diff --git a/js/control/Export.js b/js/control/Export.js
index 54904b4..05a694d 100644
--- a/js/control/Export.js
+++ b/js/control/Export.js
@@ -74,7 +74,15 @@ BR.Export = L.Class.extend({
             link.download = (name || 'brouter') + '.' + format;
             link.click();
         } else {
-            var uri = this.router.getUrl(this.latLngs, this.pois.getMarkers(), null, format, nameUri, includeWaypoints);
+            var uri = this.router.getUrl(
+                this.latLngs,
+                null,
+                this.pois.getMarkers(),
+                null,
+                format,
+                nameUri,
+                includeWaypoints
+            );
             var evt = document.createEvent('MouseEvents');
             evt.initMouseEvent('click', true, true, window, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, false, false, false, false, 0, null);
             var link = document.createElement('a');
diff --git a/js/index.js b/js/index.js
index f19f122..5299db6 100644
--- a/js/index.js
+++ b/js/index.js
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@
             if (opts.lonlats) {
                 routing.draw(false);
                 routing.clear();
-                routing.setWaypoints(opts.lonlats);
+                routing.setWaypoints(opts.lonlats, opts.beelineFlags);
             }
             if (opts.pois) {
                 pois.setMarkers(opts.pois);
@@ -455,7 +455,13 @@
         // this callback is used to append anything in URL after L.Hash wrote #map=zoom/lat/lng/layer
         urlHash.additionalCb = function () {
             var url = router
-                .getUrl(routing.getWaypoints(), pois.getMarkers(), circlego ? circlego.getCircle() : null, null)
+                .getUrl(
+                    routing.getWaypoints(),
+                    routing.getBeelineFlags(),
+                    pois.getMarkers(),
+                    circlego ? circlego.getCircle() : null,
+                    null
+                )
                 .substr('brouter?'.length + 1);
 
             // by default brouter use | as separator. To make URL more human-readable, we remplace them with ; for users
diff --git a/js/plugin/RouteLoaderConverter.js b/js/plugin/RouteLoaderConverter.js
index 53967c7..1be7cad 100644
--- a/js/plugin/RouteLoaderConverter.js
+++ b/js/plugin/RouteLoaderConverter.js
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ BR.routeLoader = function (map, layersControl, routing, pois) {
             }
 
             if (routingPoints.length > 0) {
-                routing.setWaypoints(routingPoints, function (event) {
+                routing.setWaypoints(routingPoints, null, function (event) {
                     if (!event) return;
                     var err = event.error;
                     BR.message.showError(
diff --git a/js/plugin/Routing.js b/js/plugin/Routing.js
index 9a0810b..7bdeda6 100644
--- a/js/plugin/Routing.js
+++ b/js/plugin/Routing.js
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ BR.Routing = L.Routing.extend({
         }
     },
 
-    setWaypoints: function (latLngs, cb) {
+    setWaypoints: function (latLngs, beelineFlags, cb) {
         var i;
         var callbackCount = 0;
         var firstErr;
@@ -319,7 +319,8 @@ BR.Routing = L.Routing.extend({
         this._loadingTrailerGroup._map = null;
 
         for (i = 0; latLngs && i < latLngs.length; i++) {
-            this.addWaypoint(latLngs[i], this._waypoints._last, null, callback);
+            const beeline = beelineFlags && i < beelineFlags.length ? beelineFlags[i] : null;
+            this.addWaypoint(latLngs[i], beeline, this._waypoints._last, null, callback);
         }
 
         this._loadingTrailerGroup._map = this._map;
diff --git a/js/router/BRouter.js b/js/router/BRouter.js
index 728f716..1bcf5d6 100644
--- a/js/router/BRouter.js
+++ b/js/router/BRouter.js
@@ -42,10 +42,15 @@ L.BRouter = L.Class.extend({
         L.setOptions(this, options);
     },
 
-    getUrlParams: function (latLngs, pois, circlego, format) {
+    getUrlParams: function (latLngs, beelineFlags, pois, circlego, format) {
         params = {};
         if (this._getLonLatsString(latLngs) != null) params.lonlats = this._getLonLatsString(latLngs);
 
+        if (beelineFlags && beelineFlags.length > 0) {
+            const beelineString = this._getBeelineString(beelineFlags);
+            if (beelineString.length > 0) params.straight = beelineString;
+        }
+
         if (this.options.nogos && this._getNogosString(this.options.nogos).length > 0)
             params.nogos = this._getNogosString(this.options.nogos);
 
@@ -84,6 +89,9 @@ L.BRouter = L.Class.extend({
         if (params.lonlats) {
             opts.lonlats = this._parseLonLats(params.lonlats);
         }
+        if (params.straight) {
+            opts.beelineFlags = this._parseBeelines(params.straight);
+        }
         if (params.nogos) {
             opts.nogos = this._parseNogos(params.nogos);
         }
@@ -117,11 +125,12 @@ L.BRouter = L.Class.extend({
         return opts;
     },
 
-    getUrl: function (latLngs, pois, circlego, format, trackname, exportWaypoints) {
-        var urlParams = this.getUrlParams(latLngs, pois, circlego, format);
+    getUrl: function (latLngs, beelineFlags, pois, circlego, format, trackname, exportWaypoints) {
+        var urlParams = this.getUrlParams(latLngs, beelineFlags, pois, circlego, format);
         var args = [];
         if (urlParams.lonlats != null && urlParams.lonlats.length > 0)
             args.push(L.Util.template('lonlats={lonlats}', urlParams));
+        if (urlParams.straight != null) args.push(L.Util.template('straight={straight}', urlParams));
         if (urlParams.pois != null && urlParams.pois.length > 0) args.push(L.Util.template('pois={pois}', urlParams));
         if (urlParams.circlego != null) args.push(L.Util.template('ringgo={circlego}', urlParams));
         if (urlParams.nogos != null) args.push(L.Util.template('nogos={nogos}', urlParams));
@@ -144,7 +153,7 @@ L.BRouter = L.Class.extend({
     },
 
     getRoute: function (latLngs, cb) {
-        var url = this.getUrl(latLngs, null, null, 'geojson'),
+        var url = this.getUrl(latLngs, null, null, null, 'geojson'),
             xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
 
         if (!url) {
@@ -305,6 +314,22 @@ L.BRouter = L.Class.extend({
         return lonlats;
     },
 
+    _getBeelineString: function (beelineFlags) {
+        var s = '';
+        for (var i = 0; i < beelineFlags.length; i++) {
+            s += beelineFlags[i] ? '1' : '0';
+        }
+        return s;
+    },
+
+    _parseBeelines: function (s) {
+        const beelineFlags = [];
+        for (const c of s) {
+            beelineFlags.push(!!+c);
+        }
+        return beelineFlags;
+    },
+
     _getLonLatsNameString: function (latLngNames) {
         var s = '';
         for (var i = 0; i < latLngNames.length; i++) {