diff --git a/src/include/switch_channel.h b/src/include/switch_channel.h
index d566434457..6b9d0e1697 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_channel.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_channel.h
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(const char *) switch_channel_get_hold_music_partner(switch_channe
 
 SWITCH_DECLARE(uint32_t) switch_channel_del_variable_prefix(switch_channel_t *channel, const char *prefix);
 
+#define switch_channel_set_variable_safe(_channel, _var, _val) switch_channel_set_variable_var_check(_channel, _var, _val, SWITCH_FALSE)
 #define switch_channel_set_variable(_channel, _var, _val) switch_channel_set_variable_var_check(_channel, _var, _val, SWITCH_TRUE)
 #define switch_channel_set_variable_partner(_channel, _var, _val) switch_channel_set_variable_partner_var_check(_channel, _var, _val, SWITCH_TRUE)
 
diff --git a/src/switch_channel.c b/src/switch_channel.c
index b15b0948a7..0380f422db 100644
--- a/src/switch_channel.c
+++ b/src/switch_channel.c
@@ -3350,7 +3350,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(char *) switch_channel_expand_variables_check(switch_channel_t *c
 	char *p, *c = NULL;
 	char *data, *indup, *endof_indup;
 	size_t sp = 0, len = 0, olen = 0, vtype = 0, br = 0, cpos, block = 128;
-	char *cloned_sub_val = NULL, *sub_val = NULL;
+	char *cloned_sub_val = NULL, *sub_val = NULL, *expanded_sub_val = NULL;
 	char *func_val = NULL, *sb = NULL;
 	int nv = 0;
 
@@ -3482,7 +3482,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(char *) switch_channel_expand_variables_check(switch_channel_t *c
 					int ooffset = 0;
 					char *ptr;
 					int idx = -1;
-
+					
 					if ((expanded = switch_channel_expand_variables_check(channel, (char *) vname, var_list, api_list)) == vname) {
 						expanded = NULL;
 					} else {
@@ -3508,6 +3508,12 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(char *) switch_channel_expand_variables_check(switch_channel_t *c
 							sub_val = "INVALID";
 						}
 
+						if ((expanded_sub_val = switch_channel_expand_variables(channel, sub_val)) == sub_val) {
+							expanded_sub_val = NULL;
+						} else {
+							sub_val = expanded_sub_val;
+						}
+						
 						if (offset || ooffset) {
 							cloned_sub_val = strdup(sub_val);
 							switch_assert(cloned_sub_val);
@@ -3587,6 +3593,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(char *) switch_channel_expand_variables_check(switch_channel_t *c
 
 				switch_safe_free(func_val);
 				switch_safe_free(cloned_sub_val);
+				switch_safe_free(expanded_sub_val);
 				sub_val = NULL;
 				vname = NULL;
 				vtype = 0;
diff --git a/src/switch_event.c b/src/switch_event.c
index 25bab3185a..dc4168687e 100644
--- a/src/switch_event.c
+++ b/src/switch_event.c
@@ -1457,7 +1457,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_event_create_brackets(char *data, char a,
 	switch_event_t *e = *event;
 	char *var_array[1024] = { 0 };
 	int var_count = 0;
-	char *next;
+	char *next = NULL, *vnext = NULL;
 
 	if (dup) {
 		vdatap = strdup(data);
@@ -1479,6 +1479,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_event_create_brackets(char *data, char a,
 	if (check_a) end = check_a;
 	
 	if (end) {
+		next = end;
 		vdata++;
 		*end++ = '\0';
 	} else {
@@ -1494,13 +1495,17 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_event_create_brackets(char *data, char a,
 
 	
 	for (;;) {
-		if ((next = strchr(vdata, b))) {
+		if (next) {
 			char *pnext;
+
 			*next++ = '\0';
 
 			if ((pnext = switch_strchr_strict(next, a, " "))) {
 				next = pnext + 1;
 			}
+
+			vnext = switch_find_end_paren(next, a, b);
+			next = NULL;
 		}
 			
 
@@ -1519,14 +1524,14 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_event_create_brackets(char *data, char a,
 
 				if ((inner_var_count = switch_separate_string(var_array[x], '=',
 															  inner_var_array, (sizeof(inner_var_array) / sizeof(inner_var_array[0])))) == 2) {
-					switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_DEBUG, "Parsing variable [%s]=[%s]\n", inner_var_array[0], inner_var_array[1]);
+					switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_CRIT, "Parsing variable [%s]=[%s]\n", inner_var_array[0], inner_var_array[1]);
 					switch_event_add_header_string(e, SWITCH_STACK_BOTTOM, inner_var_array[0], inner_var_array[1]);
 				}
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (next) {
-			vdata = next;
+		if (vnext) {
+			vdata = vnext;
 		} else {
 			break;
 		}
@@ -1993,7 +1998,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(char *) switch_event_expand_headers_check(switch_event_t *event,
 	char *data, *indup, *endof_indup;
 	size_t sp = 0, len = 0, olen = 0, vtype = 0, br = 0, cpos, block = 128;
 	const char *sub_val = NULL;
-	char *cloned_sub_val = NULL;
+	char *cloned_sub_val = NULL, *expanded_sub_val = NULL;
 	char *func_val = NULL;
 	int nv = 0;
 	char *gvar = NULL, *sb = NULL;
@@ -2156,23 +2161,30 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(char *) switch_event_expand_headers_check(switch_event_t *event,
 							sub_val = "INVALID";
 						}
 
