diff --git a/addons/cdr_mysql.c b/addons/cdr_mysql.c
index 25b55b35f6bd8b3813079fefab550e7c5d8b1e78..b00a3f34518c927cd58a4a85200c929ab134f1ed 100644
--- a/addons/cdr_mysql.c
+++ b/addons/cdr_mysql.c
@@ -384,9 +384,11 @@ static int my_unload_module(int reload)
 	}
 
 	dbport = 0;
-	ast_cdr_unregister(name);
-	
-	return 0;
+	if (reload) {
+		return ast_cdr_backend_suspend(name);
+	} else {
+		return ast_cdr_unregister(name);
+	}
 }
 
 static int my_load_config_string(struct ast_config *cfg, const char *category, const char *variable, struct ast_str **field, const char *def)
@@ -660,7 +662,11 @@ static int my_load_module(int reload)
 		return AST_MODULE_LOAD_FAILURE;
 	}
 
-	res = ast_cdr_register(name, desc, mysql_log);
+	if (!reload) {
+		res = ast_cdr_register(name, desc, mysql_log);
+	} else {
+		res = ast_cdr_backend_unsuspend(name);
+	}
 	if (res) {
 		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Unable to register MySQL CDR handling\n");
 	} else {
diff --git a/cdr/cdr_adaptive_odbc.c b/cdr/cdr_adaptive_odbc.c
index 0a9cfdbdd9a11e77c7d17e90ed57ec988b6311dd..4078b79ba7956d784adea453de29252586105471 100644
--- a/cdr/cdr_adaptive_odbc.c
+++ b/cdr/cdr_adaptive_odbc.c
@@ -767,7 +767,10 @@ early_release:
 
 static int unload_module(void)
 {
-	ast_cdr_unregister(name);
+	if (ast_cdr_unregister(name)) {
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	if (AST_RWLIST_WRLOCK(&odbc_tables)) {
 		ast_cdr_register(name, ast_module_info->description, odbc_log);
 		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Unable to lock column list.  Unload failed.\n");
diff --git a/cdr/cdr_csv.c b/cdr/cdr_csv.c
index a6f8a4dc0a33cb508fd96bb4b69e61b9f4a8f424..1cc1747c6757f7903a43de1ff5396bf4626b53ba 100644
--- a/cdr/cdr_csv.c
+++ b/cdr/cdr_csv.c
@@ -315,7 +315,10 @@ static int csv_log(struct ast_cdr *cdr)
 
 static int unload_module(void)
 {
-	ast_cdr_unregister(name);
+	if (ast_cdr_unregister(name)) {
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	loaded = 0;
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/cdr/cdr_custom.c b/cdr/cdr_custom.c
index 2a3b1a1dd06c23b2986bc5de6a5df7ccb4754017..51235db7fd57edf64e670fa526758bbd94487a33 100644
--- a/cdr/cdr_custom.c
+++ b/cdr/cdr_custom.c
@@ -184,7 +184,9 @@ static int custom_log(struct ast_cdr *cdr)
 
 static int unload_module(void)
 {
-	ast_cdr_unregister(name);
+	if (ast_cdr_unregister(name)) {
+		return -1;
+	}
 
 	if (AST_RWLIST_WRLOCK(&sinks)) {
 		ast_cdr_register(name, ast_module_info->description, custom_log);
diff --git a/cdr/cdr_manager.c b/cdr/cdr_manager.c
index e3ae7a57d215da46cce019925a4feaf294eb4193..90c5dbd2312babb80847a9db0b828e22970dc5f0 100644
--- a/cdr/cdr_manager.c
+++ b/cdr/cdr_manager.c
@@ -86,8 +86,9 @@ static int load_config(int reload)
 	if (!cfg) {
 		/* Standard configuration */
 		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Failed to load configuration file. Module not activated.\n");
-		if (enablecdr)
-			ast_cdr_unregister(name);
+		if (enablecdr) {
+			ast_cdr_backend_suspend(name);
+		}
 		enablecdr = 0;
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -135,10 +136,11 @@ static int load_config(int reload)
 
 	ast_config_destroy(cfg);
 
