diff --git a/res/values/non_localizable_custom.xml b/res/values/non_localizable_custom.xml
index ccdb0d649..6348fca37 100644
--- a/res/values/non_localizable_custom.xml
+++ b/res/values/non_localizable_custom.xml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 	<bool name="allow_edit_in_dialer">true</bool>
 	<color name="conf_active_bg_color">#191970</color>
 
+	<bool name="forbid_self_call">false</bool>
 	<string name="about_bugreport_email">linphone-android@belledonne-communications.com</string>
 </resources>
  
diff --git a/src/org/linphone/LinphoneManager.java b/src/org/linphone/LinphoneManager.java
index e30111e5c..62a70f2a0 100644
--- a/src/org/linphone/LinphoneManager.java
+++ b/src/org/linphone/LinphoneManager.java
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ public final class LinphoneManager implements LinphoneCoreListener {
 		LinphoneAddress lAddress;
 		try {
 			lAddress = mLc.interpretUrl(to);
-			if (mLc.isMyself(lAddress.asStringUriOnly())) {
+			if (mR.getBoolean(R.bool.forbid_self_call) && mLc.isMyself(lAddress.asStringUriOnly())) {
 				mListenerDispatcher.tryingNewOutgoingCallButWrongDestinationAddress();
 				return;
 			}