diff --git a/app/scripts/resources/scripts/app/xml_handler/index.lua b/app/scripts/resources/scripts/app/xml_handler/index.lua
index 98388db919..677fc45a05 100644
--- a/app/scripts/resources/scripts/app/xml_handler/index.lua
+++ b/app/scripts/resources/scripts/app/xml_handler/index.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 --	Part of FusionPBX
---	Copyright (C) 2013 Mark J Crane <markjcrane@fusionpbx.com>
+--	Copyright (C) 2013 - 2022 Mark J Crane <markjcrane@fusionpbx.com>
 --	All rights reserved.
 --
 --	Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
 	user_context = params:getHeader("variable_user_context");
 	call_context = params:getHeader("Caller-Context");
 	destination_number = params:getHeader("Caller-Destination-Number");
+	sip_to_user = params:getHeader("variable_sip_to_user");
 	caller_id_number = params:getHeader("Caller-Caller-ID-Number");
 	hunt_context = params:getHeader("Hunt-Context");
 	if (hunt_context ~= nil) then
diff --git a/app/scripts/resources/scripts/app/xml_handler/resources/scripts/dialplan/dialplan.lua b/app/scripts/resources/scripts/app/xml_handler/resources/scripts/dialplan/dialplan.lua
index 5049b064ba..d74097c51b 100644
--- a/app/scripts/resources/scripts/app/xml_handler/resources/scripts/dialplan/dialplan.lua
+++ b/app/scripts/resources/scripts/app/xml_handler/resources/scripts/dialplan/dialplan.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 --	xml_handler.lua
 --	Part of FusionPBX
---	Copyright (C) 2013-2020 Mark J Crane <markjcrane@fusionpbx.com>
+--	Copyright (C) 2013-2022 Mark J Crane <markjcrane@fusionpbx.com>
 --	All rights reserved.
 --
 --	Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -37,6 +37,37 @@
 		call_context = "public";
 	end
 
+--get the dialplan mode from the cache
+	dialplan_destination_key = "dialplan:destination";
+	dialplan_destination, err = cache.get(dialplan_destination_key);
+
+--if not found in the cache then get it from the database
+	if (err == 'NOT FOUND') then
+		--get the mode from default settings
+		sql = "select default_setting_value from v_default_settings "
+		sql = sql .. "where default_setting_category = 'dialplan' ";
+		sql = sql .. "and default_setting_subcategory = 'destination' ";
+		dialplan_destination = dbh:first_value(sql, nil);
+		if (dialplan_destination) then
+			local ok, err = cache.set(dialplan_destination_key, dialplan_destination, expire["dialplan"]);
+		end
+
+		--set the default
+		if (dialplan_destination == nil or dialplan_destination == '') then
+			dialplan_destination = "destination_number";
+		end
+
+		--send a message to the log
+		if (debug['cache']) then
+			log.notice(dialplan_destination_key.." source: database destination: "..dialplan_destination);
+		end
+	else
+		--send a message to the log
+		if (debug['cache']) then
+			log.notice(dialplan_destination_key.." source: cache destination: "..dialplan_destination);
+		end
+	end
+
 --get the dialplan mode from the cache
 	dialplan_mode_key = "dialplan:mode";
 	dialplan_mode, err = cache.get(dialplan_mode_key);
@@ -52,6 +83,11 @@
 			local ok, err = cache.set(dialplan_mode_key, dialplan_mode, expire["dialplan"]);
 		end
 
+		--set the default
+		if (dialplan_mode == nil or dialplan_mode == '') then
+			dialplan_mode = "multiple";
+		end
+
 		--send a message to the log
 		if (debug['cache']) then
 			log.notice(dialplan_mode_key.." source: database mode: "..dialplan_mode);
@@ -82,6 +118,11 @@
 		dialplan_cache_key = "dialplan:" .. call_context .. ":" .. destination_number;
 	end
 
+--use alternative sip_to_user instead of the default
+	if (dialplan_destination == '${sip_to_user}') then
+		destination_number = api:execute("url_decode", sip_to_user);
+	end
+
 --get the cache
 	XML_STRING, err = cache.get(dialplan_cache_key);
 	if (debug['cache']) then