diff --git a/src/core/parser/sdp/sdp.c b/src/core/parser/sdp/sdp.c
index d5e4f0695b6..14779e4d125 100644
--- a/src/core/parser/sdp/sdp.c
+++ b/src/core/parser/sdp/sdp.c
@@ -453,6 +453,18 @@ static int parse_sdp_session(str *sdp_body, int session_num, str *cnt_disp, sdp_
 		extract_bwidth(&tmpstr1, &session->bw_type, &session->bw_width);
 	}
 
+	/* Find sendrecv_mode between session begin and first media.
+	 * parse session attributes to check is_on_hold for a= for all medias. */
+	a1p = find_first_sdp_line(o1p, m1p, 'a', NULL);
+	while (a1p) {
+		tmpstr1.s = a1p;
+		tmpstr1.len = m1p - a1p;
+		if (extract_sendrecv_mode(&tmpstr1, &session->sendrecv_mode, &session->is_on_hold) == 0) {
+			break;
+		}
+		a1p = find_next_sdp_line(a1p, m1p, 'a', NULL);
+	}
+
 	/* Have session. Iterate media descriptions in session */
 	m2p = m1p;
 	stream_num = 0;
diff --git a/src/core/parser/sdp/sdp.h b/src/core/parser/sdp/sdp.h
index 84ebcfc8a25..d8c1b15b66b 100644
--- a/src/core/parser/sdp/sdp.h
+++ b/src/core/parser/sdp/sdp.h
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ typedef struct sdp_session_cell {
 				AS - application specific */
 	str bw_width;     /**< The <bandwidth> is interpreted as kilobits per second by default */
 	int streams_num;  /**< number of streams inside a session */
+	str sendrecv_mode;
+	int is_on_hold; /**< flag indicating if this session is on hold */
 	struct sdp_stream_cell*  streams;
 } sdp_session_cell_t;