-	if (enablecdr && !newenablecdr)
-		ast_cdr_unregister(name);
-	else if (!enablecdr && newenablecdr)
-		ast_cdr_register(name, "Asterisk Manager Interface CDR Backend", manager_log);
+	if (!newenablecdr) {
+		ast_cdr_backend_suspend(name);
+	} else if (newenablecdr) {
+		ast_cdr_backend_unsuspend(name);
+	}
 	enablecdr = newenablecdr;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -210,7 +212,10 @@ static int manager_log(struct ast_cdr *cdr)
 
 static int unload_module(void)
 {
-	ast_cdr_unregister(name);
+	if (ast_cdr_unregister(name)) {
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	if (customfields)
 		ast_free(customfields);
 
@@ -219,7 +224,12 @@ static int unload_module(void)
 
 static int load_module(void)
 {
+	if (ast_cdr_register(name, "Asterisk Manager Interface CDR Backend", manager_log)) {
+		return AST_MODULE_LOAD_DECLINE;
+	}
+
 	if (load_config(0)) {
+		ast_cdr_unregister(name);
 		return AST_MODULE_LOAD_DECLINE;
 	}
 
diff --git a/cdr/cdr_odbc.c b/cdr/cdr_odbc.c
index 022d75210e5bbe59712d0a85e227cff936e012cf..be07a8a56b3024512ab88ec463c5f8932bcfa46f 100644
--- a/cdr/cdr_odbc.c
+++ b/cdr/cdr_odbc.c
@@ -266,8 +266,10 @@ static int odbc_load_module(int reload)
 	} while (0);
 
 	if (ast_test_flag(&config, CONFIG_REGISTERED) && (!cfg || dsn == NULL || table == NULL)) {
-		ast_cdr_unregister(name);
+		ast_cdr_backend_suspend(name);
 		ast_clear_flag(&config, CONFIG_REGISTERED);
+	} else {
+		ast_cdr_backend_unsuspend(name);
 	}
 
 	if (cfg && cfg != CONFIG_STATUS_FILEUNCHANGED && cfg != CONFIG_STATUS_FILEINVALID) {
@@ -283,7 +285,9 @@ static int load_module(void)
 
 static int unload_module(void)
 {
-	ast_cdr_unregister(name);
+	if (ast_cdr_unregister(name)) {
+		return -1;
+	}
 
 	if (dsn) {
 		ast_verb(11, "cdr_odbc: free dsn\n");
diff --git a/cdr/cdr_pgsql.c b/cdr/cdr_pgsql.c
index dc73de4779385b069a569a19a490a83bc7282bba..6ac3897884e1f23348b910c4a3ccc7ee23217985 100644
--- a/cdr/cdr_pgsql.c
+++ b/cdr/cdr_pgsql.c
@@ -436,7 +436,10 @@ static void empty_columns(void)
 
 static int unload_module(void)
 {
-	ast_cdr_unregister(name);
+	if (ast_cdr_unregister(name)) {
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	ast_cli_unregister_multiple(cdr_pgsql_status_cli, ARRAY_LEN(cdr_pgsql_status_cli));
 
 	PQfinish(conn);
diff --git a/cdr/cdr_radius.c b/cdr/cdr_radius.c
index 2bf2002feb52d9f42dc74e5b253c1063361b8f25..1466808d5be7b7dfc29e6c3db1166ffc8fd8d216 100644
--- a/cdr/cdr_radius.c
+++ b/cdr/cdr_radius.c
@@ -230,7 +230,10 @@ return_cleanup:
 
 static int unload_module(void)
 {
-	ast_cdr_unregister(name);
+	if (ast_cdr_unregister(name)) {
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	if (rh) {
 		rc_destroy(rh);
 		rh = NULL;
diff --git a/cdr/cdr_sqlite.c b/cdr/cdr_sqlite.c
index 46aa42bb1a40b34033f89b882140a940a90a9946..884837c16216dacd283f98abb1ec02f13a40d654 100644
--- a/cdr/cdr_sqlite.c
+++ b/cdr/cdr_sqlite.c
@@ -191,7 +191,10 @@ static int sqlite_log(struct ast_cdr *cdr)
 
