diff --git a/include/asterisk/astobj2.h b/include/asterisk/astobj2.h
index de35bb3240..e02a4cd854 100644
--- a/include/asterisk/astobj2.h
+++ b/include/asterisk/astobj2.h
@@ -558,6 +558,29 @@ int __ao2_weakproxy_set_object(void *weakproxy, void *obj, int flags,
 #define ao2_t_weakproxy_set_object(weakproxy, obj, flags, tag) \
 	__ao2_weakproxy_set_object(weakproxy, obj, flags, tag, __FILE__, __LINE__, __PRETTY_FUNCTION__)
 
+/*!
+ * \since 14.0.0
+ * \brief Run ao2_t_ref on the object associated with weakproxy.
+ *
+ * \param weakproxy The weakproxy to read from.
+ * \param delta Value to add to the reference counter.
+ * \param flags OBJ_NOLOCK to avoid locking weakproxy.
+ *
+ * \retval -2 weakproxy is not a valid ao2_weakproxy.
+ * \retval -1 weakproxy has no associated object.
+ *
+ * \return The value of the reference counter before the operation.
+ */
+int __ao2_weakproxy_ref_object(void *weakproxy, int delta, int flags,
+	const char *tag, const char *file, int line, const char *func);
+
+#define ao2_t_weakproxy_ref_object(weakproxy, delta, flags, tag) \
+	__ao2_weakproxy_ref_object(weakproxy, delta, flags, \
+		tag, __FILE__, __LINE__, __PRETTY_FUNCTION__)
+
+#define ao2_weakproxy_ref_object(weakproxy, delta, flags) \
+	ao2_t_weakproxy_ref_object(weakproxy, delta, flags, "")
+
 /*!
  * \since 14.0.0
  * \brief Get the object associated with weakproxy.
diff --git a/main/astobj2.c b/main/astobj2.c
index c5b5cd957b..f9dd8d490d 100644
--- a/main/astobj2.c
+++ b/main/astobj2.c
@@ -836,6 +836,33 @@ int __ao2_weakproxy_set_object(void *weakproxy, void *obj, int flags,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+int __ao2_weakproxy_ref_object(void *weakproxy, int delta, int flags,
+	const char *tag, const char *file, int line, const char *func)
+{
+	struct astobj2 *internal = __INTERNAL_OBJ_CHECK(weakproxy, file, line, func);
+	int ret = -1;
+
+	if (!internal || internal->priv_data.magic != AO2_WEAK) {
+		/* This method is meant to be run on weakproxy objects! */
+		return -2;
+	}
+
+	/* We have a weak object, grab lock. */
+	if (!(flags & OBJ_NOLOCK)) {
+		ao2_lock(weakproxy);
+	}
+
+	if (internal->priv_data.weakptr) {
+		ret = __ao2_ref(internal->priv_data.weakptr, delta, tag, file, line, func);
+	}
+
+	if (!(flags & OBJ_NOLOCK)) {
+		ao2_unlock(weakproxy);
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 void *__ao2_weakproxy_get_object(void *weakproxy, int flags,
 	const char *tag, const char *file, int line, const char *func)
 {
diff --git a/tests/test_astobj2_weaken.c b/tests/test_astobj2_weaken.c
index e53ab7a00d..6a5eaeb99b 100644
--- a/tests/test_astobj2_weaken.c
+++ b/tests/test_astobj2_weaken.c
@@ -223,7 +223,29 @@ AST_TEST_DEFINE(astobj2_weak1)
 		goto fail_cleanup;
 	}
 
+	if (ao2_t_weakproxy_ref_object(obj3, +1, 0, "ao2_ref should never see this") != -2) {
+		ast_test_status_update(test,
+			"Expected -2 from ao2_t_weakproxy_ref_object against normal ao2 object.\n");
+		goto fail_cleanup;
+	}
+
+	if (ao2_t_weakproxy_ref_object(weakref2, +1, 0, "weakref2 ref_object") != 2) {
+		ast_test_status_update(test, "Expected 2 from weakref2 ref_object.\n");
+		goto fail_cleanup;
+	}
+
+	if (ao2_t_ref(obj3, -1, "balance weakref2 ref_object") != 3) {
+		ast_test_status_update(test, "Expected 3 from obj3 ao2_t_ref.\n");
+		goto fail_cleanup;
+	}
+
 	ao2_ref(obj3, -1);
+
+	if (ao2_weakproxy_ref_object(weakref2, +1, 0) != -1) {
+		ast_test_status_update(test, "Expected -1 from weakref2 ref_object because obj3 is gone.\n");
+		goto fail_cleanup;
+	}
+
 	ao2_t_ref(weakref2, -1, "weakref2");
 
 	if (!weakproxydestroyed) {