diff --git a/lib/session/call-session.js b/lib/session/call-session.js
index 2420779c5..f1c0344eb 100644
--- a/lib/session/call-session.js
+++ b/lib/session/call-session.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ const {
   AWS_REGION,
   JAMBONES_USE_FREESWITCH_TIMER_FD
 } = require('../config');
+const bent = require('bent');
 const BackgroundTaskManager = require('../utils/background-task-manager');
 const BADPRECONDITIONS = 'preconditions not met';
 const CALLER_CANCELLED_ERR_MSG = 'Response not sent due to unknown transaction';
@@ -977,6 +978,64 @@ class CallSession extends Emitter {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * perform live call control - create rest:dial
+   * @param {obj} opts create call options
+   */
+  async _lccCallDial(opts) {
+    try {
+      const restDialUrl = `${this.srf.locals.serviceUrl}/v1/createCall`;
+      await this.transformInputIfRequired(opts);
+      const resp = bent('POST', 'json', 201)(restDialUrl, opts);
+      this.logger.info(resp.body, 'successfully create outbound call');
+      return resp.body;
+    } catch (err) {
+      if (err.json) {
+        err.body = await err.json();
+      }
+      this.logger.error(err, 'failed to create outbound call from ' + this.callSid);
+      this._notifyTaskError(err.body);
+    }
+  }
+
+  async transformInputIfRequired(opts) {
+    const {
+      lookupAppBySid
+    }  = this.srf.locals.dbHelpers;
+    opts.account_sid = this.accountSid;
+
+    if (opts.application_sid) {
+      this.logger.debug(`Callsession:_validateCreateCall retrieving application ${opts.application_sid}`);
+      const application = await lookupAppBySid(opts.application_sid);
+      Object.assign(opts, {
+        call_hook: application.call_hook,
+        app_json: application.app_json,
+        call_status_hook: application.call_status_hook,
+        speech_synthesis_vendor: application.speech_synthesis_vendor,
+        speech_synthesis_language: application.speech_synthesis_language,
+        speech_synthesis_voice: application.speech_synthesis_voice,
+        speech_recognizer_vendor: application.speech_recognizer_vendor,
+        speech_recognizer_language: application.speech_recognizer_language
+      });
+      this.logger.debug({opts, application}, 'Callsession:_validateCreateCall augmented with application settings');
+    }
+
+    if (typeof opts.call_hook === 'string') {
+      const url = opts.call_hook;
+      opts.call_hook = {
+        url,
+        method: 'POST'
+      };
+    }
+    if (typeof opts.call_status_hook === 'string') {
+      const url = opts.call_status_hook;
+      opts.call_status_hook = {
+        url,
+        method: 'POST'
+      };
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * perform live call control -- set a new call_hook
    * @param {object} opts
@@ -1454,6 +1513,10 @@ Duration=${duration} `
         this._lccCallStatus(data);
         break;
 
+      case 'dial':
+        this._lccCallDial(data);
+        break;
+
       case 'mute:status':
         this._lccMuteStatus(call_sid, data);
         break;