diff --git a/openbsc/src/libmgcp/mgcp_protocol.c b/openbsc/src/libmgcp/mgcp_protocol.c
index 0681c10..db8354a 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/libmgcp/mgcp_protocol.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/libmgcp/mgcp_protocol.c
@@ -320,16 +320,18 @@
 	char sdp_record[4096];
 	int len;
 	int nchars;
+	char osmux_extension[strlen("\nX-Osmux: 255") + 1];
 
 	if (!addr)
 		addr = endp->cfg->source_addr;
 
-	len = snprintf(sdp_record, sizeof(sdp_record),
-		       "I: %u%s\n\n",
-			endp->ci,
-			endp->cfg->osmux && endp->osmux.enable ?
-				"\nX-Osmux: On" : "");
+	if (endp->osmux.state == OSMUX_STATE_ACTIVATING)
+		sprintf(osmux_extension, "\nX-Osmux: %u", endp->osmux.cid);
+	else
+		osmux_extension[0] = '\0';
 
+	len = snprintf(sdp_record, sizeof(sdp_record),
+		       "I: %u%s\n\n", endp->ci, osmux_extension);
 	if (len < 0)
 		return NULL;
 
@@ -347,7 +349,7 @@
 
 static void send_dummy(struct mgcp_endpoint *endp)
 {
-	if (endp->osmux.enable)
+	if (endp->osmux.state != OSMUX_STATE_DISABLED)
 		osmux_send_dummy(endp);
 	else
 		mgcp_send_dummy(endp);
@@ -879,7 +881,22 @@
 	return rtp->rate * f * rtp->frame_duration_num / rtp->frame_duration_den;
 }
 
-static int mgcp_osmux_setup(struct mgcp_endpoint *endp)
+static int mgcp_parse_osmux_cid(const char *line)
+{
+	uint32_t osmux_cid;
+
+	sscanf(line + 2, "Osmux: %u", &osmux_cid);
+	if (osmux_cid > OSMUX_CID_MAX) {
+		LOGP(DMGCP, LOGL_ERROR, "Osmux ID too large: %u > %u\n",
+		     osmux_cid, OSMUX_CID_MAX);
+		return -1;
+	}
+	LOGP(DMGCP, LOGL_DEBUG, "bsc-nat offered Osmux CID %u\n", osmux_cid);
+
+	return osmux_cid;
+}
+
+static int mgcp_osmux_setup(struct mgcp_endpoint *endp, const char *line)
 {
 	if (!endp->cfg->osmux_init) {
 		if (osmux_init(OSMUX_ROLE_BSC, endp->cfg) < 0) {
@@ -889,12 +906,7 @@
 		LOGP(DMGCP, LOGL_NOTICE, "OSMUX socket has been set up\n");
 	}
 
-	if (osmux_enable_endpoint(endp, OSMUX_ROLE_BSC) < 0) {
-		LOGP(DMGCP, LOGL_ERROR,
-		     "Could not activate Osmux in endpoint %d\n",
-		     ENDPOINT_NUMBER(endp));
-	}
-	return 0;
+	return mgcp_parse_osmux_cid(line);
 }
 
 static struct msgb *handle_create_con(struct mgcp_parse_data *p)
@@ -907,7 +919,7 @@
 	const char *callid = NULL;
 	const char *mode = NULL;
 	char *line;
-	int have_sdp = 0;
+	int have_sdp = 0, osmux_cid = -1;
 
 	if (p->found != 0)
 		return create_err_response(NULL, 510, "CRCX", p->trans);
@@ -928,8 +940,14 @@
 			mode = (const char *) line + 3;
 			break;
 		case 'X':
-			if (strcmp("Osmux: on", line + 2) == 0)
-				mgcp_osmux_setup(endp);
+			/* Osmux is not enabled in this bsc, ignore it so the
+			 * bsc-nat knows that we don't want to use Osmux.
+			 */
+			if (!p->endp->cfg->osmux)
+				break;
+
+			if (strncmp("Osmux: ", line + 2, strlen("Osmux: ")) == 0)
+				osmux_cid = mgcp_osmux_setup(endp, line);
 			break;
 		case '\0':
 			have_sdp = 1;
@@ -993,6 +1011,15 @@
 	if (endp->ci == CI_UNUSED)
 		goto error2;
 
