diff --git a/apps/app_dial.c b/apps/app_dial.c
index 176fec54056497283590f3259a005a25df97e4c3..564ff868213979da56c2331167cbc3ef8cb205d1 100755
--- a/apps/app_dial.c
+++ b/apps/app_dial.c
@@ -68,7 +68,13 @@ static char *descrip =
 "             that are assigned to you.\n"
 "      'r' -- indicate ringing to the calling party, pass no audio until answered.\n"
 "      'm' -- provide hold music to the calling party until answered.\n"
-"      'M(x) -- Executes the macro (x) upon connect of the call\n"
+"      'M(x[^arg]) -- Executes the macro (x with ^ delim arg list) upon connect of the call.\n"
+"                     Also, the macro can set the MACRO_RESULT variable to do the following:\n"
+"                     -- ABORT - Hangup both legs of the call.\n"
+"                     -- CONGESTION - Behave as if line congestion was encountered.\n"
+"                     -- BUSY - Behave as if a busy signal was encountered. (n+101)\n"
+"                     -- CONTINUE - Hangup the called party and continue on in the dialplan.\n"
+"                     -- GOTO:<context>^<exten>^<priority> - Transfer the call.\n"
 "      'h' -- allow callee to hang up by hitting *.\n"
 "      'H' -- allow caller to hang up by hitting *.\n"
 "      'C' -- reset call detail record for this call.\n"
@@ -484,7 +490,7 @@ static int dial_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 	char *sdtmfptr;
 	char sdtmfdata[256] = "";
 	char *stack,*var;
-	char *mac = NULL, macroname[256] = "";
+	char *mac = NULL, *macroname = NULL;
 	char status[256]="";
 	char toast[80];
 	int play_to_caller=0,play_to_callee=0;
@@ -492,9 +498,10 @@ static int dial_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 	char *varname;
 	int vartype;
 	char *outbound_group = NULL;
-
+	char *macro_result = NULL, *macro_transfer_dest = NULL;
 	int digit = 0;
 	time_t start_time, answer_time, end_time;
+	struct ast_app *app = NULL;
 
 	if (!data) {
 		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Dial requires an argument (technology1/number1&technology2/number2...|optional timeout|options)\n");
@@ -661,7 +668,7 @@ static int dial_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 		/* Get the macroname from the dial option string */
 		if ((mac = strstr(transfer, "M("))) {
 			hasmacro = 1;
-			strncpy(macroname, mac + 2, sizeof(macroname) - 1);
+			macroname = ast_strdupa(mac + 2);
 			while (*mac && (*mac != ')'))
 				*(mac++) = 'X';
 			if (*mac)
@@ -1001,8 +1008,6 @@ static int dial_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 			res = 0;
 
 		if (hasmacro && macroname) {
-			void *app = NULL;
-
 			res = ast_autoservice_start(chan);
 			if (res) {
 				ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Unable to start autoservice on calling channel\n");
@@ -1012,6 +1017,9 @@ static int dial_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 			app = pbx_findapp("Macro");
 
