diff --git a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/api/breakouts/server/eventHandlers.js b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/api/breakouts/server/eventHandlers.js
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 40df1e7d3d..48d54c7de9
--- a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/api/breakouts/server/eventHandlers.js
+++ b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/api/breakouts/server/eventHandlers.js
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ import handleBreakoutClosed from './handlers/breakoutClosed';
 
 RedisPubSub.on('BreakoutRoomStartedEvtMsg', handleBreakoutStarted);
 RedisPubSub.on('BreakoutRoomJoinURLEvtMsg', handleBreakoutJoinURL);
+RedisPubSub.on('RequestBreakoutJoinURLRespMsg', handleBreakoutJoinURL);
 RedisPubSub.on('BreakoutRoomsTimeRemainingUpdateEvtMsg', handleUpdateTimeRemaining);
 RedisPubSub.on('BreakoutRoomEndedEvtMsg', handleBreakoutClosed);
diff --git a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/api/breakouts/server/methods.js b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/api/breakouts/server/methods.js
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 6ce8893022..9958a42d5e
--- a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/api/breakouts/server/methods.js
+++ b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/api/breakouts/server/methods.js
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 import { Meteor } from 'meteor/meteor';
+import requestJoinURL from './methods/requestJoinURL';
 
-Meteor.methods({});
+Meteor.methods({
+  requestJoinURL,
+});
diff --git a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/api/breakouts/server/methods/requestJoinURL.js b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/api/breakouts/server/methods/requestJoinURL.js
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..a2a5c19789
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/api/breakouts/server/methods/requestJoinURL.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import { Meteor } from 'meteor/meteor';
+import { check } from 'meteor/check';
+import RedisPubSub from '/imports/startup/server/redis';
+
+
+export default function requestJoinURL(credentials, { breakoutId }) {
+  const REDIS_CONFIG = Meteor.settings.private.redis;
+  const CHANNEL = REDIS_CONFIG.channels.toAkkaApps;
+
+  const { meetingId, requesterUserId, requesterToken } = credentials;
+
+  check(meetingId, String);
+  check(requesterUserId, String);
+  check(requesterToken, String);
+
+  const eventName = 'RequestBreakoutJoinURLReqMsg';
+  return RedisPubSub.publishUserMessage(
+    CHANNEL, eventName, meetingId, requesterUserId,
+    {
+      meetingId,
+      breakoutId,
+      userId: requesterUserId,
+    },
+  );
+}
diff --git a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/api/breakouts/server/publishers.js b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/api/breakouts/server/publishers.js
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index e0828ded3f..98f321c29a
--- a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/api/breakouts/server/publishers.js
+++ b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/api/breakouts/server/publishers.js
@@ -12,12 +12,18 @@ function breakouts(credentials) {
   Logger.info(`Publishing Breakouts for ${meetingId} ${requesterUserId}`);
 
   const selector = {
-    $or: [{
-      parentMeetingId: meetingId,
-      'users.userId': requesterUserId,
-    }, {
-      breakoutId: meetingId,
-    },
+    $or: [
+      {
+        parentMeetingId: meetingId,
+        freeJoin: true,
+      },
+      {
+        parentMeetingId: meetingId,
+        'users.userId': requesterUserId,
+      },
+      {
+        breakoutId: meetingId,
+      },
     ],
   };
 
diff --git a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/breakout-join-confirmation/component.jsx b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/breakout-join-confirmation/component.jsx
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index f281b03f8f..d5ed0e13a6
--- a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/breakout-join-confirmation/component.jsx
+++ b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/breakout-join-confirmation/component.jsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { defineMessages, injectIntl } from 'react-intl';
 import { withModalMounter } from '/imports/ui/components/modal/service';
 import Modal from '/imports/ui/components/modal/fullscreen/component';
 import AudioService from '../audio/service';
+import { styles } from './styles';
 
 const intlMessages = defineMessages({
   title: {
@@ -13,6 +14,10 @@ const intlMessages = defineMessages({
     id: 'app.breakoutJoinConfirmation.message',
     description: 'Join breakout confim message',
   },
+  freeJoinMessage: {
+    id: 'app.breakoutJoinConfirmation.freeJoinMessage',
+    description: 'Join breakout confim message',
+  },
   confirmLabel: {
     id: 'app.breakoutJoinConfirmation.confirmLabel',
     description: 'Join confirmation button label',
@@ -35,24 +40,54 @@ class BreakoutJoinConfirmation extends Component {
   constructor(props) {
     super(props);
 
+    this.state = {
+      selectValue: props.breakout.breakoutId,
+    };
+
     this.handleJoinBreakoutConfirmation = this.handleJoinBreakoutConfirmation.bind(this);
+    this.renderSelectMeeting = this.renderSelectMeeting.bind(this);
+    this.handleSelectChange = this.handleSelectChange.bind(this);
   }
 
   handleJoinBreakoutConfirmation() {
     const {
-      breakoutURL,
+      getURL,
       mountModal,
+      breakoutURL,
+      isFreeJoin,
     } = this.props;
-
+    const url = isFreeJoin ? getURL(this.state.selectValue) : breakoutURL;
     // leave main room's audio when joining a breakout room
     AudioService.exitAudio();
 
