diff --git a/src/include/switch_types.h b/src/include/switch_types.h
index d88d0539f7..351de2213f 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_types.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_types.h
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ SWITCH_BEGIN_EXTERN_C
 #define SWITCH_CURRENT_APPLICATION_VARIABLE "current_application"
 #define SWITCH_PROTO_SPECIFIC_HANGUP_CAUSE_VARIABLE "proto_specific_hangup_cause"
 #define SWITCH_TRANSFER_HISTORY_VARIABLE "transfer_history"
+#define SWITCH_TRANSFER_SOURCE_VARIABLE "transfer_source"
 
 #define SWITCH_CHANNEL_EXECUTE_ON_ANSWER_VARIABLE "execute_on_answer"
 #define SWITCH_CHANNEL_EXECUTE_ON_PRE_ANSWER_VARIABLE "execute_on_pre_answer"
diff --git a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/sofia.c b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/sofia.c
index 20b48f77b4..c71fedab5c 100644
--- a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/sofia.c
+++ b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/sofia.c
@@ -5267,7 +5267,8 @@ static void mark_transfer_record(switch_core_session_t *session, const char *br_
 												  switch_channel_get_variable(br_a_channel, dvar2));
 		
 		switch_channel_add_variable_var_check(br_a_channel, SWITCH_TRANSFER_HISTORY_VARIABLE, cp->transfer_source, SWITCH_FALSE, SWITCH_STACK_PUSH);
-		
+		switch_channel_set_variable(br_a_channel, SWITCH_TRANSFER_SOURCE_VARIABLE, cp->transfer_source);
+
 		switch_core_session_rwunlock(br_a_session);
 	}
 										
diff --git a/src/switch_ivr.c b/src/switch_ivr.c
index 4622f1f684..1429a108f3 100644
--- a/src/switch_ivr.c
+++ b/src/switch_ivr.c
@@ -1716,7 +1716,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_ivr_session_transfer(switch_core_session_
 														   (long) switch_epoch_time_now(NULL), new_profile->uuid_str,
 														   extension, use_context, use_dialplan);
 		switch_channel_add_variable_var_check(channel, SWITCH_TRANSFER_HISTORY_VARIABLE, new_profile->transfer_source, SWITCH_FALSE, SWITCH_STACK_PUSH);
-		
+		switch_channel_set_variable(channel, SWITCH_TRANSFER_SOURCE_VARIABLE, new_profile->transfer_source);
 		return SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/switch_ivr_bridge.c b/src/switch_ivr_bridge.c
index bd245d2373..6fd926d6c5 100644
--- a/src/switch_ivr_bridge.c
+++ b/src/switch_ivr_bridge.c
@@ -1586,14 +1586,15 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_ivr_uuid_bridge(const char *originator_uu
 																 switch_core_session_get_uuid(originatee_session));
 			switch_channel_add_variable_var_check(originator_channel, SWITCH_TRANSFER_HISTORY_VARIABLE, 
 												  originator_cp->transfer_source, SWITCH_FALSE, SWITCH_STACK_PUSH);
+			switch_channel_set_variable(originator_channel, SWITCH_TRANSFER_SOURCE_VARIABLE, originator_cp->transfer_source);
 
-
+			
 			originatee_cp->transfer_source = switch_core_sprintf(originatee_cp->pool,
 																 "%ld:%s:uuid_br:%s", (long)switch_epoch_time_now(NULL), originatee_cp->uuid_str, 
 																 switch_core_session_get_uuid(originator_session));
 			switch_channel_add_variable_var_check(originatee_channel, SWITCH_TRANSFER_HISTORY_VARIABLE, 
 												  originatee_cp->transfer_source, SWITCH_FALSE, SWITCH_STACK_PUSH);
-
+			switch_channel_set_variable(originatee_channel, SWITCH_TRANSFER_SOURCE_VARIABLE, originatee_cp->transfer_source);
 
 			/* change the states and let the chips fall where they may */