diff --git a/src/include/switch_apr.h b/src/include/switch_apr.h
index 38d7c78869..9a94480ce3 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_apr.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_apr.h
@@ -1198,6 +1198,14 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_socket_timeout_set(switch_socket_t *sock,
  */
 SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_mcast_join(switch_socket_t *sock, switch_sockaddr_t *join, switch_sockaddr_t *iface, switch_sockaddr_t *source);
 
+/**
+ * Set the Multicast Time to Live (ttl) for a multicast transmission.
+ * @param sock The socket to set the multicast ttl
+ * @param ttl Time to live to Assign. 0-255, default=1
+ * @remark If the TTL is 0, packets will only be seen by sockets on the local machine,
+ *     and only when multicast loopback is enabled.
+ */
+SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_mcast_hops(switch_socket_t *sock, int32_t ttl);
 
 
 /** @} */
diff --git a/src/switch_apr.c b/src/switch_apr.c
index a3240e4dd4..b729872aa8 100644
--- a/src/switch_apr.c
+++ b/src/switch_apr.c
@@ -737,6 +737,11 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_mcast_join(switch_socket_t *sock, switch_
 	return apr_mcast_join(sock, join, iface, source);
 }
 
+SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_mcast_hops(switch_socket_t *sock, int32_t ttl)
+{
+	return apr_mcast_hops(sock, ttl);
+}
+
 
 /* socket functions */