diff --git a/res/res_features.c b/res/res_features.c
index b863be921c..0cf317843d 100644
--- a/res/res_features.c
+++ b/res/res_features.c
@@ -479,6 +479,7 @@ int ast_masq_park_call(struct ast_channel *rchan, struct ast_channel *peer, int
 #define FEATURE_RETURN_PASSDIGITS	 21
 #define FEATURE_RETURN_STOREDIGITS	 22
 #define FEATURE_RETURN_SUCCESS	 	 23
+#define FEATURE_RETURN_KEEPTRYING    24
 
 #define FEATURE_SENSE_CHAN	(1 << 0)
 #define FEATURE_SENSE_PEER	(1 << 1)
@@ -966,7 +967,7 @@ static int feature_exec_app(struct ast_channel *chan, struct ast_channel *peer,
 
 	if (sense == FEATURE_SENSE_CHAN) {
 		if (!ast_test_flag(feature, AST_FEATURE_FLAG_BYCALLER))
-			return FEATURE_RETURN_PASSDIGITS;
+			return FEATURE_RETURN_KEEPTRYING;
 		if (ast_test_flag(feature, AST_FEATURE_FLAG_ONSELF)) {
 			work = chan;
 			idle = peer;
@@ -976,7 +977,7 @@ static int feature_exec_app(struct ast_channel *chan, struct ast_channel *peer,
 		}
 	} else {
 		if (!ast_test_flag(feature, AST_FEATURE_FLAG_BYCALLEE))
-			return FEATURE_RETURN_PASSDIGITS;
+			return FEATURE_RETURN_KEEPTRYING;
 		if (ast_test_flag(feature, AST_FEATURE_FLAG_ONSELF)) {
 			work = peer;
 			idle = chan;
@@ -1090,8 +1091,11 @@ static int ast_feature_interpret(struct ast_channel *chan, struct ast_channel *p
 			if (option_verbose > 2)
 				ast_verbose(VERBOSE_PREFIX_3 " Feature Found: %s exten: %s\n",feature->sname, tok);
 			res = feature->operation(chan, peer, config, code, sense, feature);
-			AST_LIST_UNLOCK(&feature_list);
-			break;
+			if (res != FEATURE_RETURN_KEEPTRYING) {
+				AST_LIST_UNLOCK(&feature_list);
+				break;
+			}
+			res = FEATURE_RETURN_PASSDIGITS;
 		} else if (!strncmp(feature->exten, code, strlen(code)))
 			res = FEATURE_RETURN_STOREDIGITS;