diff --git a/lib/session/call-session.js b/lib/session/call-session.js
index 714b3b1bd..bef398597 100644
--- a/lib/session/call-session.js
+++ b/lib/session/call-session.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const moment = require('moment');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const sessionTracker = require('./session-tracker');
 const makeTask = require('../tasks/make_task');
-const { normalizeJambones } = require('@jambonz/verb-specifications');
+const { normalizeJambones, validate } = require('@jambonz/verb-specifications');
 const listTaskNames = require('../utils/summarize-tasks');
 const HttpRequestor = require('../utils/http-requestor');
 const WsRequestor = require('../utils/ws-requestor');
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ const {
   JAMBONES_INJECT_CONTENT,
   AWS_REGION,
 } = 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';
@@ -969,6 +970,91 @@ 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._validateCreateCall(opts);
+      const resp = bent('POST', 201)(restDialUrl, opts);
+      this.logger.info(resp.body, 'successfully create outbound call');
+      return resp.body;
+    } catch (err) {
+      this.logger.error(err, 'failed to create outbound call from ' + this.callSid);
+    }
+  }
+
+  async _validateCreateCall(opts) {
+    const {
+      lookupAppBySid
+    }  = this.srf.locals.dbHelpers;
+    opts.account_sid = this.accountSid;
+    if (!opts.from) {
+      throw new Error('Missing from parameter');
+    }
+
+    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');
+    } else {
+      delete opts.application_sid;
+      if (!opts.speech_synthesis_vendor ||
+        !opts.speech_synthesis_language ||
+        !opts.speech_synthesis_voice ||
+        !opts.speech_recognizer_vendor ||
+        !opts.speech_recognizer_language)
+        throw new Error('either application_sid or set of' +
+          ' speech_synthesis_vendor, speech_synthesis_language, speech_synthesis_voice,' +
+          ' speech_recognizer_vendor, speech_recognizer_language required');
+    }
+
+    if (!opts.call_hook && !opts.application_sid) {
+      throw new Error('either call_hook or application_sid required');
+    }
+
+    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'
+      };
+    }
+    if (typeof opts.call_hook === 'object' && typeof opts.call_hook.url != 'string') {
+      throw new Error('call_hook must be string or an object containing a url property');
+    }
+    if (typeof opts.call_status_hook === 'object' && typeof opts.call_status_hook.url != 'string') {
+      throw new Error('call_status_hook must be string or an object containing a url property');
+    }
+    if (opts.call_hook && !/^https?:/.test(opts.call_hook.url) && !/^wss?:/.test(opts.call_hook.url)) {
+      throw new Error('call_hook url be an absolute url');
+    }
+    if (opts.call_status_hook &&
+      !/^https?:/.test(opts.call_status_hook.url) &&
+      !/^wss?:/.test(opts.call_status_hook.url)) {
+      throw new Error('call_status_hook url be an absolute url');
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * perform live call control -- set a new call_hook
    * @param {object} opts
@@ -1403,6 +1489,10 @@ Duration=${duration} `
         this._lccCallStatus(data);
         break;
 
+      case 'dial':
+        this._lccCallDial(data);
+        break;
+
       case 'mute:status':
         this._lccMuteStatus(call_sid, data);
         break;