diff --git a/src/include/switch_apr.h b/src/include/switch_apr.h
index bb02f3e3c4..e3f426e4ee 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_apr.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_apr.h
@@ -1061,6 +1061,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(uint16_t) switch_sockaddr_get_port(switch_sockaddr_t *sa);
 SWITCH_DECLARE(const char *) switch_get_addr(char *buf, switch_size_t len, switch_sockaddr_t *in);
 SWITCH_DECLARE(int32_t) switch_sockaddr_get_family(switch_sockaddr_t *sa);
 SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_sockaddr_ip_get(char **addr, switch_sockaddr_t *sa);
+SWITCH_DECLARE(int) switch_sockaddr_equal(const switch_sockaddr_t *sa1, const switch_sockaddr_t *sa2);
 
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/switch_apr.c b/src/switch_apr.c
index fade0caf27..028c4a5da3 100644
--- a/src/switch_apr.c
+++ b/src/switch_apr.c
@@ -732,6 +732,11 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_sockaddr_ip_get(char **addr, switch_socka
 	return apr_sockaddr_ip_get(addr, sa);
 }
 
+SWITCH_DECLARE(int) switch_sockaddr_equal(const switch_sockaddr_t *sa1, const switch_sockaddr_t *sa2)
+{
+	return apr_sockaddr_equal(sa1, sa2);
+}
+
 SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_mcast_join(switch_socket_t *sock, switch_sockaddr_t *join, switch_sockaddr_t *iface, switch_sockaddr_t *source)
 {
 	return apr_mcast_join(sock, join, iface, source);