diff --git a/src/include/switch_rtp.h b/src/include/switch_rtp.h
index f9d116a672..96ea2135f3 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_rtp.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_rtp.h
@@ -593,6 +593,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_rtp_ack_bitrate(switch_rtp_t *rtp_session
 SWITCH_DECLARE(void) switch_rtp_video_refresh(switch_rtp_t *rtp_session);
 SWITCH_DECLARE(void) switch_rtp_video_loss(switch_rtp_t *rtp_session);
 
+SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_core_session_t*) switch_rtp_get_core_session(switch_rtp_t *rtp_session);
 /*!
   \}
 */
diff --git a/src/switch_rtp.c b/src/switch_rtp.c
index fb8d5d2cf2..8945b60a67 100644
--- a/src/switch_rtp.c
+++ b/src/switch_rtp.c
@@ -9238,6 +9238,11 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(void *) switch_rtp_get_private(switch_rtp_t *rtp_session)
 	return rtp_session->private_data;
 }
 
+SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_core_session_t*) switch_rtp_get_core_session(switch_rtp_t *rtp_session)
+{
+	return rtp_session->session;
+}
+
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