diff --git a/modules/siprec/doc/siprec_admin.xml b/modules/siprec/doc/siprec_admin.xml
index 2f1f3e459fe..4a2dcfd4f02 100644
--- a/modules/siprec/doc/siprec_admin.xml
+++ b/modules/siprec/doc/siprec_admin.xml
@@ -447,9 +447,11 @@ modparam("siprec", "skip_failover_codes", "[34][0-9][0-9]")
 					is used to build the value.
 				</para></listitem>
 				<listitem><para>
-					<emphasis>media_ip</emphasis> - the IP that
+					<emphasis>media</emphasis> - the IP that
 					RTPProxy will be streaming media from. If absent
-					 <emphasis>127.0.0.1</emphasis> will be used.
+					<emphasis>127.0.0.1</emphasis> will be used.
+					<emphasis>NOTE:</emphasis> deprecated
+					<emphasis>media_ip</emphasis> is an alias for this param.
 				</para></listitem>
 				<listitem><para>
 					<emphasis>headers</emphasis> - extra headers
diff --git a/modules/siprec/siprec_body.c b/modules/siprec/siprec_body.c
index 752f3818774..4e68c694919 100644
--- a/modules/siprec/siprec_body.c
+++ b/modules/siprec/siprec_body.c
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ static int srs_build_sdp(struct src_sess *sess, struct srec_buffer *buf)
 	str localh = str_init("127.0.0.1");
 	str crlf_str = str_init(CRLF);
 
-	media_ip = (sess->media_ip.s?sess->media_ip:localh);
+	media_ip = (sess->media.s?sess->media:localh);
 
 	SIPREC_COPY_STR(header1, buf);
 	SIPREC_COPY_INT(sess->ts, buf);
diff --git a/modules/siprec/siprec_sess.c b/modules/siprec/siprec_sess.c
index 6306de06d1c..81aa6483906 100644
--- a/modules/siprec/siprec_sess.c
+++ b/modules/siprec/siprec_sess.c
@@ -50,22 +50,22 @@ static struct src_sess *src_create_session(str *rtp, str *m_ip, str *grp,
 	}
 
 	if (m_ip) {
-		ss->media_ip.s = (char *)(ss + 1) + ss->rtpproxy.len;
-		memcpy(ss->media_ip.s, m_ip->s, m_ip->len);
-		ss->media_ip.len = m_ip->len;
+		ss->media.s = (char *)(ss + 1) + ss->rtpproxy.len;
+		memcpy(ss->media.s, m_ip->s, m_ip->len);
+		ss->media.len = m_ip->len;
 	} else {
-		ss->media_ip.s = NULL;
-		ss->media_ip.len = 0;
+		ss->media.s = NULL;
+		ss->media.len = 0;
 	}
 
 	if (grp) {
-		ss->group.s = (char *)(ss + 1) + ss->rtpproxy.len + ss->media_ip.len;
+		ss->group.s = (char *)(ss + 1) + ss->rtpproxy.len + ss->media.len;
 		memcpy(ss->group.s, grp->s, grp->len);
 		ss->group.len = grp->len;
 	}
 
 	if (hdrs && hdrs->len) {
-		ss->headers.s = (char *)(ss + 1) + ss->rtpproxy.len + ss->media_ip.len +
+		ss->headers.s = (char *)(ss + 1) + ss->rtpproxy.len + ss->media.len +
 			ss->group.len;
 		memcpy(ss->headers.s, hdrs->s, hdrs->len);
 		ss->headers.len = hdrs->len;
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ void srec_dlg_write_callback(struct dlg_cell *dlg, int type,
 	SIPREC_BIN_PUSH(int, ss->version);
 	SIPREC_BIN_PUSH(int, ss->flags);
 	SIPREC_BIN_PUSH(str, &ss->rtpproxy);
-	SIPREC_BIN_PUSH(str, &ss->media_ip);
+	SIPREC_BIN_PUSH(str, &ss->media);
 	/* push only the first SRS - this is the one chosen */
 	SIPREC_BIN_PUSH(str, &SIPREC_SRS(ss));
 	SIPREC_BIN_PUSH(str, &ss->group);
diff --git a/modules/siprec/siprec_sess.h b/modules/siprec/siprec_sess.h
index d6059ff49ae..04a42f84daa 100644
--- a/modules/siprec/siprec_sess.h
+++ b/modules/siprec/siprec_sess.h
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ struct src_sess {
 	int streams_no;
 	int streams_inactive;
 	str rtpproxy;
-	str media_ip;
+	str media;
 	str headers;
 
 	/* SRS */
diff --git a/modules/siprec/siprec_var.c b/modules/siprec/siprec_var.c
index 7c5b0383494..13bdf782f7c 100644
--- a/modules/siprec/siprec_var.c
+++ b/modules/siprec/siprec_var.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ struct {
 	{"group", SIPREC_VAR_GROUP_ID},
 	{"caller", SIPREC_VAR_CALLER_ID},
 	{"callee", SIPREC_VAR_CALLEE_ID},
+	{"media", SIPREC_VAR_MEDIA_ID},
 	{"media_ip", SIPREC_VAR_MEDIA_ID},
 	{"headers", SIPREC_VAR_HEADERS_ID},
 	{"socket", SIPREC_VAR_SOCKET_ID},