diff --git a/apps/app_chanspy.c b/apps/app_chanspy.c
index 4814f4ce5db4ce75bb6efd201da7f91cdb98ca99..354b9ea7d35ea7e7eb65295bb1f065868cb5232b 100644
--- a/apps/app_chanspy.c
+++ b/apps/app_chanspy.c
@@ -693,9 +693,7 @@ static int channel_spy(struct ast_channel *chan, struct ast_autochan *spyee_auto
 		}
 	}
 
-	ast_channel_lock(chan);
-	ast_set_flag(ast_channel_flags(chan), AST_FLAG_END_DTMF_ONLY);
-	ast_channel_unlock(chan);
+	ast_channel_set_flag(chan, AST_FLAG_END_DTMF_ONLY);
 
 	csth.volfactor = *volfactor;
 
@@ -825,9 +823,7 @@ static int channel_spy(struct ast_channel *chan, struct ast_autochan *spyee_auto
 	else
 		ast_deactivate_generator(chan);
 
-	ast_channel_lock(chan);
-	ast_clear_flag(ast_channel_flags(chan), AST_FLAG_END_DTMF_ONLY);
-	ast_channel_unlock(chan);
+	ast_channel_clear_flag(chan, AST_FLAG_END_DTMF_ONLY);
 
 	if (ast_test_flag(flags, OPTION_WHISPER | OPTION_BARGE | OPTION_DTMF_SWITCH_MODES)) {
 		ast_audiohook_lock(&csth.whisper_audiohook);
@@ -921,7 +917,7 @@ static int common_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, struct ast_flags *flags,
 	if (ast_channel_state(chan) != AST_STATE_UP)
 		ast_answer(chan);
 
-	ast_set_flag(ast_channel_flags(chan), AST_FLAG_SPYING); /* so nobody can spy on us while we are spying */
+	ast_channel_set_flag(chan, AST_FLAG_SPYING);
 
 	waitms = 100;
 
@@ -934,7 +930,7 @@ static int common_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, struct ast_flags *flags,
 			if (!res)
 				res = ast_waitstream(chan, "");
 			else if (res < 0) {
-				ast_clear_flag(ast_channel_flags(chan), AST_FLAG_SPYING);
+				ast_channel_clear_flag(chan, AST_FLAG_SPYING);
 				break;
 			}
 			if (!ast_strlen_zero(exitcontext)) {
@@ -977,7 +973,7 @@ static int common_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, struct ast_flags *flags,
 		res = ast_waitfordigit(chan, waitms);
 		if (res < 0) {
 			iter = ast_channel_iterator_destroy(iter);
-			ast_clear_flag(ast_channel_flags(chan), AST_FLAG_SPYING);
+			ast_channel_clear_flag(chan, AST_FLAG_SPYING);
 			break;
 		}
 		if (!ast_strlen_zero(exitcontext)) {
@@ -1196,7 +1192,7 @@ static int common_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, struct ast_flags *flags,
 	}
 exit:
 
-	ast_clear_flag(ast_channel_flags(chan), AST_FLAG_SPYING);
+	ast_channel_clear_flag(chan, AST_FLAG_SPYING);
 
 	ast_channel_setoption(chan, AST_OPTION_TXGAIN, &zero_volume, sizeof(zero_volume), 0);
 
diff --git a/apps/app_dial.c b/apps/app_dial.c
index 79e2a9b0bb79dc33cec3099f1400b53c973a60d0..847a095f44a77d9984bd07167168392af8284da1 100644
--- a/apps/app_dial.c
+++ b/apps/app_dial.c
@@ -2855,7 +2855,7 @@ static int dial_exec_full(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *data, struct ast
 				ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "error streaming file '%s' to callee\n", opt_args[OPT_ARG_ANNOUNCE]);
 			}
 
