diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 52e8f6681f8aac28519cdf3dc233331fa1217573..f3ab90d2afc65205b2ce3fe43258986a13323a60 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -118,6 +118,22 @@ chan_pjsip
    more information.  Defaults to 'no' as setting it to 'yes' can result in
    many unnecessary messages being sent to the caller.
 
+res_ari_channels
+------------------
+ * Two new events, 'ChannelHold' and 'ChannelUnhold', have been added to the
+   events data model. These events are raised when a channel indicates a hold
+   or unhold, respectively.
+
+func_holdintercept
+------------------
+ * A new dialplan function, HOLD_INTERCEPT, has been added. This function, when
+   placed on a channel, intercepts hold/unhold indications signalled by the
+   channel and prevents them from moving on to other channels in a bridge with
+   the hold initiator. Instead, AMI or ARI events are raised indicating that
+   the channel wanted to place someone on hold. This allows external
+   applications to implement their own custom hold/unhold logic.
+
+
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 --- Functionality changes from Asterisk 13.2.0 to Asterisk 13.3.0 ------------
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/main/bridge_channel.c b/main/bridge_channel.c
index 29e7cf0f6751a37d88417b6182533bc12566c404..c25d827cb7606b9f35b3f4fcdee1c3b5e59c5004 100644
--- a/main/bridge_channel.c
+++ b/main/bridge_channel.c
@@ -979,7 +979,8 @@ int ast_bridge_channel_write_control_data(struct ast_bridge_channel *bridge_chan
 
 int ast_bridge_channel_write_hold(struct ast_bridge_channel *bridge_channel, const char *moh_class)
 {
-	RAII_VAR(struct ast_json *, blob, NULL, ast_json_unref);
+	struct ast_json *blob;
+	int res;
 	size_t datalen;
 
 	if (!ast_strlen_zero(moh_class)) {
@@ -990,12 +991,16 @@ int ast_bridge_channel_write_hold(struct ast_bridge_channel *bridge_channel, con
 	} else {
 		moh_class = NULL;
 		datalen = 0;
+		blob = NULL;
 	}
 
 	ast_channel_publish_cached_blob(bridge_channel->chan, ast_channel_hold_type(), blob);
 
-	return ast_bridge_channel_write_control_data(bridge_channel, AST_CONTROL_HOLD,
+	res = ast_bridge_channel_write_control_data(bridge_channel, AST_CONTROL_HOLD,
 		moh_class, datalen);
+
+	ast_json_unref(blob);
+	return res;
 }
 
 int ast_bridge_channel_write_unhold(struct ast_bridge_channel *bridge_channel)
diff --git a/main/channel.c b/main/channel.c
index a9c3009fe398c55ff00f371dbf79b6547a62a52b..2d1b6ddd1ec8670b03e3b061dbf8d27a3de5598f 100644
--- a/main/channel.c
+++ b/main/channel.c
@@ -1196,8 +1196,8 @@ int ast_queue_hangup_with_cause(struct ast_channel *chan, int cause)
 
 int ast_queue_hold(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *musicclass)
 {
-	RAII_VAR(struct ast_json *, blob, NULL, ast_json_unref);
 	struct ast_frame f = { AST_FRAME_CONTROL, .subclass.integer = AST_CONTROL_HOLD };
+	struct ast_json *blob = NULL;
 	int res;
 
 	if (!ast_strlen_zero(musicclass)) {
@@ -1212,6 +1212,8 @@ int ast_queue_hold(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *musicclass)
 
 	res = ast_queue_frame(chan, &f);
 
+	ast_json_unref(blob);
+
 	return res;
 }
 
diff --git a/main/manager_channels.c b/main/manager_channels.c
index f6dc46cec4b33d98b71c19096fb0684f7c029221..3aaab92d058506b13a068ba9807d5ee5b2de2506 100644
--- a/main/manager_channels.c
+++ b/main/manager_channels.c
@@ -1061,20 +1061,22 @@ static void channel_hold_cb(void *data, struct stasis_subscription *sub,
 	struct stasis_message *message)
 {
 	struct ast_channel_blob *obj = stasis_message_data(message);
-	const char *musicclass;
-	RAII_VAR(struct ast_str *, musicclass_string, NULL, ast_free);
-	RAII_VAR(struct ast_str *, channel_event_string, NULL, ast_free);
+	struct ast_str *musicclass_string = ast_str_create(32);
+	struct ast_str *channel_event_string;
 