+	/* Annotate Osmux circuit ID and set it to activating state until this
+	 * is fully set up from the dummy load.
+	 */
+	endp->osmux.state = OSMUX_STATE_DISABLED;
+	if (osmux_cid >= 0) {
+		endp->osmux.cid = osmux_cid;
+		endp->osmux.state = OSMUX_STATE_ACTIVATING;
+	}
+
 	endp->allocated = 1;
 
 	/* set up RTP media parameters */
@@ -1057,7 +1084,7 @@
 {
 	struct mgcp_endpoint *endp = p->endp;
 	int error_code = 500;
-	int silent = 0, osmux = 0;
+	int silent = 0;
 	int have_sdp = 0;
 	char *line;
 	const char *local_options = NULL;
@@ -1096,10 +1123,6 @@
 			}
 			endp->orig_mode = endp->conn_mode;
 			break;
-		case 'X':
-			if (strcmp("Osmux: on", line + 2) == 0)
-				osmux = 1;
-			break;
 		case 'Z':
 			silent = strcmp("noanswer", line + 3) == 0;
 			break;
@@ -1118,21 +1141,6 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* Re-enable Osmux if we receive a MDCX, we have to set up a new
-	 * RTP flow: this generates a randomly allocated RTP SSRC and sequence
-	 * number.
-	 */
-	if (osmux) {
-		if (osmux_enable_endpoint(endp, OSMUX_ROLE_BSC) < 0) {
-			LOGP(DMGCP, LOGL_ERROR,
-			     "Could not update osmux in endpoint %d\n",
-			     ENDPOINT_NUMBER(endp));
-		}
-		LOGP(DMGCP, LOGL_NOTICE,
-		     "Re-enabling osmux in endpoint %d, we got updated\n",
-		     ENDPOINT_NUMBER(endp));
-	}
-
 	set_local_cx_options(endp->tcfg->endpoints, &endp->local_options,
 			     local_options);
 
@@ -1528,6 +1536,9 @@
 
 	endp->conn_mode = endp->orig_mode = MGCP_CONN_NONE;
 
+	if (endp->osmux.state == OSMUX_STATE_ENABLED)
+		osmux_disable_endpoint(endp);
+
 	memset(&endp->taps, 0, sizeof(endp->taps));
 }
 
diff --git a/openbsc/src/libmgcp/osmux.c b/openbsc/src/libmgcp/osmux.c
index 1370c9f..0a58a2e 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/libmgcp/osmux.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/libmgcp/osmux.c
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 
 static struct osmo_fd osmux_fd;
 
-/* TODO: expire old handles.. */
 static LLIST_HEAD(osmux_handle_list);
 
 struct osmux_handle {
@@ -35,6 +34,7 @@
 	struct osmux_in_handle *in;
 	struct in_addr rem_addr;
 	int rem_port;
+	int refcnt;
 };
 
 static void *osmux;
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
 			LOGP(DMGCP, LOGL_DEBUG, "using existing OSMUX handle "
 						"for addr=%s:%d\n",
 				inet_ntoa(*addr), ntohs(rem_port));
+			h->refcnt++;
 			return h;
 		}
 	}
@@ -77,6 +78,27 @@
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+static void osmux_handle_put(struct osmux_in_handle *in)
+{
+	struct osmux_handle *h;
+
+	/* Lookup for existing OSMUX handle for this destination address. */
+	llist_for_each_entry(h, &osmux_handle_list, head) {
+		if (h->in == in) {
+			if (--h->refcnt == 0) {
+				LOGP(DMGCP, LOGL_DEBUG,
+				     "Releasing unused osmux handle for %s:%d\n",
+				     inet_ntoa(h->rem_addr),
+				     ntohs(h->rem_port));
+				llist_del(&h->head);
+				talloc_free(h);
+			}
+			return;
+		}
+	}
+	LOGP(DMGCP, LOGL_ERROR, "cannot find Osmux input handle %p\n", in);
+}
+
 static struct osmux_handle *
 osmux_handle_alloc(struct mgcp_config *cfg, struct in_addr *addr, int rem_port)
 {
@@ -87,6 +109,7 @@
 		return NULL;
 	h->rem_addr = *addr;
 	h->rem_port = rem_port;
+	h->refcnt++;
 
 	h->in = talloc_zero(h, struct osmux_in_handle);
 	if (!h->in) {
@@ -126,10 +149,8 @@
 
 int osmux_xfrm_to_osmux(int type, char *buf, int rc, struct mgcp_endpoint *endp)
 {
-	int ret, port;
+	int ret;
 	struct msgb *msg;
-	struct in_addr *addr;
-	struct osmux_in_handle *in;
 
 	msg = msgb_alloc(4096, "RTP");
 	if (!msg)
@@ -138,43 +159,12 @@
 	memcpy(msg->data, buf, rc);
 	msgb_put(msg, rc);
 
