diff --git a/include/asterisk/sorcery.h b/include/asterisk/sorcery.h
index 47ad5e40f70bc9fafa304124cb6d110f8c05066b..cf11528d1fc482d2c5f652c9bd2e6b06deda4c25 100644
--- a/include/asterisk/sorcery.h
+++ b/include/asterisk/sorcery.h
@@ -302,10 +302,28 @@ int ast_sorcery_wizard_unregister(const struct ast_sorcery_wizard *interface);
 /*!
  * \brief Open a new sorcery structure
  *
+ * \param module The module name (AST_MODULE)
+ *
  * \retval non-NULL success
  * \retval NULL if allocation failed
  */
-struct ast_sorcery *ast_sorcery_open(void);
+struct ast_sorcery *__ast_sorcery_open(const char *module);
+
+#define ast_sorcery_open() __ast_sorcery_open(AST_MODULE)
+
+/*!
+ * \brief Retrieves an existing sorcery instance by module name
+ *
+ * \param module The module name
+ *
+ * \retval non-NULL success
+ * \retval NULL if no instance was found
+ *
+ * \note The returned instance has its reference count incremented.  The caller
+ * must decrement the count when they're finished with it.
+ *
+ */
+struct ast_sorcery *ast_sorcery_retrieve_by_module_name(const char *module);
 
 /*!
  * \brief Apply configured wizard mappings
diff --git a/main/sorcery.c b/main/sorcery.c
index b3620ddf053a411b2e8af40ef3e17d6030d6698f..5104e3ada9a985817ca30de179d80271775a4ade 100644
--- a/main/sorcery.c
+++ b/main/sorcery.c
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ ASTERISK_FILE_VERSION(__FILE__, "$Revision$")
 /*! \brief Number of buckets for types (should be prime for performance reasons) */
 #define TYPE_BUCKETS 53
 
+/*! \brief Number of buckets for instances (should be prime for performance reasons) */
+#define INSTANCE_BUCKETS 17
+
 /*! \brief Thread pool for observers */
 static struct ast_threadpool *threadpool;
 
@@ -161,6 +164,8 @@ struct ast_sorcery_object_wizard {
 struct ast_sorcery {
 	/*! \brief Container for known object types */
 	struct ao2_container *types;
+	/*! \brief The name of the module owning this sorcery instance */
+	char module_name[0];
 };
 
 /*! \brief Structure for passing load/reload details */
@@ -176,7 +181,10 @@ struct sorcery_load_details {
 };
 
 /*! \brief Registered sorcery wizards */
-struct ao2_container *wizards;
+static struct ao2_container *wizards;
+
+/*! \brief Registered sorcery instances */
+static struct ao2_container *instances;
 
 static int int_handler_fn(const void *obj, const intptr_t *args, char **buf)
 {
@@ -250,19 +258,50 @@ static sorcery_field_handler sorcery_field_default_handler(enum aco_option_type
 /*! \brief Hashing function for sorcery wizards */
 static int sorcery_wizard_hash(const void *obj, const int flags)
 {
-	const struct ast_sorcery_wizard *wizard = obj;
-	const char *name = obj;
+    const struct ast_sorcery_wizard *object;
+    const char *key;
 
-	return ast_str_hash(flags & OBJ_KEY ? name : wizard->name);
+    switch (flags & OBJ_SEARCH_MASK) {
+    case OBJ_SEARCH_KEY:
+        key = obj;
+        break;
+    case OBJ_SEARCH_OBJECT:
+        object = obj;
+        key = object->name;
+        break;
+    default:
+        ast_assert(0);
+        return 0;
+    }
+    return ast_str_hash(key);
 }
 
