diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index ed39722708..906efa54b6 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -146,6 +146,9 @@ ConfBridge
    file will be played to the user, and only the user, upon joining the
    conference bridge.
 
+ * Added record_file_append option that defaults to "yes", but if set to no
+   will create a new file between each start/stop recording.
+
 
 Dial
 -------------------
diff --git a/apps/app_confbridge.c b/apps/app_confbridge.c
index 5bc1c5d483..76a269bb19 100644
--- a/apps/app_confbridge.c
+++ b/apps/app_confbridge.c
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ static void set_rec_filename(struct conference_bridge *bridge, struct ast_str **
 	time_t now;
 	char *ext;
 
-	if (ast_str_strlen(*filename)) {
+	if (ast_str_strlen(*filename) && ast_test_flag(&bridge->b_profile, BRIDGE_OPT_RECORD_FILE_APPEND)) {
 		    return;
 	}
 
@@ -621,7 +621,10 @@ static void set_rec_filename(struct conference_bridge *bridge, struct ast_str **
 			ast_str_set(filename, 0, "%s-%u", rec_file, (unsigned int)now);
 		}
 	}
-	ast_str_append(filename, 0, ",a");
+
+	if (ast_test_flag(&bridge->b_profile, BRIDGE_OPT_RECORD_FILE_APPEND)) {
+		ast_str_append(filename, 0, ",a");
+	}
 }
 
 static void *record_thread(void *obj)
diff --git a/apps/confbridge/conf_config_parser.c b/apps/confbridge/conf_config_parser.c
index 6c5ea0bb8e..ecb989f7be 100644
--- a/apps/confbridge/conf_config_parser.c
+++ b/apps/confbridge/conf_config_parser.c
@@ -1330,6 +1330,10 @@ static char *handle_cli_confbridge_show_bridge_profile(struct ast_cli_entry *e,
 		b_profile.flags & BRIDGE_OPT_RECORD_CONFERENCE ?
 		"yes" : "no");
 
+	ast_cli(a->fd,"Record File Append:    %s\n",
+		b_profile.flags & BRIDGE_OPT_RECORD_FILE_APPEND ?
+		"yes" : "no");
+
 	ast_cli(a->fd,"Record File:          %s\n",
 		ast_strlen_zero(b_profile.rec_file) ? "Auto Generated" :
 		b_profile.rec_file);
@@ -1788,6 +1792,7 @@ int conf_load_config(int reload)
 	aco_option_register_custom(&cfg_info, "mixing_interval", ACO_EXACT, bridge_types, "20", mix_interval_handler, 0);
 	aco_option_register(&cfg_info, "record_conference", ACO_EXACT, bridge_types, "no", OPT_BOOLFLAG_T, 1, FLDSET(struct bridge_profile, flags), BRIDGE_OPT_RECORD_CONFERENCE);
 	aco_option_register_custom(&cfg_info, "video_mode", ACO_EXACT, bridge_types, NULL, video_mode_handler, 0);
+	aco_option_register(&cfg_info, "record_file_append", ACO_EXACT, bridge_types, "yes", OPT_BOOLFLAG_T, 1, FLDSET(struct bridge_profile, flags), BRIDGE_OPT_RECORD_FILE_APPEND);
 	aco_option_register(&cfg_info, "max_members", ACO_EXACT, bridge_types, "0", OPT_UINT_T, 0, FLDSET(struct bridge_profile, max_members));
 	aco_option_register(&cfg_info, "record_file", ACO_EXACT, bridge_types, NULL, OPT_CHAR_ARRAY_T, 0, CHARFLDSET(struct bridge_profile, rec_file));
 	aco_option_register_custom(&cfg_info, "^sound_", ACO_REGEX, bridge_types, NULL, sound_option_handler, 0);
diff --git a/apps/confbridge/include/confbridge.h b/apps/confbridge/include/confbridge.h
index 059262065d..54d429a289 100644
--- a/apps/confbridge/include/confbridge.h
+++ b/apps/confbridge/include/confbridge.h
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ enum bridge_profile_flags {
 	BRIDGE_OPT_VIDEO_SRC_LAST_MARKED = (1 << 1), /*!< Set if conference should feed video of last marked user to all participants. */
 	BRIDGE_OPT_VIDEO_SRC_FIRST_MARKED = (1 << 2), /*!< Set if conference should feed video of first marked user to all participants. */
 	BRIDGE_OPT_VIDEO_SRC_FOLLOW_TALKER = (1 << 3), /*!< Set if conference set the video feed to follow the loudest talker.  */
+	BRIDGE_OPT_RECORD_FILE_APPEND = (1 << 4), /*!< Set if the record file should be appended to between start/stops.  */
 };
 
 enum conf_menu_action_id {