diff --git a/src/libcharon/config/ike_cfg.c b/src/libcharon/config/ike_cfg.c
index a92622c1e..7d52ac88f 100644
--- a/src/libcharon/config/ike_cfg.c
+++ b/src/libcharon/config/ike_cfg.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2012-2015 Tobias Brunner
+ * Copyright (C) 2012-2016 Tobias Brunner
  * Copyright (C) 2005-2007 Martin Willi
  * Copyright (C) 2005 Jan Hutter
  * Hochschule fuer Technik Rapperswil
@@ -310,42 +310,57 @@ METHOD(ike_cfg_t, get_proposals, linked_list_t*,
 }
 
 METHOD(ike_cfg_t, select_proposal, proposal_t*,
-	private_ike_cfg_t *this, linked_list_t *proposals, bool private)
+	private_ike_cfg_t *this, linked_list_t *proposals, bool private,
+	bool prefer_self)
 {
-	enumerator_t *stored_enum, *supplied_enum;
-	proposal_t *stored, *supplied, *selected;
+	enumerator_t *prefer_enum, *match_enum;
+	proposal_t *proposal, *match, *selected = NULL;
 
-	stored_enum = this->proposals->create_enumerator(this->proposals);
-	supplied_enum = proposals->create_enumerator(proposals);
-
-
-	/* compare all stored proposals with all supplied. Stored ones are preferred.*/
-	while (stored_enum->enumerate(stored_enum, (void**)&stored))
+	if (prefer_self)
 	{
-		proposals->reset_enumerator(proposals, supplied_enum);
+		prefer_enum = this->proposals->create_enumerator(this->proposals);
+		match_enum = proposals->create_enumerator(proposals);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		prefer_enum = proposals->create_enumerator(proposals);
+		match_enum = this->proposals->create_enumerator(this->proposals);
+	}
 
-		while (supplied_enum->enumerate(supplied_enum, (void**)&supplied))
+	while (prefer_enum->enumerate(prefer_enum, (void**)&proposal))
+	{
+		if (prefer_self)
 		{
-			selected = stored->select(stored, supplied, private);
+			proposals->reset_enumerator(proposals, match_enum);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			this->proposals->reset_enumerator(this->proposals, match_enum);
+		}
+		while (match_enum->enumerate(match_enum, (void**)&match))
+		{
+			selected = proposal->select(proposal, match, private);
 			if (selected)
 			{
-				/* they match, return */
-				stored_enum->destroy(stored_enum);
-				supplied_enum->destroy(supplied_enum);
 				DBG2(DBG_CFG, "received proposals: %#P", proposals);
 				DBG2(DBG_CFG, "configured proposals: %#P", this->proposals);
 				DBG2(DBG_CFG, "selected proposal: %P", selected);
-				return selected;
+				break;
 			}
 		}
+		if (selected)
+		{
+			break;
+		}
 	}
-	/* no proposal match :-(, will result in a NO_PROPOSAL_CHOSEN... */
-	stored_enum->destroy(stored_enum);
-	supplied_enum->destroy(supplied_enum);
-	DBG1(DBG_CFG, "received proposals: %#P", proposals);
-	DBG1(DBG_CFG, "configured proposals: %#P", this->proposals);
-
-	return NULL;
+	prefer_enum->destroy(prefer_enum);
+	match_enum->destroy(match_enum);
+	if (!selected)
+	{
+		DBG1(DBG_CFG, "received proposals: %#P", proposals);
+		DBG1(DBG_CFG, "configured proposals: %#P", this->proposals);
+	}
+	return selected;
 }
 
 METHOD(ike_cfg_t, get_dh_group, diffie_hellman_group_t,
diff --git a/src/libcharon/config/ike_cfg.h b/src/libcharon/config/ike_cfg.h
index c6d9554ce..5655a3497 100644
--- a/src/libcharon/config/ike_cfg.h
+++ b/src/libcharon/config/ike_cfg.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2012-2015 Tobias Brunner
+ * Copyright (C) 2012-2016 Tobias Brunner
  * Copyright (C) 2005-2007 Martin Willi
  * Copyright (C) 2005 Jan Hutter
  * Hochschule fuer Technik Rapperswil
@@ -165,16 +165,17 @@ struct ike_cfg_t {
 	linked_list_t* (*get_proposals) (ike_cfg_t *this);
 