-			ast_set_flag(ast_channel_flags(peer), AST_FLAG_END_DTMF_ONLY);
+			ast_channel_set_flag(peer, AST_FLAG_END_DTMF_ONLY);
 			while (ast_channel_stream(peer)) {
 				int ms;
 
@@ -2919,13 +2919,13 @@ static int dial_exec_full(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *data, struct ast
 				}
 				ast_sched_runq(ast_channel_sched(peer));
 			}
-			ast_clear_flag(ast_channel_flags(peer), AST_FLAG_END_DTMF_ONLY);
+			ast_channel_clear_flag(peer, AST_FLAG_END_DTMF_ONLY);
 		}
 
 		if (chan && peer && ast_test_flag64(&opts, OPT_GOTO) && !ast_strlen_zero(opt_args[OPT_ARG_GOTO])) {
 			/* chan and peer are going into the PBX; as such neither are considered
 			 * outgoing channels any longer */
-			ast_clear_flag(ast_channel_flags(chan), AST_FLAG_OUTGOING);
+			ast_channel_clear_flag(chan, AST_FLAG_OUTGOING);
 
 			ast_replace_subargument_delimiter(opt_args[OPT_ARG_GOTO]);
 			ast_parseable_goto(chan, opt_args[OPT_ARG_GOTO]);
diff --git a/apps/app_disa.c b/apps/app_disa.c
index 8dc61ff64c55ec9754a31dc7f7b6b537100f6a79..cceb5541dda83356f366c1e3141844e3d54c8481 100644
--- a/apps/app_disa.c
+++ b/apps/app_disa.c
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ static int disa_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *data)
 
 	play_dialtone(chan, args.mailbox);
 
-	ast_set_flag(ast_channel_flags(chan), AST_FLAG_END_DTMF_ONLY);
+	ast_channel_set_flag(chan, AST_FLAG_END_DTMF_ONLY);
 
 	for (;;) {
 		  /* if outa time, give em reorder */
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ static int disa_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *data)
 		}
 
 		if (!(f = ast_read(chan))) {
-			ast_clear_flag(ast_channel_flags(chan), AST_FLAG_END_DTMF_ONLY);
+			ast_channel_clear_flag(chan, AST_FLAG_END_DTMF_ONLY);
 			return -1;
 		}
 
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ static int disa_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *data)
 			if (f->data.uint32)
 				ast_channel_hangupcause_set(chan, f->data.uint32);
 			ast_frfree(f);
-			ast_clear_flag(ast_channel_flags(chan), AST_FLAG_END_DTMF_ONLY);
+			ast_channel_clear_flag(chan, AST_FLAG_END_DTMF_ONLY);
 			return -1;
 		}
 
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ static int disa_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *data)
 						fp = fopen(args.passcode,"r");
 						if (!fp) {
 							ast_log(LOG_WARNING,"DISA password file %s not found on chan %s\n",args.passcode,ast_channel_name(chan));
-							ast_clear_flag(ast_channel_flags(chan), AST_FLAG_END_DTMF_ONLY);
+							ast_channel_clear_flag(chan, AST_FLAG_END_DTMF_ONLY);
 							return -1;
 						}
 						pwline[0] = 0;
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ static int disa_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *data)
 		}
 	}
 
-	ast_clear_flag(ast_channel_flags(chan), AST_FLAG_END_DTMF_ONLY);
+	ast_channel_clear_flag(chan, AST_FLAG_END_DTMF_ONLY);
 
 	if (k == 3) {
 		int recheck = 0;
diff --git a/apps/app_dumpchan.c b/apps/app_dumpchan.c
index 0789ce06eb80c1b93ecceffef15338072f319bfd..bec7788170d811e405dd0d1f1c2cf693dc0f7ae7 100644
--- a/apps/app_dumpchan.c
+++ b/apps/app_dumpchan.c
@@ -88,8 +88,6 @@ static int serialize_showchan(struct ast_channel *c, char *buf, size_t size)
 
