diff --git a/src/include/switch_types.h b/src/include/switch_types.h
index 79f6d92989..1aba54b683 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_types.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_types.h
@@ -1975,7 +1975,9 @@ typedef enum {
 	SMBF_READ_VIDEO_PATCH = (1 << 24),
 	SMBF_READ_TEXT_STREAM = (1 << 25),
 	SMBF_FIRST = (1 << 26),
-	SMBF_PAUSE = (1 << 27)
+	SMBF_PAUSE = (1 << 27),
+	SMBF_STEREO_NO_DOWN_MIX = (1 << 28),
+	SMBF_REAL_STEREO = (1 << 29)
 } switch_media_bug_flag_enum_t;
 typedef uint32_t switch_media_bug_flag_t;
 
diff --git a/src/switch_core_media_bug.c b/src/switch_core_media_bug.c
index 191ab24393..7463423f1c 100644
--- a/src/switch_core_media_bug.c
+++ b/src/switch_core_media_bug.c
@@ -381,6 +381,10 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_media_bug_read(switch_media_bug_t *b
 	if (switch_test_flag(bug, SMBF_STEREO)) {
 		int16_t *left, *right;
 		size_t left_len, right_len;
+		if (!switch_test_flag(bug, SMBF_STEREO_NO_DOWN_MIX) && switch_test_flag(bug, SMBF_REAL_STEREO)) {
+			switch_mux_channels(dp, wlen, read_impl.number_of_channels, 1);
+			switch_mux_channels(fp, rlen, read_impl.number_of_channels, 1);
+		}
 		if (switch_test_flag(bug, SMBF_STEREO_SWAP)) {
 			left = dp; /* write stream */
 			left_len = wlen;
@@ -406,6 +410,10 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_media_bug_read(switch_media_bug_t *b
 		}
 		memcpy(frame->data, bug->tmp, bytes * 2);
 	} else {
+		if (switch_test_flag(bug, SMBF_REAL_STEREO)) {
+			switch_mux_channels(dp, wlen, read_impl.number_of_channels, 1);
+			switch_mux_channels(fp, rlen, read_impl.number_of_channels, 1);
+		}
 		for (x = 0; x < blen; x++) {
 			int32_t w = 0, r = 0, z = 0;
 
@@ -435,9 +443,11 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_media_bug_read(switch_media_bug_t *b
 	frame->rate = read_impl.actual_samples_per_second;
 	frame->codec = NULL;
 
-	if (switch_test_flag(bug, SMBF_STEREO)) {
+	if (switch_test_flag(bug, SMBF_STEREO) && !switch_test_flag(bug, SMBF_REAL_STEREO)) {
 		frame->datalen *= 2;
 		frame->channels = 2;
+	} else if (!switch_test_flag(bug, SMBF_STEREO)) {
+		frame->channels = 1;
 	} else {
 		frame->channels = read_impl.number_of_channels;
 	}
diff --git a/src/switch_ivr_async.c b/src/switch_ivr_async.c
index 42dade7866..eee6003a21 100644
--- a/src/switch_ivr_async.c
+++ b/src/switch_ivr_async.c
@@ -3127,6 +3127,20 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_ivr_record_session_event(switch_core_sess
 			flags |= SMBF_STEREO_SWAP;
 			channels = 2;
 		}
+	} else if (channels == 2) {
+		flags |= SMBF_REAL_STEREO;
+		if (recording_var_true(channel, vars, "RECORD_STEREO")) {
+			flags |= SMBF_STEREO;
+			flags &= ~SMBF_STEREO_SWAP;
+		}
+
+		if (recording_var_true(channel, vars, "RECORD_STEREO_SWAP")) {
+			flags |= SMBF_STEREO;
+			flags |= SMBF_STEREO_SWAP;
+		}
+		if (!(flags & SMBF_STEREO)) {
+			channels = 1;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (recording_var_true(channel, vars, "RECORD_ANSWER_REQ")) {
@@ -3137,6 +3151,10 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_ivr_record_session_event(switch_core_sess
 		flags |= SMBF_BRIDGE_REQ;
 	}
 
+	if (recording_var_true(channel, vars, "RECORD_STEREO_NO_DOWN_MIX")) {
+		flags |= SMBF_STEREO_NO_DOWN_MIX;
+	}
+
 	if (recording_var_true(channel, vars, "RECORD_APPEND")) {
 		file_flags |= SWITCH_FILE_WRITE_APPEND;
 	}