diff --git a/bridges/bridge_native_rtp.c b/bridges/bridge_native_rtp.c
index 77e321f4f0f1c9ab2c034c6f7af59238b8e9a1bc..4af93bfca21cc0a28ea64fce48a4ec7368ebf0b9 100644
--- a/bridges/bridge_native_rtp.c
+++ b/bridges/bridge_native_rtp.c
@@ -508,7 +508,37 @@ static void native_rtp_bridge_leave(struct ast_bridge *bridge, struct ast_bridge
 
 static int native_rtp_bridge_write(struct ast_bridge *bridge, struct ast_bridge_channel *bridge_channel, struct ast_frame *frame)
 {
-	return ast_bridge_queue_everyone_else(bridge, bridge_channel, frame);
+	const struct ast_control_t38_parameters *t38_parameters;
+	int defer = 0;
+
+	if (!ast_bridge_queue_everyone_else(bridge, bridge_channel, frame)) {
+		/* This frame was successfully queued so no need to defer */
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	/* Depending on the frame defer it so when the next channel joins it receives it */
+	switch (frame->frametype) {
+	case AST_FRAME_CONTROL:
+		switch (frame->subclass.integer) {
+		case AST_CONTROL_T38_PARAMETERS:
+			t38_parameters = frame->data.ptr;
+			switch (t38_parameters->request_response) {
+			case AST_T38_REQUEST_NEGOTIATE:
+				defer = -1;
+				break;
+			default:
+				break;
+			}
+			break;
+		default:
+			break;
+		}
+		break;
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+
+	return defer;
 }
 
 static struct ast_bridge_technology native_rtp_bridge = {
diff --git a/bridges/bridge_simple.c b/bridges/bridge_simple.c
index 3bf040380962a36170e6140e0f9b7e9f7ef557c2..a49bc39f3a2d0c27799e8bc377d6477f87fc3a92 100644
--- a/bridges/bridge_simple.c
+++ b/bridges/bridge_simple.c
@@ -71,7 +71,37 @@ static int simple_bridge_join(struct ast_bridge *bridge, struct ast_bridge_chann
 
 static int simple_bridge_write(struct ast_bridge *bridge, struct ast_bridge_channel *bridge_channel, struct ast_frame *frame)
 {
-	return ast_bridge_queue_everyone_else(bridge, bridge_channel, frame);
+	const struct ast_control_t38_parameters *t38_parameters;
+	int defer = 0;
+
+	if (!ast_bridge_queue_everyone_else(bridge, bridge_channel, frame)) {
+		/* This frame was successfully queued so no need to defer */
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	/* Depending on the frame defer it so when the next channel joins it receives it */
+	switch (frame->frametype) {
+	case AST_FRAME_CONTROL:
+		switch (frame->subclass.integer) {
+		case AST_CONTROL_T38_PARAMETERS:
+			t38_parameters = frame->data.ptr;
+			switch (t38_parameters->request_response) {
+			case AST_T38_REQUEST_NEGOTIATE:
+				defer = -1;
+				break;
+			default:
+				break;
+			}
+			break;
+		default:
+			break;
+		}
+		break;
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+
+	return defer;
 }
 
 static struct ast_bridge_technology simple_bridge = {
diff --git a/include/asterisk/bridge_channel.h b/include/asterisk/bridge_channel.h
index dd72f3275fc5d199d56d6e74997242b1dec04cbf..4d3326083a6e113cf78dfb95fc48e4818c39c80b 100644
--- a/include/asterisk/bridge_channel.h
+++ b/include/asterisk/bridge_channel.h
@@ -145,6 +145,8 @@ struct ast_bridge_channel {
 	AST_LIST_ENTRY(ast_bridge_channel) entry;
 	/*! Queue of outgoing frames to the channel. */
 	AST_LIST_HEAD_NOLOCK(, ast_frame) wr_queue;
+	/*! Queue of deferred frames, queued onto channel when other party joins. */
+	AST_LIST_HEAD_NOLOCK(, ast_frame) deferred_queue;
 	/*! Pipe to alert thread when frames are put into the wr_queue. */
 	int alert_pipe[2];
 	/*!
diff --git a/include/asterisk/bridge_channel_internal.h b/include/asterisk/bridge_channel_internal.h
index fb8e781e8fe376a6e2517d7cae2b37f349cb3f42..ba71e9fc4ef7ac524184833e54c54ddab23dd2c4 100644
--- a/include/asterisk/bridge_channel_internal.h
+++ b/include/asterisk/bridge_channel_internal.h
@@ -96,6 +96,17 @@ struct ast_bridge_channel *bridge_channel_internal_alloc(struct ast_bridge *brid
  */
 void bridge_channel_settle_owed_events(struct ast_bridge *orig_bridge, struct ast_bridge_channel *bridge_channel);
 