-    window.open(breakoutURL);
+    window.open(url);
     mountModal(null);
   }
 
+  handleSelectChange(e) {
+    const { value } = e.target;
+    this.setState({ selectValue: value });
+    this.props.requestJoinURL(value);
+  }
+
+  renderSelectMeeting() {
+    const { breakouts, intl } = this.props;
+    return (
+      <div className={styles.selectParent}>
+        {`${intl.formatMessage(intlMessages.freeJoinMessage)}`}
+        <select
+          className={styles.select}
+          value={this.state.selectValue}
+          onChange={this.handleSelectChange}
+        >
+          {breakouts.map(({ name, breakoutId }) => (<option key={breakoutId} value={breakoutId} >{name}</option>))}
+        </select>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
   render() {
-    const { intl, breakoutName } = this.props;
+    const { intl, breakoutName, isFreeJoin } = this.props;
     return (
       <Modal
         title={intl.formatMessage(intlMessages.title)}
@@ -66,7 +101,7 @@ class BreakoutJoinConfirmation extends Component {
           description: intl.formatMessage(intlMessages.dismissDesc),
         }}
       >
-        {`${intl.formatMessage(intlMessages.message)} ${breakoutName}?`}
+        { isFreeJoin ? this.renderSelectMeeting() : `${intl.formatMessage(intlMessages.message)} ${breakoutName}?`}
       </Modal>
     );
   }
diff --git a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/breakout-join-confirmation/container.jsx b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/breakout-join-confirmation/container.jsx
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..91a23bed43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/breakout-join-confirmation/container.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { withTracker } from 'meteor/react-meteor-data';
+import Breakouts from '/imports/api/breakouts';
+import Auth from '/imports/ui/services/auth';
+import { makeCall } from '/imports/ui/services/api';
+import navBarService from '/imports/ui/components/nav-bar/service';
+import BreakoutJoinConfirmationComponent from './component';
+
+const BreakoutJoinConfirmationContrainer = props =>
+  (<BreakoutJoinConfirmationComponent {...props} />);
+
+const getURL = (breakoutId) => {
+  const currentUserId = Auth.userID;
+  const getBreakout = Breakouts.findOne({ breakoutId });
+  const user = getBreakout ? getBreakout.users.find(u => u.userId === currentUserId) : '';
+  if (user) return user.redirectToHtml5JoinURL;
+  return '';
+};
+
+const requestJoinURL = (breakoutId) => {
+  makeCall('requestJoinURL', {
+    breakoutId,
+  });
+};
+
+export default withTracker(({ breakout, mountModal, breakoutName }) => {
+  const isFreeJoin = breakout.freeJoin;
+  const { breakoutId } = breakout;
+  const url = getURL(breakoutId);
+  if (isFreeJoin && !url) {
+    requestJoinURL(breakoutId);
+  }
+
+  return {
+    isFreeJoin,
+    mountModal,
+    breakoutName,
+    breakoutURL: url,
+    breakouts: navBarService.getBreakouts(),
+    requestJoinURL,
+    getURL,
+  };
+})(BreakoutJoinConfirmationContrainer);
diff --git a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/breakout-join-confirmation/styles.scss b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/breakout-join-confirmation/styles.scss
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..5225e42035
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/breakout-join-confirmation/styles.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+@import "../../stylesheets/variables/_all";
+
+.selectParent {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    align-items: center;
+}
+
+.select {
+    background-color: $color-white;
+    width: 50%;
+    margin: 1rem;
+    border-color: $color-gray-lighter;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/nav-bar/component.jsx b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/nav-bar/component.jsx
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 4842a69476..5d5c28b135
--- a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/nav-bar/component.jsx
+++ b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/nav-bar/component.jsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import _ from 'lodash';
 import cx from 'classnames';
 import Icon from '/imports/ui/components/icon/component';
-import BreakoutJoinConfirmation from '/imports/ui/components/breakout-join-confirmation/component';
+import BreakoutJoinConfirmation from '/imports/ui/components/breakout-join-confirmation/container';
 import Dropdown from '/imports/ui/components/dropdown/component';
 import DropdownTrigger from '/imports/ui/components/dropdown/trigger/component';
 import DropdownContent from '/imports/ui/components/dropdown/content/component';
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ const defaultProps = {
 const SHORTCUTS_CONFIG = Meteor.settings.public.app.shortcuts;
 const TOGGLE_USERLIST_AK = SHORTCUTS_CONFIG.toggleUserList.accesskey;
 
-const openBreakoutJoinConfirmation = (breakoutURL, breakoutName, mountModal) =>
+const openBreakoutJoinConfirmation = (breakout, breakoutName, mountModal) =>
   mountModal(<BreakoutJoinConfirmation
-    breakoutURL={breakoutURL}
+    breakout={breakout}
     breakoutName={breakoutName}
   />);
 
