diff --git a/libs/freetdm/mod_freetdm/mod_freetdm.c b/libs/freetdm/mod_freetdm/mod_freetdm.c
index c98117c807..e2ec6a8545 100755
--- a/libs/freetdm/mod_freetdm/mod_freetdm.c
+++ b/libs/freetdm/mod_freetdm/mod_freetdm.c
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ static struct {
 	analog_option_t analog_options;
 	switch_hash_t *ss7_configs;
 	int sip_headers;
+	uint8_t crash_on_assert;
 } globals;
 
 /* private data attached to each fs session */
@@ -2389,6 +2390,8 @@ static switch_status_t load_config(void)
 				globals.debug = atoi(val);
 			} else if (!strcasecmp(var, "hold-music")) {
 				switch_set_string(globals.hold_music, val);
+			} else if (!strcasecmp(var, "crash-on-assert")) {
+				globals.crash_on_assert = switch_true(val);
 			} else if (!strcasecmp(var, "sip-headers")) {
 				globals.sip_headers = switch_true(val);
 			} else if (!strcasecmp(var, "enable-analog-option")) {
@@ -3358,6 +3361,10 @@ static switch_status_t load_config(void)
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (globals.crash_on_assert) {
+		ftdm_log(FTDM_LOG_WARNING, "Crash on assert enabled\n");
+		ftdm_global_set_crash_policy(FTDM_CRASH_ON_ASSERT);
+	}
 
 	switch_xml_free(xml);