+/*!
+ * \internal
+ * \brief Queue any deferred frames on the channel.
+ * \since 13.17.0
+ *
+ * \param bridge_channel Channel that the deferred frames should be pulled from and queued to.
+ *
+ * \return Nothing
+ */
+void bridge_channel_queue_deferred_frames(struct ast_bridge_channel *bridge_channel);
+
 /*!
  * \internal
  * \brief Push the bridge channel into its specified bridge.
diff --git a/include/asterisk/bridge_technology.h b/include/asterisk/bridge_technology.h
index 09b0fc0e8d84c5f908794be1910a894db5cb447c..8cebe93266feaa311677d2fc4954c17b4eca4a0f 100644
--- a/include/asterisk/bridge_technology.h
+++ b/include/asterisk/bridge_technology.h
@@ -156,6 +156,9 @@ struct ast_bridge_technology {
 	 * \retval -1 Frame needs to be deferred.
 	 *
 	 * \note On entry, bridge is already locked.
+	 *
+	 * \note Deferred frames will be automatically queued onto the channel when another
+	 * channel joins the bridge.
 	 */
 	int (*write)(struct ast_bridge *bridge, struct ast_bridge_channel *bridge_channel, struct ast_frame *frame);
 	/*!
diff --git a/main/bridge.c b/main/bridge.c
index 4631e5a5276274daa2dd77a344b863a05b7cf0d7..8cde62cb5364ffb9b34a9e6418298ed4533aa0b9 100644
--- a/main/bridge.c
+++ b/main/bridge.c
@@ -476,6 +476,7 @@ static void bridge_complete_join(struct ast_bridge *bridge)
 	}
 
 	AST_LIST_TRAVERSE(&bridge->channels, bridge_channel, entry) {
+		bridge_channel_queue_deferred_frames(bridge_channel);
 		if (!bridge_channel->just_joined) {
 			continue;
 		}
diff --git a/main/bridge_channel.c b/main/bridge_channel.c
index 02783b103b60383e08ca948d791cc278cbcce996..e8ab8a898051ea18a8937a5d049e5627d28b9389 100644
--- a/main/bridge_channel.c
+++ b/main/bridge_channel.c
@@ -638,18 +638,21 @@ void ast_bridge_channel_kick(struct ast_bridge_channel *bridge_channel, int caus
 static int bridge_channel_write_frame(struct ast_bridge_channel *bridge_channel, struct ast_frame *frame)
 {
 	const struct ast_control_t38_parameters *t38_parameters;
+	int deferred;
 
 	ast_assert(frame->frametype != AST_FRAME_BRIDGE_ACTION_SYNC);
 
 	ast_bridge_channel_lock_bridge(bridge_channel);
-/*
- * XXX need to implement a deferred write queue for when there
- * is no peer channel in the bridge (yet or it was kicked).
- *
- * The tech decides if a frame needs to be pushed back for deferral.
- * simple_bridge/native_bridge are likely the only techs that will do this.
- */
-	bridge_channel->bridge->technology->write(bridge_channel->bridge, bridge_channel, frame);
+
+	deferred = bridge_channel->bridge->technology->write(bridge_channel->bridge, bridge_channel, frame);
+	if (deferred) {
+		struct ast_frame *dup;
+
+		dup = ast_frdup(frame);
+		if (dup) {
+			AST_LIST_INSERT_HEAD(&bridge_channel->deferred_queue, dup, frame_list);
+		}
+	}
 
 	/* Remember any owed events to the bridge. */
 	switch (frame->frametype) {
@@ -753,6 +756,18 @@ void bridge_channel_settle_owed_events(struct ast_bridge *orig_bridge, struct as
 	}
 }
 
