diff --git a/src/include/switch_regex.h b/src/include/switch_regex.h
index 4c5f14961f..15b54aa09e 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_regex.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_regex.h
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_regex_match_partial(const char *target, c
 SWITCH_DECLARE(void) switch_capture_regex(switch_regex_t *re, int match_count, const char *field_data, 
 										  int *ovector, const char *var, switch_cap_callback_t callback, void *user_data);
 
+SWITCH_DECLARE(void) switch_regex_set_var_callback(const char *var, const char *val, void *user_data);
+
 #define switch_regex_safe_free(re)	if (re) {\
 				switch_regex_free(re);\
 				re = NULL;\
diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_dptools/mod_dptools.c b/src/mod/applications/mod_dptools/mod_dptools.c
index 88bcaf86b6..e0b8e0aa93 100755
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_dptools/mod_dptools.c
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_dptools/mod_dptools.c
@@ -2308,6 +2308,26 @@ SWITCH_STANDARD_APP(stop_displace_session_function)
 	switch_ivr_stop_displace_session(session, data);
 }
 
+SWITCH_STANDARD_APP(capture_function)
+{
+	char *argv[3] = { 0 };
+	int argc;
+	switch_regex_t *re = NULL;
+	int ovector[30] = {0};
+	char *lbuf;
+	int proceed;
+	
+	if (!zstr(data) && (lbuf = switch_core_session_strdup(session, data))
+		&& (argc = switch_separate_string(lbuf, '|', argv, (sizeof(argv) / sizeof(argv[0])))) == 3) {
+		if ((proceed = switch_regex_perform(argv[1], argv[2], &re, ovector, sizeof(ovector) / sizeof(ovector[0])))) {
+			switch_capture_regex(re, proceed, argv[1], ovector, argv[0], switch_regex_set_var_callback, session);
+		}
+		switch_regex_safe_free(re);
+	} else {
+		switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_SESSION_LOG(session), SWITCH_LOG_ERROR, "No data specified.\n");
+	}	
+}
+
 SWITCH_STANDARD_APP(record_function)
 {
 	switch_channel_t *channel = switch_core_session_get_channel(session);
@@ -3740,6 +3760,9 @@ SWITCH_MODULE_LOAD_FUNCTION(mod_dptools_load)
 	SWITCH_ADD_APP(app_interface, "bind_digit_action", "bind a key sequence or regex to an action", 
 				   "bind a key sequence or regex to an action", bind_digit_action_function, BIND_DIGIT_ACTION_USAGE, SAF_SUPPORT_NOMEDIA);
 
+	SWITCH_ADD_APP(app_interface, "capture", "capture data into a var", "capture data into a var", 
+				   capture_function, "<varname>|<data>|<regex>", SAF_SUPPORT_NOMEDIA);
+
 	SWITCH_ADD_APP(app_interface, "clear_digit_action", "clear all digit bindings", "", 
 				   clear_digit_action_function, CLEAR_DIGIT_ACTION_USAGE, SAF_SUPPORT_NOMEDIA);
 
diff --git a/src/mod/dialplans/mod_dialplan_xml/mod_dialplan_xml.c b/src/mod/dialplans/mod_dialplan_xml/mod_dialplan_xml.c
index 3b5f6995e4..5f042fbf26 100644
--- a/src/mod/dialplans/mod_dialplan_xml/mod_dialplan_xml.c
+++ b/src/mod/dialplans/mod_dialplan_xml/mod_dialplan_xml.c
@@ -79,13 +79,6 @@ static switch_status_t exec_app(switch_core_session_t *session, const char *app,
 	return status;
 }
 
-static void set_var_callback(const char *var, const char *val, void *user_data)
-{
-	switch_core_session_t *session = (switch_core_session_t *) user_data;
-	switch_channel_t *channel = switch_core_session_get_channel(session);
-	switch_channel_add_variable_var_check(channel, var, val, SWITCH_FALSE, SWITCH_STACK_PUSH);
-}
-
 static int parse_exten(switch_core_session_t *session, switch_caller_profile_t *caller_profile, switch_xml_t xexten, switch_caller_extension_t **extension)
 {
 	switch_xml_t xcond, xaction, xexpression;
@@ -231,7 +224,7 @@ static int parse_exten(switch_core_session_t *session, switch_caller_profile_t *
 		} else {
 			if (field && strchr(expression, '(')) {
 				switch_channel_set_variable(channel, "DP_MATCH", NULL);
-				switch_capture_regex(re, proceed, field_data, ovector, "DP_MATCH", set_var_callback, session);
+				switch_capture_regex(re, proceed, field_data, ovector, "DP_MATCH", switch_regex_set_var_callback, session);
 			}
 
 			for (xaction = switch_xml_child(xcond, "action"); xaction; xaction = xaction->next) {
diff --git a/src/switch_regex.c b/src/switch_regex.c
index 7bce6ce461..3cfa01e116 100644
--- a/src/switch_regex.c
+++ b/src/switch_regex.c
@@ -249,6 +249,15 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_regex_match(const char *target, const cha
 	return switch_regex_match_partial(target, expression, &partial);
 }
 
+SWITCH_DECLARE(void) switch_regex_set_var_callback(const char *var, const char *val, void *user_data)
+{
+	switch_core_session_t *session = (switch_core_session_t *) user_data;
+	switch_channel_t *channel = switch_core_session_get_channel(session);
+	switch_channel_add_variable_var_check(channel, var, val, SWITCH_FALSE, SWITCH_STACK_PUSH);
+}
+
+
+
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  * Local Variables:
  * mode:c