diff --git a/src/modules/rr/loose.c b/src/modules/rr/loose.c
index 4605ba09ade..5efc5097733 100644
--- a/src/modules/rr/loose.c
+++ b/src/modules/rr/loose.c
@@ -44,13 +44,6 @@
 #include "rr_mod.h"
 
 
-#define RR_ERROR -1		/*!< An error occurred while processing route set */
-#define RR_DRIVEN 1		/*!< The next hop is determined from the route set */
-#define RR_OB_DRIVEN 2		/*!< The next hop is determined from the route set based on flow-token */
-#define NOT_RR_DRIVEN -1	/*!< The next hop is not determined from the route set */
-#define FLOW_TOKEN_BROKEN -2	/*!< Outbound flow-token shows evidence of tampering */
-#define RR_PRELOADED -3		/*!< The next hop is determined from a preloaded route set */
-
 #define RR_ROUTE_PREFIX ROUTE_PREFIX "<"
 #define RR_ROUTE_PREFIX_LEN (sizeof(RR_ROUTE_PREFIX)-1)
 
@@ -622,7 +615,7 @@ static inline int after_strict(struct sip_msg* _m)
 			}
 			if (res > 0) { /* No next route found */
 				LM_DBG("after_strict: No next URI found\n");
-				return NOT_RR_DRIVEN;
+				return RR_NOT_DRIVEN;
 			}
 			rt = (rr_t*)hdr->parsed;
 		} else rt = rt->next;
@@ -862,7 +855,7 @@ static inline int after_loose(struct sip_msg* _m, int preloaded)
 
 		if ((use_ob = process_outbound(_m, puri.user)) < 0) {
 			LM_INFO("failed to process outbound flow-token\n");
-			return FLOW_TOKEN_BROKEN;
+			return RR_FLOW_TOKEN_BROKEN;
 		}
 
 		if (rr_force_send_socket && !use_ob) {
@@ -937,7 +930,7 @@ static inline int after_loose(struct sip_msg* _m, int preloaded)
 #ifdef ENABLE_USER_CHECK
 		/* check if it the ignored user */
 		if(uri_is_myself < 0)
-			return NOT_RR_DRIVEN;
+			return RR_NOT_DRIVEN;
 #endif
 		LM_DBG("Topmost URI is NOT myself\n");
 		routed_params.s = NULL;
@@ -997,7 +990,7 @@ static inline int after_loose(struct sip_msg* _m, int preloaded)
 /*!
  * \brief Do loose routing as per RFC3261
  * \param _m SIP message
- * \return -1 on failure, 1 on success
+ * \return negative on failure or preloaded, 1 on success
  */
 int loose_route(struct sip_msg* _m)
 {
diff --git a/src/modules/rr/loose.h b/src/modules/rr/loose.h
index 15863fcb9cc..634df238a40 100644
--- a/src/modules/rr/loose.h
+++ b/src/modules/rr/loose.h
@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@
 #define RR_FLOW_DOWNSTREAM  (1<<0)
 #define RR_FLOW_UPSTREAM    (1<<1)
 
+#define RR_ERROR -1		/*!< An error occurred while processing route set */
+#define RR_DRIVEN 1		/*!< The next hop is determined from the route set */
+#define RR_OB_DRIVEN 2		/*!< The next hop is determined from the route set based on flow-token */
+#define RR_NOT_DRIVEN -1	/*!< The next hop is not determined from the route set */
+#define RR_FLOW_TOKEN_BROKEN -2	/*!< Outbound flow-token shows evidence of tampering */
+#define RR_PRELOADED -3		/*!< The next hop is determined from a preloaded route set */
+
 
 /*!
  * \brief Do loose routing as per RFC3261
diff --git a/src/modules/rr/rr_mod.c b/src/modules/rr/rr_mod.c
index 6643239fcb9..b7b979f25e8 100644
--- a/src/modules/rr/rr_mod.c
+++ b/src/modules/rr/rr_mod.c
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ static int direction_fixup(void** param, int param_no);
 static int it_list_fixup(void** param, int param_no);
 /* wrapper functions */
 static int w_loose_route(struct sip_msg *, char *, char *);
+static int w_loose_route_preloaded(struct sip_msg *, char *, char *);
 static int w_record_route(struct sip_msg *, char *, char *);
 static int w_record_route_preset(struct sip_msg *,char *, char *);
 static int w_record_route_advertised_address(struct sip_msg *, char *, char *);
@@ -97,6 +98,8 @@ static int pv_parse_rdir_name(pv_spec_p sp, str *in);
 static cmd_export_t cmds[] = {
 	{"loose_route",          (cmd_function)w_loose_route,		0, 0, 0,
 			REQUEST_ROUTE},
+	{"loose_route_preloaded", (cmd_function)w_loose_route_preloaded,0, 0, 0,
+			REQUEST_ROUTE},
 	{"record_route",         (cmd_function)w_record_route,		0, 0, 0,
 			REQUEST_ROUTE|BRANCH_ROUTE|FAILURE_ROUTE},
 	{"record_route",         (cmd_function)w_record_route, 		1, it_list_fixup, 0,
@@ -273,6 +276,32 @@ static int w_loose_route(struct sip_msg *msg, char *p1, char *p2)
 	return loose_route(msg);
 }
 
+/**
+ * wrapper for loose_route(msg)
+ */
+static int w_loose_route_preloaded(sip_msg_t *msg, char *p1, char *p2)
+{
+	int ret;
+	ret = loose_route(msg);
+	if(ret == RR_PRELOADED) {
+		return 1;
+	}
+	return -1;
+}
+
+/**
+ * wrapper for loose_route_(msg)
+ */
+static int ki_loose_route_preloaded(sip_msg_t *msg)
+{
+	int ret;
+	ret = loose_route(msg);
+	if(ret == RR_PRELOADED) {
+		return 1;
+	}
+	return -1;
+}
+
 /**
  * common wrapper for record_route(msg, params)
  */
@@ -801,6 +830,11 @@ static sr_kemi_t sr_kemi_rr_exports[] = {
 		{ SR_KEMIP_NONE, SR_KEMIP_NONE, SR_KEMIP_NONE,
 			SR_KEMIP_NONE, SR_KEMIP_NONE, SR_KEMIP_NONE }
 	},
+	{ str_init("rr"), str_init("loose_route_preloaded"),
+		SR_KEMIP_INT, ki_loose_route_preloaded,
+		{ SR_KEMIP_NONE, SR_KEMIP_NONE, SR_KEMIP_NONE,
+			SR_KEMIP_NONE, SR_KEMIP_NONE, SR_KEMIP_NONE }
+	},
 	{ str_init("rr"), str_init("remove_record_route"),
 		SR_KEMIP_INT, remove_record_route,
 		{ SR_KEMIP_NONE, SR_KEMIP_NONE, SR_KEMIP_NONE,