diff --git a/bridges/bridge_native_rtp.c b/bridges/bridge_native_rtp.c
index 4436f706af0ddb9daf918ae3145e781c9bcdcb2f..924686bbe749bda9d5fef6c89ae8db97ea78b7e2 100644
--- a/bridges/bridge_native_rtp.c
+++ b/bridges/bridge_native_rtp.c
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ ASTERISK_FILE_VERSION(__FILE__, "$Revision$")
 #include "asterisk/bridging_technology.h"
 #include "asterisk/frame.h"
 #include "asterisk/rtp_engine.h"
-#include "asterisk/audiohook.h"
 
 /*! \brief Forward declarations for frame hook usage */
 static int native_rtp_bridge_join(struct ast_bridge *bridge, struct ast_bridge_channel *bridge_channel);
@@ -85,13 +84,7 @@ static struct ast_frame *native_rtp_framehook(struct ast_channel *chan, struct a
 /*! \brief Internal helper function which checks whether the channels are compatible with our native bridging */
 static int native_rtp_bridge_capable(struct ast_channel *chan)
 {
-	if (ast_channel_monitor(chan) || (ast_channel_audiohooks(chan) &&
-		!ast_audiohook_write_list_empty(ast_channel_audiohooks(chan))) ||
-		!ast_framehook_list_contains_no_active(ast_channel_framehooks(chan))) {
-		return 0;
-	} else {
-		return 1;
-	}
+	return ast_channel_has_audio_frame_or_monitor(chan);
 }
 
 /*! \brief Internal helper function which gets all RTP information (glue and instances) relating to the given channels */
diff --git a/include/asterisk/channel.h b/include/asterisk/channel.h
index b2b6e603587a1d1480af567e1598bb4721d6279b..d8db4705d073080fa5324a6843d4dab25476f8f2 100644
--- a/include/asterisk/channel.h
+++ b/include/asterisk/channel.h
@@ -4335,6 +4335,16 @@ int ast_channel_forward_endpoint(struct ast_channel *chan, struct ast_endpoint *
 */
 const char *ast_channel_oldest_linkedid(const char *a, const char *b);
 
+/*!
+ * \brief Check if the channel has active audiohooks, active framehooks, or a monitor.
+ * \since 12.0.0
+ *
+ * \param chan The channel to check.
+ *
+ * \retval non-zero if channel has active audiohooks, framehooks, or monitor.
+ */
+int ast_channel_has_audio_frame_or_monitor(struct ast_channel *chan);
+
 /*!
  * \brief Removes the trailing identifiers from a channel name string
  * \since 12.0.0
diff --git a/main/bridging.c b/main/bridging.c
index 4304dfb3655725ef15061f8cfdf2482a7a89950c..f833ccb8100a1cf1f93e68804eab7db9f06868f7 100644
--- a/main/bridging.c
+++ b/main/bridging.c
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ ASTERISK_FILE_VERSION(__FILE__, "$Revision$")
 #include "asterisk/core_local.h"
 #include "asterisk/core_unreal.h"
 #include "asterisk/features_config.h"
-#include "asterisk/audiohook.h"
 
 /*! All bridges container. */
 static struct ao2_container *bridges;
@@ -4722,10 +4721,7 @@ static struct ast_bridge *optimize_lock_chan_stack(struct ast_channel *chan)
 	if (!AST_LIST_EMPTY(ast_channel_readq(chan))) {
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	if (ast_channel_monitor(chan)
-		|| (ast_channel_audiohooks(chan)
-			&& !ast_audiohook_write_list_empty(ast_channel_audiohooks(chan)))
-		|| !ast_framehook_list_contains_no_active(ast_channel_framehooks(chan))) {
+	if (ast_channel_has_audio_frame_or_monitor(chan)) {
 		/* Channel has an active monitor, audiohook, or framehook. */
 		return NULL;
 	}
@@ -4771,10 +4767,7 @@ static struct ast_bridge *optimize_lock_peer_stack(struct ast_channel *peer)
 		ast_channel_unlock(peer);
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	if (ast_channel_monitor(peer)
-		|| (ast_channel_audiohooks(peer)
-			&& !ast_audiohook_write_list_empty(ast_channel_audiohooks(peer)))
-		|| !ast_framehook_list_contains_no_active(ast_channel_framehooks(peer))) {
+	if (ast_channel_has_audio_frame_or_monitor(peer)) {
 		/* Peer has an active monitor, audiohook, or framehook. */
 		ast_channel_unlock(peer);
 		return NULL;
diff --git a/main/channel.c b/main/channel.c
index fba59d4df4adfa757e8ca0e1da51a313f5cfae1e..f76d6a845b775dc050b18c1ee818573d8afa91c5 100644
--- a/main/channel.c
+++ b/main/channel.c
@@ -2629,6 +2629,14 @@ void ast_set_hangupsource(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *source, int forc
 	}
 }
 
+int ast_channel_has_audio_frame_or_monitor(struct ast_channel *chan)
+{
+	return ast_channel_monitor(chan)
+		|| (ast_channel_audiohooks(chan)
+			&& !ast_audiohook_write_list_empty(ast_channel_audiohooks(chan)))
+		|| !ast_framehook_list_contains_no_active(ast_channel_framehooks(chan));
+}
+
 static void destroy_hooks(struct ast_channel *chan)
 {
 	if (ast_channel_audiohooks(chan)) {