diff --git a/openbsc/include/openbsc/gb_proxy.h b/openbsc/include/openbsc/gb_proxy.h
index db236b5..8979aac 100644
--- a/openbsc/include/openbsc/gb_proxy.h
+++ b/openbsc/include/openbsc/gb_proxy.h
@@ -39,4 +39,8 @@
 
 int gbprox_signal(unsigned int subsys, unsigned int signal,
 		  void *handler_data, void *signal_data);
+
+/* Reset all persistent NS-VC's */
+int gbprox_reset_persistent_nsvcs(struct gprs_ns_inst *nsi);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/openbsc/include/openbsc/gprs_ns.h b/openbsc/include/openbsc/gprs_ns.h
index 4ccf4c7..24a7974 100644
--- a/openbsc/include/openbsc/gprs_ns.h
+++ b/openbsc/include/openbsc/gprs_ns.h
@@ -209,6 +209,9 @@
 void nsvc_delete(struct gprs_nsvc *nsvc);
 struct gprs_nsvc *nsvc_by_nsei(struct gprs_ns_inst *nsi, uint16_t nsei);
 
+/* Initiate a RESET procedure (including timer start, ...)*/
+int gprs_nsvc_reset(struct gprs_nsvc *nsvc, uint8_t cause);
+
 /* Add NS-specific VTY stuff */
 int gprs_ns_vty_init(struct gprs_ns_inst *nsi);
 
diff --git a/openbsc/src/gprs/gb_proxy.c b/openbsc/src/gprs/gb_proxy.c
index 5fbf9bf..1fe9e96 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/gprs/gb_proxy.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/gprs/gb_proxy.c
@@ -507,6 +507,18 @@
 	return rc;
 }
 
+int gbprox_reset_persistent_nsvcs(struct gprs_ns_inst *nsi)
+{
+	struct gprs_nsvc *nsvc;
+
+	llist_for_each_entry(nsvc, &nsi->gprs_nsvcs, list) {
+		if (!nsvc->persistent)
+			continue;
+		gprs_nsvc_reset(nsvc, NS_CAUSE_OM_INTERVENTION);
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /* Signal handler for signals from NS layer */
 int gbprox_signal(unsigned int subsys, unsigned int signal,
 		  void *handler_data, void *signal_data)
diff --git a/openbsc/src/gprs/gb_proxy_main.c b/openbsc/src/gprs/gb_proxy_main.c
index f6260bf..de83186 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/gprs/gb_proxy_main.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/gprs/gb_proxy_main.c
@@ -237,6 +237,10 @@
 	nsip_connect(bssgp_nsi, &sin, gbcfg.nsip_sgsn_nsei,
 			gbcfg.nsip_sgsn_nsvci);
 
+
+	/* Reset all the persistent NS-VCs that we've read from the config */
+	gbprox_reset_persistent_nsvcs(bssgp_nsi);
+
 	while (1) {
 		rc = bsc_select_main(0);
 		if (rc < 0)
diff --git a/openbsc/src/gprs/gprs_ns.c b/openbsc/src/gprs/gprs_ns.c
index dc12953..6a6cfe1 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/gprs/gprs_ns.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/gprs/gprs_ns.c
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@
 		nsvc->state = NSE_S_BLOCKED | NSE_S_ALIVE;
 		nsvc->remote_state = NSE_S_BLOCKED | NSE_S_ALIVE;
 		rate_ctr_inc(&nsvc->ctrg->ctr[NS_CTR_BLOCKED]);
-		if (nsvc->remote_end_is_sgsn) {
+		if (nsvc->persistent || nsvc->remote_end_is_sgsn) {
 			/* stop RESET timer */
 			bsc_del_timer(&nsvc->timer);
 			/* Initiate TEST proc.: Send ALIVE and start timer */
@@ -894,6 +894,22 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
+/* Initiate a RESET procedure */
+int gprs_nsvc_reset(struct gprs_nsvc *nsvc, uint8_t cause)
+{
+	/* Mark NS-VC locally as blocked and dead */
+	nsvc->state = NSE_S_BLOCKED;
+	/* Send NS-RESET PDU */
+	if (gprs_ns_tx_reset(nsvc, cause) < 0) {
+		LOGP(DNS, LOGL_ERROR, "NSEI=%u, error resetting NS-VC\n",
+			nsvc->nsei);
+	}
+	/* Start Tns-reset */
+	nsvc_start_timer(nsvc, NSVC_TIMER_TNS_RESET);
+
+	return nsvc;
+}
+
 /* Establish a connection (from the BSS) to the SGSN */
 struct gprs_nsvc *nsip_connect(struct gprs_ns_inst *nsi,
 				struct sockaddr_in *dest, uint16_t nsei,
@@ -909,18 +925,5 @@
 	nsvc->nsvci = nsvci;
 	nsvc->remote_end_is_sgsn = 1;
 
-	/* Initiate a RESET procedure */
-	/* Mark NS-VC locally as blocked and dead */
-	nsvc->state = NSE_S_BLOCKED;
-	/* Send NS-RESET PDU */
-	if (gprs_ns_tx_reset(nsvc, NS_CAUSE_OM_INTERVENTION) < 0) {
-		LOGP(DNS, LOGL_ERROR, "NSEI=%u, error resetting NS-VC\n",
-			nsei);
-	}
-	/* Start Tns-reset */
-	nsvc_start_timer(nsvc, NSVC_TIMER_TNS_RESET);
-
-	return nsvc;
+	return gprs_nsvc_reset(nsvc, NS_CAUSE_OM_INTERVENTION);
 }
-
-