diff --git a/engine/calldesc.go b/engine/calldesc.go
index ce2bd49e0..a7a033393 100644
--- a/engine/calldesc.go
+++ b/engine/calldesc.go
@@ -70,16 +70,17 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 var (
-	ratingStorage          RatingStorage
-	accountingStorage      AccountingStorage
-	storageLogger          LogStorage
-	cdrStorage             CdrStorage
-	debitPeriod            = 10 * time.Second
-	globalRoundingDecimals = 6
-	historyScribe          history.Scribe
-	pubSubServer           rpcclient.RpcClientConnection
-	userService            UserService
-	aliasService           AliasService
+	ratingStorage               RatingStorage
+	accountingStorage           AccountingStorage
+	storageLogger               LogStorage
+	cdrStorage                  CdrStorage
+	debitPeriod                 = 10 * time.Second
+	globalRoundingDecimals      = 6
+	historyScribe               history.Scribe
+	pubSubServer                rpcclient.RpcClientConnection
+	userService                 UserService
+	aliasService                AliasService
+	prefixMatchingRatingProfile bool
 )
 
 // Exported method to set the storage getter.
@@ -96,6 +97,10 @@ func SetRoundingDecimals(rd int) {
 	globalRoundingDecimals = rd
 }
 
+func SetPrefixmatchingRatingProfile(flag bool) {
+	prefixMatchingRatingProfile = flag
+}
+
 /*
 Sets the database for logging (can be de same  as storage getter or different db)
 */
@@ -219,7 +224,7 @@ func (cd *CallDescriptor) getRatingPlansForPrefix(key string, recursionDepth int
 	if recursionDepth > RECURSION_MAX_DEPTH {
 		return utils.ErrMaxRecursionDepth, recursionDepth
 	}
-	rpf, err := ratingStorage.GetRatingProfile(key, false)
+	rpf, err := PrefixMatchRatingProfileSubject(key)
 	if err != nil || rpf == nil {
 		return utils.ErrNotFound, recursionDepth
 	}
@@ -1034,7 +1039,7 @@ func (cd *CallDescriptor) GetLCR(stats StatsInterface, p *utils.Paginator) (*LCR
 					continue
 				}
 				rpfKey := utils.ConcatenatedKey(ratingProfileSearchKey, supplier)
-				if rpf, err := ratingStorage.GetRatingProfile(rpfKey, false); err != nil {
+				if rpf, err := PrefixMatchRatingProfileSubject(rpfKey); err != nil {
 					lcrCost.SupplierCosts = append(lcrCost.SupplierCosts, &LCRSupplierCost{
 						Supplier: fullSupplier,
 						Error:    fmt.Sprintf("Rating plan error: %s", err.Error()),
diff --git a/engine/ratingprofile.go b/engine/ratingprofile.go
index f802252aa..059ccf6f1 100644
--- a/engine/ratingprofile.go
+++ b/engine/ratingprofile.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"sort"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/cgrates/cgrates/cache2go"
@@ -244,3 +245,21 @@ func (rpf *RatingProfile) GetHistoryRecord(deleted bool) history.Record {
 type TenantRatingSubject struct {
 	Tenant, Subject string
 }
+
+func PrefixMatchRatingProfileSubject(key string) (rp *RatingProfile, err error) {
+	if !prefixMatchingRatingProfile {
+		return ratingStorage.GetRatingProfile(key, false)
+	}
+	if rp, err = ratingStorage.GetRatingProfile(key, false); err == nil {
+		return rp, err
+	}
+	lastIndex := strings.LastIndex(key, utils.CONCATENATED_KEY_SEP)
+	baseKey := key[:lastIndex]
+	subject := key[lastIndex:]
+	for i := 1; i < len(subject)-1; i++ {
+		if rp, err = ratingStorage.GetRatingProfile(baseKey+subject[:len(subject)-i], false); err == nil {
+			return rp, err
+		}
+	}
+	return
+}
diff --git a/engine/ratingprofile_test.go b/engine/ratingprofile_test.go
index 95ef342c0..a94598ad0 100644
--- a/engine/ratingprofile_test.go
+++ b/engine/ratingprofile_test.go
@@ -249,3 +249,17 @@ func TestRatingProfileRIforTSMidnight(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("Wrong interval list: ", utils.ToIJSON(rIntervals))
 	}
 }
+
+func TestPrefixMatchRatingProfileSubject(t *testing.T) {
+	prefixMatchingRatingProfile = true
+	rp, err := PrefixMatchRatingProfileSubject("*out:cgrates.org:data:rif")
+	if rp == nil || err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Error getting rating profile by prefix: %+v (%v)", rp, err)
+	}
+
+	rp, err = PrefixMatchRatingProfileSubject("*out:cgrates.org:data:rifescu")
+	if rp == nil || err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Error getting rating profile by prefix: %+v (%v)", rp, err)
+	}
+	prefixMatchingRatingProfile = false
+}