diff --git a/apps/confbridge/conf_chan_announce.c b/apps/confbridge/conf_chan_announce.c
index 46e074b2064be9d1eafce9373f596607451670e0..af9688437c69a9536a2c34daca027f8d9e0bdf25 100644
--- a/apps/confbridge/conf_chan_announce.c
+++ b/apps/confbridge/conf_chan_announce.c
@@ -172,8 +172,8 @@ void conf_announce_channel_depart(struct ast_channel *chan)
 int conf_announce_channel_push(struct ast_channel *ast)
 {
 	struct ast_bridge_features *features;
+	struct ast_channel *chan;
 	RAII_VAR(struct announce_pvt *, p, NULL, ao2_cleanup);
-	RAII_VAR(struct ast_channel *, chan, NULL, ast_channel_unref);
 
 	{
 		SCOPED_CHANNELLOCK(lock, ast);
@@ -192,12 +192,15 @@ int conf_announce_channel_push(struct ast_channel *ast)
 
 	features = ast_bridge_features_new();
 	if (!features) {
+		ast_channel_unref(chan);
 		return -1;
 	}
 	ast_set_flag(&features->feature_flags, AST_BRIDGE_CHANNEL_FLAG_IMMOVABLE);
 
 	/* Impart the output channel into the bridge */
 	if (ast_bridge_impart(p->bridge, chan, NULL, features, 0)) {
+		ast_bridge_features_destroy(features);
+		ast_channel_unref(chan);
 		return -1;
 	}
 	ao2_lock(p);
diff --git a/channels/chan_sip.c b/channels/chan_sip.c
index 689b43a05a901620fc1394a3625263f3baa24bda..916fd5ebe5ade2b1e9118842678e0046d7b14bab 100644
--- a/channels/chan_sip.c
+++ b/channels/chan_sip.c
@@ -24777,8 +24777,8 @@ static int handle_request_options(struct sip_pvt *p, struct sip_request *req, st
 static int handle_invite_replaces(struct sip_pvt *p, struct sip_request *req,
 		int *nounlock, struct sip_pvt *replaces_pvt, struct ast_channel *replaces_chan)
 {
+	struct ast_channel *c;
 	RAII_VAR(struct ast_bridge *, bridge, NULL, ao2_cleanup);
-	RAII_VAR(struct ast_channel *, c, NULL, ao2_cleanup);
 
 	if (req->ignore) {
 		return 0;
@@ -24813,7 +24813,9 @@ static int handle_invite_replaces(struct sip_pvt *p, struct sip_request *req,
 	ast_channel_unlock(replaces_chan);
 
 	if (bridge) {
-		ast_bridge_impart(bridge, c, replaces_chan, NULL, 1);
+		if (ast_bridge_impart(bridge, c, replaces_chan, NULL, 1)) {
+			ast_hangup(c);
+		}
 	} else {
 		ast_channel_move(replaces_chan, c);
 		ast_hangup(c);
diff --git a/include/asterisk/bridging.h b/include/asterisk/bridging.h
index 850245827103758e30d14b8e0b73f386a994f9ec..6e6d73b4a6b90ed1c9f3692f71df2ae7b223e7f4 100644
--- a/include/asterisk/bridging.h
+++ b/include/asterisk/bridging.h
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ enum ast_bridge_channel_state ast_bridge_join(struct ast_bridge *bridge,
  * \brief Impart (non-blocking) a channel onto a bridge
  *
  * \param bridge Bridge to impart on
- * \param chan Channel to impart
+ * \param chan Channel to impart (The channel reference is stolen if impart successful.)
  * \param swap Channel to swap out if swapping.  NULL if not swapping.
  * \param features Bridge features structure.
  * \param independent TRUE if caller does not want to reclaim the channel using ast_bridge_depart().