diff --git a/include/osmocom/mgcp/mgcp_common.h b/include/osmocom/mgcp/mgcp_common.h
index 07d8d37c9..7de45f902 100644
--- a/include/osmocom/mgcp/mgcp_common.h
+++ b/include/osmocom/mgcp/mgcp_common.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ enum mgcp_connection_mode {
 	MGCP_CONN_SEND_ONLY = 2,
 	MGCP_CONN_RECV_SEND = MGCP_CONN_RECV_ONLY | MGCP_CONN_SEND_ONLY,
 	MGCP_CONN_LOOPBACK  = 4 | MGCP_CONN_RECV_SEND,
+	MGCP_CONN_CONFECHO  = 8 | MGCP_CONN_RECV_SEND,
 };
 
 #define MGCP_X_OSMO_IGN_HEADER "X-Osmo-IGN:"
diff --git a/src/libosmo-mgcp-client/mgcp_client.c b/src/libosmo-mgcp-client/mgcp_client.c
index 78652a112..5df4560cb 100644
--- a/src/libosmo-mgcp-client/mgcp_client.c
+++ b/src/libosmo-mgcp-client/mgcp_client.c
@@ -1548,6 +1548,7 @@ const struct value_string mgcp_client_connection_mode_strs[] = {
 	{ MGCP_CONN_RECV_SEND, "sendrecv" },
 	{ MGCP_CONN_SEND_ONLY, "sendonly" },
 	{ MGCP_CONN_RECV_ONLY, "recvonly" },
+	{ MGCP_CONN_CONFECHO, "confecho" },
 	{ MGCP_CONN_LOOPBACK, "loopback" },
 	{ 0, NULL }
 };
diff --git a/src/libosmo-mgcp/mgcp_msg.c b/src/libosmo-mgcp/mgcp_msg.c
index 26a44c680..a46ffc22b 100644
--- a/src/libosmo-mgcp/mgcp_msg.c
+++ b/src/libosmo-mgcp/mgcp_msg.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ void mgcp_disp_msg(unsigned char *message, unsigned int len, char *preamble)
 }
 
 /*! Parse connection mode.
- *  \param[in] mode as string (recvonly, sendrecv, sendonly or loopback)
+ *  \param[in] mode as string (recvonly, sendrecv, sendonly confecho or loopback)
  *  \param[in] endp pointer to endpoint (only used for log output)
  *  \param[out] associated connection to be modified accordingly
  *  \returns 0 on success, -1 on error */
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ int mgcp_parse_conn_mode(const char *mode, struct mgcp_endpoint *endp,
 		conn->mode = MGCP_CONN_RECV_SEND;
 	else if (strcasecmp(mode, "sendonly") == 0)
 		conn->mode = MGCP_CONN_SEND_ONLY;
+	else if (strcasecmp(mode, "confecho") == 0)
+		conn->mode = MGCP_CONN_CONFECHO;
 	else if (strcasecmp(mode, "loopback") == 0)
 		conn->mode = MGCP_CONN_LOOPBACK;
 	else {