diff --git a/bridges/bridge_builtin_features.c b/bridges/bridge_builtin_features.c
index 21af928550ae7612403f427d912f8493c4214a09..823ef1c932a9564d29e19ec923287651a4698cdc 100644
--- a/bridges/bridge_builtin_features.c
+++ b/bridges/bridge_builtin_features.c
@@ -248,6 +248,10 @@ static int feature_hangup(struct ast_bridge *bridge, struct ast_bridge_channel *
 
 static int unload_module(void)
 {
+	ast_bridge_features_unregister(AST_BRIDGE_BUILTIN_HANGUP);
+	ast_bridge_features_unregister(AST_BRIDGE_BUILTIN_ATTENDEDTRANSFER);
+	ast_bridge_features_unregister(AST_BRIDGE_BUILTIN_BLINDTRANSFER);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -257,8 +261,8 @@ static int load_module(void)
 	ast_bridge_features_register(AST_BRIDGE_BUILTIN_ATTENDEDTRANSFER, feature_attended_transfer, NULL);
 	ast_bridge_features_register(AST_BRIDGE_BUILTIN_HANGUP, feature_hangup, NULL);
 
-	/* Bump up our reference count so we can't be unloaded */
-	ast_module_ref(ast_module_info->self);
+	/* This module cannot be unloaded until shutdown */
+	ast_module_shutdown_ref(ast_module_info->self);
 
 	return AST_MODULE_LOAD_SUCCESS;
 }
diff --git a/include/asterisk/module.h b/include/asterisk/module.h
index df9f241378e9a41a78a5549de39b78232abda4b2..e4c66965ef7f582f791b4bbb8ed8d14f63348c30 100644
--- a/include/asterisk/module.h
+++ b/include/asterisk/module.h
@@ -269,8 +269,31 @@ void __ast_module_user_hangup_all(struct ast_module *);
 #define ast_module_user_remove(user) __ast_module_user_remove(ast_module_info->self, user)
 #define ast_module_user_hangup_all() __ast_module_user_hangup_all(ast_module_info->self)
 
-struct ast_module *ast_module_ref(struct ast_module *);
-void ast_module_unref(struct ast_module *);
+struct ast_module *__ast_module_ref(struct ast_module *mod, const char *file, int line, const char *func);
+void __ast_module_shutdown_ref(struct ast_module *mod, const char *file, int line, const char *func);
+void __ast_module_unref(struct ast_module *mod, const char *file, int line, const char *func);
+
+/*!
+ * \brief Hold a reference to the module
+ * \param mod Module to reference
+ * \return mod
+ *
+ * \note A module reference will prevent the module
+ * from being unloaded.
+ */
+#define ast_module_ref(mod)           __ast_module_ref(mod, __FILE__, __LINE__, __PRETTY_FUNCTION__)
+/*!
+ * \brief Prevent unload of the module before shutdown
+ * \param mod Module to hold
+ *
+ * \note This should not be balanced by a call to ast_module_unref.
+ */
+#define ast_module_shutdown_ref(mod)  __ast_module_shutdown_ref(mod, __FILE__, __LINE__, __PRETTY_FUNCTION__)
+/*!
+ * \brief Release a reference to the module
+ * \param mod Module to release
+ */
+#define ast_module_unref(mod)         __ast_module_unref(mod, __FILE__, __LINE__, __PRETTY_FUNCTION__)
 
 #if defined(__cplusplus) || defined(c_plusplus)
 #define AST_MODULE_INFO(keystr, flags_to_set, desc, load_func, unload_func, reload_func, load_pri)	\
diff --git a/main/loader.c b/main/loader.c
index 24ab24bc8f18c2463caa6096aa8102762923380e..c4d438a3d9b5f6bf9bd0e5e8f952714f9c5343a9 100644
--- a/main/loader.c
+++ b/main/loader.c
@@ -92,12 +92,17 @@ static unsigned int embedding = 1; /* we always start out by registering embedde
 
 struct ast_module {
 	const struct ast_module_info *info;
+#ifdef REF_DEBUG
+	/* Used to get module references into REF_DEBUG logs */
+	void *ref_debug;
+#endif
 	void *lib;					/* the shared lib, or NULL if embedded */
 	int usecount;					/* the number of 'users' currently in this module */
 	struct module_user_list users;			/* the list of users in the module */
 	struct {
 		unsigned int running:1;
 		unsigned int declined:1;
+		unsigned int keepuntilshutdown:1;
 	} flags;
 	AST_LIST_ENTRY(ast_module) entry;
 	char resource[0];
@@ -161,6 +166,9 @@ void ast_module_register(const struct ast_module_info *info)
 	}
 
 	mod->info = info;
+#ifdef REF_DEBUG
+	mod->ref_debug = ao2_t_alloc(0, NULL, info->name);
+#endif
 	AST_LIST_HEAD_INIT(&mod->users);
 