 /*! \brief Comparator function for sorcery wizards */
 static int sorcery_wizard_cmp(void *obj, void *arg, int flags)
 {
-	struct ast_sorcery_wizard *wizard1 = obj, *wizard2 = arg;
-	const char *name = arg;
-
-	return !strcmp(wizard1->name, flags & OBJ_KEY ? name : wizard2->name) ? CMP_MATCH | CMP_STOP : 0;
+	const struct ast_sorcery_wizard *object_left = obj;
+	const struct ast_sorcery_wizard *object_right = arg;
+	const char *right_key = arg;
+	int cmp;
+
+	switch (flags & OBJ_SEARCH_MASK) {
+	case OBJ_SEARCH_OBJECT:
+		right_key = object_right->name;
+		/* Fall through */
+	case OBJ_SEARCH_KEY:
+		cmp = strcmp(object_left->name, right_key);
+		break;
+	case OBJ_SEARCH_PARTIAL_KEY:
+		cmp = strncmp(object_left->name, right_key, strlen(right_key));
+		break;
+	default:
+		cmp = 0;
+		break;
+	}
+	if (cmp) {
+		return 0;
+	}
+	return CMP_MATCH;
 }
 
 /*! \brief Cleanup function */
@@ -276,6 +315,58 @@ static void sorcery_exit(void)
 static void sorcery_cleanup(void)
 {
 	ao2_cleanup(wizards);
+	wizards = NULL;
+	ao2_cleanup(instances);
+	instances = NULL;
+}
+
+/*! \brief Compare function for sorcery instances */
+static int sorcery_instance_cmp(void *obj, void *arg, int flags)
+{
+	const struct ast_sorcery *object_left = obj;
+	const struct ast_sorcery *object_right = arg;
+	const char *right_key = arg;
+	int cmp;
+
+	switch (flags & OBJ_SEARCH_MASK) {
+	case OBJ_SEARCH_OBJECT:
+		right_key = object_right->module_name;
+		/* Fall through */
+	case OBJ_SEARCH_KEY:
+		cmp = strcmp(object_left->module_name, right_key);
+		break;
+	case OBJ_SEARCH_PARTIAL_KEY:
+		cmp = strncmp(object_left->module_name, right_key, strlen(right_key));
+		break;
+	default:
+		cmp = 0;
+		break;
+	}
+	if (cmp) {
+		return 0;
+	}
+	return CMP_MATCH;
+}
+
+/*! \brief Hashing function for sorcery instances */
+static int sorcery_instance_hash(const void *obj, const int flags)
+{
+    const struct ast_sorcery *object;
+    const char *key;
+
+    switch (flags & OBJ_SEARCH_MASK) {
+    case OBJ_SEARCH_KEY:
+        key = obj;
+        break;
+    case OBJ_SEARCH_OBJECT:
+        object = obj;
+        key = object->module_name;
+        break;
+    default:
+        ast_assert(0);
+        return 0;
+    }
+    return ast_str_hash(key);
 }
 
 int ast_sorcery_init(void)
@@ -299,6 +390,14 @@ int ast_sorcery_init(void)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
+	instances = ao2_container_alloc_options(AO2_ALLOC_OPT_LOCK_RWLOCK, INSTANCE_BUCKETS,
+		sorcery_instance_hash, sorcery_instance_cmp);
+	if (!instances) {
+		sorcery_cleanup();
+		sorcery_exit();
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	ast_register_cleanup(sorcery_cleanup);
 	ast_register_atexit(sorcery_exit);
 
@@ -362,37 +461,87 @@ static void sorcery_destructor(void *obj)
 /*! \brief Hashing function for sorcery types */
 static int sorcery_type_hash(const void *obj, const int flags)
 {
-	const struct ast_sorcery_object_type *type = obj;
-	const char *name = obj;
+    const struct ast_sorcery_object_type *object;
+    const char *key;
 
-	return ast_str_hash(flags & OBJ_KEY ? name : type->name);
+    switch (flags & OBJ_SEARCH_MASK) {
+    case OBJ_SEARCH_KEY:
+        key = obj;
+        break;
+    case OBJ_SEARCH_OBJECT:
+        object = obj;
+        key = object->name;
+        break;
+    default:
+        ast_assert(0);
+        return 0;
+    }
+    return ast_str_hash(key);
 }
 