+void bridge_channel_queue_deferred_frames(struct ast_bridge_channel *bridge_channel)
+{
+	struct ast_frame *frame;
+
+	ast_channel_lock(bridge_channel->chan);
+	while ((frame = AST_LIST_REMOVE_HEAD(&bridge_channel->deferred_queue, frame_list))) {
+		ast_queue_frame_head(bridge_channel->chan, frame);
+		ast_frfree(frame);
+	}
+	ast_channel_unlock(bridge_channel->chan);
+}
+
 /*!
  * \internal
  * \brief Suspend a channel from a bridge.
@@ -2933,6 +2948,11 @@ static void bridge_channel_destroy(void *obj)
 	}
 	ast_alertpipe_close(bridge_channel->alert_pipe);
 
+	/* Flush any unhandled deferred_queue frames. */
+	while ((fr = AST_LIST_REMOVE_HEAD(&bridge_channel->deferred_queue, frame_list))) {
+		ast_frfree(fr);
+	}
+
 	ast_cond_destroy(&bridge_channel->cond);
 
 	ao2_cleanup(bridge_channel->write_format);
diff --git a/tests/test_bridging.c b/tests/test_bridging.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..74595c4f2057281c1c02777d279890de5a247551
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_bridging.c
@@ -0,0 +1,290 @@
+/*
+ * Asterisk -- An open source telephony toolkit.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2017, Digium, Inc.
+ *
+ * Joshua Colp <jcolp@digium.com>
+ *
+ * See http://www.asterisk.org for more information about
+ * the Asterisk project. Please do not directly contact
+ * any of the maintainers of this project for assistance;
+ * the project provides a web site, mailing lists and IRC
+ * channels for your use.
+ *
+ * This program is free software, distributed under the terms of
+ * the GNU General Public License Version 2. See the LICENSE file
+ * at the top of the source tree.
+ */
+
+/*!
+ * \file
+ * \brief Bridging unit tests
+ *
+ * \author Joshua Colp <jcolp@digium.com>
+ *
+ */
+
+/*** MODULEINFO
+	<depend>TEST_FRAMEWORK</depend>
+	<support_level>core</support_level>
+ ***/
+
+#include "asterisk.h"
+
+#include "asterisk/module.h"
+#include "asterisk/test.h"
+#include "asterisk/channel.h"
+#include "asterisk/time.h"
+#include "asterisk/bridge.h"
+#include "asterisk/bridge_basic.h"
+#include "asterisk/features.h"
+#include "asterisk/format_cache.h"
+
+#define TEST_CATEGORY "/main/bridging/"
+
+#define CHANNEL_TECH_NAME "BridgingTestChannel"
+
+#define TEST_CHANNEL_FORMAT		ast_format_slin
+
+/*! \brief A private structure for the test channel */
+struct test_bridging_chan_pvt {
+	/* \brief The expected indication */
+	int condition;
+	/*! \brief The number of indicated things */
+	unsigned int indicated;
+};
+
+/*! \brief Callback function for when a frame is written to a channel */
+static int test_bridging_chan_indicate(struct ast_channel *chan, int condition, const void *data, size_t datalen)
+{
+	struct test_bridging_chan_pvt *test_pvt = ast_channel_tech_pvt(chan);
+
+	if (condition == test_pvt->condition) {
+		test_pvt->indicated++;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*! \brief Callback function for when a channel is hung up */
+static int test_bridging_chan_hangup(struct ast_channel *chan)
+{
+	struct test_bridging_chan_pvt *test_pvt = ast_channel_tech_pvt(chan);
+
+	ast_free(test_pvt);
+	ast_channel_tech_pvt_set(chan, NULL);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*! \brief A channel technology used for the unit tests */
+static struct ast_channel_tech test_bridging_chan_tech = {