 static int unload_module(void)
 {
-	ast_cdr_unregister(name);
+	if (ast_cdr_unregister(name)) {
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	if (db) {
 		sqlite_close(db);
 	}
diff --git a/cdr/cdr_sqlite3_custom.c b/cdr/cdr_sqlite3_custom.c
index 601234604298ea884b8479e02dc4d1dc42d8707f..83dac6a5d68730888e5b6cbfbd7a42389c45d989 100644
--- a/cdr/cdr_sqlite3_custom.c
+++ b/cdr/cdr_sqlite3_custom.c
@@ -289,7 +289,9 @@ static int write_cdr(struct ast_cdr *cdr)
 
 static int unload_module(void)
 {
-	ast_cdr_unregister(name);
+	if (ast_cdr_unregister(name)) {
+		return -1;
+	}
 
 	free_config(0);
 
diff --git a/cdr/cdr_syslog.c b/cdr/cdr_syslog.c
index dec4d65e9d3225e560b89c6e0d1d3cb84097a965..de8cae4eca7e7658940e6e18a573370e8a52f4e6 100644
--- a/cdr/cdr_syslog.c
+++ b/cdr/cdr_syslog.c
@@ -235,7 +235,9 @@ static int load_config(int reload)
 
 static int unload_module(void)
 {
-	ast_cdr_unregister(name);
+	if (ast_cdr_unregister(name)) {
+		return -1;
+	}
 
 	if (AST_RWLIST_WRLOCK(&sinks)) {
 		ast_cdr_register(name, ast_module_info->description, syslog_log);
diff --git a/cdr/cdr_tds.c b/cdr/cdr_tds.c
index aef57b55d15aa19d15632550fb6aebe2f4f59acd..5a1312eccd502680f25036fc793c8ff26ed307fb 100644
--- a/cdr/cdr_tds.c
+++ b/cdr/cdr_tds.c
@@ -443,6 +443,10 @@ failed:
 
 static int tds_unload_module(void)
 {
+	if (ast_cdr_unregister(name)) {
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	if (settings) {
 		ast_mutex_lock(&tds_lock);
 		mssql_disconnect();
@@ -452,8 +456,6 @@ static int tds_unload_module(void)
 		ast_free(settings);
 	}
 
-	ast_cdr_unregister(name);
-
 	dbexit();
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/include/asterisk/cdr.h b/include/asterisk/cdr.h
index 49acc61dd22134e86a6d472a549866dcaf6fe7c4..801b1b4989d9800689877149d5b7a6d7f3ab9e7d 100644
--- a/include/asterisk/cdr.h
+++ b/include/asterisk/cdr.h
@@ -503,8 +503,27 @@ int ast_cdr_register(const char *name, const char *desc, ast_cdrbe be);
  * \brief Unregister a CDR handling engine
  * \param name name of CDR handler to unregister
  * Unregisters a CDR by it's name
+ *
+ * \retval 0 The backend unregistered successfully
+ * \retval -1 The backend could not be unregistered at this time
+ */
+int ast_cdr_unregister(const char *name);
+
+/*!
+ * \brief Suspend a CDR backend temporarily
+ *
+  * \retval 0 The backend is suspdended
+  * \retval -1 The backend could not be suspended
+  */
+int ast_cdr_backend_suspend(const char *name);
+
+/*!
+ * \brief Unsuspend a CDR backend
+ *
+ * \retval 0 The backend was unsuspended
+ * \retval -1 The back could not be unsuspended
  */
-void ast_cdr_unregister(const char *name);
+int ast_cdr_backend_unsuspend(const char *name);
 
 /*!
  * \brief Disposition to a string
diff --git a/main/cdr.c b/main/cdr.c
index d4c2b96ab00cccc5a814a49ff23bd0521adae9a7..02056ecc510fcf16e346f74036434ad8b20724ff 100644
--- a/main/cdr.c
+++ b/main/cdr.c
@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ struct cdr_beitem {
 	char desc[80];
 	ast_cdrbe be;
 	AST_RWLIST_ENTRY(cdr_beitem) list;
+	int suspended:1;
 };
 
 /*! \brief List of registered backends */
@@ -2581,6 +2582,42 @@ int ast_cdr_is_enabled(void)
 	return ast_test_flag(&mod_cfg->general->settings, CDR_ENABLED);
 }
 
