diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5db39e7fb..cf3477d10 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1534,6 +1534,18 @@ Optionally included keys are:
 	been requested for transcoding. Note that not all codecs support all packetization
 	intervals.
 
+	The selected ptime (which represents the duration of a single media packet in milliseconds)
+	will be used towards the endpoint receiving this offer, even if the matching answer
+	prefers a different ptime.
+
+	This option is ignored in `answer` messages. See below for the reverse.
+
+* `ptime-reverse`
+
+	This is the reciprocal to `ptime`. It sets the ptime to be used towards the endpoint
+	who has sent the offer. It will be inserted in the `answer` SDP. This option is also
+	ignored in `answer` messages.
+
 * `supports`
 
 	Contains a list of strings. Each string indicates support for an additional feature
diff --git a/daemon/call.c b/daemon/call.c
index e425d69a4..c142d05b8 100644
--- a/daemon/call.c
+++ b/daemon/call.c
@@ -1788,11 +1788,21 @@ int monologue_offer_answer(struct call_monologue *other_ml, GQueue *streams,
 
 		// codec and RTP payload types handling
 		if (sp->ptime > 0) {
-			media->ptime = sp->ptime;
-			other_media->ptime = sp->ptime;
+			if (!MEDIA_ISSET(media, PTIME_OVERRIDE))
+				media->ptime = sp->ptime;
+			if (!MEDIA_ISSET(other_media, PTIME_OVERRIDE))
+				other_media->ptime = sp->ptime;
 		}
-		if (flags->ptime > 0)
+		if (flags && flags->ptime > 0) {
 			media->ptime = flags->ptime;
+			MEDIA_SET(media, PTIME_OVERRIDE);
+			MEDIA_SET(other_media, PTIME_OVERRIDE);
+		}
+		if (flags && flags->rev_ptime > 0) {
+			other_media->ptime = flags->rev_ptime;
+			MEDIA_SET(media, PTIME_OVERRIDE);
+			MEDIA_SET(other_media, PTIME_OVERRIDE);
+		}
 		codec_rtp_payload_types(media, other_media, &sp->rtp_payload_types, flags);
 		codec_handlers_update(media, other_media, flags);
 
diff --git a/daemon/call_interfaces.c b/daemon/call_interfaces.c
index 9cf023b65..8b2b9f369 100644
--- a/daemon/call_interfaces.c
+++ b/daemon/call_interfaces.c
@@ -645,12 +645,13 @@ static void call_ng_flags_flags(struct sdp_ng_flags *out, str *s, void *dummy) {
 				STR_FMT(s));
 	}
 }
-static void call_ng_process_flags(struct sdp_ng_flags *out, bencode_item_t *input) {
+static void call_ng_process_flags(struct sdp_ng_flags *out, bencode_item_t *input, enum call_opmode opmode) {
 	bencode_item_t *list, *it, *dict;
 	int diridx;
 	str s;
 
 	ZERO(*out);
+	out->opmode = opmode;
 	out->codec_strip = g_hash_table_new_full(str_hash, str_equal, str_slice_free, NULL);
 	out->codec_mask = g_hash_table_new_full(str_hash, str_equal, str_slice_free, NULL);
 
@@ -710,7 +711,13 @@ static void call_ng_process_flags(struct sdp_ng_flags *out, bencode_item_t *inpu
 	out->tos = bencode_dictionary_get_int_str(input, "TOS", 256);
 	bencode_get_alt(input, "record-call", "record call", &out->record_call_str);
 	bencode_dictionary_get_str(input, "metadata", &out->metadata);
-	out->ptime = bencode_dictionary_get_int_str(input, "ptime", 0);
+
+	if (opmode == OP_OFFER) {
+		out->ptime = bencode_dictionary_get_int_str(input, "ptime", 0);
+		out->rev_ptime = bencode_dictionary_get_int_str(input, "ptime-reverse", 0);
+		if (out->rev_ptime == 0)
+			out->rev_ptime = bencode_dictionary_get_int_str(input, "ptime reverse", 0);
+	}
 
 	if (bencode_dictionary_get_str(input, "xmlrpc-callback", &s)) {
 		if (sockaddr_parse_any_str(&out->xmlrpc_callback, &s))
@@ -816,8 +823,7 @@ static const char *call_offer_answer_ng(bencode_item_t *input,
 	bencode_dictionary_get_str(input, "via-branch", &viabranch);
 	bencode_dictionary_get_str(input, "label", &label);
 
