diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 5a68001525..c9b8f5fb4b 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -71,6 +71,19 @@ Bridging
    ast_bridge_snapshot_update structure as it's data.  It contains
    the last snapshot and the new one.
 
+Features
+------------------
+ * Before Asterisk 12, when using the automon or automixmon features defined
+   in features.conf, a channel variable (TOUCH_MIXMONITOR_OUTPUT) was set on
+   both channels, indicating the filename of the recording.
+
+   When bridging was overhauled in Asterisk 12, the behavior was changed such
+   that the variable was only set on the peer channel and not on the channel
+   that initiated the automon or automixmon.
+
+   The previous behavior has been restored so both channels receive the
+   channel variable when one of these features is invoked.
+
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 --- Functionality changes from Asterisk 16.0.0 to Asterisk 16.1.0 ------------
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/bridges/bridge_builtin_features.c b/bridges/bridge_builtin_features.c
index e9efb916cc..671cfb9385 100644
--- a/bridges/bridge_builtin_features.c
+++ b/bridges/bridge_builtin_features.c
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ static void start_automonitor(struct ast_bridge_channel *bridge_channel, struct
 		ast_bridge_channel_write_playfile(bridge_channel, NULL, start_message, NULL);
 	}
 
+	pbx_builtin_setvar_helper(bridge_channel->chan, "TOUCH_MONITOR_OUTPUT", touch_filename);
 	pbx_builtin_setvar_helper(peer_chan, "TOUCH_MONITOR_OUTPUT", touch_filename);
 }
 
@@ -400,6 +401,7 @@ static void start_automixmonitor(struct ast_bridge_channel *bridge_channel, stru
 		ast_bridge_channel_write_playfile(bridge_channel, NULL, start_message, NULL);
 	}
 
+	pbx_builtin_setvar_helper(bridge_channel->chan, "TOUCH_MIXMONITOR_OUTPUT", touch_filename);
 	pbx_builtin_setvar_helper(peer_chan, "TOUCH_MIXMONITOR_OUTPUT", touch_filename);
 }