 	ast_channel_lock(c);
 	bridge = ast_channel_get_bridge(c);
-	ast_channel_unlock(c);
-
 	snprintf(buf,size,
 		"Name=               %s\n"
 		"Type=               %s\n"
@@ -166,7 +164,7 @@ static int serialize_showchan(struct ast_channel *c, char *buf, size_t size)
 		ast_channel_appl(c) ? ast_channel_appl(c) : "(N/A)",
 		ast_channel_data(c) ? S_OR(ast_channel_data(c), "(Empty)") : "(None)",
 		(ast_test_flag(ast_channel_flags(c), AST_FLAG_BLOCKING) ? ast_channel_blockproc(c) : "(Not Blocking)"));
-
+	ast_channel_unlock(c);
 	ao2_cleanup(bridge);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/apps/app_externalivr.c b/apps/app_externalivr.c
index c2224b44b663b2f91f6c6e3ce3dac04548b9e755..84267a5ea49ccbaefce698e9432639e2940864b6 100644
--- a/apps/app_externalivr.c
+++ b/apps/app_externalivr.c
@@ -642,9 +642,9 @@ static int eivr_comm(struct ast_channel *chan, struct ivr_localuser *u,
 	waitfds[0] = ast_iostream_get_fd(eivr_commands);
 	waitfds[1] = eivr_errors ? ast_iostream_get_fd(eivr_errors) : -1;
 
- 	while (1) {
- 		if (ast_test_flag(ast_channel_flags(chan), AST_FLAG_ZOMBIE)) {
- 			ast_chan_log(LOG_ERROR, chan, "Is a zombie\n");
+	while (1) {
+		if (ast_test_flag(ast_channel_flags(chan), AST_FLAG_ZOMBIE)) {
+			ast_chan_log(LOG_ERROR, chan, "Is a zombie\n");
  			break;
  		}
  		if (!hangup_info_sent && !(ast_test_flag(&flags, run_dead)) && ast_check_hangup(chan)) {
diff --git a/include/asterisk/channel.h b/include/asterisk/channel.h
index fd339d97483cba47232d9cdc04a4cfd0cb070cf9..005803d5cad6c17c24ba72066bcf182243e1485a 100644
--- a/include/asterisk/channel.h
+++ b/include/asterisk/channel.h
@@ -4436,6 +4436,31 @@ void ast_channel_dialed_causes_clear(const struct ast_channel *chan);
 
 struct ast_flags *ast_channel_flags(struct ast_channel *chan);
 
+/*!
+ * \since 13.17.0
+ * \brief Set a flag on a channel
+ *
+ * \param chan The channel to set the flag on
+ * \param flag The flag to set
+ *
+ * \note This will lock the channel internally. If the channel is already
+ * locked it is still safe to call.
+ */
+
+void ast_channel_set_flag(struct ast_channel *chan, unsigned int flag);
+
+/*!
+ * \since 13.17.0
+ * \param Clear a flag on a channel
+ *
+ * \param chan The channel to clear the flag from
+ * \param flag The flag to clear
+ *
+ * \note This will lock the channel internally. If the channel is already
+ * locked it is still safe to call.
+ */
+void ast_channel_clear_flag(struct ast_channel *chan, unsigned int flag);
+
 /*!
  * \since 12.4.0
  * \brief Return whether or not any manager variables have been set
diff --git a/main/autoservice.c b/main/autoservice.c
index 11c9eab969d85c90346bb9254c14f94eefa900d7..d1a0156ab46ef59d692fca72e0d525372c40632e 100644
--- a/main/autoservice.c
+++ b/main/autoservice.c
@@ -295,11 +295,11 @@ int ast_autoservice_stop(struct ast_channel *chan)
 		res = 0;
 	}
 
+	ast_channel_lock(chan);
 	if (!as->orig_end_dtmf_flag) {
 		ast_clear_flag(ast_channel_flags(chan), AST_FLAG_END_DTMF_ONLY);
 	}
 