-	if (!(musicclass_string = ast_str_create(32))) {
+	if (!musicclass_string) {
 		return;
 	}
 
 	channel_event_string = ast_manager_build_channel_state_string(obj->snapshot);
 	if (!channel_event_string) {
+		ast_free(musicclass_string);
 		return;
 	}
 
 	if (obj->blob) {
+		const char *musicclass;
+
 		musicclass = ast_json_string_get(ast_json_object_get(obj->blob, "musicclass"));
 
 		if (!ast_strlen_zero(musicclass)) {
@@ -1087,13 +1089,16 @@ static void channel_hold_cb(void *data, struct stasis_subscription *sub,
 		"%s",
 		ast_str_buffer(channel_event_string),
 		ast_str_buffer(musicclass_string));
+
+	ast_free(musicclass_string);
+	ast_free(channel_event_string);
 }
 
 static void channel_unhold_cb(void *data, struct stasis_subscription *sub,
 	struct stasis_message *message)
 {
 	struct ast_channel_blob *obj = stasis_message_data(message);
-	RAII_VAR(struct ast_str *, channel_event_string, NULL, ast_free);
+	struct ast_str *channel_event_string;
 
 	channel_event_string = ast_manager_build_channel_state_string(obj->snapshot);
 	if (!channel_event_string) {
@@ -1103,6 +1108,8 @@ static void channel_unhold_cb(void *data, struct stasis_subscription *sub,
 	manager_event(EVENT_FLAG_CALL, "Unhold",
 		"%s",
 		ast_str_buffer(channel_event_string));
+
+	ast_free(channel_event_string);
 }
 
 static void manager_channels_shutdown(void)
diff --git a/main/stasis_channels.c b/main/stasis_channels.c
index 85abe58bca7b1b20a658cf08d2d38c381c8c83c0..968afbd7d3021cf19adbafe1e5138360707bf993 100644
--- a/main/stasis_channels.c
+++ b/main/stasis_channels.c
@@ -1136,6 +1136,47 @@ static struct ast_json *talking_stop_to_json(struct stasis_message *message,
 	return channel_blob_to_json(message, "ChannelTalkingFinished", sanitize);
 }
 
+static struct ast_json *hold_to_json(struct stasis_message *message,
+	const struct stasis_message_sanitizer *sanitize)
+{
+	struct ast_channel_blob *channel_blob = stasis_message_data(message);
+	struct ast_json *blob = channel_blob->blob;
+	struct ast_channel_snapshot *snapshot = channel_blob->snapshot;
+	const char *musicclass = ast_json_string_get(ast_json_object_get(blob, "musicclass"));
+	const struct timeval *tv = stasis_message_timestamp(message);
+	struct ast_json *json_channel;
+
+	json_channel = ast_channel_snapshot_to_json(snapshot, sanitize);
+	if (!json_channel) {
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	return ast_json_pack("{s: s, s: o, s: s, s: o}",
+		"type", "ChannelHold",
+		"timestamp", ast_json_timeval(*tv, NULL),
+		"musicclass", S_OR(musicclass, "N/A"),
+		"channel", json_channel);
+}
+
+static struct ast_json *unhold_to_json(struct stasis_message *message,
+	const struct stasis_message_sanitizer *sanitize)
+{
+	struct ast_channel_blob *channel_blob = stasis_message_data(message);
+	struct ast_channel_snapshot *snapshot = channel_blob->snapshot;
+	const struct timeval *tv = stasis_message_timestamp(message);
+	struct ast_json *json_channel;
+
+	json_channel = ast_channel_snapshot_to_json(snapshot, sanitize);
+	if (!json_channel) {
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	return ast_json_pack("{s: s, s: o, s: o}",
+		"type", "ChannelUnhold",
+		"timestamp", ast_json_timeval(*tv, NULL),
+		"channel", json_channel);
+}
+
 /*!
  * @{ \brief Define channel message types.
  */
@@ -1154,8 +1195,12 @@ STASIS_MESSAGE_TYPE_DEFN(ast_channel_dtmf_begin_type);
 STASIS_MESSAGE_TYPE_DEFN(ast_channel_dtmf_end_type,
 	.to_json = dtmf_end_to_json,
 	);
-STASIS_MESSAGE_TYPE_DEFN(ast_channel_hold_type);
-STASIS_MESSAGE_TYPE_DEFN(ast_channel_unhold_type);
+STASIS_MESSAGE_TYPE_DEFN(ast_channel_hold_type,
+	.to_json = hold_to_json,
+	);
+STASIS_MESSAGE_TYPE_DEFN(ast_channel_unhold_type,
+	.to_json = unhold_to_json,
+	);
 STASIS_MESSAGE_TYPE_DEFN(ast_channel_chanspy_start_type);
 STASIS_MESSAGE_TYPE_DEFN(ast_channel_chanspy_stop_type);
 STASIS_MESSAGE_TYPE_DEFN(ast_channel_fax_type);
diff --git a/res/ari/ari_model_validators.c b/res/ari/ari_model_validators.c
index 491a4cca197c203bc1651a3c2dfedf62095209d3..007d7657fdf74a1a4488e449e75735bfbde9069d 100644
--- a/res/ari/ari_model_validators.c
+++ b/res/ari/ari_model_validators.c
@@ -3197,6 +3197,85 @@ ari_validator ast_ari_validate_channel_hangup_request_fn(void)
 	return ast_ari_validate_channel_hangup_request;
 }
 
