diff --git a/src/include/switch_apr.h b/src/include/switch_apr.h
index 62d207261e..e9799c2068 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_apr.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_apr.h
@@ -1145,6 +1145,8 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_sockaddr_info_get(switch_sockaddr_t ** sa
 
 SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_sockaddr_create(switch_sockaddr_t **sa, switch_memory_pool_t *pool);
 
+SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_sockaddr_new(switch_sockaddr_t ** sa, const char *ip, switch_port_t port, switch_memory_pool_t *pool);
+
 /**
  * Send data over a network.
  * @param sock The socket to send the data over.
diff --git a/src/switch_apr.c b/src/switch_apr.c
index 25ff864129..c033d87bc4 100644
--- a/src/switch_apr.c
+++ b/src/switch_apr.c
@@ -814,7 +814,6 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_sockaddr_create(switch_sockaddr_t **sa, s
 	new_sa = apr_pcalloc(pool, sizeof(apr_sockaddr_t));
 	switch_assert(new_sa);
 	new_sa->pool = pool;
-	memset(new_sa, 0, sizeof(*new_sa));
 
 	new_sa->family = family;
 	new_sa->sa.sin.sin_family = family;
@@ -834,6 +833,65 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_sockaddr_info_get(switch_sockaddr_t ** sa
 	return apr_sockaddr_info_get(sa, hostname, family, port, flags, pool);
 }
 
+SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_sockaddr_new(switch_sockaddr_t ** sa, const char *ip, switch_port_t port, switch_memory_pool_t *pool)
+{
+	switch_status_t status = SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+	apr_sockaddr_t *new_sa;
+	int family;
+
+	if (!sa || !pool || !ip) {
+		switch_goto_status(SWITCH_STATUS_GENERR, end);
+	}
+
+	new_sa = apr_pcalloc(pool, sizeof(apr_sockaddr_t));
+	switch_assert(new_sa);
+
+	new_sa->pool = pool;
+
+	if (strchr(ip, ':')) {
+		struct sockaddr_in6 sa6 = { 0 };
+
+		family = APR_INET6;
+		inet_pton(family, ip, &(sa6.sin6_addr));
+		memcpy(&new_sa->sa, &sa6, sizeof(struct sockaddr_in6));
+	} else {
+		struct sockaddr_in sa4 = { 0 };
+
+		family = APR_INET;
+		inet_pton(family, ip, &(sa4.sin_addr));
+		memcpy(&new_sa->sa, &sa4, sizeof(struct sockaddr_in));
+	}
+
+	new_sa->hostname = apr_pstrdup(pool, ip);
+	new_sa->family = family;
+	new_sa->sa.sin.sin_family = family;
+	if (port) {
+		/* XXX IPv6: assumes sin_port and sin6_port at same offset */
+		new_sa->sa.sin.sin_port = htons(port);
+		new_sa->port = port;
+	}
+
+	if (family == APR_INET) {
+		new_sa->salen = sizeof(struct sockaddr_in);
+		new_sa->addr_str_len = 16;
+		new_sa->ipaddr_ptr = &(new_sa->sa.sin.sin_addr);
+		new_sa->ipaddr_len = sizeof(struct in_addr);
+	}
+#if APR_HAVE_IPV6
+	else if (family == APR_INET6) {
+		new_sa->salen = sizeof(struct sockaddr_in6);
+		new_sa->addr_str_len = 46;
+		new_sa->ipaddr_ptr = &(new_sa->sa.sin6.sin6_addr);
+		new_sa->ipaddr_len = sizeof(struct in6_addr);
+	}
+#endif
+
+	*sa = new_sa;
+
+end:
+	return status;
+}
+
 SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_socket_opt_set(switch_socket_t *sock, int32_t opt, int32_t on)
 {
 	if (opt == SWITCH_SO_TCP_KEEPIDLE) {
diff --git a/src/switch_core_port_allocator.c b/src/switch_core_port_allocator.c
index 5c440537ee..3bbed2a351 100644
--- a/src/switch_core_port_allocator.c
+++ b/src/switch_core_port_allocator.c
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_port_allocator_new(const char *ip, s
 	return SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-static switch_bool_t test_port(switch_core_port_allocator_t *alloc, int family, int type, switch_port_t port)
+static switch_bool_t test_port(switch_core_port_allocator_t *alloc, int type, switch_port_t port)
 {
 	switch_memory_pool_t *pool = NULL;
 	switch_sockaddr_t *local_addr = NULL;
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@ static switch_bool_t test_port(switch_core_port_allocator_t *alloc, int family,
 		return SWITCH_FALSE;
 	}
 
-	if (switch_sockaddr_info_get(&local_addr, alloc->ip, SWITCH_UNSPEC, port, 0, pool) == SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
-		if (switch_socket_create(&sock, family, type, 0, pool) == SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+	if (switch_sockaddr_new(&local_addr, alloc->ip, port, pool) == SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+		if (switch_socket_create(&sock, switch_sockaddr_get_family(local_addr), type, 0, pool) == SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
 			if (switch_socket_bind(sock, local_addr) == SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
 				r = SWITCH_TRUE;
 			}
@@ -179,12 +179,12 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_port_allocator_request_port(switch_c
 			}
 
 			if ((alloc->flags & SPF_ROBUST_UDP)) {
-				r = test_port(alloc, AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, port);
+				r = test_port(alloc, SOCK_DGRAM, port);
 				switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_DEBUG, "UDP port robustness check for port %d %s\n", port, r ? "pass" : "fail");
 			}
 
 			if ((alloc->flags & SPF_ROBUST_TCP)) {
-				r = test_port(alloc, AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, port);
+				r = test_port(alloc, SOCK_STREAM, port);
 				switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_DEBUG, "TCP port robustness check for port %d %s\n", port, r ? "pass" : "fail");
 			}
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/switch_core.c b/tests/unit/switch_core.c
index 05b3b7f60d..9f58969a6f 100644
--- a/tests/unit/switch_core.c
+++ b/tests/unit/switch_core.c
@@ -82,6 +82,34 @@ FST_CORE_BEGIN("./conf")
 			switch_safe_free(var_default_password);
 		}
 		FST_TEST_END()
+
+		FST_TEST_BEGIN(test_switch_sockaddr_new)
+		{
+			int type = SOCK_DGRAM;
+			switch_port_t port = 12044;
+			const char *ip = "127.0.0.1";
+
+			switch_memory_pool_t *pool = NULL;
+			switch_sockaddr_t *local_addr = NULL;
+			switch_socket_t *sock = NULL;
+			switch_bool_t r = SWITCH_FALSE;
+
+			if (switch_core_new_memory_pool(&pool) == SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+				if (switch_sockaddr_new(&local_addr, ip, port, pool) == SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+					if (switch_socket_create(&sock, switch_sockaddr_get_family(local_addr), type, 0, pool) == SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+						if (switch_socket_bind(sock, local_addr) == SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+							r = SWITCH_TRUE;
+						}
+						switch_socket_close(sock);
+					}
+				}
+
+				switch_core_destroy_memory_pool(&pool);
+			}
+
+			fst_check_int_equals(r, SWITCH_TRUE);
+		}
+		FST_TEST_END()
 	}
 	FST_SUITE_END()
 }