-	ast_channel_lock(chan);
 	while ((f = AST_LIST_REMOVE_HEAD(&as->deferred_frames, frame_list))) {
 		if (!((1 << f->frametype) & as->ignore_frame_types)) {
 			ast_queue_frame_head(chan, f);
diff --git a/main/bridge_after.c b/main/bridge_after.c
index d649717e2b8a630b2006e254dce9ddad3f5de7ea..d4aec75d0fe2e33c02d325f5df5a210f1f3db334 100644
--- a/main/bridge_after.c
+++ b/main/bridge_after.c
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ int ast_bridge_setup_after_goto(struct ast_channel *chan)
 		}
 	} else if (!ast_check_hangup(chan)) {
 		/* Clear the outgoing flag */
-		ast_clear_flag(ast_channel_flags(chan), AST_FLAG_OUTGOING);
+		ast_channel_clear_flag(chan, AST_FLAG_OUTGOING);
 
 		if (after_bridge->specific) {
 			goto_failed = ast_explicit_goto(chan, after_bridge->context,
diff --git a/main/bridge_channel.c b/main/bridge_channel.c
index 4f166fff06f9d84562c1d7566773fa2c355cd316..c6ea222eeb87e0b11cc601d38b56c97264787c6d 100644
--- a/main/bridge_channel.c
+++ b/main/bridge_channel.c
@@ -2101,7 +2101,7 @@ void bridge_channel_internal_pull(struct ast_bridge_channel *bridge_channel)
 	    && (ast_channel_is_leaving_bridge(bridge_channel->chan)
 	        || bridge_channel->state == BRIDGE_CHANNEL_STATE_WAIT)) {
 		ast_debug(2, "Channel %s will survive this bridge; clearing outgoing (dialed) flag\n", ast_channel_name(bridge_channel->chan));
-		ast_clear_flag(ast_channel_flags(bridge_channel->chan), AST_FLAG_OUTGOING);
+		ast_channel_clear_flag(bridge_channel->chan, AST_FLAG_OUTGOING);
 	}
 
 	bridge->reconfigured = 1;
diff --git a/main/channel.c b/main/channel.c
index 099e6f65abb486e84c17091dffde4cad3dafe41d..1f97e651c32e4b5748b77d41404f23dfe175dd32 100644
--- a/main/channel.c
+++ b/main/channel.c
@@ -1288,8 +1288,10 @@ int ast_channel_defer_dtmf(struct ast_channel *chan)
 	int pre = 0;
 
 	if (chan) {
+		ast_channel_lock(chan);
 		pre = ast_test_flag(ast_channel_flags(chan), AST_FLAG_DEFER_DTMF);
 		ast_set_flag(ast_channel_flags(chan), AST_FLAG_DEFER_DTMF);
+		ast_channel_unlock(chan);
 	}
 	return pre;
 }
@@ -1297,8 +1299,9 @@ int ast_channel_defer_dtmf(struct ast_channel *chan)
 /*! \brief Unset defer DTMF flag on channel */
 void ast_channel_undefer_dtmf(struct ast_channel *chan)
 {
-	if (chan)
-		ast_clear_flag(ast_channel_flags(chan), AST_FLAG_DEFER_DTMF);
+	if (chan) {
+		ast_channel_clear_flag(chan, AST_FLAG_DEFER_DTMF);
+	}
 }
 
 struct ast_channel *ast_channel_callback(ao2_callback_data_fn *cb_fn, void *arg,
@@ -3223,7 +3226,7 @@ int ast_waitfordigit_full(struct ast_channel *c, int timeout_ms, int audiofd, in
 		return -1;
 
 	/* Only look for the end of DTMF, don't bother with the beginning and don't emulate things */
-	ast_set_flag(ast_channel_flags(c), AST_FLAG_END_DTMF_ONLY);
+	ast_channel_set_flag(c, AST_FLAG_END_DTMF_ONLY);
 