 	/**
-	 * Select a proposed from suggested proposals.
+	 * Select a proposal from a list of supplied proposals.
 	 *
 	 * Returned proposal must be destroyed after use.
 	 *
 	 * @param proposals		list of proposals to select from
 	 * @param private		accept algorithms from a private range
+	 * @param prefer_self	whether to prefer configured or supplied proposals
 	 * @return				selected proposal, or NULL if none matches.
 	 */
 	proposal_t *(*select_proposal) (ike_cfg_t *this, linked_list_t *proposals,
-									bool private);
+									bool private, bool prefer_self);
 
 	/**
 	 * Should we send a certificate request in IKE_SA_INIT?
diff --git a/src/libcharon/sa/ikev1/tasks/aggressive_mode.c b/src/libcharon/sa/ikev1/tasks/aggressive_mode.c
index af3a13924..9bc6a6e35 100644
--- a/src/libcharon/sa/ikev1/tasks/aggressive_mode.c
+++ b/src/libcharon/sa/ikev1/tasks/aggressive_mode.c
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ METHOD(task_t, process_r, status_t,
 
 			list = sa_payload->get_proposals(sa_payload);
 			this->proposal = this->ike_cfg->select_proposal(this->ike_cfg,
-															list, FALSE);
+															list, FALSE, TRUE);
 			list->destroy_offset(list, offsetof(proposal_t, destroy));
 			if (!this->proposal)
 			{
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ METHOD(task_t, process_i, status_t,
 		}
 		list = sa_payload->get_proposals(sa_payload);
 		this->proposal = this->ike_cfg->select_proposal(this->ike_cfg,
-														list, FALSE);
+														list, FALSE, TRUE);
 		list->destroy_offset(list, offsetof(proposal_t, destroy));
 		if (!this->proposal)
 		{
diff --git a/src/libcharon/sa/ikev1/tasks/main_mode.c b/src/libcharon/sa/ikev1/tasks/main_mode.c
index f0c145f7d..e702b61c1 100644
--- a/src/libcharon/sa/ikev1/tasks/main_mode.c
+++ b/src/libcharon/sa/ikev1/tasks/main_mode.c
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ METHOD(task_t, process_r, status_t,
 			private = this->ike_sa->supports_extension(this->ike_sa,
 														   EXT_STRONGSWAN);
 			this->proposal = this->ike_cfg->select_proposal(this->ike_cfg,
-															list, private);
+															list, private, TRUE);
 			list->destroy_offset(list, offsetof(proposal_t, destroy));
 			if (!this->proposal)
 			{
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ METHOD(task_t, process_i, status_t,
 			private = this->ike_sa->supports_extension(this->ike_sa,
 														   EXT_STRONGSWAN);
 			this->proposal = this->ike_cfg->select_proposal(this->ike_cfg,
-															list, private);
+															list, private, TRUE);
 			list->destroy_offset(list, offsetof(proposal_t, destroy));
 			if (!this->proposal)
 			{
diff --git a/src/libcharon/sa/ikev2/tasks/ike_init.c b/src/libcharon/sa/ikev2/tasks/ike_init.c
index b96969ebe..cb51cfe25 100644
--- a/src/libcharon/sa/ikev2/tasks/ike_init.c
+++ b/src/libcharon/sa/ikev2/tasks/ike_init.c
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ static void process_payloads(private_ike_init_t *this, message_t *message)
 				private = this->ike_sa->supports_extension(this->ike_sa,
 														   EXT_STRONGSWAN);
 				this->proposal = this->config->select_proposal(this->config,
-														proposal_list, private);
+												proposal_list, private, TRUE);
 				if (!this->proposal)
 				{
 					charon->bus->alert(charon->bus, ALERT_PROPOSAL_MISMATCH_IKE,