 /*! \brief Comparator function for sorcery types */
 static int sorcery_type_cmp(void *obj, void *arg, int flags)
 {
-	struct ast_sorcery_object_type *type1 = obj, *type2 = arg;
-	const char *name = arg;
-
-	return !strcmp(type1->name, flags & OBJ_KEY ? name : type2->name) ? CMP_MATCH | CMP_STOP : 0;
+	const struct ast_sorcery_object_type *object_left = obj;
+	const struct ast_sorcery_object_type *object_right = arg;
+	const char *right_key = arg;
+	int cmp;
+
+	switch (flags & OBJ_SEARCH_MASK) {
+	case OBJ_SEARCH_OBJECT:
+		right_key = object_right->name;
+		/* Fall through */
+	case OBJ_SEARCH_KEY:
+		cmp = strcmp(object_left->name, right_key);
+		break;
+	case OBJ_SEARCH_PARTIAL_KEY:
+		cmp = strncmp(object_left->name, right_key, strlen(right_key));
+		break;
+	default:
+		cmp = 0;
+		break;
+	}
+	if (cmp) {
+		return 0;
+	}
+	return CMP_MATCH;
 }
 
-struct ast_sorcery *ast_sorcery_open(void)
+struct ast_sorcery *__ast_sorcery_open(const char *module_name)
 {
 	struct ast_sorcery *sorcery;
 
-	if (!(sorcery = ao2_alloc(sizeof(*sorcery), sorcery_destructor))) {
-		return NULL;
+	ast_assert(module_name != NULL);
+
+	ao2_wrlock(instances);
+	if ((sorcery = ao2_find(instances, module_name, OBJ_SEARCH_KEY | OBJ_NOLOCK))) {
+		goto done;
+	}
+
+	if (!(sorcery = ao2_alloc(sizeof(*sorcery) + strlen(module_name) + 1, sorcery_destructor))) {
+		goto done;
 	}
 
 	if (!(sorcery->types = ao2_container_alloc_options(AO2_ALLOC_OPT_LOCK_RWLOCK, TYPE_BUCKETS, sorcery_type_hash, sorcery_type_cmp))) {
 		ao2_ref(sorcery, -1);
 		sorcery = NULL;
+		goto done;
 	}
 
+	strcpy(sorcery->module_name, module_name); /* Safe */
+	ao2_link_flags(instances, sorcery, OBJ_NOLOCK);
+
+done:
+	ao2_unlock(instances);
 	return sorcery;
 }
 
+/*! \brief Search function for sorcery instances */
+struct ast_sorcery *ast_sorcery_retrieve_by_module_name(const char *module_name)
+{
+	return ao2_find(instances, module_name, OBJ_SEARCH_KEY);
+}
+
 /*! \brief Destructor function for object types */
 static void sorcery_object_type_destructor(void *obj)
 {
@@ -1480,7 +1629,14 @@ int ast_sorcery_delete(const struct ast_sorcery *sorcery, void *object)
 
 void ast_sorcery_unref(struct ast_sorcery *sorcery)
 {
-	ao2_cleanup(sorcery);
+	if (sorcery) {
+		/* One ref for what we just released, the other for the instances container. */
+		ao2_wrlock(instances);
+		if (ao2_ref(sorcery, -1) == 2) {
+			ao2_unlink_flags(instances, sorcery, OBJ_NOLOCK);
+		}
+		ao2_unlock(instances);
+	}
 }
 
