diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 9667147e0c5ffeb5cf2028ed6f2eae3a3b271429..bac0dc798290bd38876647f5d6c0876833cdd892 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ SIP Changes
    available in device configurations as well as in the dial plan.
  * Addition of the 'subscribe_network_change' option for turning on and off
    res_stun_monitor module support in chan_sip.
+ * Addition of the 'auth_options_requests' option for turning on and off
+   authentication for OPTIONS requests in chan_sip.
+
 
 IAX2 Changes
 -----------
diff --git a/channels/chan_sip.c b/channels/chan_sip.c
index 7254bf736ec949e90447beddaee3add84c7d2325..8d0b51971ca8eb0d032e37fd365707cf3624849a 100644
--- a/channels/chan_sip.c
+++ b/channels/chan_sip.c
@@ -1512,7 +1512,7 @@ static int handle_request_cancel(struct sip_pvt *p, struct sip_request *req);
 static int handle_request_message(struct sip_pvt *p, struct sip_request *req);
 static int handle_request_subscribe(struct sip_pvt *p, struct sip_request *req, struct ast_sockaddr *addr, int seqno, const char *e);
 static void handle_request_info(struct sip_pvt *p, struct sip_request *req);
-static int handle_request_options(struct sip_pvt *p, struct sip_request *req);
+static int handle_request_options(struct sip_pvt *p, struct sip_request *req, struct ast_sockaddr *addr, const char *e);
 static int handle_invite_replaces(struct sip_pvt *p, struct sip_request *req, int debug, int seqno, struct ast_sockaddr *addr, int *nounlock);
 static int handle_request_notify(struct sip_pvt *p, struct sip_request *req, struct ast_sockaddr *addr, int seqno, const char *e);
 static int local_attended_transfer(struct sip_pvt *transferer, struct sip_dual *current, struct sip_request *req, int seqno, int *nounlock);
@@ -7054,6 +7054,7 @@ struct sip_pvt *sip_alloc(ast_string_field callid, struct ast_sockaddr *addr,
 		char *sent_by, *branch;
 		const char *cseq = get_header(req, "Cseq");
 		unsigned int seqno;
+
 		/* get branch parameter from initial Request that started this dialog */
 		get_viabranch(ast_strdupa(get_header(req, "Via")), &sent_by, &branch);
 		/* only store the branch if it begins with the magic prefix "z9hG4bK", otherwise
@@ -7068,7 +7069,8 @@ struct sip_pvt *sip_alloc(ast_string_field callid, struct ast_sockaddr *addr,
 		if (!ast_strlen_zero(cseq) && (sscanf(cseq, "%30u", &seqno) == 1)) {
 			p->init_icseq = seqno;
 		}
-		set_socket_transport(&p->socket, req->socket.type); /* Later in ast_sip_ouraddrfor we need this to choose the right ip and port for the specific transport */
+		/* Later in ast_sip_ouraddrfor we need this to choose the right ip and port for the specific transport */
+		set_socket_transport(&p->socket, req->socket.type);
 	} else {
 		set_socket_transport(&p->socket, SIP_TRANSPORT_UDP);
 	}
@@ -20500,19 +20502,10 @@ static int handle_request_notify(struct sip_pvt *p, struct sip_request *req, str
 /*! \brief Handle incoming OPTIONS request
 	An OPTIONS request should be answered like an INVITE from the same UA, including SDP
 */
-static int handle_request_options(struct sip_pvt *p, struct sip_request *req)
+static int handle_request_options(struct sip_pvt *p, struct sip_request *req, struct ast_sockaddr *addr, const char *e)
 {
 	int res;
-
-	/*! XXX get_destination assumes we're already authenticated. This means that a request from
-		a known device (peer) will end up in the wrong context if this is out-of-dialog.
-		However, we want to handle OPTIONS as light as possible, so we might want to have
-		a configuration option whether we care or not. Some devices use this for testing
-		capabilities, which means that we need to match device to answer with proper
-		capabilities (including SDP).
-		\todo Fix handle_request_options device handling with optional authentication
-			(this needs to be fixed in 1.4 as well)
-	*/
+	struct sip_peer *authpeer = NULL;	/* Matching Peer */
 
