diff --git a/src/SIPMessage.js b/src/SIPMessage.js
index 8f2b6f707..20898144d 100644
--- a/src/SIPMessage.js
+++ b/src/SIPMessage.js
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ JsSIP.OutgoingRequest = function(method, ruri, ua, params, extraHeaders, body) {
   //ROUTE
   if (params.route_set) {
     this.setHeader('route', params.route_set);
-  } else {
+  } else if (ua.configuration.use_preloaded_route){
     this.setHeader('route', ua.transport.server.sip_uri);
   }
 
diff --git a/src/UA.js b/src/UA.js
index ae2ba4bd3..841f1a6c7 100644
--- a/src/UA.js
+++ b/src/UA.js
@@ -627,6 +627,8 @@ JsSIP.UA.prototype.loadConfig = function(configuration) {
       connection_recovery_min_interval: 2,
       connection_recovery_max_interval: 30,
 
+      use_preloaded_route: false,
+
       // Session parameters
       no_answer_timeout: 60,
       stun_server: 'stun.l.google.com:19302',
@@ -778,6 +780,8 @@ JsSIP.UA.configuration_skeleton = (function() {
       "connection_recovery_min_interval",
       "connection_recovery_max_interval",
 
+      "use_preloaded_route",
+
       "register_min_expires",
 
       // Mandatory user configurable parameters
@@ -956,6 +960,13 @@ JsSIP.UA.configuration_check = {
         return true;
       }
     },
+    use_preloaded_route: function(use_preloaded_route) {
+      if(typeof use_preloaded_route !== 'boolean') {
+        return false;
+      } else {
+        return true;
+      }
+    },
     hack_via_tcp: function(hack_via_tcp) {
       if(typeof hack_via_tcp !== 'boolean') {
         return false;