 const char *ast_sorcery_object_get_id(const void *object)
diff --git a/res/res_pjsip.c b/res/res_pjsip.c
index 8600c8eb515a6ebd4fa2b69e490feb3cb394f152..ef6c5b273464294d51bd8524788415e18b2ec57f 100644
--- a/res/res_pjsip.c
+++ b/res/res_pjsip.c
@@ -2296,6 +2296,7 @@ static int load_module(void)
 	sip_threadpool = ast_threadpool_create("SIP", NULL, &options);
 	if (!sip_threadpool) {
 		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Failed to create SIP threadpool. Aborting load\n");
+		ast_sip_destroy_system();
 		pj_pool_release(memory_pool);
 		memory_pool = NULL;
 		pjsip_endpt_destroy(ast_pjsip_endpoint);
@@ -2312,6 +2313,7 @@ static int load_module(void)
 			NULL, PJ_THREAD_DEFAULT_STACK_SIZE * 2, 0, &monitor_thread);
 	if (status != PJ_SUCCESS) {
 		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Failed to start SIP monitor thread. Aborting load\n");
+		ast_sip_destroy_system();
 		pj_pool_release(memory_pool);
 		memory_pool = NULL;
 		pjsip_endpt_destroy(ast_pjsip_endpoint);
@@ -2326,6 +2328,7 @@ static int load_module(void)
 		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Failed to initialize SIP configuration. Aborting load\n");
 		ast_sip_destroy_global_headers();
 		stop_monitor_thread();
+		ast_sip_destroy_system();
 		pj_pool_release(memory_pool);
 		memory_pool = NULL;
 		pjsip_endpt_destroy(ast_pjsip_endpoint);
@@ -2339,6 +2342,7 @@ static int load_module(void)
 		ast_res_pjsip_destroy_configuration();
 		ast_sip_destroy_global_headers();
 		stop_monitor_thread();
+		ast_sip_destroy_system();
 		pj_pool_release(memory_pool);
 		memory_pool = NULL;
 		pjsip_endpt_destroy(ast_pjsip_endpoint);
@@ -2353,6 +2357,7 @@ static int load_module(void)
 		ast_res_pjsip_destroy_configuration();
 		ast_sip_destroy_global_headers();
 		stop_monitor_thread();
+		ast_sip_destroy_system();
 		pj_pool_release(memory_pool);
 		memory_pool = NULL;
 		pjsip_endpt_destroy(ast_pjsip_endpoint);
@@ -2368,6 +2373,7 @@ static int load_module(void)
 		ast_res_pjsip_destroy_configuration();
 		ast_sip_destroy_global_headers();
 		stop_monitor_thread();
+		ast_sip_destroy_system();
 		pj_pool_release(memory_pool);
 		memory_pool = NULL;
 		pjsip_endpt_destroy(ast_pjsip_endpoint);
diff --git a/res/res_pjsip/config_system.c b/res/res_pjsip/config_system.c
index 5303ddfaeeef2578cc97cedf3431eee409591a55..bdf53149f43c427af164cd7926001abb4e6a6f81 100644
--- a/res/res_pjsip/config_system.c
+++ b/res/res_pjsip/config_system.c
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ int ast_sip_initialize_system(void)
 
 	ast_sorcery_apply_default(system_sorcery, "system", "config", "pjsip.conf,criteria=type=system");
 
-	if (ast_sorcery_object_register(system_sorcery, "system", system_alloc, NULL, system_apply)) {
+	if (ast_sorcery_object_register_no_reload(system_sorcery, "system", system_alloc, NULL, system_apply)) {
 		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Failed to register with sorcery (is res_sorcery_config loaded?)\n");
 		ast_sorcery_unref(system_sorcery);
 		system_sorcery = NULL;
@@ -156,13 +156,21 @@ int ast_sip_initialize_system(void)
 	system = ast_sorcery_alloc(system_sorcery, "system", NULL);
 	if (!system) {
 		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Unable to allocate default system config.\n");
+		ast_sorcery_unref(system_sorcery);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
 	if (system_apply(system_sorcery, system)) {
 		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Failed to apply default system config.\n");
+		ast_sorcery_unref(system_sorcery);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+void ast_sip_destroy_system(void)
+{
+	ast_sorcery_unref(system_sorcery);
+}
+
diff --git a/res/res_pjsip/include/res_pjsip_private.h b/res/res_pjsip/include/res_pjsip_private.h
index 87ff7f3aceae418786efe09b45f4c5ae5e1ac359..00aeea49fb3dd72bf854dd794784041896f73c69 100644
--- a/res/res_pjsip/include/res_pjsip_private.h
+++ b/res/res_pjsip/include/res_pjsip_private.h
@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@ int ast_sip_initialize_outbound_authentication(void);
  */
 int ast_sip_initialize_system(void);
 