-					}
 
-					if (offset || ooffset) {
-						cloned_sub_val = strdup(sub_val);
-						switch_assert(cloned_sub_val);
-						sub_val = cloned_sub_val;
-					}
+						if ((expanded_sub_val = switch_event_expand_headers(event, sub_val)) == sub_val) {
+							expanded_sub_val = NULL;
+						} else {
+							sub_val = expanded_sub_val;
+						}
+					
 
-					if (offset >= 0) {
-						sub_val += offset;
-					} else if ((size_t) abs(offset) <= strlen(sub_val)) {
-						sub_val = cloned_sub_val + (strlen(cloned_sub_val) + offset);
-					}
+						if (offset || ooffset) {
+							cloned_sub_val = strdup(sub_val);
+							switch_assert(cloned_sub_val);
+							sub_val = cloned_sub_val;
+						}
+						
+						if (offset >= 0) {
+							sub_val += offset;
+						} else if ((size_t) abs(offset) <= strlen(sub_val)) {
+							sub_val = cloned_sub_val + (strlen(cloned_sub_val) + offset);
+						}
 
-					if (ooffset > 0 && (size_t) ooffset < strlen(sub_val)) {
-						if ((ptr = (char *) sub_val + ooffset)) {
-							*ptr = '\0';
+						if (ooffset > 0 && (size_t) ooffset < strlen(sub_val)) {
+							if ((ptr = (char *) sub_val + ooffset)) {
+								*ptr = '\0';
+							}
 						}
 					}
 
@@ -2232,6 +2244,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(char *) switch_event_expand_headers_check(switch_event_t *event,
 
 				switch_safe_free(func_val);
 				switch_safe_free(cloned_sub_val);
+				switch_safe_free(expanded_sub_val);
 				sub_val = NULL;
 				vname = NULL;
 				vtype = 0;
diff --git a/src/switch_ivr_originate.c b/src/switch_ivr_originate.c
index 1528f6a9d5..825de90d32 100644
--- a/src/switch_ivr_originate.c
+++ b/src/switch_ivr_originate.c
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	int bridge_early_media;
 	switch_thread_t *ethread;
 	switch_caller_profile_t *caller_profile_override;
+	switch_bool_t check_vars;
 	switch_memory_pool_t *pool;
 } originate_global_t;
 
@@ -1764,6 +1765,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_ivr_originate(switch_core_session_t *sess
 											   caller_profile_override, ovars, flags, cancel_cause);
 	}
 
+	oglobals.check_vars = SWITCH_TRUE;
 	oglobals.ringback_ok = 1;
 	oglobals.bridge_early_media = -1;
 	oglobals.file = NULL;
@@ -1882,6 +1884,12 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_ivr_originate(switch_core_session_t *sess
 		data++;
 	}
 
+	if ((ovars && switch_true(switch_event_get_header(ovars,"origination_nested_vars"))) || 
+		(caller_channel && switch_true(switch_channel_get_variable(caller_channel, "origination_nested_vars"))) 
+		|| switch_true(switch_core_get_variable("origination_nested_vars")) || switch_stristr("origination_nested_vars=true", data)) {
+		oglobals.check_vars = SWITCH_FALSE;
+	}
+
 	/* extract channel variables, allowing multiple sets of braces */
 	switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_SESSION_LOG(session), SWITCH_LOG_DEBUG, "Parsing global variables\n");
 	while (*data == '{') {
@@ -2510,7 +2518,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_ivr_originate(switch_core_session_t *sess
 						switch_event_header_t *header;
 						/* install the vars from the {} params */
 						for (header = var_event->headers; header; header = header->next) {
-							switch_channel_set_variable(originate_status[i].peer_channel, header->name, header->value);
+							switch_channel_set_variable_var_check(originate_status[i].peer_channel, header->name, header->value, oglobals.check_vars);
 						}
 					}
 				}
@@ -2519,7 +2527,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_ivr_originate(switch_core_session_t *sess
 				if (local_var_event) {
 					switch_event_header_t *header;
 					for (header = local_var_event->headers; header; header = header->next) {
-						switch_channel_set_variable(originate_status[i].peer_channel, header->name, header->value);
+						switch_channel_set_variable_var_check(originate_status[i].peer_channel, header->name, header->value, oglobals.check_vars);
 					}
 					switch_event_destroy(&local_var_event);
 				}
@@ -2529,7 +2537,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_ivr_originate(switch_core_session_t *sess
 						switch_event_header_t *header;
 						/* install the vars from the {} params */
 						for (header = var_event->headers; header; header = header->next) {
-							switch_channel_set_variable(originate_status[i].peer_channel, header->name, header->value);
+							switch_channel_set_variable_var_check(originate_status[i].peer_channel, header->name, header->value, oglobals.check_vars);
 						}
 					}
 				}