diff --git a/src/include/switch_types.h b/src/include/switch_types.h
index 4ecf00b362..768c438e03 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_types.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_types.h
@@ -1006,7 +1006,8 @@ typedef enum {
 	SWITCH_CAUSE_BLIND_TRANSFER = 600,
 	SWITCH_CAUSE_ATTENDED_TRANSFER = 601,
 	SWITCH_CAUSE_ALLOTTED_TIMEOUT = 602,
-	SWITCH_CAUSE_USER_CHALLENGE = 603
+	SWITCH_CAUSE_USER_CHALLENGE = 603,
+	SWITCH_CAUSE_MEDIA_TIMEOUT = 604
 } switch_call_cause_t;
 
 typedef enum {
diff --git a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/mod_sofia.c b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/mod_sofia.c
index 36e6002433..b8401c2b7f 100644
--- a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/mod_sofia.c
+++ b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/mod_sofia.c
@@ -387,7 +387,10 @@ static switch_status_t sofia_read_video_frame(switch_core_session_t *session, sw
 
 			status = switch_rtp_zerocopy_read_frame(tech_pvt->video_rtp_session, &tech_pvt->video_read_frame);
 			if (status != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS && status != SWITCH_STATUS_BREAK) {
-				return SWITCH_STATUS_FALSE;
+				if (status == SWITCH_STATUS_TIMEOUT) {
+					switch_channel_hangup(tech_pvt->channel, SWITCH_CAUSE_MEDIA_TIMEOUT);
+				}
+				return status;
 			}
 			
 			payload = tech_pvt->video_read_frame.payload;
@@ -492,11 +495,12 @@ static switch_status_t sofia_read_frame(switch_core_session_t *session, switch_f
 
 			status = switch_rtp_zerocopy_read_frame(tech_pvt->rtp_session, &tech_pvt->read_frame);
 			if (status != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS && status != SWITCH_STATUS_BREAK) {
-				return SWITCH_STATUS_FALSE;
+				if (status == SWITCH_STATUS_TIMEOUT) {
+					switch_channel_hangup(tech_pvt->channel, SWITCH_CAUSE_MEDIA_TIMEOUT);
+				}
+				return status;
 			}
-
-
-
+			
 			payload = tech_pvt->read_frame.payload;
 
 			if (switch_rtp_has_dtmf(tech_pvt->rtp_session)) {
diff --git a/src/switch_channel.c b/src/switch_channel.c
index 0a635d550a..abd7502f57 100644
--- a/src/switch_channel.c
+++ b/src/switch_channel.c
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ static struct switch_cause_table CAUSE_CHART[] = {
 	{"ATTENDED_TRANSFER", SWITCH_CAUSE_ATTENDED_TRANSFER},
 	{"ALLOTTED_TIMEOUT", SWITCH_CAUSE_ALLOTTED_TIMEOUT},
 	{"USER_CHALLENGE", SWITCH_CAUSE_USER_CHALLENGE},
+	{"MEDIA_TIMEOUT", SWITCH_CAUSE_MEDIA_TIMEOUT},
 	{NULL, 0}
 };
 
diff --git a/src/switch_rtp.c b/src/switch_rtp.c
index e0c554999c..d78f036840 100644
--- a/src/switch_rtp.c
+++ b/src/switch_rtp.c
@@ -906,7 +906,7 @@ static int rtp_common_read(switch_rtp_t *rtp_session, switch_payload_t *payload_
 			do_2833(rtp_session);
 			if (!bytes && rtp_session->max_missed_packets) {
 				if (++rtp_session->missed_count >= rtp_session->max_missed_packets) {
-					return -1;
+					return -2;
 				}
 			}
 			
@@ -1204,7 +1204,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_rtp_read(switch_rtp_t *rtp_session, void
 
 	if (bytes < 0) {
 		*datalen = 0;
-		return SWITCH_STATUS_GENERR;
+		return bytes == -2 ? SWITCH_STATUS_TIMEOUT : SWITCH_STATUS_GENERR;
 	} else if (bytes == 0) {
 		*datalen = 0;
 		return SWITCH_STATUS_BREAK;
@@ -1244,7 +1244,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_rtp_zerocopy_read_frame(switch_rtp_t *rtp
 
 	if (bytes < 0) {
 		frame->datalen = 0;
-		return SWITCH_STATUS_GENERR;
+		return bytes == -2 ? SWITCH_STATUS_TIMEOUT : SWITCH_STATUS_GENERR;
 	} else if (bytes == 0) {
 		frame->datalen = 0;
 		return SWITCH_STATUS_BREAK;