diff --git a/include/asterisk/bridge.h b/include/asterisk/bridge.h
index fc3726270fbee2af7552305cc8284506c8f59a43..30ac0953c294c467f339717b58d19d106954caad 100644
--- a/include/asterisk/bridge.h
+++ b/include/asterisk/bridge.h
@@ -746,6 +746,18 @@ int ast_bridge_suspend(struct ast_bridge *bridge, struct ast_channel *chan);
  */
 int ast_bridge_unsuspend(struct ast_bridge *bridge, struct ast_channel *chan);
 
+/*!
+ * \brief Sets BRIDGECHANNEL and BRIDGEPVTCALLID for a channel
+ *
+ * \pre chan must be locked before calling
+ *
+ * \param name channel name of the bridged peer
+ * \param pvtid Private CallID of the bridged peer
+ *
+ * \return nothing
+ */
+void ast_bridge_vars_set(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *name, const char *pvtid);
+
 struct ast_unreal_pvt;
 
 /*!
diff --git a/main/bridge.c b/main/bridge.c
index 7644884ebef9a449f2272bec0f66948a104a9b5a..b5c59514c5b2c5ed83930faf3adb2799b9c768df 100644
--- a/main/bridge.c
+++ b/main/bridge.c
@@ -1213,7 +1213,7 @@ static void check_bridge_play_sounds(struct ast_bridge *bridge)
 	}
 }
 
-static void update_bridge_vars_set(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *name, const char *pvtid)
+void ast_bridge_vars_set(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *name, const char *pvtid)
 {
 	ast_channel_stage_snapshot(chan);
 	pbx_builtin_setvar_helper(chan, "BRIDGEPEER", name);
@@ -1253,12 +1253,12 @@ static void set_bridge_peer_vars_2party(struct ast_channel *c0, struct ast_chann
 	ast_channel_unlock(c1);
 
 	ast_channel_lock(c0);
-	update_bridge_vars_set(c0, c1_name, c1_pvtid);
+	ast_bridge_vars_set(c0, c1_name, c1_pvtid);
 	UPDATE_BRIDGE_VARS_GET(c0, c0_name, c0_pvtid);
 	ast_channel_unlock(c0);
 
 	ast_channel_lock(c1);
-	update_bridge_vars_set(c1, c0_name, c0_pvtid);
+	ast_bridge_vars_set(c1, c0_name, c0_pvtid);
 	ast_channel_unlock(c1);
 }
 
@@ -1359,7 +1359,7 @@ static void set_bridge_peer_vars_multiparty(struct ast_bridge *bridge)
 		++idx;
 
 		ast_channel_lock(bridge_channel->chan);
-		update_bridge_vars_set(bridge_channel->chan, buf, NULL);
+		ast_bridge_vars_set(bridge_channel->chan, buf, NULL);
 		ast_channel_unlock(bridge_channel->chan);
 	}
 }
@@ -1381,7 +1381,7 @@ static void set_bridge_peer_vars_holding(struct ast_bridge *bridge)
 
 	AST_LIST_TRAVERSE(&bridge->channels, bridge_channel, entry) {
 		ast_channel_lock(bridge_channel->chan);
-		update_bridge_vars_set(bridge_channel->chan, NULL, NULL);
+		ast_bridge_vars_set(bridge_channel->chan, NULL, NULL);
 		ast_channel_unlock(bridge_channel->chan);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/main/bridge_channel.c b/main/bridge_channel.c
index 8ce022005c84c4c7371130ff639d5e5f5e58cd3a..3874e50ff6deb54592a65f0459de6c23c54910e9 100644
--- a/main/bridge_channel.c
+++ b/main/bridge_channel.c
@@ -289,6 +289,10 @@ void ast_bridge_channel_leave_bridge_nolock(struct ast_bridge_channel *bridge_ch
 
 	channel_set_cause(bridge_channel->chan, cause);
 
+	ast_channel_lock(bridge_channel->chan);
+	ast_bridge_vars_set(bridge_channel->chan, NULL, NULL);
+	ast_channel_unlock(bridge_channel->chan);
+
 	/* Change the state on the bridge channel */
 	bridge_channel->state = new_state;