 	/* during startup, before the loader has been initialized,
@@ -206,6 +214,9 @@ void ast_module_unregister(const struct ast_module_info *info)
 
 	if (mod) {
 		AST_LIST_HEAD_DESTROY(&mod->users);
+#ifdef REF_DEBUG
+		ao2_cleanup(mod->ref_debug);
+#endif
 		ast_free(mod);
 	}
 }
@@ -225,6 +236,10 @@ struct ast_module_user *__ast_module_user_add(struct ast_module *mod, struct ast
 	AST_LIST_INSERT_HEAD(&mod->users, u, entry);
 	AST_LIST_UNLOCK(&mod->users);
 
+#ifdef REF_DEBUG
+	ao2_ref(mod->ref_debug, +1);
+#endif
+
 	ast_atomic_fetchadd_int(&mod->usecount, +1);
 
 	ast_update_use_count();
@@ -249,6 +264,10 @@ void __ast_module_user_remove(struct ast_module *mod, struct ast_module_user *u)
 		return;
 	}
 
+#ifdef REF_DEBUG
+	ao2_ref(mod->ref_debug, -1);
+#endif
+
 	ast_atomic_fetchadd_int(&mod->usecount, -1);
 	ast_free(u);
 
@@ -264,6 +283,11 @@ void __ast_module_user_hangup_all(struct ast_module *mod)
 		if (u->chan) {
 			ast_softhangup(u->chan, AST_SOFTHANGUP_APPUNLOAD);
 		}
+
+#ifdef REF_DEBUG
+		ao2_ref(mod->ref_debug, -1);
+#endif
+
 		ast_atomic_fetchadd_int(&mod->usecount, -1);
 		ast_free(u);
 	}
@@ -544,10 +568,22 @@ void ast_module_shutdown(void)
 				mod->info->unload();
 			}
 			AST_LIST_HEAD_DESTROY(&mod->users);
+#ifdef REF_DEBUG
+			ao2_cleanup(mod->ref_debug);
+#endif
 			free(mod);
 			somethingchanged = 1;
 		}
 		AST_LIST_TRAVERSE_SAFE_END;
+		if (!somethingchanged) {
+			AST_LIST_TRAVERSE(&module_list, mod, entry) {
+				if (mod->flags.keepuntilshutdown) {
+					ast_module_unref(mod);
+					mod->flags.keepuntilshutdown = 0;
+					somethingchanged = 1;
+				}
+			}
+		}
 	} while (somethingchanged && !final);
 
 	AST_LIST_UNLOCK(&module_list);
@@ -1324,24 +1360,60 @@ int ast_loader_unregister(int (*v)(void))
 	return cur ? 0 : -1;
 }
 
-struct ast_module *ast_module_ref(struct ast_module *mod)
+struct ast_module *__ast_module_ref(struct ast_module *mod, const char *file, int line, const char *func)
 {
 	if (!mod) {
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
+#ifdef REF_DEBUG
+	__ao2_ref_debug(mod->ref_debug, +1, "", file, line, func);
+#endif
+
 	ast_atomic_fetchadd_int(&mod->usecount, +1);
 	ast_update_use_count();
 
 	return mod;
 }
 
-void ast_module_unref(struct ast_module *mod)
+void __ast_module_shutdown_ref(struct ast_module *mod, const char *file, int line, const char *func)
+{
+	if (!mod->flags.keepuntilshutdown) {
+		__ast_module_ref(mod, file, line, func);
+		mod->flags.keepuntilshutdown = 1;
+	}
+}
+
+void __ast_module_unref(struct ast_module *mod, const char *file, int line, const char *func)
 {
 	if (!mod) {
 		return;
 	}
 
+#ifdef REF_DEBUG
+	__ao2_ref_debug(mod->ref_debug, -1, "", file, line, func);
+#endif
+
 	ast_atomic_fetchadd_int(&mod->usecount, -1);
 	ast_update_use_count();
 }
+
+
+
+/* The following exists for ABI compatibility */
+#undef ast_module_ref
+#undef ast_module_unref
+
+struct ast_module *ast_module_ref(struct ast_module *mod);
+void ast_module_unref(struct ast_module *mod);
+
+struct ast_module *ast_module_ref(struct ast_module *mod)
+{
+	return __ast_module_ref(mod, __FILE__, __LINE__, __PRETTY_FUNCTION__);
+}
+
+void ast_module_unref(struct ast_module *mod)
+{
+	__ast_module_unref(mod, __FILE__, __LINE__, __PRETTY_FUNCTION__);
+}
+