diff --git a/src/include/switch_types.h b/src/include/switch_types.h
index 4fd03d387c..77da217f04 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_types.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_types.h
@@ -1355,7 +1355,7 @@ struct switch_network_list;
 typedef struct switch_network_list switch_network_list_t;
 
 
-#define SWITCH_API_VERSION 1
+#define SWITCH_API_VERSION 2
 #define SWITCH_MODULE_LOAD_ARGS (switch_loadable_module_interface_t **module_interface, switch_memory_pool_t *pool)
 #define SWITCH_MODULE_RUNTIME_ARGS (void)
 #define SWITCH_MODULE_SHUTDOWN_ARGS (void)
@@ -1366,22 +1366,32 @@ typedef switch_status_t (*switch_module_shutdown_t) SWITCH_MODULE_SHUTDOWN_ARGS;
 #define SWITCH_MODULE_RUNTIME_FUNCTION(name) switch_status_t name SWITCH_MODULE_RUNTIME_ARGS
 #define SWITCH_MODULE_SHUTDOWN_FUNCTION(name) switch_status_t name SWITCH_MODULE_SHUTDOWN_ARGS
 
+typedef enum {
+	SMODF_NONE = 0,
+	SMODF_GLOBAL_SYMBOLS = (1 << 0)
+} switch_module_flag_enum_t;
+typedef uint32_t switch_module_flag_t;
+
 typedef struct switch_loadable_module_function_table {
 	int switch_api_version;
 	switch_module_load_t load;
 	switch_module_shutdown_t shutdown;
 	switch_module_runtime_t runtime;
+	switch_module_flag_t flags;
 } switch_loadable_module_function_table_t;
 
-#define SWITCH_MODULE_DEFINITION(name, load, shutdown, runtime)								\
+#define SWITCH_MODULE_DEFINITION_EX(name, load, shutdown, runtime, flags)					\
 static const char modname[] =  #name ;														\
 SWITCH_MOD_DECLARE_DATA switch_loadable_module_function_table_t name##_module_interface = {	\
 	SWITCH_API_VERSION,																		\
 	load,																					\
 	shutdown,																				\
-	runtime																					\
+	runtime,																				\
+	flags																					\
 }
 
+#define SWITCH_MODULE_DEFINITION(name, load, shutdown, runtime)								\
+		SWITCH_MODULE_DEFINITION_EX(name, load, shutdown, runtime, SMODF_NONE)
 
 /* things we don't deserve to know about */
 /*! \brief A channel */
diff --git a/src/mod/asr_tts/mod_cepstral/mod_cepstral.c b/src/mod/asr_tts/mod_cepstral/mod_cepstral.c
index 5d914a04f1..c91c2746fd 100644
--- a/src/mod/asr_tts/mod_cepstral/mod_cepstral.c
+++ b/src/mod/asr_tts/mod_cepstral/mod_cepstral.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 #define SWIFT_FAILED(r) ((void *)(r) < (void *)0)
 
 SWITCH_MODULE_LOAD_FUNCTION(mod_cepstral_load);
-SWITCH_MODULE_DEFINITION(mod_cepstral, mod_cepstral_load, NULL, NULL);
+SWITCH_MODULE_DEFINITION_EX(mod_cepstral, mod_cepstral_load, NULL, NULL, SMODF_GLOBAL_SYMBOLS);
 
 static swift_engine *engine;
 
diff --git a/src/mod/languages/mod_lua/mod_lua.cpp b/src/mod/languages/mod_lua/mod_lua.cpp
index 04b17f75df..37af26e23a 100644
--- a/src/mod/languages/mod_lua/mod_lua.cpp
+++ b/src/mod/languages/mod_lua/mod_lua.cpp
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ SWITCH_BEGIN_EXTERN_C
 SWITCH_MODULE_LOAD_FUNCTION(mod_lua_load);
 SWITCH_MODULE_SHUTDOWN_FUNCTION(mod_lua_shutdown);
 
-SWITCH_MODULE_DEFINITION(mod_lua, mod_lua_load, mod_lua_shutdown, NULL);
-
+SWITCH_MODULE_DEFINITION_EX(mod_lua, mod_lua_load, mod_lua_shutdown, NULL, SMODF_GLOBAL_SYMBOLS);
 static struct {
 	switch_memory_pool_t *pool;
 	char *xml_handler;
diff --git a/src/switch_loadable_module.c b/src/switch_loadable_module.c
index 42d7bd1cc8..e65e3e6db2 100644
--- a/src/switch_loadable_module.c
+++ b/src/switch_loadable_module.c
@@ -691,6 +691,7 @@ static switch_status_t switch_loadable_module_load_file(char *path, char *filena
 	char *derr = NULL;
 	const char *err = NULL;
 	switch_memory_pool_t *pool;
+	switch_bool_t load_global = global;
 
 	switch_assert(path != NULL);
 
@@ -700,11 +701,11 @@ static switch_status_t switch_loadable_module_load_file(char *path, char *filena
 	struct_name = switch_core_sprintf(pool, "%s_module_interface", filename);
 
 #ifdef WIN32
-	dso = switch_dso_open("FreeSwitch.dll", global, &derr);
+	dso = switch_dso_open("FreeSwitch.dll", load_global, &derr);
 #elif defined (MACOSX) || defined(DARWIN)
-	dso = switch_dso_open(SWITCH_PREFIX_DIR "/lib/libfreeswitch.dylib", global, &derr);
+	dso = switch_dso_open(SWITCH_PREFIX_DIR "/lib/libfreeswitch.dylib", load_global, &derr);
 #else
-	dso = switch_dso_open(NULL, global, &derr);
+	dso = switch_dso_open(NULL, load_global, &derr);
 #endif
 	if (!derr && dso) {
 		interface_struct_handle = switch_dso_data_sym(dso, struct_name, &derr);
@@ -713,7 +714,7 @@ static switch_status_t switch_loadable_module_load_file(char *path, char *filena
 	switch_safe_free(derr)
 
 	if (!interface_struct_handle) {
-		dso = switch_dso_open(path, global, &derr);
+		dso = switch_dso_open(path, load_global, &derr);
 	}
 
 	while (loading) {
@@ -731,6 +732,20 @@ static switch_status_t switch_loadable_module_load_file(char *path, char *filena
 			break;
 		}
 
+		if (interface_struct_handle && interface_struct_handle->switch_api_version != SWITCH_API_VERSION) {
+			err = "Trying to load an out of date module, please rebuild the module.";
+			break;	
+		}
+
+		if (!load_global && interface_struct_handle && switch_test_flag(interface_struct_handle, SMODF_GLOBAL_SYMBOLS)) {
+			load_global = SWITCH_TRUE;
+			switch_dso_destroy(&dso);
+			interface_struct_handle = NULL;
+			dso = switch_dso_open(path, load_global, &derr);
+			switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_DEBUG, "Loading module with global namespace at request of module\n");
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		if (interface_struct_handle) {
 			mod_interface_functions = interface_struct_handle;
 			load_func_ptr = mod_interface_functions->load;