--- main/translate.c	(Asterisk 13.18.2)
+++ main/translate.c	(working copy)
@@ -36,2 +36,3 @@
 #include <math.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 
@@ -1492,2 +1493,16 @@ int ast_translator_best_choice(struct as
 				beststeps = matrix_get(x, y)->multistep;
+			} else if (matrix_get(x, y)->table_cost == besttablecost
+					&& matrix_get(x, y)->multistep == beststeps) {
+				int gap_selected = abs(ast_format_get_sample_rate(best)
+					- ast_format_get_sample_rate(bestdst));
+				int gap_current = abs(ast_format_get_sample_rate(src)
+					- ast_format_get_sample_rate(dst));
+
+				if (gap_current < gap_selected) {
+					/* better than what we have so far */
+					ao2_replace(best, src);
+					ao2_replace(bestdst, dst);
+					besttablecost = matrix_get(x, y)->table_cost;
+					beststeps = matrix_get(x, y)->multistep;
+				}
 			}