diff --git a/apps/app_confbridge.c b/apps/app_confbridge.c
index d52c88295840e186f342144ef75153478a640e53..96ef12460e6e30a9b9ba428de6a5e9b16f9d10ba 100644
--- a/apps/app_confbridge.c
+++ b/apps/app_confbridge.c
@@ -415,13 +415,12 @@ const char *conf_get_sound(enum conf_sounds sound, struct bridge_profile_sounds
 	return "";
 }
 
-static void send_conf_stasis(struct confbridge_conference *conference, struct ast_channel *chan, const char *type, struct ast_json *extras, int channel_topic)
+static void send_conf_stasis(struct confbridge_conference *conference, struct ast_channel *chan, struct stasis_message_type *type, struct ast_json *extras, int channel_topic)
 {
 	RAII_VAR(struct stasis_message *, msg, NULL, ao2_cleanup);
 	RAII_VAR(struct ast_json *, json_object, NULL, ast_json_unref);
 
-	json_object = ast_json_pack("{s: s, s: s}",
-		"type", type,
+	json_object = ast_json_pack("{s: s}",
 		"conference", conference->name);
 
 	if (!json_object) {
@@ -432,10 +431,10 @@ static void send_conf_stasis(struct confbridge_conference *conference, struct as
 		ast_json_object_update(json_object, extras);
 	}
 
-	msg = ast_bridge_blob_create(confbridge_message_type(),
-					 conference->bridge,
-					 chan,
-					 json_object);
+	msg = ast_bridge_blob_create(type,
+		conference->bridge,
+		chan,
+		json_object);
 	if (!msg) {
 		return;
 	}
@@ -450,42 +449,42 @@ static void send_conf_stasis(struct confbridge_conference *conference, struct as
 
 static void send_conf_start_event(struct confbridge_conference *conference)
 {
-	send_conf_stasis(conference, NULL, "confbridge_start", NULL, 0);
+	send_conf_stasis(conference, NULL, confbridge_start_type(), NULL, 0);
 }
 
 static void send_conf_end_event(struct confbridge_conference *conference)
 {
-	send_conf_stasis(conference, NULL, "confbridge_end", NULL, 0);
+	send_conf_stasis(conference, NULL, confbridge_end_type(), NULL, 0);
 }
 
 static void send_join_event(struct ast_channel *chan, struct confbridge_conference *conference)
 {
-	send_conf_stasis(conference, chan, "confbridge_join", NULL, 0);
+	send_conf_stasis(conference, chan, confbridge_join_type(), NULL, 0);
 }
 
 static void send_leave_event(struct ast_channel *chan, struct confbridge_conference *conference)
 {
-	send_conf_stasis(conference, chan, "confbridge_leave", NULL, 0);
+	send_conf_stasis(conference, chan, confbridge_leave_type(), NULL, 0);
 }
 
 static void send_start_record_event(struct confbridge_conference *conference)
 {
-	send_conf_stasis(conference, NULL, "confbridge_record", NULL, 0);
+	send_conf_stasis(conference, NULL, confbridge_start_record_type(), NULL, 0);
 }
 
 static void send_stop_record_event(struct confbridge_conference *conference)
 {
-	send_conf_stasis(conference, NULL, "confbridge_stop_record", NULL, 0);
+	send_conf_stasis(conference, NULL, confbridge_stop_record_type(), NULL, 0);
 }
 
 static void send_mute_event(struct ast_channel *chan, struct confbridge_conference *conference)
 {
-	send_conf_stasis(conference, chan, "confbridge_mute", NULL, 1);
+	send_conf_stasis(conference, chan, confbridge_mute_type(), NULL, 1);
 }
 
 static void send_unmute_event(struct ast_channel *chan, struct confbridge_conference *conference)
 {
-	send_conf_stasis(conference, chan, "confbridge_unmute", NULL, 1);
+	send_conf_stasis(conference, chan, confbridge_unmute_type(), NULL, 1);
 }
 
 static void set_rec_filename(struct confbridge_conference *conference, struct ast_str **filename, int is_new)
@@ -1420,7 +1419,7 @@ static void conf_handle_talker_cb(struct ast_bridge_channel *bridge_channel, voi
 		return;
 	}
 
