diff --git a/webrtc/sendrecv/gst/webrtc-sendrecv.c b/webrtc/sendrecv/gst/webrtc-sendrecv.c
index e16a8af8ad..709ac70102 100644
--- a/webrtc/sendrecv/gst/webrtc-sendrecv.c
+++ b/webrtc/sendrecv/gst/webrtc-sendrecv.c
@@ -285,11 +285,12 @@ on_offer_created (GstPromise * promise, gpointer user_data)
 static void
 on_negotiation_needed (GstElement * element, gpointer user_data)
 {
+  gboolean create_offer = GPOINTER_TO_INT (user_data);
   app_state = PEER_CALL_NEGOTIATING;
 
-  if (remote_is_offerer || our_id) {
+  if (remote_is_offerer) {
     soup_websocket_connection_send_text (ws_conn, "OFFER_REQUEST");
-  } else {
+  } else if (create_offer) {
     GstPromise *promise =
         gst_promise_new_with_change_func (on_offer_created, NULL, NULL);
     g_signal_emit_by_name (webrtc1, "create-offer", NULL, promise);
@@ -372,7 +373,7 @@ on_ice_gathering_state_notify (GstElement * webrtcbin, GParamSpec * pspec,
 }
 
 static gboolean
-start_pipeline (void)
+start_pipeline (gboolean create_offer)
 {
   GstStateChangeReturn ret;
   GError *error = NULL;
@@ -397,7 +398,7 @@ start_pipeline (void)
   /* This is the gstwebrtc entry point where we create the offer and so on. It
    * will be called when the pipeline goes to PLAYING. */
   g_signal_connect (webrtc1, "on-negotiation-needed",
-      G_CALLBACK (on_negotiation_needed), NULL);
+      G_CALLBACK (on_negotiation_needed), GINT_TO_POINTER (create_offer));
   /* We need to transmit this ICE candidate to the browser via the websockets
    * signalling server. Incoming ice candidates from the browser need to be
    * added by us too, see on_server_message() */
@@ -601,7 +602,17 @@ on_server_message (SoupWebsocketConnection * conn, SoupWebsocketDataType type,
 
     app_state = PEER_CONNECTED;
     /* Start negotiation (exchange SDP and ICE candidates) */
-    if (!start_pipeline ())
+    if (!start_pipeline (TRUE))
+      cleanup_and_quit_loop ("ERROR: failed to start pipeline",
+          PEER_CALL_ERROR);
+  } else if (g_strcmp0 (text, "OFFER_REQUEST") == 0) {
+    if (app_state != SERVER_REGISTERED) {
+      gst_printerr ("Received OFFER_REQUEST at a strange time, ignoring\n");
+      goto out;
+    }
+    gst_print ("Received OFFER_REQUEST, sending offer\n");
+    /* Peer wants us to start negotiation (exchange SDP and ICE candidates) */
+    if (!start_pipeline (TRUE))
       cleanup_and_quit_loop ("ERROR: failed to start pipeline",
           PEER_CALL_ERROR);
   } else if (g_str_has_prefix (text, "ERROR")) {
@@ -645,7 +656,7 @@ on_server_message (SoupWebsocketConnection * conn, SoupWebsocketDataType type,
     /* If peer connection wasn't made yet and we are expecting peer will
      * connect to us, launch pipeline at this moment */
     if (!webrtc1 && our_id) {
-      if (!start_pipeline ()) {
+      if (!start_pipeline (FALSE)) {
         cleanup_and_quit_loop ("ERROR: failed to start pipeline",
             PEER_CALL_ERROR);
       }
diff --git a/webrtc/sendrecv/js/index.html b/webrtc/sendrecv/js/index.html
index 772b11996d..2c5f65ee7c 100644
--- a/webrtc/sendrecv/js/index.html
+++ b/webrtc/sendrecv/js/index.html
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
       <label for="peer-connect">Enter peer id</label>
       <input id="peer-connect" type="text" name="text">
       <input id="peer-connect-button" onclick="onConnectClicked();" type="button" value="Connect">
+      <!-- Request the peer to send the offer by sending the OFFER_REQUEST message.
+        Same as the -​-remote-offerer flag in the sendrecv C example -->
+      <input id="remote-offerer" type="checkbox" autocomplete="off"><span>Remote offerer</span>
     </div>
 
     <div>Our id is <b id="peer-id">unknown</b></div>
diff --git a/webrtc/sendrecv/js/webrtc.js b/webrtc/sendrecv/js/webrtc.js
index 433462fb0c..02d1ea046e 100644
--- a/webrtc/sendrecv/js/webrtc.js
+++ b/webrtc/sendrecv/js/webrtc.js
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ function setConnectButtonState(value) {
     document.getElementById("peer-connect-button").value = value;
 }
 
+function wantRemoteOfferer() {
+   return document.getElementById("remote-offerer").checked;
+}
+
 function onConnectClicked() {
     if (document.getElementById("peer-connect-button").value == "Disconnect") {
         resetState();
@@ -137,6 +141,11 @@ function onServerMessage(event) {
             return;
         case "SESSION_OK":
             setStatus("Starting negotiation");
+            if (wantRemoteOfferer()) {
+                ws_conn.send("OFFER_REQUEST");
+                setStatus("Sent OFFER_REQUEST, waiting for offer");
+                return;
+            }
             if (!peer_connection)
                 createCall(null).then (generateOffer);
             return;