diff --git a/doc/CHANGES-staging/ari_create_with_variables.txt b/doc/CHANGES-staging/ari_create_with_variables.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a9d28dd4e5f0bcc244d39b51f08081abcf4f4360
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/CHANGES-staging/ari_create_with_variables.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Subject: res_ari_channels
+
+When creating a channel in ARI using the create call
+you can now specify dialplan variables to be set as part
+of the same operation.
diff --git a/res/ari/resource_channels.c b/res/ari/resource_channels.c
index eaff90fb8758f065601b3331e4e741d041c885a3..e59c74ffbb665c1a011eb40c9d09aaa7e9970079 100644
--- a/res/ari/resource_channels.c
+++ b/res/ari/resource_channels.c
@@ -1779,6 +1779,7 @@ void ast_ari_channels_create(struct ast_variable *headers,
 	struct ast_ari_channels_create_args *args,
 	struct ast_ari_response *response)
 {
+	struct ast_variable *variables = NULL;
 	struct ast_assigned_ids assignedids = {
 		.uniqueid = args->channel_id,
 		.uniqueid2 = args->other_channel_id,
@@ -1805,6 +1806,18 @@ void ast_ari_channels_create(struct ast_variable *headers,
 		return;
 	}
 
+	/* Parse any query parameters out of the body parameter */
+	if (args->variables) {
+		struct ast_json *json_variables;
+
+		ast_ari_channels_create_parse_body(args->variables, args);
+		json_variables = ast_json_object_get(args->variables, "variables");
+		if (json_variables
+			&& json_to_ast_variables(response, json_variables, &variables)) {
+			return;
+		}
+	}
+
 	chan_data = ast_calloc(1, sizeof(*chan_data));
 	if (!chan_data) {
 		ast_ari_response_alloc_failed(response);
@@ -1899,6 +1912,10 @@ void ast_ari_channels_create(struct ast_variable *headers,
 		stasis_app_subscribe_channel(args->app, chan_data->chan);
 	}
 
+	if (variables) {
+		ast_set_variables(chan_data->chan, variables);
+	}
+
 	ast_channel_cleanup(originator);
 
 	if (save_dialstring(chan_data->chan, stuff)) {
diff --git a/res/ari/resource_channels.h b/res/ari/resource_channels.h
index d06e30b7da87868ae41e6070fb883c178a4c6c64..a16d9be31bc35d2cdd0705f1cca06c2f9cee15f6 100644
--- a/res/ari/resource_channels.h
+++ b/res/ari/resource_channels.h
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ struct ast_ari_channels_create_args {
 	const char *originator;
 	/*! The format name capability list to use if originator is not specified. Ex. "ulaw,slin16".  Format names can be found with "core show codecs". */
 	const char *formats;
+	/*! The "variables" key in the body object holds variable key/value pairs to set on the channel on creation. Other keys in the body object are interpreted as query parameters. Ex. { "endpoint": "SIP/Alice", "variables": { "CALLERID(name)": "Alice" } } */
+	struct ast_json *variables;
 };
 /*!
  * \brief Body parsing function for /channels/create.
diff --git a/res/res_ari_channels.c b/res/res_ari_channels.c
index 72e47f17a2e9aacc986c98440d645a16d987da59..a69be5138bd85a4109f942d20580c47b4eb5f789 100644
--- a/res/res_ari_channels.c
+++ b/res/res_ari_channels.c
@@ -341,10 +341,7 @@ static void ast_ari_channels_create_cb(
 		} else
 		{}
 	}
-	if (ast_ari_channels_create_parse_body(body, &args)) {
-		ast_ari_response_alloc_failed(response);
-		goto fin;
-	}
+	args.variables = body;
 	ast_ari_channels_create(headers, &args, response);
 #if defined(AST_DEVMODE)
 	code = response->response_code;
diff --git a/rest-api/api-docs/channels.json b/rest-api/api-docs/channels.json
index a20e9f2f6ae916c3c0e51b0569a0b97145393ce7..04d1577337f3213efd9e4ff82ff9d73e39566ec8 100644
--- a/rest-api/api-docs/channels.json
+++ b/rest-api/api-docs/channels.json
@@ -222,6 +222,14 @@
 							"required": false,
 							"allowMultiple": false,
 							"dataType": "string"
+						},
+						{
+							"name": "variables",
+							"description": "The \"variables\" key in the body object holds variable key/value pairs to set on the channel on creation. Other keys in the body object are interpreted as query parameters. Ex. { \"endpoint\": \"SIP/Alice\", \"variables\": { \"CALLERID(name)\": \"Alice\" } }",
+							"paramType": "body",
+							"required": false,
+							"dataType": "containers",
+							"allowMultiple": false
 						}
 					],
 					"errorResponses": [