-	switch(type) {
-	case MGCP_DEST_NET:
-		addr = &endp->net_end.addr;
-		port = htons(OSMUX_PORT);
-		break;
-	case MGCP_DEST_BTS:
-		addr = &endp->bts_end.addr;
-		port = endp->bts_end.rtp_port;
-		break;
-	default:
-		/* Should not ever happen */
-		LOGP(DMGCP, LOGL_ERROR, "Bad type %d. Fix your code.\n", type);
-		msgb_free(msg);
-		return 0;
-	}
+	LOGP(DMGCP, LOGL_DEBUG, "Osmux uses CID %u from endpoint=%d (active=%d)\n",
+		endp->osmux.cid, ENDPOINT_NUMBER(endp), endp->allocated);
 
-	if (port == 0) {
-		LOGP(DMGCP, LOGL_ERROR, "0x%x remote end not known yet.\n",
-			ENDPOINT_NUMBER(endp));
-		msgb_free(msg);
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	/* Lookup for osmux input handle that munches this RTP frame */
-	in = osmux_handle_lookup(endp->cfg, addr, port);
-	if (!in) {
-		LOGP(DMGCP, LOGL_ERROR, "No osmux handle, aborting\n");
-		msgb_free(msg);
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	LOGP(DMGCP, LOGL_DEBUG, "Osmux uses cid=%u from endpoint=%d (active=%d)\n",
-		endp->ci, ENDPOINT_NUMBER(endp), endp->allocated);
-
-	while ((ret = osmux_xfrm_input(in, msg, endp->ci)) > 0) {
+	while ((ret = osmux_xfrm_input(endp->osmux.in, msg, endp->osmux.cid)) > 0) {
 		/* batch full, build and deliver it */
-		osmux_xfrm_input_deliver(in);
+		osmux_xfrm_input_deliver(endp->osmux.in);
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -208,7 +198,7 @@
 			return NULL;
 		}
 
-		if ((tmp->ci & 0xFF) == cid && this->s_addr == from_addr->s_addr)
+		if (tmp->osmux.cid == cid && this->s_addr == from_addr->s_addr)
 			return tmp;
 	}
 
@@ -304,34 +294,51 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/*
- * Try to figure out where it came from and enter the rtp_port
- */
-static int osmux_handle_dummy(struct mgcp_config *cfg,
-			struct sockaddr_in *addr, struct msgb *msg)
+/* This is called from the bsc-nat */
+static int osmux_handle_dummy(struct mgcp_config *cfg, struct sockaddr_in *addr,
+			      struct msgb *msg)
 {
 	struct mgcp_endpoint *endp;
-	uint32_t ci;
+	uint8_t osmux_cid;
 
-	if (msg->len < 1 + sizeof(ci))
+	if (msg->len < 1 + sizeof(osmux_cid)) {
+		LOGP(DMGCP, LOGL_ERROR,
+		     "Discarding truncated Osmux dummy load\n");
 		goto out;
+	}
 
-	/* extract the CI from the dummy message */
-	memcpy(&ci, &msg->data[1], sizeof(ci));
-	ci = ntohl(ci);
+	LOGP(DMGCP, LOGL_DEBUG, "Received Osmux dummy load from %s\n",
+	     inet_ntoa(addr->sin_addr));
 