+	.type = CHANNEL_TECH_NAME,
+	.description = "Mock channel technology for bridge tests",
+	.indicate = test_bridging_chan_indicate,
+	.hangup = test_bridging_chan_hangup,
+	.properties = AST_CHAN_TP_INTERNAL,
+};
+
+static void test_nanosleep(int secs, long nanosecs)
+{
+	struct timespec sleep_time = {secs, nanosecs};
+
+	while ((nanosleep(&sleep_time, &sleep_time) == -1) && (errno == EINTR)) {
+	}
+}
+
+/*! \brief Wait until a channel is bridged */
+static void wait_for_bridged(struct ast_channel *channel)
+{
+	ast_channel_lock(channel);
+	while (!ast_channel_is_bridged(channel)) {
+		ast_channel_unlock(channel);
+		test_nanosleep(0, 1000000);
+		ast_channel_lock(channel);
+	}
+	ast_channel_unlock(channel);
+}
+
+/*! \brief Wait until a channel is not bridged */
+static void wait_for_unbridged(struct ast_channel *channel)
+{
+	ast_channel_lock(channel);
+	while (ast_channel_is_bridged(channel)) {
+		ast_channel_unlock(channel);
+		test_nanosleep(0, 1000000);
+		ast_channel_lock(channel);
+	}
+	ast_channel_unlock(channel);
+}
+
+/*! \brief Wait until a channel has no frames on its read queue */
+static void wait_for_empty_queue(struct ast_channel *channel)
+{
+	ast_channel_lock(channel);
+	while (!AST_LIST_EMPTY(ast_channel_readq(channel))) {
+		ast_channel_unlock(channel);
+		test_nanosleep(0, 1000000);
+		ast_channel_lock(channel);
+	}
+	ast_channel_unlock(channel);
+}
+
+/*! \brief Create a \ref test_bridging_chan_tech for Alice. */
+#define START_ALICE(channel, pvt) START_CHANNEL(channel, pvt, "Alice", "100")
+
+/*! \brief Create a \ref test_bridging_chan_tech for Bob. */
+#define START_BOB(channel, pvt) START_CHANNEL(channel, pvt, "Bob", "200")
+
+#define START_CHANNEL(channel, pvt, name, number) do { \
+	channel = ast_channel_alloc(0, AST_STATE_UP, number, name, number, number, \
+		"default", NULL, NULL, 0, CHANNEL_TECH_NAME "/" name); \
+	pvt = ast_calloc(1, sizeof(*pvt)); \
+	ast_channel_tech_pvt_set(channel, pvt); \
+	ast_channel_nativeformats_set(channel, test_bridging_chan_tech.capabilities); \
+	ast_channel_set_rawwriteformat(channel, TEST_CHANNEL_FORMAT); \
+	ast_channel_set_rawreadformat(channel, TEST_CHANNEL_FORMAT); \
+	ast_channel_set_writeformat(channel, TEST_CHANNEL_FORMAT); \
+	ast_channel_set_readformat(channel, TEST_CHANNEL_FORMAT); \
+	ast_channel_unlock(channel); \
+	} while (0)
+
+/*! \brief Hang up a test channel safely */
+#define HANGUP_CHANNEL(channel) do { \
+	ao2_ref(channel, +1); \
+	ast_hangup((channel)); \
+	ao2_cleanup(channel); \
+	channel = NULL; \
+	} while (0)
+
+static void safe_channel_release(struct ast_channel *chan)
+{
+	if (!chan) {
+		return;
+	}
+	ast_channel_release(chan);
+}
+
+static void safe_bridge_destroy(struct ast_bridge *bridge)
+{
+	if (!bridge) {
+		return;
+	}
+	ast_bridge_destroy(bridge, 0);
+}
+
+static void stream_periodic_frames(struct ast_channel *chan, int ms, int interval_ms)
+{
+	long nanosecs;
+
+	ast_assert(chan != NULL);
+	ast_assert(0 < ms);
+	ast_assert(0 < interval_ms);
+
+	nanosecs = interval_ms * 1000000L;
+	while (0 < ms) {
+		ast_queue_frame(chan, &ast_null_frame);
+
+		if (interval_ms < ms) {
+			ms -= interval_ms;
+		} else {
+			nanosecs = ms * 1000000L;
+			ms = 0;
+		}
+		test_nanosleep(0, nanosecs);
+	}
+}
+
+AST_TEST_DEFINE(test_bridging_deferred_queue)
+{
