diff --git a/conf/directory.xml b/conf/directory.xml
index 4355fe0ccf..932d3beaad 100644
--- a/conf/directory.xml
+++ b/conf/directory.xml
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
       <!--<param name="username" value="cluecon"/>-->
       <!--/// auth realm: *optional* same as gateway name, if blank ///-->
       <!--<param name="realm" value="asterlink.com"/>-->
+      <!--/// domain to use in from: *optional* same as  realm, if blank ///-->
+      <!--<param name="from-domain" value="asterlink.com"/>-->
       <!--/// account password *required* ///-->
       <!--<param name="password" value="2007"/>--> 
       <!--/// replace the INVITE from user with the channel's caller-id ///-->
@@ -21,6 +23,10 @@
       <!--<param name="expire-seconds" value="60"/>-->
       <!--/// do not register ///-->
       <!--<param name="register" value="false"/>-->
+      <!--How many seconds before a retry when a failure or timeout occurs -->
+      <!--<param name="retry_seconds" value="30"/>-->
+      <!--Use the callerid of an inbound call in the from field on outbound calls via this gateway -->
+      <!--<param name="caller-id-in-from" value="false"/>-->
       <!--</gateway>-->
     </gateways>
     <params>
diff --git a/conf/sofia.conf.xml b/conf/sofia.conf.xml
index a812eba556..66c52fae2a 100644
--- a/conf/sofia.conf.xml
+++ b/conf/sofia.conf.xml
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 	  <!--<param name="username" value="cluecon"/>-->
 	  <!--/// auth realm: *optional* same as gateway name, if blank ///-->
 	  <!--<param name="realm" value="asterlink.com"/>-->
+	  <!--/// domain to use in from: *optional* same as  realm, if blank ///-->
+	  <!--<param name="from-domain" value="asterlink.com"/>-->
 	  <!--/// account password *required* ///-->
 	  <!--<param name="password" value="2007"/>--> 
 	  <!--/// replace the INVITE from user with the channel's caller-id ///-->
diff --git a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/sofia.c b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/sofia.c
index fbc6ee048d..09c2c665ac 100644
--- a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/sofia.c
+++ b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/sofia.c
@@ -476,7 +476,8 @@ static void parse_gateways(sofia_profile_t *profile, switch_xml_t gateways_tag)
 				*proxy = NULL,
 				*context = "default",
 				*expire_seconds = "3600",
-				*retry_seconds = "30";
+				*retry_seconds = "30",
+				*from_domain = "";
 			
 			gateway->pool = profile->pool;
 			gateway->profile = profile;
@@ -510,6 +511,8 @@ static void parse_gateways(sofia_profile_t *profile, switch_xml_t gateways_tag)
 					expire_seconds = val;
 				} else if (!strcmp(var, "retry-seconds")) {
 					retry_seconds = val;
+				} else if (!strcmp(var, "from-domain")) {
+					from_domain = val;
 				}
 			}
 
@@ -539,6 +542,10 @@ static void parse_gateways(sofia_profile_t *profile, switch_xml_t gateways_tag)
 				gateway->state = REG_STATE_NOREG;
 			}
 
+			if (switch_strlen_zero(from_domain)) {
+				from_domain = realm;
+			}
+
 			gateway->retry_seconds = atoi(retry_seconds);
 			if (gateway->retry_seconds < 10) {
 				switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_WARNING, "INVALID: retry_seconds correcting the value to 30\n");
@@ -552,7 +559,7 @@ static void parse_gateways(sofia_profile_t *profile, switch_xml_t gateways_tag)
 			if (switch_true(caller_id_in_from)) {
 				switch_set_flag(gateway, REG_FLAG_CALLERID);
 			}
-			gateway->register_from = switch_core_sprintf(gateway->pool, "sip:%s@%s", username, realm);
+			gateway->register_from = switch_core_sprintf(gateway->pool, "sip:%s@%s", username, from_domain);
 			gateway->register_contact = switch_core_sprintf(gateway->pool, "sip:%s@%s:%d", extension, profile->sipip, profile->sip_port);
 
 			if (!strncasecmp(proxy, "sip:", 4)) {