diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/mod_conference.c b/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/mod_conference.c
index c431f11286..9ac4dd18ae 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/mod_conference.c
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/mod_conference.c
@@ -9066,6 +9066,7 @@ SWITCH_STANDARD_APP(conference_function)
 	char *profile_name = NULL;
 	switch_xml_t cxml = NULL, cfg = NULL, profiles = NULL;
 	const char *flags_str, *v_flags_str;
+	const char *cflags_str, *v_cflags_str;
 	member_flag_t mflags = 0;
 	switch_core_session_message_t msg = { 0 };
 	uint8_t rl = 0, isbr = 0;
@@ -9129,6 +9130,16 @@ SWITCH_STANDARD_APP(conference_function)
 		}
 	}
 
+    cflags_str = flags_str;
+
+	if ((v_cflags_str = switch_channel_get_variable(channel, "conference_flags"))) {
+		if (zstr(cflags_str)) {
+			cflags_str = v_cflags_str;
+		} else {
+			cflags_str = switch_core_session_sprintf(session, "%s|%s", cflags_str, v_cflags_str);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* is this a bridging conference ? */
 	if (!strncasecmp(mydata, bridge_prefix, strlen(bridge_prefix))) {
 		isbr = 1;
@@ -9219,6 +9230,8 @@ SWITCH_STANDARD_APP(conference_function)
 			goto done;
 		}
 
+		set_cflags(cflags_str, &conference->flags);
+
 		if (locked) {
 			switch_mutex_unlock(globals.setup_mutex);
 			locked = 0;
@@ -9294,6 +9307,8 @@ SWITCH_STANDARD_APP(conference_function)
 				goto done;
 			}
 
+			set_cflags(cflags_str, &conference->flags);
+
 			if (locked) {
 				switch_mutex_unlock(globals.setup_mutex);
 				locked = 0;