diff --git a/src/include/switch_channel.h b/src/include/switch_channel.h
index 13d5793e5a..c91d3ccece 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_channel.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_channel.h
@@ -490,6 +490,10 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_channel_set_timestamps(_In_ switch_channe
 
 SWITCH_DECLARE(void) switch_channel_audio_sync(switch_channel_t *channel);
 
+SWITCH_DECLARE(void) switch_channel_set_private_flag(switch_channel_t *channel, uint32_t flags);
+SWITCH_DECLARE(void) switch_channel_clear_private_flag(switch_channel_t *channel, uint32_t flags);
+SWITCH_DECLARE(int) switch_channel_test_private_flag(switch_channel_t *channel, uint32_t flags);
+
 /** @} */
 
 SWITCH_END_EXTERN_C
diff --git a/src/switch_channel.c b/src/switch_channel.c
index cc199b05a7..4370c7cc23 100644
--- a/src/switch_channel.c
+++ b/src/switch_channel.c
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ struct switch_channel {
 	switch_channel_state_t state;
 	switch_channel_state_t running_state;
 	switch_channel_flag_t flags;
+	uint32_t private_flags;
 	switch_channel_flag_t state_flags;
 	switch_caller_profile_t *caller_profile;
 	const switch_state_handler_table_t *state_handlers[SWITCH_MAX_STATE_HANDLERS];
@@ -749,6 +750,30 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(void) switch_channel_set_flag(switch_channel_t *channel, switch_c
 	}
 }
 
+
+SWITCH_DECLARE(void) switch_channel_set_private_flag(switch_channel_t *channel, uint32_t flags)
+{
+	switch_assert(channel != NULL);
+	switch_mutex_lock(channel->flag_mutex);
+	channel->private_flags |= flags;
+	switch_mutex_unlock(channel->flag_mutex);
+}
+
+SWITCH_DECLARE(void) switch_channel_clear_private_flag(switch_channel_t *channel, uint32_t flags)
+{
+	switch_assert(channel != NULL);
+	switch_mutex_lock(channel->flag_mutex);
+	channel->private_flags &= ~flags;
+	switch_mutex_unlock(channel->flag_mutex);
+}
+
+SWITCH_DECLARE(int) switch_channel_test_private_flag(switch_channel_t *channel, uint32_t flags)
+{
+	switch_assert(channel != NULL);
+	return (channel->private_flags & flags);
+}
+
+
 SWITCH_DECLARE(void) switch_channel_set_state_flag(switch_channel_t *channel, switch_channel_flag_t flags)
 {
 	switch_assert(channel != NULL);