diff --git a/libs/freetdm/src/ftdm_io.c b/libs/freetdm/src/ftdm_io.c
index 451441ec97..9ec92e95b3 100644
--- a/libs/freetdm/src/ftdm_io.c
+++ b/libs/freetdm/src/ftdm_io.c
@@ -2726,14 +2726,13 @@ FT_DECLARE(ftdm_status_t) ftdm_channel_close(ftdm_channel_t **ftdmchan)
 
 	if (ftdm_test_flag(check, FTDM_CHANNEL_CONFIGURED)) {
 		ftdm_mutex_lock(check->mutex);
-		if (ftdm_test_flag(check, FTDM_CHANNEL_OPEN)) {
-			status = check->fio->close(check);
-			if (status == FTDM_SUCCESS) {
-				ftdm_channel_done(check);
-				*ftdmchan = NULL;
-			}
-		} else {
-			ftdm_log_chan_msg(check, FTDM_LOG_WARNING, "Called ftdm_channel_close but never ftdm_channel_open??\n");
+		if (!ftdm_test_flag(check, FTDM_CHANNEL_OPEN)) {
+			ftdm_log_chan_msg(check, FTDM_LOG_WARNING, "Channel not opened, proceeding anyway\n");
+		}
+		status = check->fio->close(check);
+		if (status == FTDM_SUCCESS) {
+			ftdm_channel_done(check);
+			*ftdmchan = NULL;
 		}
 		check->ring_count = 0;
 		ftdm_mutex_unlock(check->mutex);
diff --git a/libs/freetdm/src/ftmod/ftmod_r2/ftmod_r2.c b/libs/freetdm/src/ftmod/ftmod_r2/ftmod_r2.c
index 097ffcac02..8792b519d0 100644
--- a/libs/freetdm/src/ftmod/ftmod_r2/ftmod_r2.c
+++ b/libs/freetdm/src/ftmod/ftmod_r2/ftmod_r2.c
@@ -1234,6 +1234,18 @@ static openr2_log_level_t ftdm_r2_loglevel_from_string(const char *level)
 
 static ftdm_state_map_t r2_state_map = {
 	{
+		{
+			ZSD_INBOUND,
+			ZSM_UNACCEPTABLE,
+			{FTDM_ANY_STATE, FTDM_END},
+			{FTDM_CHANNEL_STATE_RESET, FTDM_END}
+		},
+		{
+			ZSD_INBOUND,
+			ZSM_UNACCEPTABLE,
+			{FTDM_CHANNEL_STATE_RESET, FTDM_END},
+			{FTDM_CHANNEL_STATE_DOWN, FTDM_END}
+		},
 		{
 			ZSD_INBOUND,
 			ZSM_UNACCEPTABLE,
@@ -1285,6 +1297,20 @@ static ftdm_state_map_t r2_state_map = {
 		
 		/* Outbound states */
 		
+		{
+			ZSD_OUTBOUND,
+			ZSM_UNACCEPTABLE,
+			{FTDM_ANY_STATE, FTDM_END},
+			{FTDM_CHANNEL_STATE_RESET, FTDM_END}
+		},
+
+		{
+			ZSD_OUTBOUND,
+			ZSM_UNACCEPTABLE,
+			{FTDM_CHANNEL_STATE_RESET, FTDM_END},
+			{FTDM_CHANNEL_STATE_DOWN, FTDM_END}
+		},
+
 		{
 			ZSD_OUTBOUND,
 			ZSM_UNACCEPTABLE,
@@ -1774,7 +1800,9 @@ static int ftdm_r2_state_advance(ftdm_channel_t *ftdmchan)
 				/* finished call for good */
 			case FTDM_CHANNEL_STATE_DOWN: 
 				{
-					ftdm_log_chan_msg(ftdmchan, FTDM_LOG_DEBUG, "R2 Call is down\n");
+					if (ftdmchan->last_state != FTDM_CHANNEL_STATE_RESET) {
+						ftdm_log_chan_msg(ftdmchan, FTDM_LOG_DEBUG, "R2 Call is down\n");
+					}
 					ret = 1;
 				}
 				break;
@@ -1786,6 +1814,15 @@ static int ftdm_r2_state_advance(ftdm_channel_t *ftdmchan)
 				}
 				break;
 
+				/* put the r2 channel back to IDLE, close ftdmchan and set it's state as DOWN */
+			case FTDM_CHANNEL_STATE_RESET:
+				{
+					ftdm_log_chan_msg(ftdmchan, FTDM_LOG_DEBUG, "RESET indicated, putting the R2 channel back to IDLE\n");
+					openr2_chan_set_idle(r2chan);
+					ftdm_set_state(ftdmchan, FTDM_CHANNEL_STATE_DOWN);
+				}
+				break;
+
 			default:
 				{
 					ftdm_log_chan(ftdmchan, FTDM_LOG_ERROR, "Unhandled channel state change: %s\n", ftdm_channel_state2str(ftdmchan->state));