 	/* Wait for a digit, no more than timeout_ms milliseconds total.
 	 * Or, wait indefinitely if timeout_ms is <0.
@@ -3242,12 +3245,12 @@ int ast_waitfordigit_full(struct ast_channel *c, int timeout_ms, int audiofd, in
 			if (errno == 0 || errno == EINTR)
 				continue;
 			ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Wait failed (%s)\n", strerror(errno));
-			ast_clear_flag(ast_channel_flags(c), AST_FLAG_END_DTMF_ONLY);
+			ast_channel_clear_flag(c, AST_FLAG_END_DTMF_ONLY);
 			return -1;
 		} else if (outfd > -1) {
 			/* The FD we were watching has something waiting */
 			ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "The FD we were waiting for has something waiting. Waitfordigit returning numeric 1\n");
-			ast_clear_flag(ast_channel_flags(c), AST_FLAG_END_DTMF_ONLY);
+			ast_channel_clear_flag(c, AST_FLAG_END_DTMF_ONLY);
 			return 1;
 		} else if (rchan) {
 			int res;
@@ -3261,13 +3264,13 @@ int ast_waitfordigit_full(struct ast_channel *c, int timeout_ms, int audiofd, in
 			case AST_FRAME_DTMF_END:
 				res = f->subclass.integer;
 				ast_frfree(f);
-				ast_clear_flag(ast_channel_flags(c), AST_FLAG_END_DTMF_ONLY);
+				ast_channel_clear_flag(c, AST_FLAG_END_DTMF_ONLY);
 				return res;
 			case AST_FRAME_CONTROL:
 				switch (f->subclass.integer) {
 				case AST_CONTROL_HANGUP:
 					ast_frfree(f);
-					ast_clear_flag(ast_channel_flags(c), AST_FLAG_END_DTMF_ONLY);
+					ast_channel_clear_flag(c, AST_FLAG_END_DTMF_ONLY);
 					return -1;
 				case AST_CONTROL_STREAM_STOP:
 				case AST_CONTROL_STREAM_SUSPEND:
@@ -3278,7 +3281,7 @@ int ast_waitfordigit_full(struct ast_channel *c, int timeout_ms, int audiofd, in
 					 * that perform stream control will handle this. */
 					res = f->subclass.integer;
 					ast_frfree(f);
-					ast_clear_flag(ast_channel_flags(c), AST_FLAG_END_DTMF_ONLY);
+					ast_channel_clear_flag(c, AST_FLAG_END_DTMF_ONLY);
 					return res;
 				case AST_CONTROL_PVT_CAUSE_CODE:
 				case AST_CONTROL_RINGING:
@@ -3313,7 +3316,7 @@ int ast_waitfordigit_full(struct ast_channel *c, int timeout_ms, int audiofd, in
 		}
 	}
 
-	ast_clear_flag(ast_channel_flags(c), AST_FLAG_END_DTMF_ONLY);
+	ast_channel_clear_flag(c, AST_FLAG_END_DTMF_ONLY);
 
 	return 0; /* Time is up */
 }
@@ -5709,9 +5712,9 @@ struct ast_channel *ast_call_forward(struct ast_channel *caller, struct ast_chan
 	} else if (caller) { /* no outgoing helper so use caller if available */
 		call_forward_inherit(new_chan, caller, orig);
 	}
-	ast_set_flag(ast_channel_flags(new_chan), AST_FLAG_ORIGINATED);
 
 	ast_channel_lock_both(orig, new_chan);
+	ast_channel_set_flag(new_chan, AST_FLAG_ORIGINATED);
 	pbx_builtin_setvar_helper(new_chan, "FORWARDERNAME", forwarder);
 	ast_party_connected_line_copy(ast_channel_connected(new_chan), ast_channel_connected(orig));
 	ast_party_redirecting_copy(ast_channel_redirecting(new_chan), ast_channel_redirecting(orig));
@@ -10947,3 +10950,17 @@ int ast_channel_stream_topology_changed(struct ast_channel *chan, struct ast_str
 
