "DIALEDPEERNAME", peer->name);
-		if (numsubst)
-			pbx_builtin_setvar_helper(chan, "DIALEDPEERNUMBER", numsubst);
+
+		number = pbx_builtin_getvar_helper(peer, "DIALEDPEERNUMBER");
+		if (!number)
+			number = numsubst;
+		pbx_builtin_setvar_helper(chan, "DIALEDPEERNUMBER", number);
  		/* JDG: sendurl */
  		if( url && !ast_strlen_zero(url) && ast_channel_supports_html(peer) ) {
  			ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "app_dial: sendurl=%s.\n", url);