 			if (app && !res) {
+				for(res=0;res<strlen(macroname);res++)
+					if(macroname[res] == '^')
+						macroname[res] = '|';
 				res = pbx_exec(peer, app, macroname, 1);
 				ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Macro exited with status %d\n", res);
 				res = 0;
@@ -1024,6 +1032,47 @@ static int dial_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 				ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Could not stop autoservice on calling channel\n");
 				res = -1;
 			}
+
+			if (!res) {
+				if ((macro_result = pbx_builtin_getvar_helper(peer, "MACRO_RESULT"))) {
+					if (!strcasecmp(macro_result, "BUSY")) {
+						strncpy(status, macro_result, sizeof(status) - 1);
+						if (!ast_goto_if_exists(chan, NULL, NULL, chan->priority + 101)) {
+							go_on = 1;
+						}
+						res = -1;
+					}
+					else if (!strcasecmp(macro_result, "CONGESTION") || !strcasecmp(macro_result, "CHANUNAVAIL")) {
+						strncpy(status, macro_result, sizeof(status) - 1);
+						go_on = 1;
+						res = -1;
+					}
+					else if (!strcasecmp(macro_result, "CONTINUE")) {
+						/* hangup peer and keep chan alive assuming the macro has changed 
+						   the context / exten / priority or perhaps 
+						   the next priority in the current exten is desired.
+						*/
+						go_on = 1;
+						res = -1;
+					} else if (!strcasecmp(macro_result, "ABORT")) {
+						/* Hangup both ends unless the caller has the g flag */
+						res = -1;
+					} else if(!strncasecmp(macro_result, "GOTO:",5) && (macro_transfer_dest = ast_strdupa(macro_result + 5))) {
+						res = -1;
+						/* perform a transfer to a new extension */
+						if(strchr(macro_transfer_dest,'^')) { /* context^exten^priority*/
+							/* no brainer mode... substitute ^ with | and feed it to builtin goto */
+							for(res=0;res<strlen(macro_transfer_dest);res++)
+								if(macro_transfer_dest[res] == '^')
+									macro_transfer_dest[res] = '|';
+
+							if(!ast_parsable_goto(chan, macro_transfer_dest))
+								go_on = 1;
+							
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
 		}
 
 		if (!res) {
diff --git a/include/asterisk/pbx.h b/include/asterisk/pbx.h
index 327a4eea9351695c01e6ccbe4bace6e352de3830..4343dc35cc53e58e3be9931c999ae945ff4c7cae 100755
--- a/include/asterisk/pbx.h
+++ b/include/asterisk/pbx.h
@@ -578,7 +578,9 @@ int ast_extension_patmatch(const char *pattern, const char *data);
   set to 1, sets to auto fall through.  If newval set to 0, sets to no auto
   fall through (reads extension instead).  Returns previous value. */
 extern int pbx_set_autofallthrough(int newval);
-
+int ast_goto_if_exists(struct ast_channel *chan, char* context, char *exten, int priority);
+/* I can find neither parsable nor parseable at dictionary.com, but google gives me 169000 hits for parseable and only 49,800 for parsable */
+int ast_parseable_goto(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *goto_string);
 #if defined(__cplusplus) || defined(c_plusplus)
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/pbx.c b/pbx.c
index 7141ad266cdb9d79ca4936365cbd94208effe6d6..14fcf26cbeaafcd8f4330b479e8ee9cc414d80ac 100755
--- a/pbx.c
+++ b/pbx.c
@@ -4935,64 +4935,14 @@ static int pbx_builtin_dtimeout(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 
 static int pbx_builtin_goto(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 {
-	char *s;
-	char *exten, *pri, *context;
-	char *stringp=NULL;
-	int ipri;
-	int mode = 0;
-
-	if (!data || ast_strlen_zero(data)) {
-		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Goto requires an argument (optional context|optional extension|priority)\n");
-		return -1;
-	}
-	s = ast_strdupa((void *) data);
-	stringp=s;
-	context = strsep(&stringp, "|");
-	exten = strsep(&stringp, "|");
-	if (!exten) {
-		/* Only a priority in this one */
-		pri = context;
-		exten = NULL;
-		context = NULL;
-	} else {
-		pri = strsep(&stringp, "|");
-		if (!pri) {
-			/* Only an extension and priority in this one */
-			pri = exten;
-			exten = context;
-			context = NULL;
-		}
-	}
-	if (*pri == '+') {
-		mode = 1;
-		pri++;
-	} else if (*pri == '-') {
-		mode = -1;
-		pri++;
-	}
-	if (sscanf(pri, "%i", &ipri) != 1) {
-		if ((ipri = ast_findlabel_extension(chan, context ? context : chan->context, (exten && strcasecmp(exten, "BYEXTENSION")) ? exten : chan->exten, 
-			pri, chan->cid.cid_num)) < 1) {
-			ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Priority '%s' must be a number > 0, or valid label\n", pri);
-			return -1;
-		} else
-			mode = 0;
-	} 
-	/* At this point we have a priority and maybe an extension and a context */
-	if (mode)
-		chan->priority += mode * ipri - 1;
-	else
-		chan->priority = ipri - 1;
-	if (exten && strcasecmp(exten, "BYEXTENSION"))
-		strncpy(chan->exten, exten, sizeof(chan->exten)-1);
-	if (context)
-		strncpy(chan->context, context, sizeof(chan->context)-1);
-	if (option_verbose > 2)
+	int res;
+	res = ast_parseable_goto(chan, (const char *) data);
+	if (!res && (option_verbose > 2))
 		ast_verbose( VERBOSE_PREFIX_3 "Goto (%s,%s,%d)\n", chan->context,chan->exten, chan->priority+1);
-	ast_cdr_update(chan);
-	return 0;
+	return res;
 }
 
