diff --git a/openbsc/include/openbsc/gsm_04_80.h b/openbsc/include/openbsc/gsm_04_80.h
index 85b6a49..8a25554 100644
--- a/openbsc/include/openbsc/gsm_04_80.h
+++ b/openbsc/include/openbsc/gsm_04_80.h
@@ -24,5 +24,6 @@
 			     const struct ussd_request *request);
 
 struct msgb * gsm0480_create_notifySS(const char *text);
+int gsm0480_wrap_invoke(struct msgb *msg, int op, int link_id);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/openbsc/src/gsm_04_80.c b/openbsc/src/gsm_04_80.c
index f2a0728..71fb405 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/gsm_04_80.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/gsm_04_80.c
@@ -360,6 +360,27 @@
 	return gsm0808_submit_dtap(conn, msg, 0);
 }
 
+/* wrap an invoke around it... the other way around
+ *
+ * 1.) Invoke Component tag
+ * 2.) Invoke ID Tag
+ * 3.) Operation
+ * 4.) Data
+ */
+int gsm0480_wrap_invoke(struct msgb *msg, int op, int link_id)
+{
+	/* 3. operation */
+	msgb_push_TLV1(msg, GSM0480_OPERATION_CODE, op);
+
+	/* 2. invoke id tag */
+	msgb_push_TLV1(msg, GSM0480_COMPIDTAG_INVOKE_ID, link_id);
+
+	/* 1. component tag */
+	msgb_wrap_with_TL(msg, GSM0480_CTYPE_INVOKE);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int gsm0480_send_ussd_reject(struct gsm_subscriber_connection *conn,
 			     const struct msgb *in_msg,
 			     const struct ussd_request *req)