+/*!
+ * \brief Destroy system configuration
+ */
+void ast_sip_destroy_system(void);
+
 /*!
  * \brief Initialize global configuration
  *
diff --git a/tests/test_sorcery.c b/tests/test_sorcery.c
index d2cd97c78f7b8ceb288d47bf2536ca53ba5d1e48..fe1992bc09f1e2d541305680a3660ddc4aa4f308 100644
--- a/tests/test_sorcery.c
+++ b/tests/test_sorcery.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ ASTERISK_FILE_VERSION(__FILE__, "")
 
 #include "asterisk/test.h"
 #include "asterisk/module.h"
+#include "asterisk/astobj2.h"
 #include "asterisk/sorcery.h"
 #include "asterisk/logger.h"
 #include "asterisk/json.h"
@@ -294,24 +295,74 @@ AST_TEST_DEFINE(wizard_registration)
 AST_TEST_DEFINE(sorcery_open)
 {
 	RAII_VAR(struct ast_sorcery *, sorcery, NULL, ast_sorcery_unref);
+	RAII_VAR(struct ast_sorcery *, sorcery2, NULL, ast_sorcery_unref);
+	int refcount;
 
 	switch (cmd) {
 	case TEST_INIT:
 		info->name = "open";
 		info->category = "/main/sorcery/";
-		info->summary = "sorcery open unit test";
+		info->summary = "sorcery open/close unit test";
 		info->description =
-			"Test opening of sorcery";
+			"Test opening of sorcery and registry operations";
 		return AST_TEST_NOT_RUN;
 	case TEST_EXECUTE:
 		break;
 	}
 
+	if ((sorcery = ast_sorcery_retrieve_by_module_name(AST_MODULE))) {
+		ast_test_status_update(test, "There should NOT have been an existing sorcery instance\n");
+		return AST_TEST_FAIL;
+	}
+
 	if (!(sorcery = ast_sorcery_open())) {
 		ast_test_status_update(test, "Failed to open new sorcery structure\n");
 		return AST_TEST_FAIL;
 	}
 
+	if (!(sorcery2 = ast_sorcery_retrieve_by_module_name(AST_MODULE))) {
+		ast_test_status_update(test, "Failed to find sorcery structure in registry\n");
+		return AST_TEST_FAIL;
+	}
+
+	if (sorcery2 != sorcery) {
+		ast_test_status_update(test, "Should have gotten same sorcery on retrieve\n");
+		return AST_TEST_FAIL;
+	}
+	ast_sorcery_unref(sorcery2);
+
+	if ((refcount = ao2_ref(sorcery, 0)) != 2) {
+		ast_test_status_update(test, "Should have been 2 references to sorcery instead of %d\n", refcount);
+		return AST_TEST_FAIL;
+	}
+
+	if (!(sorcery2 = ast_sorcery_open())) {
+		ast_test_status_update(test, "Failed to open second sorcery structure\n");
+		return AST_TEST_FAIL;
+	}
+
+	if (sorcery2 != sorcery) {
+		ast_test_status_update(test, "Should have gotten same sorcery on 2nd open\n");
+		return AST_TEST_FAIL;
+	}
+
+	if ((refcount = ao2_ref(sorcery, 0)) != 3) {
+		ast_test_status_update(test, "Should have been 3 references to sorcery instead of %d\n", refcount);
+		return AST_TEST_FAIL;
+	}
+
+	ast_sorcery_unref(sorcery);
+	ast_sorcery_unref(sorcery2);
+
+	sorcery2 = NULL;
+
+	if ((sorcery = ast_sorcery_retrieve_by_module_name(AST_MODULE))) {
+		ast_sorcery_unref(sorcery);
+		sorcery = NULL;
+		ast_test_status_update(test, "Should NOT have found sorcery structure in registry\n");
+		return AST_TEST_FAIL;
+	}
+
 	return AST_TEST_PASS;
 }