diff --git a/ietf/templates/wgcharter/change_state.html b/ietf/templates/wgcharter/change_state.html
index de1757661..ece85a6d9 100644
--- a/ietf/templates/wgcharter/change_state.html
+++ b/ietf/templates/wgcharter/change_state.html
@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@ form.change-state .actions {
       {{ field.errors }}
       </td>
     </tr>
+    {% if field.name == "charter_state" and not option == "initcharter" %}
+    <tr class="ballot-wo-extern" style="display:none">
+      <td></td>
+      <td><label><input name="ballot_wo_extern" type="checkbox" /> Ask whether external review can be skipped in ballot</label></td>
+    </tr>
+    {% endif %}
     {% endfor %}
     {% if initial_review %}
     <tr><td></td><td class="warning">Warning: Announced initial review time hasn't elapsed yet. It does so at {{ initial_review.expires }}.</td></tr>
@@ -80,7 +86,8 @@ form.change-state .actions {
 
 {% block content_end %}
 <script type="text/javascript">
-  var messages = {{ messages|safe }};
+  var messages = {{ messages|safe }},
+      statesForBallotWoExtern = {{ states_for_ballot_wo_extern }};
 </script>
 <script type="text/javascript" src="/js/charter-change-state.js"></script>
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/ietf/wgcharter/views.py b/ietf/wgcharter/views.py
index d9854ad70..68743ae21 100644
--- a/ietf/wgcharter/views.py
+++ b/ietf/wgcharter/views.py
@@ -102,7 +102,10 @@ def change_state(request, name, option=None):
                     email_secretariat(request, wg, "state-%s" % charter_state.slug, message)
 
                 if charter_state.slug == "intrev":
-                    create_ballot_if_not_open(charter, login, "r-extrev")
+                    if request.POST.get("ballot_wo_extern"):
+                        create_ballot_if_not_open(charter, login, "r-wo-ext")
+                    else:
+                        create_ballot_if_not_open(charter, login, "r-extrev")
                 elif charter_state.slug == "iesgrev":
                     create_ballot_if_not_open(charter, login, "approve")
 
@@ -151,6 +154,8 @@ def change_state(request, name, option=None):
         state_pk("extrev"): "The WG %s (%s) has been set to External review by %s. Please send out the external review announcement to the appropriate lists.\n\nSend the announcement to other SDOs: Yes\nAdditional recipients of the announcement: " % (wg.name, wg.acronym, login.plain_name()),
         }
 
+    states_for_ballot_wo_extern = State.objects.filter(type="charter", slug="intrev").values_list("pk", flat=True)
+
     return render_to_response('wgcharter/change_state.html',
                               dict(form=form,
                                    doc=wg.charter,
@@ -159,7 +164,9 @@ def change_state(request, name, option=None):
                                    prev_charter_state=prev_charter_state,
                                    title=title,
                                    initial_review=initial_review,
-                                   messages=simplejson.dumps(messages)),
+                                   messages=simplejson.dumps(messages),
+                                   states_for_ballot_wo_extern=simplejson.dumps(list(states_for_ballot_wo_extern)),
+                                   ),
                               context_instance=RequestContext(request))
 
 class TelechatForm(forms.Form):
diff --git a/static/js/charter-change-state.js b/static/js/charter-change-state.js
index c3c737ff6..bfa4196c7 100644
--- a/static/js/charter-change-state.js
+++ b/static/js/charter-change-state.js
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
 jQuery(document).ready(function () {
-    function setMessageDraft() {
+    function stateChanged() {
         var v = $(this).val();
         jQuery("#id_message").val(messages[v] || "");
+
+        if (jQuery.inArray(+v, statesForBallotWoExtern) != -1)
+            jQuery("tr.ballot-wo-extern").show();
+        else
+            jQuery("tr.ballot-wo-extern").hide();
     }
 
-    jQuery("#id_charter_state").click(setMessageDraft).change(setMessageDraft).keydown(setMessageDraft);
+    jQuery("#id_charter_state").click(stateChanged).change(stateChanged).keydown(stateChanged);
 
-    if (jQuery("#id_message").val() == "")
-        jQuery("#id_charter_state").click();
+    // trigger event
+    jQuery("#id_charter_state").click();
 });