diff --git a/apps/app_directed_pickup.c b/apps/app_directed_pickup.c
index 3255ade9f7..632ac326dd 100644
--- a/apps/app_directed_pickup.c
+++ b/apps/app_directed_pickup.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ static int pickup_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 		origin = ast_get_channel_by_exten_locked(exten, context);
 		if (origin) {
 			ast_cdr_getvar(origin->cdr, "dstchannel", &tmp, workspace,
-					sizeof(workspace), 0);
+					sizeof(workspace), 0, 0);
 			if (tmp) {
 				/* We have a possible channel... now we need to find it! */
 				target = ast_get_channel_by_name_locked(tmp);
diff --git a/cdr.c b/cdr.c
index 29c2a5c3de..3a1d53a6cb 100644
--- a/cdr.c
+++ b/cdr.c
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ static const char *ast_cdr_getvar_internal(struct ast_cdr *cdr, const char *name
 }
 
 /*! CDR channel variable retrieval */
-void ast_cdr_getvar(struct ast_cdr *cdr, const char *name, char **ret, char *workspace, int workspacelen, int recur) 
+void ast_cdr_getvar(struct ast_cdr *cdr, const char *name, char **ret, char *workspace, int workspacelen, int recur, int raw) 
 {
 	struct tm tm;
 	time_t t;
@@ -233,32 +233,52 @@ void ast_cdr_getvar(struct ast_cdr *cdr, const char *name, char **ret, char *wor
 	else if (!strcasecmp(name, "lastdata"))
 		ast_copy_string(workspace, cdr->lastdata, workspacelen);
 	else if (!strcasecmp(name, "start")) {
-		t = cdr->start.tv_sec;
-		if (t) {
-			localtime_r(&t, &tm);
-			strftime(workspace, workspacelen, fmt, &tm);
+		if (raw) {
+			snprintf(workspace, workspacelen, "%ld.%06ld", (long)cdr->start.tv_sec, (long)cdr->start.tv_usec);
+		} else {
+			t = cdr->start.tv_sec;
+			if (t) {
+				localtime_r(&t, &tm);
+				strftime(workspace, workspacelen, fmt, &tm);
+			}
 		}
 	} else if (!strcasecmp(name, "answer")) {
-		t = cdr->answer.tv_sec;
-		if (t) {
-			localtime_r(&t, &tm);
-			strftime(workspace, workspacelen, fmt, &tm);
+		if (raw) {
+			snprintf(workspace, workspacelen, "%ld.%06ld", (long)cdr->answer.tv_sec, (long)cdr->answer.tv_usec);
+		} else {
+			t = cdr->answer.tv_sec;
+			if (t) {
+				localtime_r(&t, &tm);
+				strftime(workspace, workspacelen, fmt, &tm);
+			}
 		}
 	} else if (!strcasecmp(name, "end")) {
-		t = cdr->end.tv_sec;
-		if (t) {
-			localtime_r(&t, &tm);
-			strftime(workspace, workspacelen, fmt, &tm);
+		if (raw) {
+			snprintf(workspace, workspacelen, "%ld.%06ld", (long)cdr->end.tv_sec, (long)cdr->end.tv_usec);
+		} else {
+			t = cdr->end.tv_sec;
+			if (t) {
+				localtime_r(&t, &tm);
+				strftime(workspace, workspacelen, fmt, &tm);
+			}
 		}
 	} else if (!strcasecmp(name, "duration"))
 		snprintf(workspace, workspacelen, "%d", cdr->duration);
 	else if (!strcasecmp(name, "billsec"))
 		snprintf(workspace, workspacelen, "%d", cdr->billsec);
-	else if (!strcasecmp(name, "disposition"))
-		ast_copy_string(workspace, ast_cdr_disp2str(cdr->disposition), workspacelen);
-	else if (!strcasecmp(name, "amaflags"))
-		ast_copy_string(workspace, ast_cdr_flags2str(cdr->amaflags), workspacelen);
-	else if (!strcasecmp(name, "accountcode"))
+	else if (!strcasecmp(name, "disposition")) {
+		if (raw) {
+			snprintf(workspace, workspacelen, "%d", cdr->disposition);
+		} else {
+			ast_copy_string(workspace, ast_cdr_disp2str(cdr->disposition), workspacelen);
+		}
+	} else if (!strcasecmp(name, "amaflags")) {
+		if (raw) {
+			snprintf(workspace, workspacelen, "%d", cdr->amaflags);
+		} else {
+			ast_copy_string(workspace, ast_cdr_flags2str(cdr->amaflags), workspacelen);
+		}
+	} else if (!strcasecmp(name, "accountcode"))
 		ast_copy_string(workspace, cdr->accountcode, workspacelen);
 	else if (!strcasecmp(name, "uniqueid"))
 		ast_copy_string(workspace, cdr->uniqueid, workspacelen);
@@ -375,7 +395,7 @@ int ast_cdr_serialize_variables(struct ast_cdr *cdr, char *buf, size_t size, cha
 		}
 
