diff --git a/src/switch_core_io.c b/src/switch_core_io.c
index 2478df351f..42f45859d1 100644
--- a/src/switch_core_io.c
+++ b/src/switch_core_io.c
@@ -666,6 +666,13 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_session_write_frame(switch_core_sess
 		return status;
 	}
 
+	if (!(frame->codec && frame->codec->implementation)) {
+		switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_SESSION_LOG(session), SWITCH_LOG_ERROR, "%s has received a bad frame with no codec!\n", 
+						  switch_channel_get_name(session->channel));
+		switch_channel_hangup(session->channel, SWITCH_CAUSE_DESTINATION_OUT_OF_ORDER);
+		return SWITCH_STATUS_FALSE;
+	}
+
 	switch_assert(frame->codec != NULL);
 	switch_assert(frame->codec->implementation != NULL);