diff --git a/Shorewall2/action.AllowNTP b/Shorewall2/action.AllowNTP
index 341bc6a3b..189f62a9a 100644
--- a/Shorewall2/action.AllowNTP
+++ b/Shorewall2/action.AllowNTP
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@
 #TARGET  SOURCE		DEST      	PROTO	DEST    SOURCE	   ORIGINAL	RATE
 #                       	        	PORT    PORT(S)    DEST         LIMIT
 ACCEPT	 -	        -               udp	123
+ACCEPT	 -		-		udp	1024:	123
 #LAST LINE -- ADD YOUR ENTRIES BEFORE THIS ONE -- DO NOT REMOVE
diff --git a/Shorewall2/changelog.txt b/Shorewall2/changelog.txt
index de2451b72..85b6e3288 100644
--- a/Shorewall2/changelog.txt
+++ b/Shorewall2/changelog.txt
@@ -116,3 +116,5 @@ Changes since 2.0.3
 55) Added LOGALLNEW support.
 
 56) Fix typo in check_config()
+
+27) Allow outgoing NTP responses in action.AllowNTP.
diff --git a/Shorewall2/releasenotes.txt b/Shorewall2/releasenotes.txt
index 9a49254d3..65253b33f 100755
--- a/Shorewall2/releasenotes.txt
+++ b/Shorewall2/releasenotes.txt
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ Problems corrected since 2.2.0 Beta 1.
 
 	/usr/share/shorewall/firewall: line 2753: 
            check_dupliate_zones: command not found
+	   
+2)  The AllowNTP standard action now allows outgoing responses to 
+    broadcasts.	   
 
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 Issues when migrating from Shorewall 2.0 to Shorewall 2.1: