diff --git a/apps/app_originate.c b/apps/app_originate.c
index 2af46e315a..1736c6c254 100644
--- a/apps/app_originate.c
+++ b/apps/app_originate.c
@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@ static const char app_originate[] = "Originate";
 						<argument name="argN" />
 					</argument>
 				</option>
+				<option name="C">
+					<para>Comma-separated list of codecs to use for this call.
+					Default is <literal>slin</literal>.</para>
+				</option>
 				<option name="c">
 					<para>The caller ID number to use for the called channel. Default is
 					the current channel's Caller ID number.</para>
@@ -114,7 +118,7 @@ static const char app_originate[] = "Originate";
 			</parameter>
 		</syntax>
 		<description>
-		<para>This application originates an outbound call and connects it to a specified extension or application.  This application will block until the outgoing call fails or gets answered.  At that point, this application will exit with the status variable set and dialplan processing will continue.</para>
+		<para>This application originates an outbound call and connects it to a specified extension or application.  This application will block until the outgoing call fails or gets answered, unless the async option is used.  At that point, this application will exit with the status variable set and dialplan processing will continue.</para>
 		<para>This application sets the following channel variable before exiting:</para>
 		<variablelist>
 			<variable name="ORIGINATE_STATUS">
@@ -141,7 +145,8 @@ enum {
 	OPT_ASYNC =             (1 << 2),
 	OPT_CALLER_NUM =        (1 << 3),
 	OPT_CALLER_NAME =       (1 << 4),
-	OPT_VARIABLES =         (1 << 5),
+	OPT_CODECS =            (1 << 5),
+	OPT_VARIABLES =         (1 << 6),
 };
 
 enum {
@@ -149,6 +154,7 @@ enum {
 	OPT_ARG_PREDIAL_CALLER,
 	OPT_ARG_CALLER_NUM,
 	OPT_ARG_CALLER_NAME,
+	OPT_ARG_CODECS,
 	OPT_ARG_VARIABLES,
 	/* note: this entry _MUST_ be the last one in the enum */
 	OPT_ARG_ARRAY_SIZE,
@@ -158,6 +164,7 @@ AST_APP_OPTIONS(originate_exec_options, BEGIN_OPTIONS
 	AST_APP_OPTION('a', OPT_ASYNC),
 	AST_APP_OPTION_ARG('b', OPT_PREDIAL_CALLEE, OPT_ARG_PREDIAL_CALLEE),
 	AST_APP_OPTION_ARG('B', OPT_PREDIAL_CALLER, OPT_ARG_PREDIAL_CALLER),
+	AST_APP_OPTION_ARG('C', OPT_CODECS, OPT_ARG_CODECS),
 	AST_APP_OPTION_ARG('c', OPT_CALLER_NUM, OPT_ARG_CALLER_NUM),
 	AST_APP_OPTION_ARG('n', OPT_CALLER_NAME, OPT_ARG_CALLER_NAME),
 	AST_APP_OPTION_ARG('v', OPT_VARIABLES, OPT_ARG_VARIABLES),
@@ -178,7 +185,7 @@ static int originate_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *data)
 	char *opt_args[OPT_ARG_ARRAY_SIZE];
 	char *predial_callee = NULL;
 	char *parse, *cnum = NULL, *cname = NULL;
-	
+
 	struct ast_variable *vars = NULL;
 	char *chantech, *chandata;
 	int res = -1;
@@ -186,22 +193,15 @@ static int originate_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *data)
 	int outgoing_status = 0;
 	unsigned int timeout = 30;
 	static const char default_exten[] = "s";
-	struct ast_format_cap *cap_slin = ast_format_cap_alloc(AST_FORMAT_CAP_FLAG_DEFAULT);
+	struct ast_format_cap *capabilities;
+	capabilities = ast_format_cap_alloc(AST_FORMAT_CAP_FLAG_DEFAULT);
 
 	ast_autoservice_start(chan);
-	if (!cap_slin) {
+	if (!capabilities) {
 		goto return_cleanup;
 	}
 