-	endp = endpoint_lookup(cfg, ci & 0xff, &addr->sin_addr, MGCP_DEST_BTS);
+	if (!cfg->osmux) {
+		LOGP(DMGCP, LOGL_ERROR,
+		     "bsc wants to use Osmux but bsc-nat did not request it\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* extract the osmux CID from the dummy message */
+	memcpy(&osmux_cid, &msg->data[1], sizeof(osmux_cid));
+
+	endp = endpoint_lookup(cfg, osmux_cid, &addr->sin_addr, MGCP_DEST_BTS);
 	if (!endp) {
-		LOGP(DMGCP, LOGL_ERROR, "Can not find CI=%d\n", ci & 0xff);
+		LOGP(DMGCP, LOGL_ERROR,
+		     "Cannot find endpoint for Osmux CID %d\n", osmux_cid);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (endp->bts_end.rtp_port == 0) {
-		endp->bts_end.rtp_port = addr->sin_port;
-		LOGP(DMGCP, LOGL_NOTICE, "0x%x found BTS on endpoint %s:%d\n",
-			ENDPOINT_NUMBER(endp),
-			inet_ntoa(addr->sin_addr), htons(addr->sin_port));
+	if (endp->osmux.state == OSMUX_STATE_ENABLED)
+		goto out;
+
+	if (osmux_enable_endpoint(endp, OSMUX_ROLE_BSC_NAT,
+				  &addr->sin_addr, addr->sin_port) < 0 ){
+		LOGP(DMGCP, LOGL_ERROR,
+		     "Could not update osmux in endpoint %d\n",
+		     ENDPOINT_NUMBER(endp));
 	}
+
+	LOGP(DMGCP, LOGL_INFO, "Enabling osmux in endpoint %d for %s:%u\n",
+	     ENDPOINT_NUMBER(endp), inet_ntoa(addr->sin_addr),
+	     ntohs(addr->sin_port));
 out:
 	msgb_free(msg);
 	return 0;
@@ -373,13 +380,6 @@
 			goto out;
 		}
 
-		if (endp->bts_end.rtp_port == 0) {
-			endp->bts_end.rtp_port = addr.sin_port;
-			LOGP(DMGCP, LOGL_NOTICE, "0x%x found BTS on endpoint %s:%d\n",
-				ENDPOINT_NUMBER(endp),
-				inet_ntoa(addr.sin_addr), htons(addr.sin_port));
-		}
-
 		LOGP(DMGCP, LOGL_DEBUG,
 		     "sending extracted RTP from OSMUX to MSC via endpoint=%u "
 		     "(allocated=%d)\n", ENDPOINT_NUMBER(endp), endp->allocated);
@@ -426,23 +426,36 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int osmux_enable_endpoint(struct mgcp_endpoint *endp, int role)
+int osmux_enable_endpoint(struct mgcp_endpoint *endp, int role,
+			  struct in_addr *addr, uint16_t port)
 {
 	/* If osmux is enabled, initialize the output handler. This handler is
 	 * used to reconstruct the RTP flow from osmux. The RTP SSRC is
-	 * allocated based on the circuit ID (endp->ci), which is unique in the
-	 * local scope to the BSC/BSC-NAT. We use it to divide the RTP SSRC
-	 * space (2^32) by the 256 possible circuit IDs, then randomly select
-	 * one value from that window. Thus, we have no chance to have
+	 * allocated based on the circuit ID (endp->osmux.cid), which is unique
+	 * in the local scope to the BSC/BSC-NAT. We use it to divide the RTP
+	 * SSRC space (2^32) by the 256 possible circuit IDs, then randomly
+	 * select one value from that window. Thus, we have no chance to have
 	 * overlapping RTP SSRC traveling to the BTSes behind the BSC,
 	 * similarly, for flows traveling to the MSC.
 	 */
 	static const uint32_t rtp_ssrc_winlen = UINT32_MAX / 256;
 
+	if (endp->osmux.state == OSMUX_STATE_DISABLED) {
+		LOGP(DMGCP, LOGL_ERROR, "Endpoint %u didn't request Osmux\n",
+		     ENDPOINT_NUMBER(endp));
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	osmux_xfrm_output_init(&endp->osmux.out,
-			       (endp->ci * rtp_ssrc_winlen) +
+			       (endp->osmux.cid * rtp_ssrc_winlen) +
 			       (random() % rtp_ssrc_winlen));
 