 		for (i = 0; cdr_readonly_vars[i]; i++) {
-			ast_cdr_getvar(cdr, cdr_readonly_vars[i], &tmp, workspace, sizeof(workspace), 0);
+			ast_cdr_getvar(cdr, cdr_readonly_vars[i], &tmp, workspace, sizeof(workspace), 0, 0);
 			if (!tmp)
 				continue;
 			
diff --git a/funcs/func_cdr.c b/funcs/func_cdr.c
index d287ff98a3..1df7f14ad8 100644
--- a/funcs/func_cdr.c
+++ b/funcs/func_cdr.c
@@ -41,10 +41,12 @@ ASTERISK_FILE_VERSION(__FILE__, "$Revision$")
 
 enum {
 	OPT_RECURSIVE = (1 << 0),
+	OPT_UNPARSED = (1 << 1),
 } cdr_option_flags;
 
 AST_APP_OPTIONS(cdr_func_options, {
 	AST_APP_OPTION('r', OPT_RECURSIVE),
+	AST_APP_OPTION('u', OPT_UNPARSED),
 });
 
 static int cdr_read(struct ast_channel *chan, char *cmd, char *parse,
@@ -69,7 +71,8 @@ static int cdr_read(struct ast_channel *chan, char *cmd, char *parse,
 		ast_app_parse_options(cdr_func_options, &flags, NULL, args.options);
 
 	ast_cdr_getvar(chan->cdr, args.variable, &ret, buf, len,
-		       ast_test_flag(&flags, OPT_RECURSIVE));
+		       ast_test_flag(&flags, OPT_RECURSIVE),
+			   ast_test_flag(&flags, OPT_UNPARSED));
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -96,8 +99,9 @@ static int cdr_write(struct ast_channel *chan, char *cmd, char *parse,
 	else if (!strcasecmp(args.variable, "userfield"))
 		ast_cdr_setuserfield(chan, value);
 	else if (chan->cdr)
-		ast_cdr_setvar(chan->cdr, args.variable, value,
-			       ast_test_flag(&flags, OPT_RECURSIVE));
+		ast_cdr_setvar(chan->cdr, args.variable, value, ast_test_flag(&flags, OPT_RECURSIVE));
+		/* No need to worry about the u flag, as all fields for which setting
+		 * 'u' would do anything are marked as readonly. */
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -105,10 +109,17 @@ static int cdr_write(struct ast_channel *chan, char *cmd, char *parse,
 static struct ast_custom_function cdr_function = {
 	.name = "CDR",
 	.synopsis = "Gets or sets a CDR variable",
-	.desc = "Option 'r' searches the entire stack of CDRs on the channel\n",
 	.syntax = "CDR(<name>[|options])",
 	.read = cdr_read,
 	.write = cdr_write,
+	.desc =
+"Options:\n"
+"  'r' searches the entire stack of CDRs on the channel\n"
+"  'u' retrieves the raw, unprocessed value\n"
+"  For example, 'start', 'answer', and 'end' will be retrieved as epoch\n"
+"  values, when the n option is passed, but formatted as YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS\n"
+"  otherwise.  Similarly, disposition and amaflags will return their raw\n"
+"  integral values.\n",
 };
 
 static char *tdesc = "CDR dialplan function";
diff --git a/include/asterisk/cdr.h b/include/asterisk/cdr.h
index 0e694cdfc8..c9fc6a9253 100644
--- a/include/asterisk/cdr.h
+++ b/include/asterisk/cdr.h
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ struct ast_cdr {
 	struct ast_cdr *next;
 };
 
-void ast_cdr_getvar(struct ast_cdr *cdr, const char *name, char **ret, char *workspace, int workspacelen, int recur);
+void ast_cdr_getvar(struct ast_cdr *cdr, const char *name, char **ret, char *workspace, int workspacelen, int recur, int raw);
 int ast_cdr_setvar(struct ast_cdr *cdr, const char *name, const char *value, int recur);
 int ast_cdr_serialize_variables(struct ast_cdr *cdr, char *buf, size_t size, char delim, char sep, int recur);
 void ast_cdr_free_vars(struct ast_cdr *cdr, int recur);