diff --git a/channels/chan_sip.c b/channels/chan_sip.c
index 304c2e65e4..5a30d7f250 100644
--- a/channels/chan_sip.c
+++ b/channels/chan_sip.c
@@ -23306,7 +23306,7 @@ static int handle_request_subscribe(struct sip_pvt *p, struct sip_request *req,
 	int firststate = AST_EXTENSION_REMOVED;
 	struct sip_peer *authpeer = NULL;
 	const char *eventheader = get_header(req, "Event");	/* Get Event package name */
-	int resubscribe = (p->subscribed != NONE);
+	int resubscribe = (p->subscribed != NONE) && !req->ignore;
 	char *temp, *event;
 
 	if (p->initreq.headers) {	
@@ -23322,7 +23322,7 @@ static int handle_request_subscribe(struct sip_pvt *p, struct sip_request *req,
 			if (resubscribe)
 				ast_debug(1, "Got a re-subscribe on existing subscription %s\n", p->callid);
 			else
-				ast_debug(1, "Got a new subscription %s (possibly with auth)\n", p->callid);
+				ast_debug(1, "Got a new subscription %s (possibly with auth) or retransmission\n", p->callid);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -23377,19 +23377,25 @@ static int handle_request_subscribe(struct sip_pvt *p, struct sip_request *req,
 	} else
 		event = (char *) eventheader;		/* XXX is this legal ? */
 
-	/* Handle authentication */
-	res = check_user_full(p, req, SIP_SUBSCRIBE, e, 0, addr, &authpeer);
-	/* if an authentication response was sent, we are done here */
-	if (res == AUTH_CHALLENGE_SENT)	/* authpeer = NULL here */
-		return 0;
-	if (res < 0) {
-		if (res == AUTH_FAKE_AUTH) {
-			ast_log(LOG_NOTICE, "Sending fake auth rejection for device %s\n", get_header(req, "From"));
-			transmit_fake_auth_response(p, SIP_SUBSCRIBE, req, XMIT_UNRELIABLE);
-		} else {
-			ast_log(LOG_NOTICE, "Failed to authenticate device %s for SUBSCRIBE\n", get_header(req, "From"));
-			transmit_response_reliable(p, "403 Forbidden", req);
+	/* Handle authentication if we're new and not a retransmission. We can't just
+	 * use if !req->ignore, because then we'll end up sending
+	 * a 200 OK if someone retransmits without sending auth */
+	if (p->subscribed == NONE || resubscribe) {
+		res = check_user_full(p, req, SIP_SUBSCRIBE, e, 0, addr, &authpeer);
+
+		/* if an authentication response was sent, we are done here */
+		if (res == AUTH_CHALLENGE_SENT)	/* authpeer = NULL here */
+			return 0;
+		if (res < 0) {
+			if (res == AUTH_FAKE_AUTH) {
+				ast_log(LOG_NOTICE, "Sending fake auth rejection for device %s\n", get_header(req, "From"));
+				transmit_fake_auth_response(p, SIP_SUBSCRIBE, req, XMIT_UNRELIABLE);
+			} else {
+				ast_log(LOG_NOTICE, "Failed to authenticate device %s for SUBSCRIBE\n", get_header(req, "From"));
+				transmit_response_reliable(p, "403 Forbidden", req);
+			}
 		}
+
 		pvt_set_needdestroy(p, "authentication failed");
 		return 0;
 	}