diff --git a/src/include/switch_types.h b/src/include/switch_types.h
index 926c8a6bea..afb3e4e7c6 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_types.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_types.h
@@ -377,7 +377,8 @@ typedef enum {
 	SCF_DEBUG_SQL = (1 << 21),
 	SCF_API_EXPANSION = (1 << 22),
 	SCF_SESSION_THREAD_POOL = (1 << 23),
-	SCF_DIALPLAN_TIMESTAMPS = (1 << 24)
+	SCF_DIALPLAN_TIMESTAMPS = (1 << 24),
+	SCF_CPF_SOFT_PREFIX = (1 << 25)
 } switch_core_flag_enum_t;
 typedef uint32_t switch_core_flag_t;
 
@@ -578,7 +579,8 @@ typedef enum {
 	SWITCH_CPF_NONE = 0,
 	SWITCH_CPF_SCREEN = (1 << 0),
 	SWITCH_CPF_HIDE_NAME = (1 << 1),
-	SWITCH_CPF_HIDE_NUMBER = (1 << 2)
+	SWITCH_CPF_HIDE_NUMBER = (1 << 2),
+	SWITCH_CPF_SOFT_PREFIX = (1 << 3)
 } switch_caller_profile_flag_enum_t;
 typedef uint32_t switch_caller_profile_flag_t;
 
diff --git a/src/switch_caller.c b/src/switch_caller.c
index d3b835ec80..0667d65dd6 100644
--- a/src/switch_caller.c
+++ b/src/switch_caller.c
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_caller_profile_t *) switch_caller_profile_new(switch_memor
 	profile->callee_id_name = SWITCH_BLANK_STRING;
 	profile->callee_id_number = SWITCH_BLANK_STRING;
 	switch_set_flag(profile, SWITCH_CPF_SCREEN);
+	if (switch_core_test_flag(SCF_CPF_SOFT_PREFIX)) {
+		switch_set_flag(profile, SWITCH_CPF_SOFT_PREFIX);
+	}
 	profile->pool = pool;
 	return profile;
 }
@@ -399,7 +402,12 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(void) switch_caller_profile_event_set_data(switch_caller_profile_
 		profile_node_t *pn;
 
 		for (pn = caller_profile->soft; pn; pn = pn->next) {
-			switch_event_add_header_string(event, SWITCH_STACK_BOTTOM, pn->var, pn->val);
+			if (switch_test_flag(caller_profile, SWITCH_CPF_SOFT_PREFIX)) {
+				switch_snprintf(header_name, sizeof(header_name), "%s-%s", prefix, pn->var);
+				switch_event_add_header_string(event, SWITCH_STACK_BOTTOM, header_name, pn->val);
+			} else {
+				switch_event_add_header_string(event, SWITCH_STACK_BOTTOM, pn->var, pn->val);
+			}
 		}
 
 	}
diff --git a/src/switch_core.c b/src/switch_core.c
index ca87b5f8cd..443b8bc0b8 100644
--- a/src/switch_core.c
+++ b/src/switch_core.c
@@ -2340,6 +2340,13 @@ static void switch_load_core_config(const char *file)
 										  "rtp-retain-crypto-keys enabled. Could be used to decrypt secure media.\n");
 					}
 					switch_core_set_variable("rtp_retain_crypto_keys", val);
+				} else if (!strcasecmp(var, "caller-profile-soft-variables-uses-prefix") && !zstr(val)) {
+					int v = switch_true(val);
+					if (v) {
+						switch_set_flag((&runtime), SCF_CPF_SOFT_PREFIX);
+					} else {
+						switch_clear_flag((&runtime), SCF_CPF_SOFT_PREFIX);
+					}
 				}
 			}
 		}