+	endp->osmux.in = osmux_handle_lookup(endp->cfg, addr, port);
+	if (!endp->osmux.in) {
+		LOGP(DMGCP, LOGL_ERROR, "Cannot allocate input osmux handle\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	switch (endp->cfg->role) {
 		case MGCP_BSC_NAT:
 			endp->type = MGCP_OSMUX_BSC_NAT;
@@ -451,27 +464,82 @@
 			endp->type = MGCP_OSMUX_BSC;
 			break;
 	}
-	endp->osmux.enable = 1;
+	endp->osmux.state = OSMUX_STATE_ENABLED;
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
+void osmux_disable_endpoint(struct mgcp_endpoint *endp)
+{
+	LOGP(DMGCP, LOGL_INFO, "Releasing endpoint %u using Osmux CID %u\n",
+	     ENDPOINT_NUMBER(endp), endp->osmux.cid);
+	endp->osmux.state = OSMUX_STATE_DISABLED;
+	endp->osmux.cid = -1;
+	osmux_handle_put(endp->osmux.in);
+}
+
 /* We don't need to send the dummy load for osmux so often as another endpoint
  * may have already punched the hole in the firewall. This approach is simple
  * though.
  */
 int osmux_send_dummy(struct mgcp_endpoint *endp)
 {
-	uint32_t ci_be;
-	char buf[1 + sizeof(uint32_t)];
+	char buf[1 + sizeof(uint8_t)];
+	struct in_addr addr_unset = {};
 
-	ci_be = htonl(endp->ci);
 	buf[0] = MGCP_DUMMY_LOAD;
-	memcpy(&buf[1], &ci_be, sizeof(ci_be));
+	memcpy(&buf[1], &endp->osmux.cid, sizeof(endp->osmux.cid));
 
-	LOGP(DMGCP, LOGL_DEBUG, "sending OSMUX dummy load to %s\n",
-		inet_ntoa(endp->net_end.addr));
+	/* Wait until we have the connection information from MDCX */
+	if (memcmp(&endp->net_end.addr, &addr_unset, sizeof(addr_unset)) == 0)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (endp->osmux.state == OSMUX_STATE_ACTIVATING) {
+		if (osmux_enable_endpoint(endp, OSMUX_ROLE_BSC,
+					  &endp->net_end.addr,
+					  htons(OSMUX_PORT)) < 0) {
+			LOGP(DMGCP, LOGL_ERROR,
+			     "Could not activate osmux in endpoint %d\n",
+			     ENDPOINT_NUMBER(endp));
+		}
+		LOGP(DMGCP, LOGL_ERROR,
+		     "Osmux CID %u for %s:%u is now enabled\n",
+		     endp->osmux.cid, inet_ntoa(endp->net_end.addr),
+		     OSMUX_PORT);
+	}
+	LOGP(DMGCP, LOGL_DEBUG,
+	     "sending OSMUX dummy load to %s CID %u\n",
+	     inet_ntoa(endp->net_end.addr), endp->osmux.cid);
 
 	return mgcp_udp_send(osmux_fd.fd, &endp->net_end.addr,
 			     htons(OSMUX_PORT), buf, sizeof(buf));
 }
+
+/* bsc-nat allocates/releases the Osmux circuit ID */
+static uint8_t osmux_cid_bitmap[16];
+
+int osmux_get_cid(void)
+{
+	int i, j;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < sizeof(osmux_cid_bitmap) / 8; i++) {
+		for (j = 0; j < 8; j++) {
+			if (osmux_cid_bitmap[i] & (1 << j))
+				continue;
+
+			osmux_cid_bitmap[i] |= (1 << j);
+			LOGP(DMGCP, LOGL_DEBUG,
+			     "Allocating Osmux CID %u from pool\n", (i * 8) + j);
+			return (i * 8) + j;
+		}
+	}
+
+	LOGP(DMGCP, LOGL_ERROR, "All Osmux circuits are in use!\n");
+	return -1;
+}
+
+void osmux_put_cid(uint8_t osmux_cid)
+{
+	LOGP(DMGCP, LOGL_DEBUG, "Osmux CID %u is back to the pool\n", osmux_cid);
+	osmux_cid_bitmap[osmux_cid / 8] &= ~(1 << (osmux_cid % 8));
+}
diff --git a/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc_nat/bsc_mgcp_utils.c b/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc_nat/bsc_mgcp_utils.c
index 15c4767..606ac92 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc_nat/bsc_mgcp_utils.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc_nat/bsc_mgcp_utils.c
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@
 #include <openbsc/ipaccess.h>
 #include <openbsc/mgcp.h>
 #include <openbsc/mgcp_internal.h>
+#include <openbsc/osmux.h>
+
 #include <osmocom/ctrl/control_cmd.h>
 
