diff --git a/src/include/switch_types.h b/src/include/switch_types.h
index f9f5a492d7..65b395959c 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_types.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_types.h
@@ -1405,6 +1405,7 @@ typedef enum {
 	CF_AUDIO_PAUSE,
 	CF_VIDEO_PAUSE,
 	CF_BYPASS_MEDIA_AFTER_HOLD,
+	CF_HANGUP_HELD,
 	/* WARNING: DO NOT ADD ANY FLAGS BELOW THIS LINE */
 	/* IF YOU ADD NEW ONES CHECK IF THEY SHOULD PERSIST OR ZERO THEM IN switch_core_session.c switch_core_session_request_xml() */
 	CF_FLAG_MAX
diff --git a/src/switch_channel.c b/src/switch_channel.c
index 7351fc691b..8c338cf8cb 100644
--- a/src/switch_channel.c
+++ b/src/switch_channel.c
@@ -3160,6 +3160,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_channel_state_t) switch_channel_perform_hangup(switch_chan
 
 	if (switch_channel_test_flag(channel, CF_LEG_HOLDING)) {
 		switch_channel_mark_hold(channel, SWITCH_FALSE);
+		switch_channel_set_flag(channel, CF_HANGUP_HELD);
 	}
 
 	if (!ok) {
diff --git a/src/switch_ivr_bridge.c b/src/switch_ivr_bridge.c
index 60c74e281b..19d6099a33 100644
--- a/src/switch_ivr_bridge.c
+++ b/src/switch_ivr_bridge.c
@@ -646,12 +646,11 @@ static void *audio_bridge_thread(switch_thread_t *thread, void *obj)
 	switch_channel_set_variable(chan_a, SWITCH_BRIDGE_VARIABLE, NULL);
 	switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_SESSION_LOG(session_a), SWITCH_LOG_DEBUG, "BRIDGE THREAD DONE [%s]\n", switch_channel_get_name(chan_a));
 	switch_channel_clear_flag(chan_a, CF_BRIDGED);
-
-	if (switch_channel_test_flag(chan_a, CF_LEG_HOLDING)) {
-
+	
+	if (switch_channel_test_flag(chan_a, CF_LEG_HOLDING) || switch_channel_test_flag(chan_a, CF_HANGUP_HELD)) {
 		if (switch_channel_ready(chan_b) && switch_channel_get_state(chan_b) != CS_PARK) {
 			const char *ext = switch_channel_get_variable(chan_a, "hold_hangup_xfer_exten");
-
+			
 			switch_channel_stop_broadcast(chan_b);
 
 			if (zstr(ext)) {
@@ -664,7 +663,10 @@ static void *audio_bridge_thread(switch_thread_t *thread, void *obj)
 				switch_channel_set_variable(chan_b, SWITCH_TRANSFER_AFTER_BRIDGE_VARIABLE, ext);
 			}
 		}
-		switch_channel_mark_hold(chan_a, SWITCH_FALSE);
+
+		if (switch_channel_test_flag(chan_a, CF_LEG_HOLDING)) {
+			switch_channel_mark_hold(chan_a, SWITCH_FALSE);
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (switch_channel_test_flag(chan_a, CF_INTERCEPTED)) {