--- a/include/asterisk/rtp_engine.h
+++ b/include/asterisk/rtp_engine.h
@@ -1216,6 +1216,24 @@
  * \since 1.8
  */
 int ast_rtp_codecs_payload_code(struct ast_rtp_codecs *codecs, int asterisk_format, const struct ast_format *format, int code);
+/*!
+ * \brief Search for a payload code in the ast_rtp_codecs structure
+ *
+ * \param codecs Codecs structure to look in
+ * \param code The format to look for
+ *
+ * \retval Numerical payload or -1 if unable to find payload in codecs
+ *
+ * Example usage:
+ *
+ * \code
+ * int payload = ast_rtp_codecs_payload_code(&codecs, 0);
+ * \endcode
+ *
+ * This looks for the numerical payload for ULAW in the codecs structure.
+ *
+ */
+int ast_rtp_codecs_find_payload_code(struct ast_rtp_codecs *codecs, int code);
 
 /*!
  * \brief Retrieve mime subtype information on a payload
--- a/main/rtp_engine.c
+++ b/main/rtp_engine.c
@@ -762,7 +762,21 @@
 
 	return res;
 }
+int ast_rtp_codecs_find_payload_code(struct ast_rtp_codecs *codecs, int code)
+{
+	struct ast_rtp_payload_type *type;
+	int res = -1;
+
+	/* Search the payload type in the codecs passed */
+	if ((type = ao2_find(codecs->payloads, &code, OBJ_NOLOCK | OBJ_KEY)))
+	{
+		res = type->payload;
+		ao2_ref(type, -1);
+		return res;
+	}
 
+	return res;
+}
 const char *ast_rtp_lookup_mime_subtype2(const int asterisk_format, struct ast_format *format, int code, enum ast_rtp_options options)
 {
 	int i;
--- a/res/res_rtp_asterisk.c
+++ b/res/res_rtp_asterisk.c
@@ -2774,11 +2774,11 @@
 	}
 
 	/* If the payload coming in is not one of the negotiated ones then send it to the core, this will cause formats to change and the bridge to break */
-	if (!ast_rtp_codecs_payload_code(ast_rtp_instance_get_codecs(instance1), 0, NULL, bridged_payload) &&
-	    !ast_rtp_codecs_get_payload_format(ast_rtp_instance_get_codecs(instance1), bridged_payload)) {
+	if ((-1 == ast_rtp_codecs_find_payload_code(ast_rtp_instance_get_codecs(instance1),bridged_payload)))
+	{
+		ast_debug(1, "Unsupported payload type received \n");
 		return -1;
 	}
-
 	/* If the marker bit has been explicitly set turn it on */
 	if (ast_test_flag(rtp, FLAG_NEED_MARKER_BIT)) {
 		mark = 1;