diff --git a/src/libosmo-mgcp-client/mgcp_client.c b/src/libosmo-mgcp-client/mgcp_client.c
index 5cd14f7..ee8d267 100644
--- a/src/libosmo-mgcp-client/mgcp_client.c
+++ b/src/libosmo-mgcp-client/mgcp_client.c
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 		.remote_port = -1,
 		.first_endpoint = 0,
 		.last_endpoint = 0,
+		.bts_base = 0,
 	};
 }
 
@@ -439,6 +440,7 @@
 
 	mgcp->actual.first_endpoint = conf->first_endpoint > 0 ? (uint16_t)conf->first_endpoint : 0;
 	mgcp->actual.last_endpoint = conf->last_endpoint > 0 ? (uint16_t)conf->last_endpoint : 0;
+	mgcp->actual.bts_base = conf->bts_base > 0 ? (uint16_t)conf->bts_base : 4000;
 
 	return mgcp;
 }
diff --git a/src/libosmo-mgcp-client/mgcp_client_vty.c b/src/libosmo-mgcp-client/mgcp_client_vty.c
index 1d58bb5..f8129c0 100644
--- a/src/libosmo-mgcp-client/mgcp_client_vty.c
+++ b/src/libosmo-mgcp-client/mgcp_client_vty.c
@@ -123,12 +123,32 @@
       "set first useable endpoint identifier\n"
       "set the last useable endpoint identifier\n")
 
+#define BTS_START_STR "First UDP port allocated for the BTS side\n"
+#define UDP_PORT_STR "UDP Port number\n"
+DEFUN(cfg_mgw_rtp_bts_base_port,
+      cfg_mgw_rtp_bts_base_port_cmd,
+      "mgw bts-base <0-65534>",
+      MGW_STR
+      BTS_START_STR
+      UDP_PORT_STR)
+{
+	global_mgcp_client_conf->bts_base = atoi(argv[0]);
+	return CMD_SUCCESS;
+}
+ALIAS_DEPRECATED(cfg_mgw_rtp_bts_base_port,
+      cfg_mgcpgw_rtp_bts_base_port_cmd,
+      "mgcpgw bts-base <0-65534>",
+      MGW_STR
+      BTS_START_STR
+      UDP_PORT_STR)
+
 int mgcp_client_config_write(struct vty *vty, const char *indent)
 {
 	const char *addr;
 	int port;
 	uint16_t first_endpoint;
 	uint16_t last_endpoint;
+	uint16_t bts_base;
 
 	addr = global_mgcp_client_conf->local_addr;
 	if (addr)
@@ -155,6 +175,12 @@
 			first_endpoint, last_endpoint, VTY_NEWLINE);
 	}
 
+	bts_base = global_mgcp_client_conf->bts_base;
+	if (bts_base) {
+		vty_out(vty, "%smgw bts-base %u%s", indent,
+			bts_base, VTY_NEWLINE);
+	}
+
 	return CMD_SUCCESS;
 }
 
@@ -168,6 +194,7 @@
 	install_element(node, &cfg_mgw_remote_ip_cmd);
 	install_element(node, &cfg_mgw_remote_port_cmd);
 	install_element(node, &cfg_mgw_endpoint_range_cmd);
+	install_element(node, &cfg_mgw_rtp_bts_base_port_cmd);
 
 	/* deprecated 'mgcpgw' commands */
 	install_element(node, &cfg_mgcpgw_local_ip_cmd);
@@ -175,4 +202,5 @@
 	install_element(node, &cfg_mgcpgw_remote_ip_cmd);
 	install_element(node, &cfg_mgcpgw_remote_port_cmd);
 	install_element(node, &cfg_mgcpgw_endpoint_range_cmd);
+	install_element(node, &cfg_mgcpgw_rtp_bts_base_port_cmd);
 }