diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 1630f587d5a48d90525b542d1cd3c076755f3426..9c5e55f871634e6c2272c62847d2f1fdd858d201 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ Changes since Asterisk 1.4-beta was branched:
   * Added the parkedcalltransfers option to features.conf
   * Added 's' option to Page application.
   * Added the srvlookup option to iax.conf
+  * Added 'E' and 'V' commands to ExternalIVR.
 
 SIP changes
 -----------
diff --git a/apps/app_externalivr.c b/apps/app_externalivr.c
index 5e81445836ec2c118ba10ecce39af9d8d8031f8e..7f2071630d93b2024124f43deb48b5be5631cf26 100644
--- a/apps/app_externalivr.c
+++ b/apps/app_externalivr.c
@@ -487,9 +487,15 @@ static int app_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 						AST_LIST_INSERT_TAIL(&u->playlist, entry, list);
 						AST_LIST_UNLOCK(&u->playlist);
 					}
+				} else if (input[0] == 'E') {
+					ast_chan_log(LOG_NOTICE, chan, "Exiting: %s\n", &input[2]);
+					send_child_event(child_events, 'E', NULL, chan);
+					res = 0;
+					break;
 				} else if (input[0] == 'H') {
 					ast_chan_log(LOG_NOTICE, chan, "Hanging up: %s\n", &input[2]);
 					send_child_event(child_events, 'H', NULL, chan);
+					res = -1;
 					break;
 				} else if (input[0] == 'O') {
 					if (!strcasecmp(&input[2], "autoclear"))
@@ -498,6 +504,15 @@ static int app_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 						u->option_autoclear = 0;
 					else
 						ast_chan_log(LOG_WARNING, chan, "Unknown option requested '%s'\n", &input[2]);
+				} else if (input[0] == 'V') {
+					char *c;
+					c = strchr(&input[2], '=');
+					if (!c) {
+						send_child_event(child_events, 'Z', NULL, chan);
+					} else {
+						*c++ = '\0';
+						pbx_builtin_setvar_helper(chan, &input[2], c);
+					}
 				}
 			} else if (ready_fd == child_errors_fd) {
 				char input[1024];
diff --git a/doc/externalivr.txt b/doc/externalivr.txt
index a1d4757e7aad133982dd452f26b55d828da087bd..73fb5820fa3296d1461564265709c4e0e8800db2 100644
--- a/doc/externalivr.txt
+++ b/doc/externalivr.txt
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ A-D: DTMF event for keys A through D
 *: DTMF event for key *
 #: DTMF event for key #
 H: the channel was hung up by the connected party
+E: the script requested an exit
 Z: the previous command was unable to be executed (file does not
 exist, etc.)
 T: the play list was interrupted (see below)
@@ -76,7 +77,9 @@ The child process can send commands on stdout in the following formats:
 S,filename
 A,filename
 H,message
+E,message
 O,option
+V,name=value
 
 The 'S' command checks to see if there is a playable audio file with
 the specified name, and if so, clear's the generator's playlist and
@@ -93,6 +96,9 @@ the specified name, and if so, adds it to the generator's
 playlist. The same playability and exception rules apply as for the
 'S' command.
 
+The 'E' command stops the generator and continues execution in the dialplan,
+and logs the supplied message to the Asterisk log.
+
 The 'H' command stops the generator and hangs up the channel, and logs
 the supplied message to the Asterisk log.
 
@@ -102,6 +108,8 @@ ExternalIVR() application. The supported options are:
 	Automatically interrupt and clear the playlist upon reception
 	of DTMF input.
 
+The 'V' command sets the specified channel variable to the specified value.
+
 Errors
 ------