diff --git a/channels/chan_misdn.c b/channels/chan_misdn.c
index af093fb752..5157302b7a 100644
--- a/channels/chan_misdn.c
+++ b/channels/chan_misdn.c
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ static int misdn_set_crypt_debug(int fd, int argc, char *argv[])
 static int misdn_port_block(int fd, int argc, char *argv[])
 {
 	int port;
-  
+
 	if (argc != 4)
 		return RESULT_SHOWUSAGE;
   
@@ -847,20 +847,6 @@ static int misdn_restart_pid (int fd, int argc, char *argv[])
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int misdn_send_restart(int fd, int argc, char *argv[])
-{
-	int port;
-	
-	if (argc != 4)
-		return RESULT_SHOWUSAGE;
- 
-	port = atoi(argv[3]);
- 
- 	misdn_lib_send_restart(port);
-	
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int misdn_port_up (int fd, int argc, char *argv[])
 {
 	int port;
@@ -1280,6 +1266,25 @@ static int misdn_send_cd (int fd, int argc, char *argv[])
 	return 0; 
 }
 
+static int misdn_send_restart(int fd, int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+	int port;
+	int channel;
+	
+	if ( (argc < 4) ||  (argc >  5) )
+		return RESULT_SHOWUSAGE;
+  
+	port = atoi(argv[3]);
+
+	if (argc==5) {
+		channel = atoi(argv[4]);
+ 		misdn_lib_send_restart(port, channel);
+	} else
+ 		misdn_lib_send_restart(port, -1 );
+	
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int misdn_send_digit (int fd, int argc, char *argv[])
 {
 	char *channame; 
diff --git a/channels/misdn/ie.c b/channels/misdn/ie.c
index 32f0b76c2e..4093805b5b 100644
--- a/channels/misdn/ie.c
+++ b/channels/misdn/ie.c
@@ -1402,3 +1402,21 @@ static void dec_ie_useruser(unsigned char *p, Q931_info_t *qi, int *protocol, ch
 }
 #endif
 
+/* IE_DISPLAY */
+static void enc_ie_restart_ind(unsigned char **ntmode, msg_t *msg, unsigned char rind, int nt, struct misdn_bchannel *bc)
+{
+	unsigned char *p;
+	Q931_info_t *qi = (Q931_info_t *)(msg->data + mISDN_HEADER_LEN);
+	/* if (MISDN_IE_DEBG) printf("    display='%s' (len=%d)\n", display, strlen((char *)display)); */
+
+	p = msg_put(msg, 3);
+	if (nt)
+		*ntmode = p+1;
+	else
+		qi->QI_ELEMENT(restart_ind) = p - (unsigned char *)qi - sizeof(Q931_info_t);
+	p[0] = IE_RESTART_IND;
+	p[1] = 1;
+	p[2] = rind;
+
+}
+
diff --git a/channels/misdn/isdn_lib.c b/channels/misdn/isdn_lib.c
index c1fc2332f1..d9632a003f 100644
--- a/channels/misdn/isdn_lib.c
+++ b/channels/misdn/isdn_lib.c
@@ -1135,9 +1135,6 @@ int init_bc(struct misdn_stack *stack,  struct misdn_bchannel *bc, int midev, in
 		
 	}
 	
-	
-	
-	
 	{
 		stack_info_t *stinf;
 		ret = mISDN_get_stack_info(midev, stack->port, buff, sizeof(buff));
@@ -3208,13 +3205,15 @@ void misdn_send_unlock(struct misdn_bchannel *bc);
 void misdn_send_lock(struct misdn_bchannel *bc)
 {
 	//cb_log(0,bc->port,"Locking bc->pid:%d\n", bc->pid);
-	pthread_mutex_lock(&bc->send_lock->lock);
+	if (bc->send_lock)
+		pthread_mutex_lock(&bc->send_lock->lock);
 }
 
 void misdn_send_unlock(struct misdn_bchannel *bc)
 {
 	//cb_log(0,bc->port,"UnLocking bc->pid:%d\n", bc->pid);
-	pthread_mutex_unlock(&bc->send_lock->lock);
+	if (bc->send_lock)
+		pthread_mutex_unlock(&bc->send_lock->lock);
 }
 
 int misdn_lib_send_event(struct misdn_bchannel *bc, enum event_e event )
@@ -3654,7 +3653,7 @@ int misdn_lib_pid_restart(int pid)
 }
 
 /*Sends Restart message for every bchnanel*/
-int misdn_lib_send_restart(int port)
+int misdn_lib_send_restart(int port, int channel)
 {
 	struct misdn_stack *stack=find_stack_by_port(port);
 	cb_log(0, port, "Sending Restarts on this port.\n");
@@ -3665,9 +3664,17 @@ int misdn_lib_send_restart(int port)
 	dummybc.l3_id=MISDN_ID_GLOBAL;
 	dummybc.nt=stack->nt;
 
+	/*default is all channels*/
 	int max=stack->pri?30:2;
-	int i;
-	for (i=1;i<=max;i++) {
+	int i=1;
+	
+	/*if a channel is specified we restart only this one*/
+	if (channel > 0) {
+		i=channel;
+		max=channel;
+	}
+
+	for (;i<=max;i++) {
 		dummybc.channel=i;
 		cb_log(0, port, "Restarting channel %d\n",i);
 		misdn_lib_send_event(&dummybc, EVENT_RESTART);
diff --git a/channels/misdn/isdn_lib.h b/channels/misdn/isdn_lib.h
index a4492729f0..5ad837a2a8 100644
--- a/channels/misdn/isdn_lib.h
+++ b/channels/misdn/isdn_lib.h
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ void isdn_lib_stop_dtmf (struct misdn_bchannel *bc);
 
 int misdn_lib_port_restart(int port);
 int misdn_lib_pid_restart(int pid);
-int misdn_lib_send_restart(int port);
+int misdn_lib_send_restart(int port, int channel);
 
 int misdn_lib_get_port_info(int port);
 
diff --git a/channels/misdn/isdn_msg_parser.c b/channels/misdn/isdn_msg_parser.c
index d25faf7908..8534e4e74a 100644
--- a/channels/misdn/isdn_msg_parser.c
+++ b/channels/misdn/isdn_msg_parser.c
@@ -839,6 +839,7 @@ static msg_t *build_restart (struct isdn_msg msgs[], struct misdn_bchannel *bc,
 	printf("Building RESTART Msg\n"); 
 #endif
 	enc_ie_channel_id(&restart->CHANNEL_ID, msg, 1,bc->channel, nt,bc);
+	enc_ie_restart_ind(&restart->RESTART_IND, msg, 0x80, nt, bc);
 
 	cb_log(0,bc->port, "Restarting channel %d\n", bc->channel);