diff --git a/src/gb/gprs_ns2.c b/src/gb/gprs_ns2.c
index 6bccf65..3bb04ae 100644
--- a/src/gb/gprs_ns2.c
+++ b/src/gb/gprs_ns2.c
@@ -1356,7 +1356,7 @@
 		if (rc < 0) {
 			LOGP(DLNS, LOGL_NOTICE, "Error during TLV Parse\n");
 			if (nsh->pdu_type != NS_PDUT_STATUS)
-				ns2_tx_status(nsvc, NS_CAUSE_PROTO_ERR_UNSPEC, 0, msg);
+				ns2_tx_status(nsvc, NS_CAUSE_PROTO_ERR_UNSPEC, 0, msg, NULL);
 			return rc;
 		}
 		return ns2_vc_rx(nsvc, msg, &tp);
diff --git a/src/gb/gprs_ns2_internal.h b/src/gb/gprs_ns2_internal.h
index a5d78d4..0959d2b 100644
--- a/src/gb/gprs_ns2_internal.h
+++ b/src/gb/gprs_ns2_internal.h
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@
 		     struct msgb *msg);
 
 int ns2_tx_status(struct gprs_ns2_vc *nsvc, uint8_t cause,
-		       uint16_t bvci, struct msgb *orig_msg);
+		  uint16_t bvci, struct msgb *orig_msg, uint16_t *nsvci);
 
 /* driver */
 struct gprs_ns2_vc *ns2_ip_bind_connect(struct gprs_ns2_vc_bind *bind,
diff --git a/src/gb/gprs_ns2_message.c b/src/gb/gprs_ns2_message.c
index de30470..cc95334 100644
--- a/src/gb/gprs_ns2_message.c
+++ b/src/gb/gprs_ns2_message.c
@@ -432,13 +432,14 @@
  *  \param[in] cause Numeric NS cause value
  *  \param[in] bvci BVCI to be reset within NSVC
  *  \param[in] orig_msg message causing the STATUS
+ *  \param[in] nsvci if given this NSVCI will be encoded. If NULL the nsvc->nsvci will be used.
  *  \returns 0 in case of success */
 int ns2_tx_status(struct gprs_ns2_vc *nsvc, uint8_t cause,
-		       uint16_t bvci, struct msgb *orig_msg)
+		  uint16_t bvci, struct msgb *orig_msg, uint16_t *nsvci)
 {
 	struct msgb *msg = ns2_msgb_alloc();
 	struct gprs_ns_hdr *nsh;
-	uint16_t nsvci = osmo_htons(nsvc->nsvci);
+	uint16_t encoded_nsvci;
 	unsigned int orig_len, max_orig_len;
 
 	log_set_context(LOG_CTX_GB_NSE, nsvc->nse);
@@ -459,7 +460,11 @@
 	case NS_CAUSE_NSVC_BLOCKED:
 	case NS_CAUSE_NSVC_UNKNOWN:
 		/* Section 9.2.7.1: Static conditions for NS-VCI */
-		msgb_tvlv_put(msg, NS_IE_VCI, 2, (uint8_t *)&nsvci);
+		if (nsvci)
+			encoded_nsvci = osmo_htons(*nsvci);
+		else
+			encoded_nsvci = osmo_htons(nsvc->nsvci);
+		msgb_tvlv_put(msg, NS_IE_VCI, 2, (uint8_t *)&encoded_nsvci);
 		break;
 	case NS_CAUSE_SEM_INCORR_PDU:
 	case NS_CAUSE_PDU_INCOMP_PSTATE:
diff --git a/src/gb/gprs_ns2_vc_fsm.c b/src/gb/gprs_ns2_vc_fsm.c
index d09c31a..1a632b1 100644
--- a/src/gb/gprs_ns2_vc_fsm.c
+++ b/src/gb/gprs_ns2_vc_fsm.c
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@
 
 			ns2_tx_status(priv->nsvc,
 				      NS_CAUSE_NSVC_BLOCKED,
-				      0, msg);
+				      0, msg, NULL);
 			break;
 		/* ALIVE can receive UNITDATA if the ALIVE_ACK is lost */
 		case GPRS_NS2_ST_RECOVERING:
@@ -863,7 +863,7 @@
 	if (ns2_validate(nsvc, nsh->pdu_type, msg, tp, &cause)) {
 		/* don't answer on a STATUS with a STATUS */
 		if (nsh->pdu_type != NS_PDUT_STATUS) {
-			rc = ns2_tx_status(nsvc, cause, 0, msg);
+			rc = ns2_tx_status(nsvc, cause, 0, msg, NULL);
 			goto out;
 		}
 	}