+int ast_cdr_backend_suspend(const char *name)
+{
+	int success = -1;
+	struct cdr_beitem *i = NULL;
+
+	AST_RWLIST_WRLOCK(&be_list);
+	AST_RWLIST_TRAVERSE(&be_list, i, list) {
+		if (!strcasecmp(name, i->name)) {
+			ast_debug(3, "Suspending CDR backend %s\n", i->name);
+			i->suspended = 1;
+			success = 0;
+		}
+	}
+	AST_RWLIST_UNLOCK(&be_list);
+
+	return success;
+}
+
+int ast_cdr_backend_unsuspend(const char *name)
+{
+	int success = -1;
+	struct cdr_beitem *i = NULL;
+
+	AST_RWLIST_WRLOCK(&be_list);
+	AST_RWLIST_TRAVERSE(&be_list, i, list) {
+		if (!strcasecmp(name, i->name)) {
+			ast_debug(3, "Unsuspending CDR backend %s\n", i->name);
+			i->suspended = 0;
+			success = 0;
+		}
+	}
+	AST_RWLIST_UNLOCK(&be_list);
+
+	return success;
+}
+
 int ast_cdr_register(const char *name, const char *desc, ast_cdrbe be)
 {
 	struct cdr_beitem *i = NULL;
@@ -2615,24 +2652,39 @@ int ast_cdr_register(const char *name, const char *desc, ast_cdrbe be)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void ast_cdr_unregister(const char *name)
+int ast_cdr_unregister(const char *name)
 {
-	struct cdr_beitem *i = NULL;
+	struct cdr_beitem *match = NULL;
+	int active_count;
 
 	AST_RWLIST_WRLOCK(&be_list);
-	AST_RWLIST_TRAVERSE_SAFE_BEGIN(&be_list, i, list) {
-		if (!strcasecmp(name, i->name)) {
-			AST_RWLIST_REMOVE_CURRENT(list);
+	AST_RWLIST_TRAVERSE(&be_list, match, list) {
+		if (!strcasecmp(name, match->name)) {
 			break;
 		}
 	}
-	AST_RWLIST_TRAVERSE_SAFE_END;
-	AST_RWLIST_UNLOCK(&be_list);
 
-	if (i) {
-		ast_verb(2, "Unregistered '%s' CDR backend\n", name);
-		ast_free(i);
+	if (!match) {
+		AST_RWLIST_UNLOCK(&be_list);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	active_count = ao2_container_count(active_cdrs_by_channel);
+
+	if (!match->suspended && active_count != 0) {
+		AST_RWLIST_UNLOCK(&be_list);
+		ast_log(AST_LOG_WARNING, "Unable to unregister CDR backend %s; %d CDRs are still active\n",
+			name, active_count);
+		return -1;
 	}
+
+	AST_RWLIST_REMOVE(&be_list, match, list);
+	AST_RWLIST_UNLOCK(&be_list);
+
+	ast_verb(2, "Unregistered '%s' CDR backend\n", name);
+	ast_free(match);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 struct ast_cdr *ast_cdr_dup(struct ast_cdr *cdr)
@@ -3159,7 +3211,9 @@ static void post_cdr(struct ast_cdr *cdr)
 		}
 		AST_RWLIST_RDLOCK(&be_list);
 		AST_RWLIST_TRAVERSE(&be_list, i, list) {
-			i->be(cdr);
+			if (!i->suspended) {
+				i->be(cdr);
+			}
 		}
 		AST_RWLIST_UNLOCK(&be_list);
 	}
@@ -3772,7 +3826,7 @@ static char *handle_cli_status(struct ast_cli_entry *e, int cmd, struct ast_cli_
 			ast_cli(a->fd, "    (none)\n");
 		} else {
 			AST_RWLIST_TRAVERSE(&be_list, beitem, list) {
-				ast_cli(a->fd, "    %s\n", beitem->name);
+				ast_cli(a->fd, "    %s%s\n", beitem->name, beitem->suspended ? " (suspended) " : "");
 			}
 		}
 		AST_RWLIST_UNLOCK(&be_list);