diff --git a/src/switch_ivr_bridge.c b/src/switch_ivr_bridge.c
index 1541de9138..216c0b60ac 100644
--- a/src/switch_ivr_bridge.c
+++ b/src/switch_ivr_bridge.c
@@ -1533,17 +1533,25 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_ivr_multi_threaded_bridge(switch_core_ses
 				switch_ivr_park_session(session);
 			} else if ((var = switch_channel_get_variable(caller_channel, SWITCH_TRANSFER_AFTER_BRIDGE_VARIABLE))) {
 				transfer_after_bridge(session, var);
-			} else if (switch_channel_test_flag(peer_channel, CF_ANSWERED) &&
-					   switch_true(switch_channel_get_variable(caller_channel, SWITCH_HANGUP_AFTER_BRIDGE_VARIABLE))) {
-				switch_call_cause_t cause = switch_channel_get_cause(peer_channel);
-				if (cause == SWITCH_CAUSE_NONE) {
-					cause = SWITCH_CAUSE_NORMAL_CLEARING;
+			} else {
+				const char *hup = switch_channel_get_variable(caller_channel, SWITCH_HANGUP_AFTER_BRIDGE_VARIABLE);
+				int explicit = 0;
+
+				if (hup) {
+					explicit = !strcasecmp(hup, "explicit");
 				}
 
-				if (switch_channel_test_flag(peer_channel, CF_INTERCEPTED)) {
-					switch_channel_set_flag(peer_channel, CF_INTERCEPT);
+				if (explicit || (switch_channel_test_flag(peer_channel, CF_ANSWERED) && switch_true(hup))) {
+					switch_call_cause_t cause = switch_channel_get_cause(peer_channel);
+					if (cause == SWITCH_CAUSE_NONE) {
+						cause = SWITCH_CAUSE_NORMAL_CLEARING;
+					}
+					
+					if (switch_channel_test_flag(peer_channel, CF_INTERCEPTED)) {
+						switch_channel_set_flag(peer_channel, CF_INTERCEPT);
+					}
+					switch_channel_hangup(caller_channel, cause);
 				}
-				switch_channel_hangup(caller_channel, cause);
 			}
 		}
 	}