diff --git a/audio/gateway.c b/audio/gateway.c
index 4b86c4e..895c772 100644
--- a/audio/gateway.c
+++ b/audio/gateway.c
@@ -543,6 +543,11 @@ static void rfcomm_connect_cb(GIOChannel * chan, int err, const bdaddr_t * src,
 	gateway_close(gw);
 }
 
+void gateway_start_service(struct audio_device *device)
+{
+	rfcomm_connect_cb(device->gateway->rfcomm, 0, NULL, NULL, device);
+}
+
 static void get_record_cb(sdp_list_t * recs, int err, gpointer user_data)
 {
 	struct audio_device *dev = user_data;
diff --git a/audio/gateway.h b/audio/gateway.h
index f217544..3546cd4 100644
--- a/audio/gateway.h
+++ b/audio/gateway.h
@@ -38,4 +38,4 @@ int gateway_config_stream(struct audio_device *dev, gateway_stream_cb_t cb,
 gboolean gateway_cancel_stream(struct audio_device *dev, unsigned int id);
 int gateway_get_sco_fd(struct audio_device *dev);
 void gateway_suspend_stream(struct audio_device *dev);
-
+void gateway_start_service(struct audio_device *device);
diff --git a/audio/manager.c b/audio/manager.c
index 178de73..36d7f87 100644
--- a/audio/manager.c
+++ b/audio/manager.c
@@ -498,8 +498,20 @@ drop:
 
 static void gateway_auth_cb(DBusError *derr, void *user_data)
 {
+	struct audio_device *device = user_data;
+
 	if (derr && dbus_error_is_set(derr))
 		error("Access denied: %s", derr->message);
+	else {
+		char ag_address[18];
+
+		ba2str(&device->dst, ag_address);
+		debug("Accepted AG connection from %s for %s",
+			ag_address, device->path);
+		debug("in gateway_auth_cb, src is %d", device->src);
+
+		gateway_start_service(device);
+	}
 }
 
 static void hf_io_cb(GIOChannel *chan, int err, const bdaddr_t *src,