diff --git a/openbsc/include/openbsc/gsm_data_shared.h b/openbsc/include/openbsc/gsm_data_shared.h
index 56d62e5..4f9f21f 100644
--- a/openbsc/include/openbsc/gsm_data_shared.h
+++ b/openbsc/include/openbsc/gsm_data_shared.h
@@ -699,6 +699,9 @@
 
 	/* do we use static (user-defined) system information messages? (bitmask) */
 	uint32_t si_mode_static;
+
+	/* exclude the BTS from the global RF Lock handling */
+	int excl_from_rf_lock;
 #endif /* ROLE_BSC */
 	void *role;
 };
diff --git a/openbsc/src/libbsc/bsc_rf_ctrl.c b/openbsc/src/libbsc/bsc_rf_ctrl.c
index 87bf39d..bd36e18 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/libbsc/bsc_rf_ctrl.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/libbsc/bsc_rf_ctrl.c
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 /* RF Ctl handling socket */
 
 /* (C) 2010 by Harald Welte <laforge@gnumonks.org>
- * (C) 2010 by Holger Hans Peter Freyther <zecke@selfish.org>
- * (C) 2010 by On-Waves
+ * (C) 2010-2012 by Holger Hans Peter Freyther <zecke@selfish.org>
+ * (C) 2010-2012 by On-Waves
  * All Rights Reserved
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -129,6 +129,14 @@
 
 	llist_for_each_entry(bts, &net->bts_list, list) {
 		struct gsm_bts_trx *trx;
+
+		/* Exclude the BTS from the global lock */
+		if (bts->excl_from_rf_lock) {
+			LOGP(DLINP, LOGL_DEBUG,
+				"Excluding BTS(%d) from trx lock.\n", bts->nr);
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		llist_for_each_entry(trx, &bts->trx_list, list) {
 			gsm_trx_lock_rf(trx, lock);
 		}
@@ -176,6 +184,13 @@
 
 	llist_for_each_entry(bts, &conn->rf->gsm_network->bts_list, list) {
 		struct gsm_bts_trx *trx;
+
+		/* Exclude the BTS from the global lock */
+		if (bts->excl_from_rf_lock) {
+			LOGP(DLINP, LOGL_DEBUG,
+				"Excluding BTS(%d) from query.\n", bts->nr);
+			continue;
+		}
 		llist_for_each_entry(trx, &bts->trx_list, list) {
 			if (trx->mo.nm_state.availability == NM_AVSTATE_OK &&
 			    trx->mo.nm_state.operational != NM_OPSTATE_DISABLED) {
@@ -200,6 +215,13 @@
 		if (!bts->oml_link || !is_ipaccess_bts(bts))
 			continue;
 
+		/* Exclude the BTS from the global lock */
+		if (bts->excl_from_rf_lock) {
+			LOGP(DLINP, LOGL_DEBUG,
+				"Excluding BTS(%d) from query.\n", bts->nr);
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		llist_for_each_entry(trx, &bts->trx_list, list) {
 			if (trx->mo.nm_state.availability != NM_AVSTATE_OK ||
 			    trx->mo.nm_state.operational != NM_OPSTATE_ENABLED ||
@@ -233,7 +255,7 @@
 {
 	struct osmo_bsc_rf *rf = (struct osmo_bsc_rf *) _data;
 
-	LOGP(DLINP, LOGL_NOTICE, "Grace timeout. Disabling the TRX.\n");
+	LOGP(DLINP, LOGL_NOTICE, "Grace timeout. Going to disable all BTS/TRX.\n");
 	switch_rf_off(rf);
 }
 
diff --git a/openbsc/src/libbsc/bsc_vty.c b/openbsc/src/libbsc/bsc_vty.c
index e89317d..ec92c18 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/libbsc/bsc_vty.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/libbsc/bsc_vty.c
@@ -580,6 +580,9 @@
 
 	config_write_bts_gprs(vty, bts);
 
+	if (bts->excl_from_rf_lock)
+		vty_out(vty, "  rf-lock-exclude%s", VTY_NEWLINE);
+
 	if (bts->model->config_write_bts)
 		bts->model->config_write_bts(vty, bts);
 
@@ -2443,6 +2446,28 @@
 	return CMD_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+#define EXCL_RFLOCK_STR "Exclude this BTS from the global RF Lock\n"
+
+DEFUN(cfg_bts_excl_rf_lock,
+      cfg_bts_excl_rf_lock_cmd,
+      "rf-lock-exclude",
+      EXCL_RFLOCK_STR)
+{
+	struct gsm_bts *bts = vty->index;
+	bts->excl_from_rf_lock = 1;
+	return CMD_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+DEFUN(cfg_bts_no_excl_rf_lock,
+      cfg_bts_no_excl_rf_lock_cmd,
+      "no rf-lock-exclude",
+      NO_STR EXCL_RFLOCK_STR)
+{
+	struct gsm_bts *bts = vty->index;
+	bts->excl_from_rf_lock = 0;
+	return CMD_SUCCESS;
+}
+
 #define TRX_TEXT "Radio Transceiver\n"
 
 /* per TRX configuration */
@@ -3037,6 +3062,8 @@
 	install_element(BTS_NODE, &cfg_bts_neigh_mode_cmd);
 	install_element(BTS_NODE, &cfg_bts_neigh_cmd);
 	install_element(BTS_NODE, &cfg_bts_si5_neigh_cmd);
+	install_element(BTS_NODE, &cfg_bts_excl_rf_lock_cmd);
+	install_element(BTS_NODE, &cfg_bts_no_excl_rf_lock_cmd);
 
 	install_element(BTS_NODE, &cfg_trx_cmd);
 	install_node(&trx_node, dummy_config_write);