diff --git a/daemon/recording.c b/daemon/recording.c
index 6cc9e5729..f32772711 100644
--- a/daemon/recording.c
+++ b/daemon/recording.c
@@ -348,6 +348,7 @@ void recording_start(call_t *call) {
 		rand_hex_str(rand_str, rand_bytes);
 		g_autoptr(char) meta_prefix = g_strdup_printf("%s-%s", escaped_callid, rand_str);
 		call_str_cpy(call, &call->recording_meta_prefix, &STR_INIT(meta_prefix));
+		call_str_cpy(call, &call->recording_random_tag, &STR_CONST_INIT(rand_str));
 	}
 
 	_rm(init_struct, call);
@@ -834,6 +835,7 @@ static void proc_init(call_t *call) {
 
 	append_meta_chunk_str(recording, &call->callid, "CALL-ID");
 	append_meta_chunk_s(recording, call->recording_meta_prefix.s, "PARENT");
+	append_meta_chunk_s(recording, call->recording_random_tag.s, "RANDOM_TAG");
 	if (call->metadata.len)
 		recording_meta_chunk(recording, "METADATA", &call->metadata);
 }
diff --git a/docs/rtpengine-recording.md b/docs/rtpengine-recording.md
index 19a6bb984..6a3f56aa9 100644
--- a/docs/rtpengine-recording.md
+++ b/docs/rtpengine-recording.md
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ sufficient for a standard installation of rtpengine.
 
     File name pattern to be used for recording files. The pattern can reference
     sub-directories. Parent directories will be created on demand. The default
-    setting is __%c-%t__.
+    setting is __%c-%r-%t__.
 
     The pattern must include __printf__-style format sequences. Supported format
     sequences are:
@@ -169,6 +169,11 @@ sufficient for a standard installation of rtpengine.
         The call ID. It is mandatory for the output pattern to include this format
         sequence.
 
+    - __%r__
+
+        A random tag generated by __rtpengine__ to distinguish possibly
+        repeated or duplicated call IDs.
+
     - __%t__
 
         The stream type. For __single__ streams this is the SSRC written as hexadecimal;
diff --git a/include/call.h b/include/call.h
index f14620428..c57a951f6 100644
--- a/include/call.h
+++ b/include/call.h
@@ -707,6 +707,7 @@ struct call {
 	str			metadata;
 	str			recording_meta_prefix;
 	str			recording_file;
+	str			recording_random_tag;
 
 	struct call_iterator_entry iterator[NUM_CALL_ITERATORS];
 	int			cpu_affinity;
diff --git a/recording-daemon/main.c b/recording-daemon/main.c
index c3220fe74..bbaa9a2e0 100644
--- a/recording-daemon/main.c
+++ b/recording-daemon/main.c
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ static void options(int *argc, char ***argv) {
 		num_threads = num_cpu_cores(8);
 
 	if (!output_pattern)
-		output_pattern = g_strdup("%c-%t");
+		output_pattern = g_strdup("%c-%r-%t");
 	if (!strstr(output_pattern, "%c"))
 		die("Invalid output pattern '%s' (no '%%c' format present)", output_pattern);
 	if (!strstr(output_pattern, "%t"))
diff --git a/recording-daemon/metafile.c b/recording-daemon/metafile.c
index 6a061513b..c595e27e8 100644
--- a/recording-daemon/metafile.c
+++ b/recording-daemon/metafile.c
@@ -185,6 +185,8 @@ static void meta_section(metafile_t *mf, char *section, char *content, unsigned
 		mf->call_id = g_string_chunk_insert(mf->gsc, content);
 	else if (!strcmp(section, "PARENT"))
 		mf->parent = g_string_chunk_insert(mf->gsc, content);
+	else if (!strcmp(section, "RANDOM_TAG"))
+		mf->random_tag = g_string_chunk_insert(mf->gsc, content);
 	else if (!strcmp(section, "METADATA"))
 		if (mf->forward_fd >= 0) {
 			ilog(LOG_INFO, "Connection already established, sending mid-call metadata %.*s", (int)len, content);
diff --git a/recording-daemon/output.c b/recording-daemon/output.c
index 619a46200..a02b449c8 100644
--- a/recording-daemon/output.c
+++ b/recording-daemon/output.c
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@ static output_t *output_new(const char *path, const metafile_t *mf, const char *
 	// construct output file name
 	struct timeval now;
 	struct tm tm;
-	const char *ax = mf->parent;
+	g_autoptr(char) escaped_callid = g_uri_escape_string(mf->call_id, NULL, 0);
+	const char *ax = escaped_callid;
 
 	gettimeofday(&now, NULL);
 	localtime_r(&now.tv_sec, &tm);
@@ -126,7 +127,10 @@ static output_t *output_new(const char *path, const metafile_t *mf, const char *
 				g_string_append_c(f, '%');
 				break;
 			case 'c':
-				g_string_append(f, mf->parent);
+				g_string_append(f, escaped_callid);
+				break;
+			case 'r':
+				g_string_append(f, mf->random_tag);
 				break;
 			case 't':
 				g_string_append(f, type);
diff --git a/recording-daemon/types.h b/recording-daemon/types.h
index 98f3b02fc..f3369a63a 100644
--- a/recording-daemon/types.h
+++ b/recording-daemon/types.h
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ struct metafile_s {
 	char *name;
 	char *parent;
 	char *call_id;
+	char *random_tag;
 	char *metadata;
 	char *metadata_db;
 	char *output_dest;