+
 int pbx_builtin_serialize_variables(struct ast_channel *chan, char *buf, size_t size) 
 {
 	struct ast_var_t *variables;
@@ -5469,3 +5419,89 @@ int ast_context_verify_includes(struct ast_context *con)
 	return res;
 }
 
+
+int ast_goto_if_exists(struct ast_channel *chan, char* context, char *exten, int priority) 
+{
+	if(chan) {
+		if(ast_exists_extension(chan, 
+								context ? context : chan->context,
+								exten ? exten : chan->exten,
+								priority ? priority : chan->priority,
+								chan->cid.cid_num)) {
+			return ast_async_goto(chan,
+								  context ? context : chan->context,
+								  exten ? exten : chan->exten,
+								  priority ? priority : chan->priority);
+		} else 
+			return -3;
+	}
+	
+	return -2;
+}
+
+int ast_parseable_goto(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *goto_string) 
+{
+	char *s;
+	char *exten, *pri, *context;
+	char *stringp=NULL;
+	int ipri;
+	int mode = 0;
+
+	if (!goto_string || ast_strlen_zero(goto_string)) {
+		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Goto requires an argument (optional context|optional extension|priority)\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+	s = ast_strdupa(goto_string);
+	stringp=s;
+	context = strsep(&stringp, "|");
+	exten = strsep(&stringp, "|");
+	if (!exten) {
+		/* Only a priority in this one */
+		pri = context;
+		exten = NULL;
+		context = NULL;
+	} else {
+		pri = strsep(&stringp, "|");
+		if (!pri) {
+			/* Only an extension and priority in this one */
+			pri = exten;
+			exten = context;
+			context = NULL;
+		}
+	}
+	if (*pri == '+') {
+		mode = 1;
+		pri++;
+	} else if (*pri == '-') {
+		mode = -1;
+		pri++;
+	}
+	if (sscanf(pri, "%i", &ipri) != 1) {
+		if ((ipri = ast_findlabel_extension(chan, context ? context : chan->context, (exten && strcasecmp(exten, "BYEXTENSION")) ? exten : chan->exten, 
+			pri, chan->cid.cid_num)) < 1) {
+			ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Priority '%s' must be a number > 0, or valid label\n", pri);
+			return -1;
+		} else
+			mode = 0;
+	} 
+	/* At this point we have a priority and maybe an extension and a context */
+
+	if (exten && !strcasecmp(exten, "BYEXTENSION"))
+		exten = NULL;
+
+	if (mode) 
+		ipri = chan->priority + (ipri * mode);
+
+	/* This channel is currently in the PBX */
+	if (context && !ast_strlen_zero(context))
+		strncpy(chan->context, context, sizeof(chan->context) - 1);
+	if (exten && !ast_strlen_zero(exten))
+		strncpy(chan->exten, exten, sizeof(chan->context) - 1);
+	chan->priority = ipri - 1;
+
+	ast_cdr_update(chan);
+	return 0;
+
+}
+
+