 	return ast_channel_tech(chan)->indicate(chan, AST_CONTROL_STREAM_TOPOLOGY_CHANGED, topology, sizeof(topology));
 }
+
+void ast_channel_set_flag(struct ast_channel *chan, unsigned int flag)
+{
+	ast_channel_lock(chan);
+	ast_set_flag(ast_channel_flags(chan), flag);
+	ast_channel_unlock(chan);
+}
+
+void ast_channel_clear_flag(struct ast_channel *chan, unsigned int flag)
+{
+	ast_channel_lock(chan);
+	ast_clear_flag(ast_channel_flags(chan), flag);
+	ast_channel_unlock(chan);
+}
diff --git a/main/file.c b/main/file.c
index fb4ede6c88ba486f6fe8a5f03e93517550263286..41131f9eebc3dbc151157dbea8b4d3a593143c3b 100644
--- a/main/file.c
+++ b/main/file.c
@@ -1543,7 +1543,7 @@ static int waitstream_core(struct ast_channel *c,
 		reverse = "";
 
 	/* Switch the channel to end DTMF frame only. waitstream_core doesn't care about the start of DTMF. */
-	ast_set_flag(ast_channel_flags(c), AST_FLAG_END_DTMF_ONLY);
+	ast_channel_set_flag(c, AST_FLAG_END_DTMF_ONLY);
 
 	if (ast_test_flag(ast_channel_flags(c), AST_FLAG_MASQ_NOSTREAM))
 		orig_chan_name = ast_strdupa(ast_channel_name(c));
@@ -1575,7 +1575,7 @@ static int waitstream_core(struct ast_channel *c,
 			res = ast_waitfor(c, ms);
 			if (res < 0) {
 				ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Select failed (%s)\n", strerror(errno));
-				ast_clear_flag(ast_channel_flags(c), AST_FLAG_END_DTMF_ONLY);
+				ast_channel_clear_flag(c, AST_FLAG_END_DTMF_ONLY);
 				return res;
 			}
 		} else {
@@ -1586,11 +1586,11 @@ static int waitstream_core(struct ast_channel *c,
 				if (errno == EINTR)
 					continue;
 				ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Wait failed (%s)\n", strerror(errno));
-				ast_clear_flag(ast_channel_flags(c), AST_FLAG_END_DTMF_ONLY);
+				ast_channel_clear_flag(c, AST_FLAG_END_DTMF_ONLY);
 				return -1;
 			} else if (outfd > -1) { /* this requires cmdfd set */
 				/* The FD we were watching has something waiting */
-				ast_clear_flag(ast_channel_flags(c), AST_FLAG_END_DTMF_ONLY);
+				ast_channel_clear_flag(c, AST_FLAG_END_DTMF_ONLY);
 				return 1;
 			}
 			/* if rchan is set, it is 'c' */
@@ -1599,7 +1599,7 @@ static int waitstream_core(struct ast_channel *c,
 		if (res > 0) {
 			struct ast_frame *fr = ast_read(c);
 			if (!fr) {
-				ast_clear_flag(ast_channel_flags(c), AST_FLAG_END_DTMF_ONLY);
+				ast_channel_clear_flag(c, AST_FLAG_END_DTMF_ONLY);
 				return -1;
 			}
 			switch (fr->frametype) {
@@ -1610,7 +1610,7 @@ static int waitstream_core(struct ast_channel *c,
 						S_COR(ast_channel_caller(c)->id.number.valid, ast_channel_caller(c)->id.number.str, NULL))) {
 						res = fr->subclass.integer;
 						ast_frfree(fr);
-						ast_clear_flag(ast_channel_flags(c), AST_FLAG_END_DTMF_ONLY);
+						ast_channel_clear_flag(c, AST_FLAG_END_DTMF_ONLY);
 						return res;
 					}
 				} else {
@@ -1626,7 +1626,7 @@ static int waitstream_core(struct ast_channel *c,
 							"Break");
 