-	send_conf_stasis(conference, bridge_channel->chan, "confbridge_talking", talking_extras, 0);
+	send_conf_stasis(conference, bridge_channel->chan, confbridge_talking_type(), talking_extras, 0);
 	ast_json_unref(talking_extras);
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/confbridge/confbridge_manager.c b/apps/confbridge/confbridge_manager.c
index 56fedb98e834d30f3e6fc0fec2efcbf8f09ebe61..e99ddda784739f12d58a4bd8e40fc60f5644308e 100644
--- a/apps/confbridge/confbridge_manager.c
+++ b/apps/confbridge/confbridge_manager.c
@@ -206,61 +206,24 @@ static void append_event_header(struct ast_str **fields_string,
 		header, value);
 }
 
-static void stasis_confbridge_cb(void *data, struct stasis_subscription *sub,
-					struct stasis_topic *topic,
-					struct stasis_message *message)
+static void confbridge_publish_manager_event(
+	struct stasis_message *message,
+	const char *event,
+	struct ast_str *extra_text)
 {
 	struct ast_bridge_blob *blob = stasis_message_data(message);
-	const char *type = ast_bridge_blob_json_type(blob);
 	const char *conference_name;
-	RAII_VAR(struct ast_str *, bridge_text, NULL, ast_free);
+	RAII_VAR(struct ast_str *, bridge_text,
+		ast_manager_build_bridge_state_string(blob->bridge, ""),
+		ast_free);
 	RAII_VAR(struct ast_str *, channel_text, NULL, ast_free);
-	RAII_VAR(struct ast_str *, extra_text, NULL, ast_free);
-	char *event;
-
-	if (!blob || !type) {
-		ast_assert(0);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	if (!strcmp("confbridge_start", type)) {
-		event = "ConfbridgeStart";
-	} else if (!strcmp("confbridge_end", type)) {
-		event = "ConfbridgeEnd";
-	} else if (!strcmp("confbridge_leave", type)) {
-		event = "ConfbridgeLeave";
-	} else if (!strcmp("confbridge_join", type)) {
-		event = "ConfbridgeJoin";
-	} else if (!strcmp("confbridge_record", type)) {
-		event = "ConfbridgeRecord";
-	} else if (!strcmp("confbridge_stop_record", type)) {
-		event = "ConfbridgeStopRecord";
-	} else if (!strcmp("confbridge_mute", type)) {
-		event = "ConfbridgeMute";
-	} else if (!strcmp("confbridge_unmute", type)) {
-		event = "ConfbridgeUnmute";
-	} else if (!strcmp("confbridge_talking", type)) {
-		const char *talking_status = ast_json_string_get(ast_json_object_get(blob->blob, "talking_status"));
-		event = "ConfbridgeTalking";
-
-		if (!talking_status) {
-			return;
-		}
 
-		append_event_header(&extra_text, "TalkingStatus", talking_status);
-
-	} else {
-		return;
-	}
+	ast_assert(blob != NULL);
+	ast_assert(event != NULL);
 
 	conference_name = ast_json_string_get(ast_json_object_get(blob->blob, "conference"));
+	ast_assert(conference_name != NULL);
 