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ class NavBar extends Component {
     this.props.toggleUserList();
   }
 
+  shouldComponentUpdate(nextProps) {
+    return nextProps.breakouts.length !== this.props.breakouts.length;
+  }
   componentDidUpdate(oldProps) {
     const {
       breakouts,
@@ -102,10 +105,8 @@ class NavBar extends Component {
         return;
       }
 
-      const breakoutURL = getBreakoutJoinURL(breakout);
-
       if (!this.state.didSendBreakoutInvite && !isBreakoutRoom) {
-        this.inviteUserToBreakout(breakout, breakoutURL);
+        this.inviteUserToBreakout(breakout);
       }
     });
 
@@ -114,13 +115,13 @@ class NavBar extends Component {
     }
   }
 
-  inviteUserToBreakout(breakout, breakoutURL) {
+  inviteUserToBreakout(breakout) {
     const {
       mountModal,
     } = this.props;
 
     this.setState({ didSendBreakoutInvite: true }, () => {
-      openBreakoutJoinConfirmation.call(this, breakoutURL, breakout.name, mountModal);
+      openBreakoutJoinConfirmation.call(this, breakout, breakout.name, mountModal);
     });
   }
 
@@ -136,6 +137,7 @@ class NavBar extends Component {
         <h1 className={styles.presentationTitle}>{presentationTitle}</h1>
       );
     }
+    const breakoutItems = breakouts.map(breakout => this.renderBreakoutItem(breakout));
 
     return (
       <Dropdown isOpen={this.state.isActionsOpen}>
@@ -148,7 +150,7 @@ class NavBar extends Component {
           placement="bottom"
         >
           <DropdownList>
-            {breakouts.map(breakout => this.renderBreakoutItem(breakout))}
+            {breakoutItems}
           </DropdownList>
         </DropdownContent>
       </Dropdown>
@@ -157,19 +159,17 @@ class NavBar extends Component {
 
   renderBreakoutItem(breakout) {
     const {
-      getBreakoutJoinURL,
       mountModal,
     } = this.props;
 
     const breakoutName = breakout.name;
-    const breakoutURL = getBreakoutJoinURL(breakout);
 
     return (
       <DropdownListItem
         className={styles.actionsHeader}
         key={_.uniqueId('action-header')}
         label={breakoutName}
-        onClick={openBreakoutJoinConfirmation.bind(this, breakoutURL, breakoutName, mountModal)}
+        onClick={openBreakoutJoinConfirmation.bind(this, breakout, breakoutName, mountModal)}
       />
     );
   }
diff --git a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/nav-bar/container.jsx b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/nav-bar/container.jsx
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index ec1f569e17..a2c025fca6
--- a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/nav-bar/container.jsx
+++ b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/nav-bar/container.jsx
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ export default withRouter(withTracker(({ location, router }) => {
     breakouts,
     currentUserId,
     meetingId,
-    getBreakoutJoinURL: Service.getBreakoutJoinURL,
     presentationTitle: meetingTitle,
     hasUnreadMessages: checkUnreadMessages(),
     isBreakoutRoom: meetingIsBreakout(),
diff --git a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/nav-bar/service.js b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/nav-bar/service.js
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 816ff4f643..56522370cb
--- a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/nav-bar/service.js
+++ b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/nav-bar/service.js
@@ -1,22 +1,8 @@
-import Auth from '/imports/ui/services/auth';
 import Breakouts from '/imports/api/breakouts';
 
-const getBreakouts = () => Breakouts.find().fetch();
-
-const getBreakoutJoinURL = (breakout) => {
-  const currentUserId = Auth.userID;
-
-  if (breakout.users) {
-    const user = breakout.users.find(u => u.userId === currentUserId);
-
-    if (user) {
-      return user.redirectToHtml5JoinURL;
-    }
-  }
-  return '';
-};
+const getBreakouts = () => Breakouts.find({}, { sort: { sequence: 1 } }).fetch();
 
 export default {
   getBreakouts,
-  getBreakoutJoinURL,
 };
+
diff --git a/bigbluebutton-html5/private/locales/en.json b/bigbluebutton-html5/private/locales/en.json
index fea8077a65..2b74264f1a 100755
--- a/bigbluebutton-html5/private/locales/en.json
+++ b/bigbluebutton-html5/private/locales/en.json
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@
     "app.breakoutJoinConfirmation.confirmDesc": "Join you to the Breakout Room",
     "app.breakoutJoinConfirmation.dismissLabel": "Cancel",
     "app.breakoutJoinConfirmation.dismissDesc": "Closes and rejects Joining the Breakout Room",
+    "app.breakoutJoinConfirmation.freeJoinMessage": "Choose a Breakout Room to join",
     "app.breakoutTimeRemainingMessage": "Breakout Room time remaining: {0}",
     "app.breakoutWillCloseMessage": "Time ended. Breakout Room will close soon",
     "app.calculatingBreakoutTimeRemaining": "Calculating remaining time...",