diff --git a/origin-manager.py b/origin-manager.py
index 442b488c..88a560a2 100755
--- a/origin-manager.py
+++ b/origin-manager.py
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ class OriginManager(ReviewBot.ReviewBot):
 
         # ReviewBot options.
         self.request_default_return = True
-        # No such thing as override, only changing origin which must be approved
-        # by fallback group. Annotation must be included in review.
         self.override_allow = False
 
     def check_source_submission(self, src_project, src_package, src_rev, tgt_project, tgt_package):
@@ -55,7 +53,15 @@ class OriginManager(ReviewBot.ReviewBot):
 
         self.policy_result_comment_add(project, package, result.comments)
 
-        if not result.wait:
+        if result.wait:
+            # Allow overriding a policy wait by accepting as workaround with the
+            # hope that pending request will be accepted.
+            override = self.request_override_check(self.request, True)
+            if override:
+                self.review_messages['accepted'] = origin_annotation_dump(
+                    origin_info_new, origin_info_old, self.review_messages['accepted'])
+                return override
+        else:
             if result.accept:
                 self.review_messages['accepted'] = origin_annotation_dump(origin_info_new, origin_info_old)
             return result.accept
diff --git a/osclib/origin.py b/osclib/origin.py
index 0601d3a0..6f38dad2 100644
--- a/osclib/origin.py
+++ b/osclib/origin.py
@@ -291,11 +291,15 @@ def origin_find_fallback(apiurl, target_project, package, source_hash, user):
 
     return None
 
-def origin_annotation_dump(origin_info_new, origin_info_old):
+def origin_annotation_dump(origin_info_new, origin_info_old, override=False):
     data = {'origin': str(origin_info_new.project)}
     if origin_info_old and origin_info_new.project != origin_info_old.project:
         data['origin_old'] = str(origin_info_old.project)
 
+    if override:
+        data['origin'] = origin_workaround_ensure(data['origin'])
+        data['comment'] = override
+
     return yaml.dump(data, default_flow_style=False)
 
 def origin_annotation_load(annotation):