-	ast_format_cap_append(cap_slin, ast_format_slin, 0);
-	ast_format_cap_append(cap_slin, ast_format_slin12, 0);
-	ast_format_cap_append(cap_slin, ast_format_slin16, 0);
-	ast_format_cap_append(cap_slin, ast_format_slin24, 0);
-	ast_format_cap_append(cap_slin, ast_format_slin32, 0);
-	ast_format_cap_append(cap_slin, ast_format_slin44, 0);
-	ast_format_cap_append(cap_slin, ast_format_slin48, 0);
-	ast_format_cap_append(cap_slin, ast_format_slin96, 0);
-	ast_format_cap_append(cap_slin, ast_format_slin192, 0);
+	ast_format_cap_append(capabilities, ast_format_slin, 0);
 
 	if (ast_strlen_zero(data)) {
 		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Originate() requires arguments\n");
@@ -257,6 +257,13 @@ static int originate_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *data)
 		goto return_cleanup;
 	}
 
+	if (ast_test_flag64(&opts, OPT_CODECS)) {
+		if (!ast_strlen_zero(opt_args[OPT_ARG_CODECS])) {
+			ast_format_cap_remove_by_type(capabilities, AST_MEDIA_TYPE_UNKNOWN);
+			ast_format_cap_update_by_allow_disallow(capabilities, opt_args[OPT_ARG_CODECS], 1);
+		}
+	}
+
 	if (ast_test_flag64(&opts, OPT_CALLER_NUM)) {
 		if (!ast_strlen_zero(opt_args[OPT_ARG_CALLER_NUM])) {
 			cnum = opt_args[OPT_ARG_CALLER_NUM];
@@ -318,7 +325,7 @@ static int originate_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *data)
 		ast_debug(1, "Originating call to '%s/%s' and connecting them to extension %s,%s,%d\n",
 				chantech, chandata, args.arg1, exten, priority);
 
-		res = ast_pbx_outgoing_exten_predial(chantech, cap_slin, chandata,
+		res = ast_pbx_outgoing_exten_predial(chantech, capabilities, chandata,
 				timeout * 1000, args.arg1, exten, priority, &outgoing_status,
 				ast_test_flag64(&opts, OPT_ASYNC) ? AST_OUTGOING_NO_WAIT : AST_OUTGOING_WAIT,
 				cid_num, cid_name, vars, NULL, NULL, 0, NULL,
@@ -329,7 +336,7 @@ static int originate_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *data)
 		ast_debug(1, "Originating call to '%s/%s' and connecting them to %s(%s)\n",
 				chantech, chandata, args.arg1, S_OR(args.arg2, ""));
 
-		res = ast_pbx_outgoing_app_predial(chantech, cap_slin, chandata,
+		res = ast_pbx_outgoing_app_predial(chantech, capabilities, chandata,
 				timeout * 1000, args.arg1, args.arg2, &outgoing_status,
 				ast_test_flag64(&opts, OPT_ASYNC) ? AST_OUTGOING_NO_WAIT : AST_OUTGOING_WAIT,
 				cid_num, cid_name, vars, NULL, NULL, NULL,
@@ -380,7 +387,7 @@ return_cleanup:
 	if (vars) {
 		ast_variables_destroy(vars);
 	}
-	ao2_cleanup(cap_slin);
+	ao2_cleanup(capabilities);
 	ast_autoservice_stop(chan);
 
 	return continue_in_dialplan ? 0 : -1;
diff --git a/doc/CHANGES-staging/app_originate_codecs.txt b/doc/CHANGES-staging/app_originate_codecs.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a0f52b13c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/CHANGES-staging/app_originate_codecs.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+Subject: app_originate
+
+Codecs can now be specified for dialplan-originated
+calls, as with call files and the manager action.
+By default, only the slin codec is now used, instead
+of all the slin* codecs.