-	if (!conference_name) {
-		ast_assert(0);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	bridge_text = ast_manager_build_bridge_state_string(blob->bridge, "");
 	if (blob->channel) {
 		channel_text = ast_manager_build_channel_state_string(blob->channel);
 	}
@@ -272,20 +235,105 @@ static void stasis_confbridge_cb(void *data, struct stasis_subscription *sub,
 		"%s",
 		conference_name,
 		ast_str_buffer(bridge_text),
-		channel_text ? ast_str_buffer(channel_text) : "",
-		extra_text ? ast_str_buffer(extra_text) : "");
+		S_COR(channel_text, ast_str_buffer(channel_text), ""),
+		S_COR(extra_text, ast_str_buffer(extra_text), ""));
+}
+
+static void confbridge_start_cb(void *data, struct stasis_subscription *sub,
+	struct stasis_topic *topic,
+	struct stasis_message *message)
+{
+	confbridge_publish_manager_event(message, "ConfbridgeStart", NULL);
+}
+
+static void confbridge_end_cb(void *data, struct stasis_subscription *sub,
+	struct stasis_topic *topic,
+	struct stasis_message *message)
+{
+	confbridge_publish_manager_event(message, "ConfbridgeEnd", NULL);
+}
+
+static void confbridge_leave_cb(void *data, struct stasis_subscription *sub,
+	struct stasis_topic *topic,
+	struct stasis_message *message)
+{
+	confbridge_publish_manager_event(message, "ConfbridgeLeave", NULL);
+}
+
+static void confbridge_join_cb(void *data, struct stasis_subscription *sub,
+	struct stasis_topic *topic,
+	struct stasis_message *message)
+{
+	confbridge_publish_manager_event(message, "ConfbridgeJoin", NULL);
+}
+
+static void confbridge_start_record_cb(void *data, struct stasis_subscription *sub,
+	struct stasis_topic *topic,
+	struct stasis_message *message)
+{
+	confbridge_publish_manager_event(message, "ConfbridgeRecord", NULL);
 }
 
-static struct stasis_message_type *confbridge_msg_type;
+static void confbridge_stop_record_cb(void *data, struct stasis_subscription *sub,
+	struct stasis_topic *topic,
+	struct stasis_message *message)
+{
+	confbridge_publish_manager_event(message, "ConfbridgeStopRecord", NULL);
+}
+
+static void confbridge_mute_cb(void *data, struct stasis_subscription *sub,
+	struct stasis_topic *topic,
+	struct stasis_message *message)
+{
+	confbridge_publish_manager_event(message, "ConfbridgeMute", NULL);
+}
+
+static void confbridge_unmute_cb(void *data, struct stasis_subscription *sub,
+	struct stasis_topic *topic,
+	struct stasis_message *message)
+{
+	confbridge_publish_manager_event(message, "ConfbridgeUnmute", NULL);
+}
 
-struct stasis_message_type *confbridge_message_type(void)
+static void confbridge_talking_cb(void *data, struct stasis_subscription *sub,
+	struct stasis_topic *topic,
+	struct stasis_message *message)
 {
-	return confbridge_msg_type;
+	RAII_VAR(struct ast_str *, extra_text, NULL, ast_free);
+	struct ast_bridge_blob *blob = stasis_message_data(message);
+	const char *talking_status = ast_json_string_get(ast_json_object_get(blob->blob, "talking_status"));
+	if (!talking_status) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	append_event_header(&extra_text, "TalkingStatus", talking_status);
+	if (!extra_text) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	confbridge_publish_manager_event(message, "ConfbridgeTalking", extra_text);
 }
 