+int ast_ari_validate_channel_hold(struct ast_json *json)
+{
+	int res = 1;
+	struct ast_json_iter *iter;
+	int has_type = 0;
+	int has_application = 0;
+	int has_channel = 0;
+
+	for (iter = ast_json_object_iter(json); iter; iter = ast_json_object_iter_next(json, iter)) {
+		if (strcmp("type", ast_json_object_iter_key(iter)) == 0) {
+			int prop_is_valid;
+			has_type = 1;
+			prop_is_valid = ast_ari_validate_string(
+				ast_json_object_iter_value(iter));
+			if (!prop_is_valid) {
+				ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "ARI ChannelHold field type failed validation\n");
+				res = 0;
+			}
+		} else
+		if (strcmp("application", ast_json_object_iter_key(iter)) == 0) {
+			int prop_is_valid;
+			has_application = 1;
+			prop_is_valid = ast_ari_validate_string(
+				ast_json_object_iter_value(iter));
+			if (!prop_is_valid) {
+				ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "ARI ChannelHold field application failed validation\n");
+				res = 0;
+			}
+		} else
+		if (strcmp("timestamp", ast_json_object_iter_key(iter)) == 0) {
+			int prop_is_valid;
+			prop_is_valid = ast_ari_validate_date(
+				ast_json_object_iter_value(iter));
+			if (!prop_is_valid) {
+				ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "ARI ChannelHold field timestamp failed validation\n");
+				res = 0;
+			}
+		} else
+		if (strcmp("channel", ast_json_object_iter_key(iter)) == 0) {
+			int prop_is_valid;
+			has_channel = 1;
+			prop_is_valid = ast_ari_validate_channel(
+				ast_json_object_iter_value(iter));
+			if (!prop_is_valid) {
+				ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "ARI ChannelHold field channel failed validation\n");
+				res = 0;
+			}
+		} else
+		{
+			ast_log(LOG_ERROR,
+				"ARI ChannelHold has undocumented field %s\n",
+				ast_json_object_iter_key(iter));
+			res = 0;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (!has_type) {
+		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "ARI ChannelHold missing required field type\n");
+		res = 0;
+	}
+
+	if (!has_application) {
+		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "ARI ChannelHold missing required field application\n");
+		res = 0;
+	}
+
+	if (!has_channel) {
+		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "ARI ChannelHold missing required field channel\n");
+		res = 0;
+	}
+
+	return res;
+}
+
+ari_validator ast_ari_validate_channel_hold_fn(void)
+{
+	return ast_ari_validate_channel_hold;
+}
+
 int ast_ari_validate_channel_left_bridge(struct ast_json *json)
 {
 	int res = 1;
@@ -3545,6 +3624,85 @@ ari_validator ast_ari_validate_channel_talking_started_fn(void)
 	return ast_ari_validate_channel_talking_started;
 }
 
+int ast_ari_validate_channel_unhold(struct ast_json *json)
+{
+	int res = 1;
+	struct ast_json_iter *iter;
+	int has_type = 0;
+	int has_application = 0;
+	int has_channel = 0;
+
+	for (iter = ast_json_object_iter(json); iter; iter = ast_json_object_iter_next(json, iter)) {
+		if (strcmp("type", ast_json_object_iter_key(iter)) == 0) {
+			int prop_is_valid;
+			has_type = 1;
+			prop_is_valid = ast_ari_validate_string(
+				ast_json_object_iter_value(iter));
+			if (!prop_is_valid) {
+				ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "ARI ChannelUnhold field type failed validation\n");
+				res = 0;
+			}
+		} else
+		if (strcmp("application", ast_json_object_iter_key(iter)) == 0) {
+			int prop_is_valid;
+			has_application = 1;
+			prop_is_valid = ast_ari_validate_string(
+				ast_json_object_iter_value(iter));
+			if (!prop_is_valid) {
+				ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "ARI ChannelUnhold field application failed validation\n");
+				res = 0;
+			}
+		} else
+		if (strcmp("timestamp", ast_json_object_iter_key(iter)) == 0) {
+			int prop_is_valid;
+			prop_is_valid = ast_ari_validate_date(
+				ast_json_object_iter_value(iter));
+			if (!prop_is_valid) {
+				ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "ARI ChannelUnhold field timestamp failed validation\n");
+				res = 0;
+			}
+		} else
+		if (strcmp("channel", ast_json_object_iter_key(iter)) == 0) {
+			int prop_is_valid;
+			has_channel = 1;
+			prop_is_valid = ast_ari_validate_channel(
+				ast_json_object_iter_value(iter));
+			if (!prop_is_valid) {
+				ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "ARI ChannelUnhold field channel failed validation\n");
+				res = 0;
+			}
+		} else
+		{
+			ast_log(LOG_ERROR,
+				"ARI ChannelUnhold has undocumented field %s\n",
+				ast_json_object_iter_key(iter));
+			res = 0;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (!has_type) {
+		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "ARI ChannelUnhold missing required field type\n");
+		res = 0;
+	}
+
+	if (!has_application) {
+		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "ARI ChannelUnhold missing required field application\n");
+		res = 0;
+	}
+
+	if (!has_channel) {
+		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "ARI ChannelUnhold missing required field channel\n");
+		res = 0;
+	}
+
+	return res;
+}
+
+ari_validator ast_ari_validate_channel_unhold_fn(void)
+{
+	return ast_ari_validate_channel_unhold;
+}
+
 int ast_ari_validate_channel_userevent(struct ast_json *json)
 {
 	int res = 1;
@@ -4119,6 +4277,9 @@ int ast_ari_validate_event(struct ast_json *json)
 	if (strcmp("ChannelHangupRequest", discriminator) == 0) {
 		return ast_ari_validate_channel_hangup_request(json);
 	} else
+	if (strcmp("ChannelHold", discriminator) == 0) {
+		return ast_ari_validate_channel_hold(json);
+	} else
 	if (strcmp("ChannelLeftBridge", discriminator) == 0) {
 		return ast_ari_validate_channel_left_bridge(json);
 	} else
@@ -4131,6 +4292,9 @@ int ast_ari_validate_event(struct ast_json *json)
 	if (strcmp("ChannelTalkingStarted", discriminator) == 0) {
 		return ast_ari_validate_channel_talking_started(json);
 	} else
+	if (strcmp("ChannelUnhold", discriminator) == 0) {
+		return ast_ari_validate_channel_unhold(json);
+	} else
 	if (strcmp("ChannelUserevent", discriminator) == 0) {
 		return ast_ari_validate_channel_userevent(json);
 	} else
@@ -4290,6 +4454,9 @@ int ast_ari_validate_message(struct ast_json *json)
 	if (strcmp("ChannelHangupRequest", discriminator) == 0) {
 		return ast_ari_validate_channel_hangup_request(json);
 	} else
+	if (strcmp("ChannelHold", discriminator) == 0) {
+		return ast_ari_validate_channel_hold(json);
+	} else
 	if (strcmp("ChannelLeftBridge", discriminator) == 0) {
 		return ast_ari_validate_channel_left_bridge(json);
 	} else
@@ -4302,6 +4469,9 @@ int ast_ari_validate_message(struct ast_json *json)
 	if (strcmp("ChannelTalkingStarted", discriminator) == 0) {
 		return ast_ari_validate_channel_talking_started(json);
 	} else
+	if (strcmp("ChannelUnhold", discriminator) == 0) {
+		return ast_ari_validate_channel_unhold(json);
+	} else
 	if (strcmp("ChannelUserevent", discriminator) == 0) {
 		return ast_ari_validate_channel_userevent(json);
 	} else
diff --git a/res/ari/ari_model_validators.h b/res/ari/ari_model_validators.h
index 947e28852db3f5715513893ee96db52286d3c03e..9cb1bc32cb39262501bef27792c753f207dd7dff 100644
--- a/res/ari/ari_model_validators.h
+++ b/res/ari/ari_model_validators.h
@@ -808,6 +808,24 @@ int ast_ari_validate_channel_hangup_request(struct ast_json *json);
  */
 ari_validator ast_ari_validate_channel_hangup_request_fn(void);
 