 						ast_frfree(fr);
-						ast_clear_flag(ast_channel_flags(c), AST_FLAG_END_DTMF_ONLY);
+						ast_channel_clear_flag(c, AST_FLAG_END_DTMF_ONLY);
 						return res;
 					}
 				}
@@ -1643,7 +1643,7 @@ static int waitstream_core(struct ast_channel *c,
 						"Break");
 					res = fr->subclass.integer;
 					ast_frfree(fr);
-					ast_clear_flag(ast_channel_flags(c), AST_FLAG_END_DTMF_ONLY);
+					ast_channel_clear_flag(c, AST_FLAG_END_DTMF_ONLY);
 					return res;
 				case AST_CONTROL_STREAM_REVERSE:
 					if (!skip_ms) {
@@ -1661,7 +1661,7 @@ static int waitstream_core(struct ast_channel *c,
 				case AST_CONTROL_BUSY:
 				case AST_CONTROL_CONGESTION:
 					ast_frfree(fr);
-					ast_clear_flag(ast_channel_flags(c), AST_FLAG_END_DTMF_ONLY);
+					ast_channel_clear_flag(c, AST_FLAG_END_DTMF_ONLY);
 					return -1;
 				case AST_CONTROL_RINGING:
 				case AST_CONTROL_ANSWER:
@@ -1698,7 +1698,7 @@ static int waitstream_core(struct ast_channel *c,
 		ast_sched_runq(ast_channel_sched(c));
 	}
 
-	ast_clear_flag(ast_channel_flags(c), AST_FLAG_END_DTMF_ONLY);
+	ast_channel_clear_flag(c, AST_FLAG_END_DTMF_ONLY);
 
 	return (err || ast_channel_softhangup_internal_flag(c)) ? -1 : 0;
 }
diff --git a/main/manager.c b/main/manager.c
index c592fbd37a95ec0697ca6ddc60ab229c62d51eae..dfb0d96c93d03ebc8ac020ee1183d2bcce678c9d 100644
--- a/main/manager.c
+++ b/main/manager.c
@@ -4847,14 +4847,10 @@ static int action_redirect(struct mansession *s, const struct message *m)
 
 	/* Release the bridge wait. */
 	if (chan1_wait) {
-		ast_channel_lock(chan);
-		ast_clear_flag(ast_channel_flags(chan), AST_FLAG_BRIDGE_DUAL_REDIRECT_WAIT);
-		ast_channel_unlock(chan);
+		ast_channel_clear_flag(chan, AST_FLAG_BRIDGE_DUAL_REDIRECT_WAIT);
 	}
 	if (chan2_wait) {
-		ast_channel_lock(chan2);
-		ast_clear_flag(ast_channel_flags(chan2), AST_FLAG_BRIDGE_DUAL_REDIRECT_WAIT);
-		ast_channel_unlock(chan2);
+		ast_channel_clear_flag(chan, AST_FLAG_BRIDGE_DUAL_REDIRECT_WAIT);
 	}
 
 	chan2 = ast_channel_unref(chan2);
diff --git a/main/pbx.c b/main/pbx.c
index 28027c06b8ac38d4bb20903d170fbcbe26f8b8cd..ccfba054e7c0ebcb383b983b59fd250aa2277b9a 100644
--- a/main/pbx.c
+++ b/main/pbx.c
@@ -4300,8 +4300,10 @@ static enum ast_pbx_result __ast_pbx_run(struct ast_channel *c,
 	ast_channel_pbx(c)->rtimeoutms = 10000;
 	ast_channel_pbx(c)->dtimeoutms = 5000;
 
