diff --git a/src/include/switch_xml_config.h b/src/include/switch_xml_config.h
index fc669e4fc1..6a81e4b16f 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_xml_config.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_xml_config.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ SWITCH_BEGIN_EXTERN_C
 /*! \brief Type of value to parse */
 	typedef enum {
 	SWITCH_CONFIG_INT,			/*< (ptr=int* default=int data=NULL) Integer */
+	SWITCH_CONFIG_ATOMIC,		/*< (ptr=switch_atomic_t* default=uint32_t data=NULL) Integer */
 	SWITCH_CONFIG_STRING,		/*< (ptr=[char* or char ** (for alloc)] default=char* data=switch_xml_config_string_options_t*) Zero-terminated C-string */
 	SWITCH_CONFIG_BOOL,			/*< (ptr=switch_bool_t* default=switch_bool_t data=NULL) Yes and no */
 	SWITCH_CONFIG_CUSTOM,		/*< (ptr=<custom function data> default=<custom function data> data=switch_xml_config_callback_t) Custom, get value through function pointer  */
@@ -70,6 +71,13 @@ typedef struct {
 	int max;
 } switch_xml_config_int_options_t;
 
+typedef struct {
+	switch_bool_t enforce_min;
+	uint32_t min;
+	switch_bool_t enforce_max;
+	uint32_t max;
+} switch_xml_config_atomic_options_t;
+
 struct switch_xml_config_item;
 typedef struct switch_xml_config_item switch_xml_config_item_t;
 
diff --git a/src/switch_xml_config.c b/src/switch_xml_config.c
index c33dba4e8a..a6fdc55496 100644
--- a/src/switch_xml_config.c
+++ b/src/switch_xml_config.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE_DATA switch_xml_config_string_options_t switch_config_string_strd
 
 static switch_xml_config_enum_item_t switch_config_types_enum[] = {
 	{"int", SWITCH_CONFIG_INT},
+	{"switch_atomic_t", SWITCH_CONFIG_INT},
 	{"string", SWITCH_CONFIG_STRING},
 	{"bool", SWITCH_CONFIG_BOOL},
 	{"custom", SWITCH_CONFIG_CUSTOM},
@@ -203,6 +204,48 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_xml_config_parse_event(switch_event_t *ev
 				}
 			}
 			break;
+		case SWITCH_CONFIG_ATOMIC:
+			{
+				switch_xml_config_atomic_options_t *atomic_options = (switch_xml_config_atomic_options_t *) item->data;
+				switch_atomic_t *dest = (switch_atomic_t *) ptr;
+				uint32_t uintval;
+				if (value) {
+					if (switch_is_number(value)) {
+						uintval = (uint32_t) strtoll(value, 10);
+					} else {
+						uintval = (uint32_t) (uintptr_t) item->defaultvalue;
+						switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_ERROR, "Invalid value [%s] for parameter [%s], setting default [%u]\n",
+										  value, item->key, uintval);
+					}
+
+					if (atomic_options) {
+						/* Enforce validation options */
+						if ((atomic_options->enforce_min && !(uintval >= atomic_options->min)) || (atomic_options->enforce_max && !(uintval <= atomic_options->max))) {
+							/* Validation failed, set default */
+							uintval = (uint32_t) (uintptr_t) item->defaultvalue;
+							/* Then complain */
+							if (atomic_options->enforce_min && atomic_options->enforce_max) {
+								switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_ERROR,
+												  "Invalid value [%s] for parameter [%s], should be between [%u] and [%u], setting default [%u]\n", value,
+												  item->key, atomic_options->min, atomic_options->max, uintval);
+							} else {
+								switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_ERROR,
+												  "Invalid value [%s] for parameter [%s], should be %s [%u], setting default [%u]\n", value, item->key,
+												  atomic_options->enforce_min ? "at least" : "at max",
+												  atomic_options->enforce_min ? atomic_options->min : atomic_options->max, uintval);
+							}
+						}
+					}
+				} else {
+					uintval = (uint32_t) (uintptr_t) item->defaultvalue;
+				}
+
+				if (switch_atomic_read(dest) != uintval) {
+					switch_atomic_set(dest, uintval);
+					changed = SWITCH_TRUE;
+				}
+			}
+			break;
 		case SWITCH_CONFIG_STRING:
 			{
 				switch_xml_config_string_options_t string_options_default = { 0 };