--- apps/app_confbridge.c.orig	2021-05-20 13:50:36.723000237 +0000
+++ apps/app_confbridge.c	2021-05-20 14:19:06.925000235 +0000
@@ -2535,10 +2535,6 @@
 		AST_APP_ARG(menu_profile_name);
 	);
 
-	if (ast_channel_state(chan) != AST_STATE_UP) {
-		ast_answer(chan);
-	}
-
 	if (ast_bridge_features_init(&user.features)) {
 		pbx_builtin_setvar_helper(chan, "CONFBRIDGE_RESULT", "FAILED");
 		res = -1;
@@ -2588,6 +2584,11 @@
 		goto confbridge_cleanup;
 	}
 
+	/* If channel hasn't been answered already, answer it, unless we're explicitly not supposed to */
+	if ((ast_channel_state(chan) != AST_STATE_UP) && !(ast_test_flag(&user.u_profile, USER_OPT_NOANSWER))) {
+		ast_answer(chan);
+	}
+
 	quiet = ast_test_flag(&user.u_profile, USER_OPT_QUIET);
 
 	/* ask for a PIN immediately after finding user profile.  This has to be