diff --git a/include/asterisk/res_pjsip.h b/include/asterisk/res_pjsip.h
index 7c7b058cfddc4210bbd9463822837fedab53560b..d1bf3887158269e9c932426f1373855276537f78 100644
--- a/include/asterisk/res_pjsip.h
+++ b/include/asterisk/res_pjsip.h
@@ -2071,4 +2071,31 @@ unsigned int ast_sip_get_max_initial_qualify_time(void);
 const char *ast_sip_get_contact_status_label(const enum ast_sip_contact_status_type status);
 const char *ast_sip_get_contact_short_status_label(const enum ast_sip_contact_status_type status);
 
+/*!
+ * \brief Retrieve the local host address in IP form
+ *
+ * \param af The address family to retrieve
+ * \param addr A place to store the local host address
+ *
+ * \retval 0 success
+ * \retval -1 failure
+ *
+ * \since 13.6.0
+ */
+int ast_sip_get_host_ip(int af, pj_sockaddr *addr);
+
+/*!
+ * \brief Retrieve the local host address in string form
+ *
+ * \param af The address family to retrieve
+ *
+ * \retval non-NULL success
+ * \retval NULL failure
+ *
+ * \since 13.6.0
+ *
+ * \note An empty string may be returned if the address family is valid but no local address exists
+ */
+const char *ast_sip_get_host_ip_string(int af);
+
 #endif /* _RES_PJSIP_H */
diff --git a/res/res_pjsip.c b/res/res_pjsip.c
index 76d013c1c98420856ab4ff09c21b4aa7bf1b47f6..8bea76715faf8002f13a72bf400d2d3f6f6f1489 100644
--- a/res/res_pjsip.c
+++ b/res/res_pjsip.c
@@ -1906,6 +1906,18 @@ static pjsip_endpoint *ast_pjsip_endpoint;
 
 static struct ast_threadpool *sip_threadpool;
 
+/*! Local host address for IPv4 */
+static pj_sockaddr host_ip_ipv4;
+
+/*! Local host address for IPv4 (string form) */
+static char host_ip_ipv4_string[PJ_INET6_ADDRSTRLEN + 2];
+
+/*! Local host address for IPv6 */
+static pj_sockaddr host_ip_ipv6;
+
+/*! Local host address for IPv6 (string form) */
+static char host_ip_ipv6_string[PJ_INET6_ADDRSTRLEN + 2];
+
 static int register_service_noref(void *data)
 {
 	pjsip_module **module = data;
@@ -3697,6 +3709,30 @@ int ast_sip_create_response(const pjsip_rx_data *rdata, int st_code,
 	return res;
 }
 
+int ast_sip_get_host_ip(int af, pj_sockaddr *addr)
+{
+	if (af == pj_AF_INET() && !ast_strlen_zero(host_ip_ipv4_string)) {
+		pj_sockaddr_copy_addr(addr, &host_ip_ipv4);
+		return 0;
+	} else if (af == pj_AF_INET6() && !ast_strlen_zero(host_ip_ipv6_string)) {
+		pj_sockaddr_copy_addr(addr, &host_ip_ipv6);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	return -1;
+}
+
+const char *ast_sip_get_host_ip_string(int af)
+{
+	if (af == pj_AF_INET()) {
+		return host_ip_ipv4_string;
+	} else if (af == pj_AF_INET6()) {
+		return host_ip_ipv6_string;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 static void remove_request_headers(pjsip_endpoint *endpt)
 {
 	const pjsip_hdr *request_headers = pjsip_endpt_get_request_headers(endpt);
@@ -3811,6 +3847,16 @@ static int load_module(void)
 		return AST_MODULE_LOAD_DECLINE;
 	}
 
+	if (!pj_gethostip(pj_AF_INET(), &host_ip_ipv4)) {
+		pj_sockaddr_print(&host_ip_ipv4, host_ip_ipv4_string, sizeof(host_ip_ipv4_string), 2);
+		ast_verb(3, "Local IPv4 address determined to be: %s\n", host_ip_ipv4_string);
+	}
+
+	if (!pj_gethostip(pj_AF_INET6(), &host_ip_ipv6)) {
+		pj_sockaddr_print(&host_ip_ipv6, host_ip_ipv6_string, sizeof(host_ip_ipv6_string), 2);
+		ast_verb(3, "Local IPv6 address determined to be: %s\n", host_ip_ipv6_string);
+	}
+
 	if (ast_sip_initialize_system()) {
 		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Failed to initialize SIP 'system' configuration section. Aborting load\n");
 		pj_pool_release(memory_pool);
diff --git a/res/res_pjsip_multihomed.c b/res/res_pjsip_multihomed.c
index e1abff34f9a2b55bf9934547a0c8bdc052da8d7b..437a1cbe95079547bcd4f8c99ceb5c7949ae4228 100644
--- a/res/res_pjsip_multihomed.c
+++ b/res/res_pjsip_multihomed.c
@@ -30,12 +30,6 @@
 #include "asterisk/res_pjsip.h"
 #include "asterisk/module.h"
 
-/*! \brief Local host address for IPv4 */
-static char host_ipv4[PJ_INET_ADDRSTRLEN + 2];
-
-/*! \brief Local host address for IPv6 */
-static char host_ipv6[PJ_INET6_ADDRSTRLEN + 2];
-
 /*! \brief Helper function which returns a UDP transport bound to the given address and port */
 static pjsip_transport *multihomed_get_udp_transport(pj_str_t *address, int port)
 {
@@ -75,8 +69,10 @@ static int multihomed_rewrite_sdp(struct pjmedia_sdp_session *sdp)
 	}
 
 	/* If the host address is used in the SDP replace it with the address of what this is going out on */
-	if ((!pj_strcmp2(&sdp->conn->addr_type, "IP4") && !pj_strcmp2(&sdp->conn->addr, host_ipv4)) ||
-		(!pj_strcmp2(&sdp->conn->addr_type, "IP6") && !pj_strcmp2(&sdp->conn->addr, host_ipv6))) {
+	if ((!pj_strcmp2(&sdp->conn->addr_type, "IP4") && !pj_strcmp2(&sdp->conn->addr,
+		ast_sip_get_host_ip_string(pj_AF_INET()))) ||
+		(!pj_strcmp2(&sdp->conn->addr_type, "IP6") && !pj_strcmp2(&sdp->conn->addr,
+		ast_sip_get_host_ip_string(pj_AF_INET6())))) {
 		return 1;
 	}
 
@@ -204,7 +200,6 @@ static int unload_module(void)
 static int load_module(void)
 {
 	char hostname[MAXHOSTNAMELEN] = "";
-	pj_sockaddr addr;
 
 	CHECK_PJSIP_MODULE_LOADED();
 
@@ -213,16 +208,6 @@ static int load_module(void)
 			hostname);
 	}
 
-	if (!pj_gethostip(pj_AF_INET(), &addr)) {
-		pj_sockaddr_print(&addr, host_ipv4, sizeof(host_ipv4), 2);
-		ast_verb(3, "Local IPv4 address determined to be: %s\n", host_ipv4);
-	}
-
-	if (!pj_gethostip(pj_AF_INET6(), &addr)) {
-		pj_sockaddr_print(&addr, host_ipv6, sizeof(host_ipv6), 2);
-		ast_verb(3, "Local IPv6 address determined to be: %s\n", host_ipv6);
-	}
-
 	if (ast_sip_register_service(&multihomed_module)) {
 		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Could not register multihomed module for incoming and outgoing requests\n");
 		return AST_MODULE_LOAD_FAILURE;
diff --git a/res/res_pjsip_sdp_rtp.c b/res/res_pjsip_sdp_rtp.c
index 208d348334818a6032063331b00f01ddbfd08f30..f6c300f1fdf69d20ce89dd6547f96d1e24bb8d22 100644
--- a/res/res_pjsip_sdp_rtp.c
+++ b/res/res_pjsip_sdp_rtp.c
@@ -1026,7 +1026,7 @@ static int create_outgoing_sdp_stream(struct ast_sip_session *session, struct as
 	static const pj_str_t STR_IP6 = { "IP6", 3};
 	static const pj_str_t STR_SENDRECV = { "sendrecv", 8 };
 	pjmedia_sdp_media *media;
-	char hostip[PJ_INET6_ADDRSTRLEN+2];
+	const char *hostip = NULL;
 	struct ast_sockaddr addr;
 	char tmp[512];
 	pj_str_t stmp;
@@ -1074,16 +1074,16 @@ static int create_outgoing_sdp_stream(struct ast_sip_session *session, struct as
 
 	/* Add connection level details */
 	if (direct_media_enabled) {
-		ast_copy_string(hostip, ast_sockaddr_stringify_fmt(&session_media->direct_media_addr, AST_SOCKADDR_STR_ADDR), sizeof(hostip));
+		hostip = ast_sockaddr_stringify_fmt(&session_media->direct_media_addr, AST_SOCKADDR_STR_ADDR);
 	} else if (ast_strlen_zero(session->endpoint->media.address)) {
-		pj_sockaddr localaddr;
-
-		if (pj_gethostip(session->endpoint->media.rtp.ipv6 ? pj_AF_INET6() : pj_AF_INET(), &localaddr)) {
-			return -1;
-		}
-		pj_sockaddr_print(&localaddr, hostip, sizeof(hostip), 2);
+		hostip = ast_sip_get_host_ip_string(session->endpoint->media.rtp.ipv6 ? pj_AF_INET6() : pj_AF_INET());
 	} else {
-		ast_copy_string(hostip, session->endpoint->media.address, sizeof(hostip));
+		hostip = session->endpoint->media.address;
+	}
+
+	if (ast_strlen_zero(hostip)) {
+		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "No local host IP available for stream %s\n", session_media->stream_type);
+		return -1;
 	}
 
 	media->conn->net_type = STR_IN;
diff --git a/res/res_pjsip_session.c b/res/res_pjsip_session.c
index 539bfc1fa11abae33aa6da314f873b72a8bd43f3..52bbc17742d4861e18e56aea36a30f64106f4f23 100644
--- a/res/res_pjsip_session.c
+++ b/res/res_pjsip_session.c
@@ -2643,12 +2643,7 @@ static struct pjmedia_sdp_session *create_local_sdp(pjsip_inv_session *inv, stru
 		if (!ast_strlen_zero(session->endpoint->media.address)) {
 			pj_strdup2(inv->pool_prov, &local->origin.addr, session->endpoint->media.address);
 		} else {
-			pj_sockaddr localaddr;
-			char our_ip[PJ_INET6_ADDRSTRLEN];
-
-			pj_gethostip(session->endpoint->media.rtp.ipv6 ? pj_AF_INET6() : pj_AF_INET(), &localaddr);
-			pj_sockaddr_print(&localaddr, our_ip, sizeof(our_ip), 0);
-			pj_strdup2(inv->pool_prov, &local->origin.addr, our_ip);
+			pj_strdup2(inv->pool_prov, &local->origin.addr, ast_sip_get_host_ip_string(session->endpoint->media.rtp.ipv6 ? pj_AF_INET6() : pj_AF_INET()));
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/res/res_pjsip_t38.c b/res/res_pjsip_t38.c
index 5a2357dfc614647c57c72d2c4a220192a8c1b93e..c867f7f21914405eb811951c286dd263ae27d6b0 100644
--- a/res/res_pjsip_t38.c
+++ b/res/res_pjsip_t38.c
@@ -707,7 +707,7 @@ static int create_outgoing_sdp_stream(struct ast_sip_session *session, struct as
 	static const pj_str_t STR_T38UDPREDUNDANCY = { "t38UDPRedundancy", 16 };
 	struct t38_state *state;
 	pjmedia_sdp_media *media;
-	char hostip[PJ_INET6_ADDRSTRLEN+2];
+	const char *hostip = NULL;
 	struct ast_sockaddr addr;
 	char tmp[512];
 	pj_str_t stmp;
@@ -732,14 +732,13 @@ static int create_outgoing_sdp_stream(struct ast_sip_session *session, struct as
 	media->desc.transport = STR_UDPTL;
 
 	if (ast_strlen_zero(session->endpoint->media.address)) {
-		pj_sockaddr localaddr;
-
-		if (pj_gethostip(session->endpoint->media.t38.ipv6 ? pj_AF_INET6() : pj_AF_INET(), &localaddr)) {
-			return -1;
-		}
-		pj_sockaddr_print(&localaddr, hostip, sizeof(hostip), 2);
+		hostip = ast_sip_get_host_ip_string(session->endpoint->media.t38.ipv6 ? pj_AF_INET6() : pj_AF_INET());
 	} else {
-		ast_copy_string(hostip, session->endpoint->media.address, sizeof(hostip));
+		hostip = session->endpoint->media.address;
+	}
+
+	if (ast_strlen_zero(hostip)) {
+		return -1;
 	}
 
 	media->conn->net_type = STR_IN;