diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index be279879d04458f1498394ad0ddf7cc952cfe685..96fdd13f7913ac8f80bd25d099d73b5fbd8ae064 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -103,6 +103,12 @@ app_confbridge
     instance, allows a channel to immediately exit the ConfBridge without having
     to wait for a leave announcement to play.
 
+app_dial
+------------------
+ * Added the "Q" option which sets the Q.850/Q.931 cause on unanswered channels
+   when another channel answers the call.  The default of ANSWERED_ELSEWHERE
+   is unchanged.
+
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 --- Functionality changes from Asterisk 13 to Asterisk 14 --------------------
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/apps/app_dial.c b/apps/app_dial.c
index 316d38da15ae7bf391c09adacd592da5dfd81e4a..b5d8f50c767a0e07f7aacfb5d8479e99aae411c3 100644
--- a/apps/app_dial.c
+++ b/apps/app_dial.c
@@ -375,6 +375,25 @@ ASTERISK_REGISTER_FILE()
 					<para>Enable privacy mode. Use <replaceable>x</replaceable> as the family/key in the AstDB database if
 					it is provided. The current extension is used if a database family/key is not specified.</para>
 				</option>
+				<option name="Q">
+					<argument name="cause" required="true"/>
+					<para>Specify the Q.850/Q.931 <replaceable>cause</replaceable> to send on
+					unanswered channels when another channel answers the call.
+					As with <literal>Hangup()</literal>, <replaceable>cause</replaceable>
+					can be a numeric cause code or a name such as
+						<literal>NO_ANSWER</literal>,
+						<literal>USER_BUSY</literal>,
+						<literal>CALL_REJECTED</literal> or
+						<literal>ANSWERED_ELSEWHERE</literal> (the default if Q isn't specified).
+						You can also specify <literal>0</literal> or <literal>NONE</literal>
+						to send no cause.  See the <filename>causes.h</filename> file for the
+						full list of valid causes and names.
+						</para>
+					<note>
+						<para>chan_sip does not support setting the cause on a CANCEL to anything
+						other than ANSWERED_ELSEWHERE.</para>
+					</note>
+				</option>
 				<option name="r">
 					<para>Default: Indicate ringing to the calling party, even if the called party isn't actually ringing. Pass no audio to the calling
 					party until the called channel has answered.</para>
@@ -520,6 +539,9 @@ ASTERISK_REGISTER_FILE()
 			<example title="Dial with call length limit">
 			 same => n,Dial(PJSIP/alice,,L(60000:30000:10000))
 			</example>
+			<example title="Dial alice and bob and send NO_ANSWER to bob instead of ANSWERED_ELSEWHERE when alice answers">
+			 same => n,Dial(PJSIP/alice&amp;PJSIP/bob,,Q(NO_ANSWER))
+			</example>
 			<example title="Dial with pre-dial subroutines">
 			[default]
 
@@ -684,6 +706,7 @@ enum {
 #define OPT_PREDIAL_CALLEE   (1LLU << 41)
 #define OPT_PREDIAL_CALLER   (1LLU << 42)
 #define OPT_RING_WITH_EARLY_MEDIA (1LLU << 43)
+#define OPT_HANGUPCAUSE      (1LLU << 44)
 
 enum {
 	OPT_ARG_ANNOUNCE = 0,
@@ -705,6 +728,7 @@ enum {
 	OPT_ARG_FORCE_CID_PRES,
 	OPT_ARG_PREDIAL_CALLEE,
 	OPT_ARG_PREDIAL_CALLER,
+	OPT_ARG_HANGUPCAUSE,
 	/* note: this entry _MUST_ be the last one in the enum */
 	OPT_ARG_ARRAY_SIZE
 };
@@ -738,6 +762,7 @@ AST_APP_OPTIONS(dial_exec_options, BEGIN_OPTIONS
 	AST_APP_OPTION_ARG('O', OPT_OPERMODE, OPT_ARG_OPERMODE),
 	AST_APP_OPTION('p', OPT_SCREENING),
 	AST_APP_OPTION_ARG('P', OPT_PRIVACY, OPT_ARG_PRIVACY),
+	AST_APP_OPTION_ARG('Q', OPT_HANGUPCAUSE, OPT_ARG_HANGUPCAUSE),
 	AST_APP_OPTION_ARG('r', OPT_RINGBACK, OPT_ARG_RINGBACK),
 	AST_APP_OPTION('R', OPT_RING_WITH_EARLY_MEDIA),
 	AST_APP_OPTION_ARG('S', OPT_DURATION_STOP, OPT_ARG_DURATION_STOP),
@@ -796,7 +821,7 @@ static void chanlist_free(struct chanlist *outgoing)
 	ast_free(outgoing);
 }
 