 	if (p->lastinvite) {
 		/* if this is a request in an active dialog, just confirm that the dialog exists. */
@@ -20520,6 +20513,29 @@ static int handle_request_options(struct sip_pvt *p, struct sip_request *req)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	if (sip_cfg.auth_options_requests) {
+		/* Do authentication if this OPTIONS request began the dialog */
+		copy_request(&p->initreq, req);
+		set_pvt_allowed_methods(p, req);
+		res = check_user_full(p, req, SIP_OPTIONS, e, XMIT_UNRELIABLE, addr, &authpeer);
+		if (res == AUTH_CHALLENGE_SENT) {
+			sip_scheddestroy(p, DEFAULT_TRANS_TIMEOUT);
+			return 0;
+		}
+		if (res < 0) { /* Something failed in authentication */
+			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_OPTIONS, req, XMIT_UNRELIABLE);
+			} else {
+				ast_log(LOG_NOTICE, "Failed to authenticate device %s\n", get_header(req, "From"));
+				transmit_response(p, "403 Forbidden", req);
+			}
+			sip_scheddestroy(p, DEFAULT_TRANS_TIMEOUT);
+			return 0;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* must go through authentication before getting here */
 	res = (get_destination(p, req, NULL) == SIP_GET_DEST_EXTEN_FOUND ? 0 : -1);
 	build_contact(p);
 
@@ -23546,7 +23562,7 @@ static int handle_incoming(struct sip_pvt *p, struct sip_request *req, struct as
 	/* Handle various incoming SIP methods in requests */
 	switch (p->method) {
 	case SIP_OPTIONS:
-		res = handle_request_options(p, req);
+		res = handle_request_options(p, req, addr, e);
 		break;
 	case SIP_INVITE:
 		res = handle_request_invite(p, req, debug, seqno, addr, recount, e, nounlock);
@@ -26390,6 +26406,7 @@ static int reload_config(enum channelreloadreason reason)
 	sip_cfg.notifyhold = FALSE;		/*!< Keep track of hold status for a peer */
 	sip_cfg.directrtpsetup = FALSE;		/* Experimental feature, disabled by default */
 	sip_cfg.alwaysauthreject = DEFAULT_ALWAYSAUTHREJECT;
+	sip_cfg.auth_options_requests = 1;
 	sip_cfg.allowsubscribe = FALSE;
 	sip_cfg.disallowed_methods = SIP_UNKNOWN;
 	sip_cfg.contact_ha = NULL;		/* Reset the contact ACL */
@@ -26630,6 +26647,10 @@ static int reload_config(enum channelreloadreason reason)
 			}
 		} else if (!strcasecmp(v->name, "alwaysauthreject")) {
 			sip_cfg.alwaysauthreject = ast_true(v->value);
+		} else if (!strcasecmp(v->name, "auth_options_requests")) {
+			if (ast_false(v->value)) {
+				sip_cfg.auth_options_requests = 0;
+			}
 		} else if (!strcasecmp(v->name, "mohinterpret")) {
 			ast_copy_string(default_mohinterpret, v->value, sizeof(default_mohinterpret));
 		} else if (!strcasecmp(v->name, "mohsuggest")) {
diff --git a/channels/sip/include/sip.h b/channels/sip/include/sip.h
index 9fa37a4d48698544eeddcd7d751920134c130300..2f4411550397e3c0217ac483bb2defc75d09e2d0 100644
--- a/channels/sip/include/sip.h
+++ b/channels/sip/include/sip.h
@@ -674,6 +674,7 @@ struct sip_settings {
 	int srvlookup;              /*!< SRV Lookup on or off. Default is on */
 	int allowguest;             /*!< allow unauthenticated peers to connect? */
 	int alwaysauthreject;       /*!< Send 401 Unauthorized for all failing requests */
+	int auth_options_requests;  /*!< Authenticate OPTIONS requests */
 	int compactheaders;         /*!< send compact sip headers */
 	int allow_external_domains; /*!< Accept calls to external SIP domains? */
 	int callevents;             /*!< Whether we send manager events or not */
diff --git a/configs/sip.conf.sample b/configs/sip.conf.sample
index b0c7e8d3286b49d3bada262bdbc54290017caecb..08ce0ba778b297c96107656adab9c299af47b5b6 100644
--- a/configs/sip.conf.sample
+++ b/configs/sip.conf.sample
@@ -370,6 +370,14 @@ srvlookup=yes                   ; Enable DNS SRV lookups on outbound calls
                                 ; the ability of an attacker to scan for valid SIP usernames.
                                 ; This option is set to "yes" by default.
 
+;auth_options_requests = no     ; sip OPTIONS requests should be treated the exact same as
+                                ; an INVITE, this includes performing authentication.  By default
+                                ; OPTIONS requests are authenticated, however this option allows
+                                ; OPTION requests to proceed unauthenticated in order to increase
+                                ; performance. This may be desirable if OPTIONS are only used to
+                                ; qualify the availabilty of the endpoint/extension.  Disabling
+                                ; this option is not recommended.
+
 ;g726nonstandard = yes          ; If the peer negotiates G726-32 audio, use AAL2 packing
                                 ; order instead of RFC3551 packing order (this is required
                                 ; for Sipura and Grandstream ATAs, among others). This is