diff --git a/src/include/switch_rtp.h b/src/include/switch_rtp.h
index 9ead7de83a..288c15f8e6 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_rtp.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_rtp.h
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_rtp_set_remote_address(switch_rtp_t *rtp_
 
 SWITCH_DECLARE(char *) switch_rtp_get_remote_host(switch_rtp_t *rtp_session);
 SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_port_t) switch_rtp_get_remote_port(switch_rtp_t *rtp_session);
-
+SWITCH_DECLARE(void) switch_rtp_reset_media_timer(switch_rtp_t *rtp_session);
 SWITCH_DECLARE(void) switch_rtp_set_max_missed_packets(switch_rtp_t *rtp_session, uint32_t max);
 
 /*! 
diff --git a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/sofia_glue.c b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/sofia_glue.c
index 6175589957..7921da5819 100644
--- a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/sofia_glue.c
+++ b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/sofia_glue.c
@@ -1817,6 +1817,10 @@ switch_status_t sofia_glue_activate_rtp(private_object_t *tech_pvt, switch_rtp_f
 	switch_assert(tech_pvt != NULL);
 	switch_mutex_lock(tech_pvt->sofia_mutex);
 
+	if (switch_rtp_ready(tech_pvt->rtp_session)) {
+		switch_rtp_reset_media_timer(tech_pvt->rtp_session);
+	}
+
 	if ((var = switch_channel_get_variable(tech_pvt->channel, SOFIA_SECURE_MEDIA_VARIABLE)) && switch_true(var)) {
 		switch_set_flag_locked(tech_pvt, TFLAG_SECURE);
 	}
diff --git a/src/switch_rtp.c b/src/switch_rtp.c
index 18603a9870..80910865fd 100644
--- a/src/switch_rtp.c
+++ b/src/switch_rtp.c
@@ -608,6 +608,11 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(void) switch_rtp_set_max_missed_packets(switch_rtp_t *rtp_session
 	rtp_session->max_missed_packets = max;
 }
 
+SWITCH_DECLARE(void) switch_rtp_reset_media_timer(switch_rtp_t *rtp_session)
+{
+	rtp_session->missed_count = 0;
+}
+
 SWITCH_DECLARE(char *) switch_rtp_get_remote_host(switch_rtp_t *rtp_session)
 {
 	return switch_strlen_zero(rtp_session->remote_host_str) ? "0.0.0.0" : rtp_session->remote_host_str;