diff --git a/modules/RTC/DataChannels.js b/modules/RTC/DataChannels.js
index 0f10d71c4..9f09bf287 100644
--- a/modules/RTC/DataChannels.js
+++ b/modules/RTC/DataChannels.js
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ var RTCEvents = require("../../service/RTC/RTCEvents");
 var _dataChannels = [];
 var eventEmitter = null;
 
-
 var DataChannels = {
     /**
      * Callback triggered by PeerConnection when new data channel is opened
@@ -99,6 +98,11 @@ var DataChannels = {
                 }
                 else {
                     console.debug("Data channel JSON-formatted message: ", obj);
+                    // The received message appears to be appropriately
+                    // formatted (i.e. is a JSON object which assigns a value to
+                    // the mandatory property colibriClass) so don't just
+                    // swallow it, expose it to public consumption.
+                    eventEmitter.emit("rtc.datachannel." + colibriClass, obj);
                 }
             }
         };
@@ -146,45 +150,61 @@ var DataChannels = {
          console.info("Got My Data Channel Message:", msgData, dataChannel);
          };*/
     },
-    handleSelectedEndpointEvent: onSelectedEndpointChanged,
-    handlePinnedEndpointEvent: onPinnedEndpointChanged
+
+    handleSelectedEndpointEvent: function (userResource) {
+        onXXXEndpointChanged("selected", userResource);
+    },
+    handlePinnedEndpointEvent: function (userResource) {
+        onXXXEndpointChanged("pinned", userResource);
+    },
+
+    some: function (callback, thisArg) {
+        if (_dataChannels && _dataChannels.length !== 0) {
+            if (thisArg)
+                return _dataChannels.some(callback, thisArg);
+            else
+                return _dataChannels.some(callback);
+        } else {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
 };
 
-function onSelectedEndpointChanged(userResource) {
-    console.log('selected endpoint changed: ', userResource);
-    if (_dataChannels && _dataChannels.length !== 0) {
-        _dataChannels.some(function (dataChannel) {
-            if (dataChannel.readyState == 'open') {
-                console.log('sending selected endpoint changed ' +
-                    'notification to the bridge: ', userResource);
-                dataChannel.send(JSON.stringify({
-                    'colibriClass': 'SelectedEndpointChangedEvent',
-                    'selectedEndpoint':
-                        (!userResource || userResource === null)?
-                            null : userResource
-                }));
+/**
+ * Notifies Videobridge about a change in the value of a specific
+ * endpoint-related property such as selected endpoint and pinnned endpoint.
+ *
+ * @param xxx the name of the endpoint-related property whose value changed
+ * @param userResource the new value of the endpoint-related property after the
+ * change
+ */
+function onXXXEndpointChanged(xxx, userResource) {
+    // Derive the correct words from xxx such as selected and Selected, pinned
+    // and Pinned.
+    var head = xxx.charAt(0);
+    var tail = xxx.substring(1);
+    var lower = head.toLowerCase() + tail;
+    var upper = head.toUpperCase() + tail;
 
-                return true;
-            }
-        });
-    }
-}
+    // Notify Videobridge about the specified endpoint change.
+    console.log(lower + ' endpoint changed: ', userResource);
+    DataChannels.some(function (dataChannel) {
+        if (dataChannel.readyState == 'open') {
+            console.log(
+                    'sending ' + lower
+                        + ' endpoint changed notification to the bridge: ',
+                    userResource);
 
-function onPinnedEndpointChanged(userResource) {
-    console.log('pinned endpoint changed: ', userResource);
-    if (_dataChannels && _dataChannels.length !== 0) {
-        _dataChannels.some(function (dataChannel) {
-            if (dataChannel.readyState == 'open') {
-                dataChannel.send(JSON.stringify({
-                    'colibriClass': 'PinnedEndpointChangedEvent',
-                    'pinnedEndpoint':
-                        userResource ? userResource : null
-                }));
+            var jsonObject = {};
 
-                return true;
-            }
-        });
-    }
+            jsonObject.colibriClass = (upper + 'EndpointChangedEvent');
+            jsonObject[lower + "Endpoint"]
+                = (userResource ? userResource : null);
+            dataChannel.send(JSON.stringify(jsonObject));
+
+            return true;
+        }
+    });
 }
 
 module.exports = DataChannels;
diff --git a/modules/RTC/RTC.js b/modules/RTC/RTC.js
index 6f8932bf1..6a0a1107b 100644
--- a/modules/RTC/RTC.js
+++ b/modules/RTC/RTC.js
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ function getMediaStreamUsage()
 }
 
 var RTC = {
+    // Exposes DataChannels to public consumption (e.g. jitsi-meet-torture)
+    // without the necessity to require the module.
+    "DataChannels": DataChannels,
+
     rtcUtils: null,
     devices: {
         audio: true,