diff --git a/channels/chan_iax2.c b/channels/chan_iax2.c
index 8c28003a0a..7c71f33ad2 100644
--- a/channels/chan_iax2.c
+++ b/channels/chan_iax2.c
@@ -3126,8 +3126,12 @@ static int iax2_call(struct ast_channel *c, char *dest, int timeout)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	if (!pds.exten)
-		pds.exten = defaultrdest;
+	if (!pds.exten) {
+		if (!ast_strlen_zero(c->exten))
+			pds.exten = c->exten;
+		else
+			pds.exten = defaultrdest;
+	}
 
 	if (create_addr(pds.peer, c, &sin, &cai)) {
 		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "No address associated with '%s'\n", pds.peer);