diff --git a/res/res_pjsip_transport_websocket.c b/res/res_pjsip_transport_websocket.c
index 914c8b8ffd668db48444accab8ee3fd562586658..e98756fdf402293c30eb7fc6707c9cb0c5a5e081 100644
--- a/res/res_pjsip_transport_websocket.c
+++ b/res/res_pjsip_transport_websocket.c
@@ -79,6 +79,25 @@ static pj_status_t ws_send_msg(pjsip_transport *transport,
 static pj_status_t ws_destroy(pjsip_transport *transport)
 {
 	struct ws_transport *wstransport = (struct ws_transport *)transport;
+	int fd = ast_websocket_fd(wstransport->ws_session);
+
+	if (fd > 0) {
+		ast_websocket_close(wstransport->ws_session, 1000);
+		shutdown(fd, SHUT_RDWR);
+	}
+
+	ao2_ref(wstransport, -1);
+
+	return PJ_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static void transport_dtor(void *arg)
+{
+	struct ws_transport *wstransport = arg;
+
+	if (wstransport->ws_session) {
+		ast_websocket_unref(wstransport->ws_session);
+	}
 
 	if (wstransport->transport.ref_cnt) {
 		pj_atomic_destroy(wstransport->transport.ref_cnt);
@@ -88,20 +107,28 @@ static pj_status_t ws_destroy(pjsip_transport *transport)
 		pj_lock_destroy(wstransport->transport.lock);
 	}
 
-	pjsip_endpt_release_pool(wstransport->transport.endpt, wstransport->transport.pool);
+	if (wstransport->transport.endpt && wstransport->transport.pool) {
+		pjsip_endpt_release_pool(wstransport->transport.endpt, wstransport->transport.pool);
+	}
 
 	if (wstransport->rdata.tp_info.pool) {
 		pjsip_endpt_release_pool(wstransport->transport.endpt, wstransport->rdata.tp_info.pool);
 	}
-
-	return PJ_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 static int transport_shutdown(void *data)
 {
-	pjsip_transport *transport = data;
+	struct ws_transport *wstransport = data;
+
+	if (!wstransport->transport.is_shutdown && !wstransport->transport.is_destroying) {
+		pjsip_transport_shutdown(&wstransport->transport);
+	}
+
+	/* Note that the destructor calls PJSIP functions,
+	 * therefore it must be called in a PJSIP thread.
+	 */
+	ao2_ref(wstransport, -1);
 
-	pjsip_transport_shutdown(transport);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -116,32 +143,45 @@ struct transport_create_data {
 static int transport_create(void *data)
 {
 	struct transport_create_data *create_data = data;
-	struct ws_transport *newtransport;
+	struct ws_transport *newtransport = NULL;
 
 	pjsip_endpoint *endpt = ast_sip_get_pjsip_endpoint();
 	struct pjsip_tpmgr *tpmgr = pjsip_endpt_get_tpmgr(endpt);
 
 	pj_pool_t *pool;
-
 	pj_str_t buf;
+	pj_status_t status;
 
-	if (!(pool = pjsip_endpt_create_pool(endpt, "ws", 512, 512))) {
-		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Failed to allocate WebSocket endpoint pool.\n");
-		return -1;
+	newtransport = ao2_t_alloc_options(sizeof(*newtransport), transport_dtor,
+			AO2_ALLOC_OPT_LOCK_NOLOCK, "pjsip websocket transport");
+	if (!newtransport) {
+		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Failed to allocate WebSocket transport.\n");
+		goto on_error;
 	}
 
-	if (!(newtransport = PJ_POOL_ZALLOC_T(pool, struct ws_transport))) {
-		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Failed to allocate WebSocket transport.\n");
-		pjsip_endpt_release_pool(endpt, pool);
-		return -1;
+	newtransport->transport.endpt = endpt;
+
+	if (!(pool = pjsip_endpt_create_pool(endpt, "ws", 512, 512))) {
+		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Failed to allocate WebSocket endpoint pool.\n");
+		goto on_error;
 	}
 
+	newtransport->transport.pool = pool;
 	newtransport->ws_session = create_data->ws_session;
 
-	pj_atomic_create(pool, 0, &newtransport->transport.ref_cnt);
-	pj_lock_create_recursive_mutex(pool, pool->obj_name, &newtransport->transport.lock);
+	/* Keep the session until transport dies */
+	ast_websocket_ref(newtransport->ws_session);
+
+	status = pj_atomic_create(pool, 0, &newtransport->transport.ref_cnt);
+	if (status != PJ_SUCCESS) {
+		goto on_error;
+	}
+
+	status = pj_lock_create_recursive_mutex(pool, pool->obj_name, &newtransport->transport.lock);
+	if (status != PJ_SUCCESS) {
+		goto on_error;
+	}
 
-	newtransport->transport.pool = pool;
 	pj_sockaddr_parse(pj_AF_UNSPEC(), 0, pj_cstr(&buf, ast_sockaddr_stringify(ast_websocket_remote_address(newtransport->ws_session))), &newtransport->transport.key.rem_addr);
 	newtransport->transport.key.rem_addr.addr.sa_family = pj_AF_INET();
 	newtransport->transport.key.type = ast_websocket_is_secure(newtransport->ws_session) ? transport_type_wss : transport_type_ws;
@@ -159,24 +199,34 @@ static int transport_create(void *data)
 	newtransport->transport.flag = pjsip_transport_get_flag_from_type((pjsip_transport_type_e)newtransport->transport.key.type);
 	newtransport->transport.info = (char *)pj_pool_alloc(newtransport->transport.pool, 64);
 
-	newtransport->transport.endpt = endpt;
 	newtransport->transport.tpmgr = tpmgr;
 	newtransport->transport.send_msg = &ws_send_msg;
 	newtransport->transport.destroy = &ws_destroy;
 
-	pjsip_transport_register(newtransport->transport.tpmgr, (pjsip_transport *)newtransport);
+	status = pjsip_transport_register(newtransport->transport.tpmgr,
+			(pjsip_transport *)newtransport);
+	if (status != PJ_SUCCESS) {
+		goto on_error;
+	}
+
+	/* Add a reference for pjsip transport manager */
+	ao2_ref(newtransport, +1);
 
 	newtransport->rdata.tp_info.transport = &newtransport->transport;
 	newtransport->rdata.tp_info.pool = pjsip_endpt_create_pool(endpt, "rtd%p",
 		PJSIP_POOL_RDATA_LEN, PJSIP_POOL_RDATA_INC);
 	if (!newtransport->rdata.tp_info.pool) {
 		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Failed to allocate WebSocket rdata.\n");
-		pjsip_endpt_release_pool(endpt, pool);
-		return -1;
+		pjsip_transport_destroy((pjsip_transport *)newtransport);
+		goto on_error;
 	}
 
 	create_data->transport = newtransport;
 	return 0;
+
+on_error:
+	ao2_cleanup(newtransport);
+	return -1;
 }
 
 struct transport_read_data {