diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_spandsp/mod_spandsp.c b/src/mod/applications/mod_spandsp/mod_spandsp.c
index 3f69b9746a5..e136d0cb92d 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_spandsp/mod_spandsp.c
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_spandsp/mod_spandsp.c
@@ -519,6 +519,7 @@ switch_status_t load_configuration(switch_bool_t reload)
 	spandsp_globals.verbose_log_level = SWITCH_LOG_DEBUG;
 	spandsp_globals.use_ecm = 1;
 	spandsp_globals.disable_v17 = 0;
+	spandsp_globals.enable_jbig = 1;
 	spandsp_globals.prepend_string = switch_core_strdup(spandsp_globals.config_pool, "fax");
 	spandsp_globals.spool = switch_core_strdup(spandsp_globals.config_pool, "/tmp");
 	spandsp_globals.ident = "SpanDSP Fax Ident";
@@ -602,6 +603,11 @@ switch_status_t load_configuration(switch_bool_t reload)
 						spandsp_globals.disable_v17 = 1;
 					else
 						spandsp_globals.disable_v17 = 0;
+				} else if (!strcmp(name, "enable-jbig")) {
+					if (switch_true(value))
+						spandsp_globals.enable_jbig = 1;
+					else
+						spandsp_globals.enable_jbig = 0;
 				} else if (!strcmp(name, "enable-colour")) {
 					if (switch_true(value))
 						spandsp_globals.enable_colour_fax = 1;
diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_spandsp/mod_spandsp.h b/src/mod/applications/mod_spandsp/mod_spandsp.h
index 01f79e254df..caf2d37c1d4 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_spandsp/mod_spandsp.h
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_spandsp/mod_spandsp.h
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ struct spandsp_globals {
 	switch_log_level_t verbose_log_level;
 	short int disable_v17;
 	short int enable_tep;
+	short int enable_jbig;
 	short int enable_colour_fax;
 	short int enable_image_resizing;
 	short int enable_colour_to_bilevel;
diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_spandsp/mod_spandsp_fax.c b/src/mod/applications/mod_spandsp/mod_spandsp_fax.c
index 8c8d0103c44..3e68854655f 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_spandsp/mod_spandsp_fax.c
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_spandsp/mod_spandsp_fax.c
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ struct pvt_s {
 	int use_ecm;
 	int disable_v17;
 	int enable_tep;
+	int enable_jbig;
 	int enable_colour_fax;
 	int enable_image_resizing;
 	int enable_colour_to_bilevel;
@@ -983,9 +984,11 @@ static switch_status_t spanfax_init(pvt_t *pvt, transport_mode_t trans_mode)
                                         | T4_RESOLUTION_400_400);
 	compressions = T4_COMPRESSION_T4_1D
 				 | T4_COMPRESSION_T4_2D
-				 | T4_COMPRESSION_T6
-				 | T4_COMPRESSION_T85
+				 | T4_COMPRESSION_T6;
+	if (pvt->enable_jbig) {
+		compressions |=    T4_COMPRESSION_T85
 				 | T4_COMPRESSION_T85_L0;
+	}
 	if (pvt->enable_colour_fax) {
 		t30_set_supported_colour_resolutions(t30, T4_RESOLUTION_100_100
 												| T4_RESOLUTION_200_200
@@ -1363,6 +1366,12 @@ static pvt_t *pvt_init(switch_core_session_t *session, mod_spandsp_fax_applicati
 		pvt->disable_v17 = spandsp_globals.disable_v17;
 	}
 
+	if ((tmp = switch_channel_get_variable(channel, "fax_enable_jbig"))) {
+		pvt->enable_jbig = switch_true(tmp);
+	} else {
+		pvt->enable_jbig = spandsp_globals.enable_jbig;
+	}
+
 	if ((tmp = switch_channel_get_variable(channel, "fax_enable_colour"))) {
 		pvt->enable_colour_fax = switch_true(tmp);
 	} else {