+STASIS_MESSAGE_TYPE_DEFN(confbridge_start_type);
+STASIS_MESSAGE_TYPE_DEFN(confbridge_end_type);
+STASIS_MESSAGE_TYPE_DEFN(confbridge_join_type);
+STASIS_MESSAGE_TYPE_DEFN(confbridge_leave_type);
+STASIS_MESSAGE_TYPE_DEFN(confbridge_start_record_type);
+STASIS_MESSAGE_TYPE_DEFN(confbridge_stop_record_type);
+STASIS_MESSAGE_TYPE_DEFN(confbridge_mute_type);
+STASIS_MESSAGE_TYPE_DEFN(confbridge_unmute_type);
+STASIS_MESSAGE_TYPE_DEFN(confbridge_talking_type);
+
 void manager_confbridge_shutdown(void) {
-	ao2_cleanup(confbridge_msg_type);
-	confbridge_msg_type = NULL;
+	STASIS_MESSAGE_TYPE_CLEANUP(confbridge_start_type);
+	STASIS_MESSAGE_TYPE_CLEANUP(confbridge_end_type);
+	STASIS_MESSAGE_TYPE_CLEANUP(confbridge_join_type);
+	STASIS_MESSAGE_TYPE_CLEANUP(confbridge_leave_type);
+	STASIS_MESSAGE_TYPE_CLEANUP(confbridge_start_record_type);
+	STASIS_MESSAGE_TYPE_CLEANUP(confbridge_stop_record_type);
+	STASIS_MESSAGE_TYPE_CLEANUP(confbridge_mute_type);
+	STASIS_MESSAGE_TYPE_CLEANUP(confbridge_unmute_type);
+	STASIS_MESSAGE_TYPE_CLEANUP(confbridge_talking_type);
 
 	if (bridge_state_router) {
 		stasis_message_router_unsubscribe(bridge_state_router);
@@ -300,9 +348,15 @@ void manager_confbridge_shutdown(void) {
 
 int manager_confbridge_init(void)
 {
-	if (!(confbridge_msg_type = stasis_message_type_create("confbridge"))) {
-		return -1;
-	}
+	STASIS_MESSAGE_TYPE_INIT(confbridge_start_type);
+	STASIS_MESSAGE_TYPE_INIT(confbridge_end_type);
+	STASIS_MESSAGE_TYPE_INIT(confbridge_join_type);
+	STASIS_MESSAGE_TYPE_INIT(confbridge_leave_type);
+	STASIS_MESSAGE_TYPE_INIT(confbridge_start_record_type);
+	STASIS_MESSAGE_TYPE_INIT(confbridge_stop_record_type);
+	STASIS_MESSAGE_TYPE_INIT(confbridge_mute_type);
+	STASIS_MESSAGE_TYPE_INIT(confbridge_unmute_type);
+	STASIS_MESSAGE_TYPE_INIT(confbridge_talking_type);
 
 	bridge_state_router = stasis_message_router_create(
 		stasis_caching_get_topic(ast_bridge_topic_all_cached()));
@@ -312,9 +366,65 @@ int manager_confbridge_init(void)
 	}
 
 	if (stasis_message_router_add(bridge_state_router,
-					 confbridge_message_type(),
-					 stasis_confbridge_cb,
-					 NULL)) {
+			confbridge_start_type(),
+			confbridge_start_cb,
+			NULL)) {
+		manager_confbridge_shutdown();
+		return -1;
+	}
+	if (stasis_message_router_add(bridge_state_router,
+			confbridge_end_type(),
+			confbridge_end_cb,
+			NULL)) {
+		manager_confbridge_shutdown();
+		return -1;
+	}
+	if (stasis_message_router_add(bridge_state_router,
+			confbridge_join_type(),
+			confbridge_join_cb,
+			NULL)) {
+		manager_confbridge_shutdown();
+		return -1;
+	}
+	if (stasis_message_router_add(bridge_state_router,
+			confbridge_leave_type(),
+			confbridge_leave_cb,
+			NULL)) {
+		manager_confbridge_shutdown();
+		return -1;
+	}
+	if (stasis_message_router_add(bridge_state_router,
+			confbridge_start_record_type(),
+			confbridge_start_record_cb,
+			NULL)) {
+		manager_confbridge_shutdown();
+		return -1;
+	}
+	if (stasis_message_router_add(bridge_state_router,
+			confbridge_stop_record_type(),
+			confbridge_stop_record_cb,
+			NULL)) {
+		manager_confbridge_shutdown();
+		return -1;
+	}
+	if (stasis_message_router_add(bridge_state_router,
+			confbridge_mute_type(),
+			confbridge_mute_cb,
+			NULL)) {
+		manager_confbridge_shutdown();
+		return -1;
+	}
+	if (stasis_message_router_add(bridge_state_router,
+			confbridge_unmute_type(),
+			confbridge_unmute_cb,
+			NULL)) {
+		manager_confbridge_shutdown();
+		return -1;
+	}
+	if (stasis_message_router_add(bridge_state_router,
+			confbridge_talking_type(),
+			confbridge_talking_cb,
+			NULL)) {
 		manager_confbridge_shutdown();
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -328,9 +438,65 @@ int manager_confbridge_init(void)
 	}
 