 #include <osmocom/sccp/sccp.h>
@@ -262,13 +264,12 @@
 	int len;
 
 	len = snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf),
-		       "MDCX 23 %x@mgw MGCP 1.0%s\r\n"
+		       "MDCX 23 %x@mgw MGCP 1.0\r\n"
 		       "Z: noanswer\r\n"
 		       "\r\n"
 		       "c=IN IP4 %s\r\n"
 		       "m=audio %d RTP/AVP 255\r\n",
-		       port, bsc->cfg->osmux ? "\nX-Osmux: on" : "",
-		       bsc->nat->mgcp_cfg->source_addr,
+		       port, bsc->nat->mgcp_cfg->source_addr,
 		       endp->bts_end.local_port);
 	if (len < 0) {
 		LOGP(DMGCP, LOGL_ERROR, "snprintf for MDCX failed.\n");
@@ -505,6 +506,7 @@
 	struct nat_sccp_connection *sccp;
 	struct mgcp_endpoint *mgcp_endp;
 	struct msgb *bsc_msg;
+	int osmux_cid = -1;
 
 	nat = tcfg->cfg->data;
 	bsc_endp = &nat->bsc_endpoints[endpoint];
@@ -541,11 +543,15 @@
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* Allocate a Osmux circuit ID */
+	if (state == MGCP_ENDP_CRCX &&
+	    nat->mgcp_cfg->osmux && sccp->bsc->cfg->osmux)
+		osmux_cid = osmux_get_cid();
+
 	/* we need to generate a new and patched message */
 	bsc_msg = bsc_mgcp_rewrite((char *) nat->mgcp_msg, nat->mgcp_length,
 				   sccp->bsc_endp, nat->mgcp_cfg->source_addr,
-				   mgcp_endp->bts_end.local_port,
-				   nat->mgcp_cfg->osmux ? sccp->bsc->cfg->osmux : 0,
+				   mgcp_endp->bts_end.local_port, osmux_cid,
 				   &mgcp_endp->net_end.payload_type);
 	if (!bsc_msg) {
 		LOGP(DMGCP, LOGL_ERROR, "Failed to patch the msg.\n");
@@ -560,14 +566,14 @@
 	/* we need to update some bits */
 	if (state == MGCP_ENDP_CRCX) {
 		struct sockaddr_in sock;
-		struct mgcp_endpoint *endp = &nat->mgcp_cfg->trunk.endpoints[endpoint];
 
-		if (nat->mgcp_cfg->osmux ? sccp->bsc->cfg->osmux : 0) {
-			if (osmux_enable_endpoint(endp, OSMUX_ROLE_BSC_NAT) < 0) {
-				LOGP(DMGCP, LOGL_ERROR,
-				     "Could not activate osmux in endpoint %d\n",
-				     ENDPOINT_NUMBER(endp));
-			}
+		/* Annotate the allocated Osmux CID until the bsc confirms that
+		 * it agrees to use Osmux for this voice flow.
+		 */
+		if (osmux_cid >= 0 &&
+		    mgcp_endp->osmux.state != OSMUX_STATE_ENABLED) {
+			mgcp_endp->osmux.state = OSMUX_STATE_ACTIVATING;
+			mgcp_endp->osmux.cid = osmux_cid;
 		}
 
 		socklen_t len = sizeof(sock);
@@ -586,6 +592,11 @@
 		/* we will free the endpoint now and send a DLCX to the BSC */
 		msgb_free(bsc_msg);
 		bsc_mgcp_dlcx(sccp);
+
+		/* libmgcp clears the MGCP endpoint for us */
+		if (mgcp_endp->osmux.state == OSMUX_STATE_ENABLED)
+			osmux_put_cid(mgcp_endp->osmux.cid);
+
 		return MGCP_POLICY_CONT;
 	} else {
 		bsc_write(sccp->bsc, bsc_msg, IPAC_PROTO_MGCP_OLD);
@@ -624,6 +635,42 @@
 	mgcp_release_endp(endp);
 }
 