+/*!
+ * \brief Validator for ChannelHold.
+ *
+ * A channel initiated a media hold.
+ *
+ * \param json JSON object to validate.
+ * \returns True (non-zero) if valid.
+ * \returns False (zero) if invalid.
+ */
+int ast_ari_validate_channel_hold(struct ast_json *json);
+
+/*!
+ * \brief Function pointer to ast_ari_validate_channel_hold().
+ *
+ * See \ref ast_ari_model_validators.h for more details.
+ */
+ari_validator ast_ari_validate_channel_hold_fn(void);
+
 /*!
  * \brief Validator for ChannelLeftBridge.
  *
@@ -880,6 +898,24 @@ int ast_ari_validate_channel_talking_started(struct ast_json *json);
  */
 ari_validator ast_ari_validate_channel_talking_started_fn(void);
 
+/*!
+ * \brief Validator for ChannelUnhold.
+ *
+ * A channel initiated a media unhold.
+ *
+ * \param json JSON object to validate.
+ * \returns True (non-zero) if valid.
+ * \returns False (zero) if invalid.
+ */
+int ast_ari_validate_channel_unhold(struct ast_json *json);
+
+/*!
+ * \brief Function pointer to ast_ari_validate_channel_unhold().
+ *
+ * See \ref ast_ari_model_validators.h for more details.
+ */
+ari_validator ast_ari_validate_channel_unhold_fn(void);
+
 /*!
  * \brief Validator for ChannelUserevent.
  *
@@ -1393,6 +1429,11 @@ ari_validator ast_ari_validate_application_fn(void);
  * - cause: int
  * - channel: Channel (required)
  * - soft: boolean
+ * ChannelHold
+ * - type: string (required)
+ * - application: string (required)
+ * - timestamp: Date
+ * - channel: Channel (required)
  * ChannelLeftBridge
  * - type: string (required)
  * - application: string (required)
@@ -1415,6 +1456,11 @@ ari_validator ast_ari_validate_application_fn(void);
  * - application: string (required)
  * - timestamp: Date
  * - channel: Channel (required)
+ * ChannelUnhold
+ * - type: string (required)
+ * - application: string (required)
+ * - timestamp: Date
+ * - channel: Channel (required)
  * ChannelUserevent
  * - type: string (required)
  * - application: string (required)
diff --git a/rest-api/api-docs/events.json b/rest-api/api-docs/events.json
index 1aceb71edf53a277cd092cb4102a6b70f49b0e8d..f5e61f9ad9f3acb790e474189b2eff92b45373d8 100644
--- a/rest-api/api-docs/events.json
+++ b/rest-api/api-docs/events.json
@@ -161,6 +161,8 @@
 				"ChannelVarset",
 				"ChannelTalkingStarted",
 				"ChannelTalkingFinished",
+				"ChannelHold",
+				"ChannelUnhold",
 				"EndpointStateChange",
 				"Dial",
 				"StasisEnd",
@@ -598,6 +600,28 @@
 				}
 			}
 		},
+		"ChannelHold": {
+			"id": "ChannelHold",
+			"description": "A channel initiated a media hold.",
+			"properties": {
+				"channel": {
+					"required": true,
+					"type": "Channel",
+					"description": "The channel that initiated the hold event."
+				}
+			}
+		},
+		"ChannelUnhold": {
+			"id": "ChannelUnhold",
+			"description": "A channel initiated a media unhold.",
+			"properties": {
+				"channel": {
+					"required": true,
+					"type": "Channel",
+					"description": "The channel that initiated the unhold event."
+				}
+			}
+		},
 		"ChannelTalkingStarted": {
 			"id": "ChannelTalkingStarted",
 			"description": "Talking was detected on the channel.",