 	if (stasis_message_router_add(channel_state_router,
-					 confbridge_message_type(),
-					 stasis_confbridge_cb,
-					 NULL)) {
+			confbridge_start_type(),
+			confbridge_start_cb,
+			NULL)) {
+		manager_confbridge_shutdown();
+		return -1;
+	}
+	if (stasis_message_router_add(channel_state_router,
+			confbridge_end_type(),
+			confbridge_end_cb,
+			NULL)) {
+		manager_confbridge_shutdown();
+		return -1;
+	}
+	if (stasis_message_router_add(channel_state_router,
+			confbridge_join_type(),
+			confbridge_join_cb,
+			NULL)) {
+		manager_confbridge_shutdown();
+		return -1;
+	}
+	if (stasis_message_router_add(channel_state_router,
+			confbridge_leave_type(),
+			confbridge_leave_cb,
+			NULL)) {
+		manager_confbridge_shutdown();
+		return -1;
+	}
+	if (stasis_message_router_add(channel_state_router,
+			confbridge_start_record_type(),
+			confbridge_start_record_cb,
+			NULL)) {
+		manager_confbridge_shutdown();
+		return -1;
+	}
+	if (stasis_message_router_add(channel_state_router,
+			confbridge_stop_record_type(),
+			confbridge_stop_record_cb,
+			NULL)) {
+		manager_confbridge_shutdown();
+		return -1;
+	}
+	if (stasis_message_router_add(channel_state_router,
+			confbridge_mute_type(),
+			confbridge_mute_cb,
+			NULL)) {
+		manager_confbridge_shutdown();
+		return -1;
+	}
+	if (stasis_message_router_add(channel_state_router,
+			confbridge_unmute_type(),
+			confbridge_unmute_cb,
+			NULL)) {
+		manager_confbridge_shutdown();
+		return -1;
+	}
+	if (stasis_message_router_add(channel_state_router,
+			confbridge_talking_type(),
+			confbridge_talking_cb,
+			NULL)) {
 		manager_confbridge_shutdown();
 		return -1;
 	}
diff --git a/apps/confbridge/include/confbridge.h b/apps/confbridge/include/confbridge.h
index f0620149a0c7a9be28f78c8cf7c435ecb4f0c92d..1af621dd8620c65ad3d972743cc934de479fd791 100644
--- a/apps/confbridge/include/confbridge.h
+++ b/apps/confbridge/include/confbridge.h
@@ -465,12 +465,84 @@ int conf_add_post_join_action(struct confbridge_user *user, int (*func)(struct c
 