+static void bsc_mgcp_osmux_confirm(struct mgcp_endpoint *endp, const char *str)
+{
+	unsigned int osmux_cid;
+	char *res;
+
+	res = strstr(str, "X-Osmux: ");
+	if (!res) {
+		LOGP(DMGCP, LOGL_INFO,
+		     "BSC doesn't want to use Osmux, failing back to RTP\n");
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	if (sscanf(res, "X-Osmux: %u", &osmux_cid) != 1) {
+		LOGP(DMGCP, LOGL_ERROR, "Failed to parse Osmux CID '%s'\n",
+		     str);
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	if (endp->osmux.cid != osmux_cid) {
+		LOGP(DMGCP, LOGL_INFO,
+		     "BSC sent us wrong CID %u, we expected %u",
+		     osmux_cid, endp->osmux.cid);
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	LOGP(DMGCP, LOGL_NOTICE, "bsc accepted to use Osmux (cid=%u)\n",
+	     osmux_cid);
+	return;
+err:
+	LOGP(DMGCP, LOGL_NOTICE, "bsc didn't accept to use Osmux (cid=%u)\n",
+	     osmux_cid);
+	osmux_put_cid(endp->osmux.cid);
+	endp->osmux.cid = -1;
+	endp->osmux.state = OSMUX_STATE_DISABLED;
+}
+
 /*
  * We have received a msg from the BSC. We will see if we know
  * this transaction and if it belongs to the BSC. Then we will
@@ -685,6 +732,9 @@
 		return;
 	}
 
+	if (endp->osmux.state == OSMUX_STATE_ACTIVATING)
+		bsc_mgcp_osmux_confirm(endp, (const char *) msg->l2h);
+
 	/* free some stuff */
 	talloc_free(bsc_endp->transaction_id);
 	bsc_endp->transaction_id = NULL;
@@ -697,8 +747,7 @@
 	 */
 	output = bsc_mgcp_rewrite((char * ) msg->l2h, msgb_l2len(msg), -1,
 				  bsc->nat->mgcp_cfg->source_addr,
-				  endp->net_end.local_port,
-				  bsc->nat->mgcp_cfg->osmux ? bsc_endp->bsc->cfg->osmux : 0,
+				  endp->net_end.local_port, -1,
 				  &endp->bts_end.payload_type);
 	if (!output) {
 		LOGP(DMGCP, LOGL_ERROR, "Failed to rewrite MGCP msg.\n");
@@ -738,11 +787,12 @@
  * Create a new MGCPCommand based on the input and endpoint from a message
  */
 static void patch_mgcp(struct msgb *output, const char *op, const char *tok,
-		       int endp, int len, int cr, int osmux)
+		       int endp, int len, int cr, int osmux_cid)
 {
 	int slen;
 	int ret;
 	char buf[40];
+	char osmux_extension[strlen("X-Osmux: 255")];
 
 	buf[0] = buf[39] = '\0';
 	ret = sscanf(tok, "%*s %s", buf);
@@ -752,15 +802,19 @@
 		return;
 	}
 
+	if (osmux_cid >= 0)
+		sprintf(osmux_extension, "\nX-Osmux: %u", osmux_cid);
+	else
+		osmux_extension[0] = '\0';
+
 	slen = sprintf((char *) output->l3h, "%s %s %x@mgw MGCP 1.0%s%s",
-			op, buf, endp, osmux ? "\nX-Osmux: on" : "",
-			cr ? "\r\n" : "\n");
+			op, buf, endp, osmux_extension, cr ? "\r\n" : "\n");
 	output->l3h = msgb_put(output, slen);
 }
 
 /* we need to replace some strings... */
 struct msgb *bsc_mgcp_rewrite(char *input, int length, int endpoint,
-			      const char *ip, int port, int osmux,
+			      const char *ip, int port, int osmux_cid,
 			      int *payload_type)
 {
 	static const char crcx_str[] = "CRCX ";
@@ -799,11 +853,11 @@
 		cr = len > 0 && token[len - 1] == '\r';
 
 		if (strncmp(crcx_str, token, (sizeof crcx_str) - 1) == 0) {
-			patch_mgcp(output, "CRCX", token, endpoint, len, cr, osmux);
+			patch_mgcp(output, "CRCX", token, endpoint, len, cr, osmux_cid);
 		} else if (strncmp(dlcx_str, token, (sizeof dlcx_str) - 1) == 0) {
-			patch_mgcp(output, "DLCX", token, endpoint, len, cr, 0);
+			patch_mgcp(output, "DLCX", token, endpoint, len, cr, -1);
 		} else if (strncmp(mdcx_str, token, (sizeof mdcx_str) - 1) == 0) {
-			patch_mgcp(output, "MDCX", token, endpoint, len, cr, osmux);
+			patch_mgcp(output, "MDCX", token, endpoint, len, cr, -1);
 		} else if (strncmp(ip_str, token, (sizeof ip_str) - 1) == 0) {
 			output->l3h = msgb_put(output, strlen(ip_str));
 			memcpy(output->l3h, ip_str, strlen(ip_str));