+	ast_channel_lock(c);
 	autoloopflag = ast_test_flag(ast_channel_flags(c), AST_FLAG_IN_AUTOLOOP);	/* save value to restore at the end */
 	ast_set_flag(ast_channel_flags(c), AST_FLAG_IN_AUTOLOOP);
+	ast_channel_unlock(c);
 
 	if (ast_strlen_zero(ast_channel_exten(c))) {
 		/* If not successful fall back to 's' - but only if there is no given exten  */
@@ -4546,8 +4548,10 @@ static enum ast_pbx_result __ast_pbx_run(struct ast_channel *c,
 		ast_pbx_hangup_handler_run(c);
 	}
 
+	ast_channel_lock(c);
 	ast_set2_flag(ast_channel_flags(c), autoloopflag, AST_FLAG_IN_AUTOLOOP);
 	ast_clear_flag(ast_channel_flags(c), AST_FLAG_BRIDGE_HANGUP_RUN); /* from one round to the next, make sure this gets cleared */
+	ast_channel_unlock(c);
 	pbx_destroy(ast_channel_pbx(c));
 	ast_channel_pbx_set(c, NULL);
 
diff --git a/res/res_agi.c b/res/res_agi.c
index 557f34971528f71b11fd9621e64da73e45dce532..dd341141a345e2c9fe5af886300804586c27ce8f 100644
--- a/res/res_agi.c
+++ b/res/res_agi.c
@@ -3119,12 +3119,14 @@ static int handle_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, AGI *agi, int argc, const char
 	ast_verb(3, "AGI Script Executing Application: (%s) Options: (%s)\n", argv[1], argc >= 3 ? argv[2] : "");
 
 	if ((app_to_exec = pbx_findapp(argv[1]))) {
+		ast_channel_lock(chan);
 		if (!(workaround = ast_test_flag(ast_channel_flags(chan), AST_FLAG_DISABLE_WORKAROUNDS))) {
 			ast_set_flag(ast_channel_flags(chan), AST_FLAG_DISABLE_WORKAROUNDS);
 		}
+		ast_channel_unlock(chan);
 		res = pbx_exec(chan, app_to_exec, argc == 2 ? "" : argv[2]);
 		if (!workaround) {
-			ast_clear_flag(ast_channel_flags(chan), AST_FLAG_DISABLE_WORKAROUNDS);
+			ast_channel_clear_flag(chan, AST_FLAG_DISABLE_WORKAROUNDS);
 		}
 	} else {
 		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Could not find application (%s)\n", argv[1]);
diff --git a/res/res_musiconhold.c b/res/res_musiconhold.c
index 71f4691af261c18cb7e9cf46e28b0cf08a20fbde..be50e9cee2b451da6f30531befb93356a523c541 100644
--- a/res/res_musiconhold.c
+++ b/res/res_musiconhold.c
@@ -1558,8 +1558,10 @@ static int local_ast_moh_start(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *mclass, con
 		}
 	}
 	if (!res) {
+		ast_channel_lock(chan);
 		ast_channel_latest_musicclass_set(chan, mohclass->name);
 		ast_set_flag(ast_channel_flags(chan), AST_FLAG_MOH);
+		ast_channel_unlock(chan);
 	}
 
 	mohclass = mohclass_unref(mohclass, "unreffing local reference to mohclass in local_ast_moh_start");
@@ -1569,10 +1571,10 @@ static int local_ast_moh_start(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *mclass, con
 
 static void local_ast_moh_stop(struct ast_channel *chan)
 {
-	ast_clear_flag(ast_channel_flags(chan), AST_FLAG_MOH);
 	ast_deactivate_generator(chan);
 
 	ast_channel_lock(chan);
+	ast_clear_flag(ast_channel_flags(chan), AST_FLAG_MOH);
 	if (ast_channel_music_state(chan)) {
 		if (ast_channel_stream(chan)) {
 			ast_closestream(ast_channel_stream(chan));