 /*!
  * \since 12.0
- * \brief get the confbridge stasis message type
+ * \brief get the confbridge start stasis message type
  *
- * \retval stasis message type for confbridge messages if it's available
+ * \retval stasis message type for confbridge start messages if it's available
  * \retval NULL if it isn't
  */
-struct stasis_message_type *confbridge_message_type(void);
+struct stasis_message_type *confbridge_start_type(void);
+
+/*!
+ * \since 12.0
+ * \brief get the confbridge end stasis message type
+ *
+ * \retval stasis message type for confbridge end messages if it's available
+ * \retval NULL if it isn't
+ */
+struct stasis_message_type *confbridge_end_type(void);
+
+/*!
+ * \since 12.0
+ * \brief get the confbridge join stasis message type
+ *
+ * \retval stasis message type for confbridge join messages if it's available
+ * \retval NULL if it isn't
+ */
+struct stasis_message_type *confbridge_join_type(void);
+
+/*!
+ * \since 12.0
+ * \brief get the confbridge leave stasis message type
+ *
+ * \retval stasis message type for confbridge leave messages if it's available
+ * \retval NULL if it isn't
+ */
+struct stasis_message_type *confbridge_leave_type(void);
+
+/*!
+ * \since 12.0
+ * \brief get the confbridge start_record stasis message type
+ *
+ * \retval stasis message type for confbridge start_record messages if it's available
+ * \retval NULL if it isn't
+ */
+struct stasis_message_type *confbridge_start_record_type(void);
+
+/*!
+ * \since 12.0
+ * \brief get the confbridge stop_record stasis message type
+ *
+ * \retval stasis message type for confbridge stop_record messages if it's available
+ * \retval NULL if it isn't
+ */
+struct stasis_message_type *confbridge_stop_record_type(void);
+
+/*!
+ * \since 12.0
+ * \brief get the confbridge mute stasis message type
+ *
+ * \retval stasis message type for confbridge mute messages if it's available
+ * \retval NULL if it isn't
+ */
+struct stasis_message_type *confbridge_mute_type(void);
+
+/*!
+ * \since 12.0
+ * \brief get the confbridge unmute stasis message type
+ *
+ * \retval stasis message type for confbridge unmute messages if it's available
+ * \retval NULL if it isn't
+ */
+struct stasis_message_type *confbridge_unmute_type(void);
+
+/*!
+ * \since 12.0
+ * \brief get the confbridge talking stasis message type
+ *
+ * \retval stasis message type for confbridge talking messages if it's available
+ * \retval NULL if it isn't
+ */
+struct stasis_message_type *confbridge_talking_type(void);
 
 /*!
  * \since 12.0
diff --git a/include/asterisk/stasis_bridging.h b/include/asterisk/stasis_bridging.h
index 94bc4bc3956ed5385669e74497a129dc9ab49f86..5b8ff6ffc574021b4a5c603f6eec38680fccb9db 100644
--- a/include/asterisk/stasis_bridging.h
+++ b/include/asterisk/stasis_bridging.h
@@ -181,19 +181,6 @@ struct stasis_message *ast_bridge_blob_create(struct stasis_message_type *type,
 	struct ast_channel *chan,
 	struct ast_json *blob);
 
-/*!
- * \since 12
- * \brief Extracts the type field from a \ref ast_bridge_blob.
- *
- * Returned \c char* is still owned by \a obj
- *
- * \param obj Channel blob object.
- *
- * \retval Type field value from the blob.
- * \retval \c NULL on error.
- */
-const char *ast_bridge_blob_json_type(struct ast_bridge_blob *obj);
-
 /*!
  * \since 12
  * \brief Publish a bridge channel enter event
diff --git a/main/stasis_bridging.c b/main/stasis_bridging.c
index 56c1dfbcdaa8cd4bec65a0ee99a568827e8c0252..d181c400c2900cb676b2667a7318290552a698d6 100644
--- a/main/stasis_bridging.c
+++ b/main/stasis_bridging.c
@@ -262,15 +262,6 @@ struct stasis_message *ast_bridge_blob_create(
 	return msg;
 }
 
-const char *ast_bridge_blob_json_type(struct ast_bridge_blob *obj)
-{
-	if (obj == NULL) {
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
-	return ast_json_string_get(ast_json_object_get(obj->blob, "type"));
-}
-
 void ast_bridge_publish_enter(struct ast_bridge *bridge, struct ast_channel *chan)
 {
 	RAII_VAR(struct stasis_message *, msg, NULL, ao2_cleanup);