diff --git a/main/bridge.c b/main/bridge.c
index f46d314230..1e746a0f05 100644
--- a/main/bridge.c
+++ b/main/bridge.c
@@ -1764,8 +1764,8 @@ int ast_bridge_depart(struct ast_channel *chan)
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * We are claiming the reference held by the depart bridge
-	 * channel thread.
+	 * We are claiming the bridge_channel reference held by
+	 * bridge_channel_depart_thread().
 	 */
 
 	ast_bridge_channel_leave_bridge(bridge_channel,
diff --git a/main/bridge_channel.c b/main/bridge_channel.c
index 60fa03082a..e59d28e172 100644
--- a/main/bridge_channel.c
+++ b/main/bridge_channel.c
@@ -2564,10 +2564,15 @@ int bridge_channel_internal_join(struct ast_bridge_channel *bridge_channel)
 
 		ast_bridge_unlock(bridge_channel->bridge);
 		bridge_channel_event_join_leave(bridge_channel, AST_BRIDGE_HOOK_TYPE_JOIN);
+
 		while (bridge_channel->state == BRIDGE_CHANNEL_STATE_WAIT) {
 			/* Wait for something to do. */
 			bridge_channel_wait(bridge_channel);
 		}
+
+		/* Force a timeout on any accumulated DTMF hook digits. */
+		ast_bridge_channel_feature_digit(bridge_channel, 0);
+
 		bridge_channel_event_join_leave(bridge_channel, AST_BRIDGE_HOOK_TYPE_LEAVE);
 		ast_bridge_channel_lock_bridge(bridge_channel);
 	}