-	call_ng_process_flags(&flags, input);
-	flags.opmode = opmode;
+	call_ng_process_flags(&flags, input, opmode);
 
 	if (opmode == OP_OFFER) {
 		enum load_limit_reasons limit = call_offer_session_limit();
@@ -1446,7 +1452,7 @@ const char *call_unblock_dtmf_ng(bencode_item_t *input, bencode_item_t *output)
 	if (errstr)
 		goto out;
 
-	call_ng_process_flags(&flags, input);
+	call_ng_process_flags(&flags, input, OP_OTHER);
 
 	if (monologue) {
 		ilog(LOG_INFO, "Unblocking directional DTMF (tag '" STR_FORMAT ")",
@@ -1515,7 +1521,7 @@ const char *call_unblock_media_ng(bencode_item_t *input, bencode_item_t *output)
 	if (errstr)
 		goto out;
 
-	call_ng_process_flags(&flags, input);
+	call_ng_process_flags(&flags, input, OP_OTHER);
 
 	if (monologue) {
 		ilog(LOG_INFO, "Unblocking directional media (tag '" STR_FORMAT ")",
diff --git a/daemon/codec.c b/daemon/codec.c
index eafa8f84b..e09a82257 100644
--- a/daemon/codec.c
+++ b/daemon/codec.c
@@ -1097,6 +1097,9 @@ void __rtp_payload_type_add_recv(struct call_media *media,
 {
 	if (!pt)
 		return;
+	// update ptime in case it was overridden
+	if (media->ptime > 0)
+		pt->ptime = media->ptime;
 	g_hash_table_insert(media->codecs_recv, &pt->payload_type, pt);
 	__rtp_payload_type_add_name(media->codec_names_recv, pt);
 	g_queue_push_tail(&media->codecs_prefs_recv, pt);
@@ -1107,6 +1110,9 @@ void __rtp_payload_type_add_send(struct call_media *other_media,
 {
 	if (!pt)
 		return;
+	// update ptime in case it was overridden
+	if (other_media->ptime > 0)
+		pt->ptime = other_media->ptime;
 	g_hash_table_insert(other_media->codecs_send, &pt->payload_type, pt);
 	__rtp_payload_type_add_name(other_media->codec_names_send, pt);
 	g_queue_push_tail(&other_media->codecs_prefs_send, pt);
@@ -1122,8 +1128,8 @@ void __rtp_payload_type_add_send_dup(struct call_media *other_media,
 static void __rtp_payload_type_add(struct call_media *media, struct call_media *other_media,
 		struct rtp_payload_type *pt)
 {
-	__rtp_payload_type_add_recv(media, pt);
 	__rtp_payload_type_add_send_dup(other_media, pt);
+	__rtp_payload_type_add_recv(media, pt);
 }
 
 static void __payload_queue_free(void *qq) {
@@ -1243,6 +1249,7 @@ void codec_rtp_payload_types(struct call_media *media, struct call_media *other_
 				STR_FMT(&pt->encoding_with_params), pt->payload_type);
 		__rtp_payload_type_add_recv(media, pt);
 	}
+
 #endif
 
 	g_hash_table_destroy(removed);
diff --git a/include/call.h b/include/call.h
index 5db4a16b4..25e5fe488 100644
--- a/include/call.h
+++ b/include/call.h
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ enum call_type {
 #define MEDIA_FLAG_ICE_CONTROLLING		0x00200000
 #define MEDIA_FLAG_LOOP_CHECK			0x00400000
 #define MEDIA_FLAG_TRANSCODE			0x00800000
+#define MEDIA_FLAG_PTIME_OVERRIDE		0x01000000
 
 /* access macros */
 #define SP_ISSET(p, f)		bf_isset(&(p)->sp_flags, SP_FLAG_ ## f)
diff --git a/include/call_interfaces.h b/include/call_interfaces.h
index e87318a4b..af0fef6e0 100644
--- a/include/call_interfaces.h
+++ b/include/call_interfaces.h
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ struct sdp_ng_flags {
 	GQueue codec_offer;
 	GQueue codec_transcode;
 	GHashTable *codec_mask;
-	int ptime;
+	int ptime,
+	    rev_ptime;
 	int asymmetric:1,
 	    no_redis_update:1,
 	    unidirectional:1,