+	RAII_VAR(struct ast_channel *, chan_alice, NULL, safe_channel_release);
+	struct test_bridging_chan_pvt *alice_pvt;
+		struct ast_control_t38_parameters t38_parameters = {
+			.request_response = AST_T38_REQUEST_NEGOTIATE,
+		};
+		struct ast_frame frame = {
+			.frametype = AST_FRAME_CONTROL,
+			.subclass.integer = AST_CONTROL_T38_PARAMETERS,
+			.data.ptr = &t38_parameters,
+			.datalen = sizeof(t38_parameters),
+		};
+	RAII_VAR(struct ast_channel *, chan_bob, NULL, safe_channel_release);
+	struct test_bridging_chan_pvt *bob_pvt;
+	RAII_VAR(struct ast_bridge *, bridge1, NULL, safe_bridge_destroy);
+
+	switch (cmd) {
+	case TEST_INIT:
+		info->name = __func__;
+		info->category = TEST_CATEGORY;
+		info->summary = "Test that deferred frames from a channel in a bridge get written";
+		info->description =
+			"This test creates two channels, queues a deferrable frame on one, places it into\n"
+			"a bridge, confirms the frame was read by the bridge, adds the second channel to the\n"
+			"bridge, and makes sure the deferred frame is written to it.";
+		return AST_TEST_NOT_RUN;
+	case TEST_EXECUTE:
+		break;
+	}
+
+	/* Create the bridges */
+	bridge1 = ast_bridge_basic_new();
+	ast_test_validate(test, bridge1 != NULL);
+
+	/* Create channels that will go into the bridge */
+	START_ALICE(chan_alice, alice_pvt);
+	START_BOB(chan_bob, bob_pvt);
+	bob_pvt->condition = AST_CONTROL_T38_PARAMETERS;
+
+	/* Bridge alice and wait for the frame to be deferred */
+	ast_test_validate(test, !ast_bridge_impart(bridge1, chan_alice, NULL, NULL, AST_BRIDGE_IMPART_CHAN_DEPARTABLE));
+	wait_for_bridged(chan_alice);
+	ast_queue_frame(chan_alice, &frame);
+	wait_for_empty_queue(chan_alice);
+
+	/* Bridge bob for a second so it can receive the deferred T.38 request negotiate frame */
+	ast_test_validate(test, !ast_bridge_impart(bridge1, chan_bob, NULL, NULL, AST_BRIDGE_IMPART_CHAN_DEPARTABLE));
+	wait_for_bridged(chan_bob);
+	stream_periodic_frames(chan_alice, 1000, 20);
+	ast_test_validate(test, !ast_bridge_depart(chan_bob));
+	wait_for_unbridged(chan_bob);
+
+	/* Ensure that we received the expected indications while it was in there (request to negotiate, and to terminate) */
+	ast_test_validate(test, bob_pvt->indicated == 2);
+
+	/* Now remove alice since we are done */
+	ast_test_validate(test, !ast_bridge_depart(chan_alice));
+	wait_for_unbridged(chan_alice);
+
+	/* Hangup the channels */
+	HANGUP_CHANNEL(chan_alice);
+	HANGUP_CHANNEL(chan_bob);
+
+	return AST_TEST_PASS;
+}
+
+static int unload_module(void)
+{
+	AST_TEST_UNREGISTER(test_bridging_deferred_queue);
+
+	ast_channel_unregister(&test_bridging_chan_tech);
+	ao2_cleanup(test_bridging_chan_tech.capabilities);
+	test_bridging_chan_tech.capabilities = NULL;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int load_module(void)
+{
+	test_bridging_chan_tech.capabilities = ast_format_cap_alloc(AST_FORMAT_CAP_FLAG_DEFAULT);
+	if (!test_bridging_chan_tech.capabilities) {
+		return AST_MODULE_LOAD_DECLINE;
+	}
+	ast_format_cap_append(test_bridging_chan_tech.capabilities, TEST_CHANNEL_FORMAT, 0);
+	ast_channel_register(&test_bridging_chan_tech);
+
+	AST_TEST_REGISTER(test_bridging_deferred_queue);
+
+	return AST_MODULE_LOAD_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+AST_MODULE_INFO_STANDARD(ASTERISK_GPL_KEY, "Bridging Unit Tests");