-static void hanguptree(struct dial_head *out_chans, struct ast_channel *exception, int answered_elsewhere)
+static void hanguptree(struct dial_head *out_chans, struct ast_channel *exception, int hangupcause)
 {
 	/* Hang up a tree of stuff */
 	struct chanlist *outgoing;
@@ -804,9 +829,9 @@ static void hanguptree(struct dial_head *out_chans, struct ast_channel *exceptio
 	while ((outgoing = AST_LIST_REMOVE_HEAD(out_chans, node))) {
 		/* Hangup any existing lines we have open */
 		if (outgoing->chan && (outgoing->chan != exception)) {
-			if (answered_elsewhere) {
+			if (hangupcause >= 0) {
 				/* This is for the channel drivers */
-				ast_channel_hangupcause_set(outgoing->chan, AST_CAUSE_ANSWERED_ELSEWHERE);
+				ast_channel_hangupcause_set(outgoing->chan, hangupcause);
 			}
 			ast_hangup(outgoing->chan);
 		}
@@ -2768,6 +2793,7 @@ static int dial_exec_full(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *data, struct ast
 	} else {
 		const char *number;
 		int dial_end_raised = 0;
+		int cause = -1;
 
 		if (ast_test_flag64(&opts, OPT_CALLER_ANSWER))
 			ast_answer(chan);
@@ -2778,7 +2804,23 @@ static int dial_exec_full(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *data, struct ast
 		/* Ah ha!  Someone answered within the desired timeframe.  Of course after this
 		   we will always return with -1 so that it is hung up properly after the
 		   conversation.  */
-		hanguptree(&out_chans, peer, 1);
+
+		if (ast_test_flag64(&opts, OPT_HANGUPCAUSE)
+			&& !ast_strlen_zero(opt_args[OPT_ARG_HANGUPCAUSE])) {
+			cause = ast_str2cause(opt_args[OPT_ARG_HANGUPCAUSE]);
+			if (cause <= 0) {
+				if (!strcasecmp(opt_args[OPT_ARG_HANGUPCAUSE], "NONE")) {
+					cause = 0;
+				} else if (sscanf(opt_args[OPT_ARG_HANGUPCAUSE], "%30d", &cause) != 1
+					|| cause < 0) {
+					ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Invalid cause given to Dial(...Q(<cause>)): \"%s\"\n",
+						opt_args[OPT_ARG_HANGUPCAUSE]);
+					cause = -1;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		hanguptree(&out_chans, peer, cause >= 0 ? cause : AST_CAUSE_ANSWERED_ELSEWHERE);
+
 		/* If appropriate, log that we have a destination channel and set the answer time */
 		if (ast_channel_name(peer))
 			pbx_builtin_setvar_helper(chan, "DIALEDPEERNAME", ast_channel_name(peer));
@@ -3182,7 +3224,11 @@ out:
 	}
 
 	ast_channel_early_bridge(chan, NULL);
-	hanguptree(&out_chans, NULL, ast_channel_hangupcause(chan)==AST_CAUSE_ANSWERED_ELSEWHERE || ast_test_flag64(&opts, OPT_CANCEL_ELSEWHERE) ? 1 : 0 ); /* forward 'answered elsewhere' if we received it */
+	 /* forward 'answered elsewhere' if we received it */
+	hanguptree(&out_chans, NULL,
+		ast_channel_hangupcause(chan) == AST_CAUSE_ANSWERED_ELSEWHERE
+		|| ast_test_flag64(&opts, OPT_CANCEL_ELSEWHERE)
+		? AST_CAUSE_ANSWERED_ELSEWHERE : -1);
 	pbx_builtin_setvar_helper(chan, "DIALSTATUS", pa.status);
 	ast_debug(1, "Exiting with DIALSTATUS=%s.\n", pa.status);