diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index bcc4beff1199231aa14713da5346e3be28e6b40e..3f7315ea8ae10a46e33a51910966668bf34724da 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ CDR postgresql driver changes
 -----------------------------
  * Added command "cdr show pgsql status" to check connection status
 
+AMI (Asterisk Manager Interface) changes
+----------------------------------------
+ * Originate now generates an error response if the extension given
+   is not found in the dialplan
 
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 --- Functionality changes from Asterisk 1.8 to Asterisk 10 -------------------
diff --git a/main/manager.c b/main/manager.c
index 5320b3f5244e1d216d38ed00b2a79f9be757d783..af03e25e59e94e6095d93b66bdc17e5e027e5443 100644
--- a/main/manager.c
+++ b/main/manager.c
@@ -3997,6 +3997,16 @@ static int action_originate(struct mansession *s, const struct message *m)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* Check early if the extension exists. If not, we need to bail out here. */
+	if (exten && context && pi) {
+		if (! ast_exists_extension(NULL, context, exten, pi, l)) {
+			/* The extension does not exist. */
+			astman_send_error(s, m, "Extension does not exist.");
+			res = 0;
+			goto fast_orig_cleanup;
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* Allocate requested channel variables */
 	vars = astman_get_variables(m);