diff --git a/coreapi/lpc2xml.c b/coreapi/lpc2xml.c
index b00c4560a..45fa76208 100644
--- a/coreapi/lpc2xml.c
+++ b/coreapi/lpc2xml.c
@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ static int processEntry(const char *section, const char *entry, xmlNode *node, l
 
 	lpc2xml_log(ctx, LPC2XML_MESSAGE, "Set %s|%s = %s", section, entry, content);
 	xmlNodeSetContent(node, (const xmlChar *) content);
+	
+	if (lp_config_get_overwrite_flag_for_entry(ctx->lpc, section, entry)) {
+		xmlSetProp(node, (const xmlChar *)"overwrite", (const xmlChar *) "true");
+	}
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/coreapi/lpconfig.c b/coreapi/lpconfig.c
index 2ad605933..6784585ed 100644
--- a/coreapi/lpconfig.c
+++ b/coreapi/lpconfig.c
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ typedef struct _LpItem{
 	char *key;
 	char *value;
 	int is_comment;
+	bool_t overwrite; // If set to true, will add overwrite=true when converted to xml
 } LpItem;
 
 typedef struct _LpSectionParam{
@@ -566,6 +567,17 @@ float lp_config_get_float(const LpConfig *lpconfig,const char *section, const ch
 	return ret;
 }
 
+bool_t lp_config_get_overwrite_flag_for_entry(const LpConfig *lpconfig, const char *section, const char *key) {
+	LpSection *sec;
+	LpItem *item;
+	sec = lp_config_find_section(lpconfig, section);
+	if (sec != NULL){
+		item = lp_section_find_item(sec, key);
+		if (item != NULL) return item->overwrite;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 void lp_config_set_string(LpConfig *lpconfig,const char *section, const char *key, const char *value){
 	LpItem *item;
 	LpSection *sec=lp_config_find_section(lpconfig,section);
@@ -618,6 +630,16 @@ void lp_config_set_float(LpConfig *lpconfig,const char *section, const char *key
 	lp_config_set_string(lpconfig,section,key,tmp);
 }
 
+void lp_config_set_overwrite_flag_for_entry(LpConfig *lpconfig, const char *section, const char *key, bool_t value) {
+	LpSection *sec;
+	LpItem *item;
+	sec = lp_config_find_section(lpconfig, section);
+	if (sec != NULL){
+		item = lp_section_find_item(sec, key);
+		if (item != NULL) item->overwrite = value;
+	}
+}
+
 void lp_item_write(LpItem *item, FILE *file){
 	if (item->is_comment)
 		fprintf(file,"%s\n",item->value);
diff --git a/coreapi/lpconfig.h b/coreapi/lpconfig.h
index 4af51ace2..2d2e05be7 100644
--- a/coreapi/lpconfig.h
+++ b/coreapi/lpconfig.h
@@ -311,6 +311,20 @@ LINPHONE_PUBLIC bool_t lp_config_relative_file_exists(const LpConfig *lpconfig,
 **/
 LINPHONE_PUBLIC char* lp_config_dump_as_xml(const LpConfig *lpconfig);
 
+/**
+ * Retrieves the overwrite flag for a config item
+ *
+ * @ingroup misc
+**/
+LINPHONE_PUBLIC bool_t lp_config_get_overwrite_flag_for_entry(const LpConfig *lpconfig, const char *section, const char *key);
+
+/**
+ * Sets the overwrite flag for a config item (used when dumping config as xml)
+ *
+ * @ingroup misc
+**/
+LINPHONE_PUBLIC void lp_config_set_overwrite_flag_for_entry(LpConfig *lpconfig, const char *section, const char *key, bool_t value);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif