diff --git a/channel.c b/channel.c
index 545e00231c4dd2793e32406451040ae5d1188fbc..65dcf2f4fae4c353364296b3c59071dc5900cdce 100644
--- a/channel.c
+++ b/channel.c
@@ -2829,6 +2829,14 @@ int ast_channel_masquerade(struct ast_channel *original, struct ast_channel *clo
 {
 	int res = -1;
 
+	/* each of these channels may be sitting behind a channel proxy (i.e. chan_agent)
+	   and if so, we don't really want to masquerade it, but its proxy */
+	if (original->_bridge && (original->_bridge != ast_bridged_channel(original)))
+		original = original->_bridge;
+
+	if (clone->_bridge && (clone->_bridge != ast_bridged_channel(clone)))
+		clone = clone->_bridge;
+
 	if (original == clone) {
 		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Can't masquerade channel '%s' into itself!\n", original->name);
 		return -1;
diff --git a/include/asterisk/channel.h b/include/asterisk/channel.h
index 9d38dff5b43562beb0adc4125ee382ca5d1c87c7..a36949932b60b70f7197ff64e3d062b5ec592320 100644
--- a/include/asterisk/channel.h
+++ b/include/asterisk/channel.h
@@ -311,8 +311,9 @@ struct ast_channel {
 	/*! Current active data generator */
 	struct ast_generator *generator;
 
-	/*! Who are we bridged to, if we're bridged  Do not access directly,
-	    use ast_bridged_channel(chan) */
+	/*! Who are we bridged to, if we're bridged. Who is proxying for us,
+	  if we are proxied (i.e. chan_agent).
+	  Do not access directly, use ast_bridged_channel(chan) */
 	struct ast_channel *_bridge;
 	/*! Channel that will masquerade as us */
 	struct ast_channel *masq;