diff --git a/openbsc/src/gprs/gprs_sgsn.c b/openbsc/src/gprs/gprs_sgsn.c
index 71cd742..525bfab 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/gprs/gprs_sgsn.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/gprs/gprs_sgsn.c
@@ -187,6 +187,14 @@
 		osmo_timer_del(&mm->timer);
 	}
 
+	/* Detach from subscriber which is possibly freed then */
+	if (mm->subscr) {
+		struct gsm_subscriber *subscr =  mm->subscr;
+		mm->subscr = NULL;
+		subscr->mm = NULL;
+		gprs_subscr_delete(subscr);
+	}
+
 	/* Unlink from global list of MM contexts */
 	llist_del(&mm->list);
 
@@ -455,7 +463,24 @@
 void sgsn_update_subscriber_data(struct sgsn_mm_ctx *mmctx,
 				 struct gsm_subscriber *subscr)
 {
-	OSMO_ASSERT(mmctx);
+	if (!mmctx && subscr && strlen(subscr->imsi) > 0) {
+		mmctx = sgsn_mm_ctx_by_imsi(subscr->imsi);
+		OSMO_ASSERT(!mmctx || !mmctx->subscr || mmctx->subscr == subscr);
+	}
+
+	if (!mmctx) {
+		LOGP(DMM, LOGL_INFO,
+		     "Subscriber data update for unregistered MM context, IMSI %s\n",
+		     subscr->imsi);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	LOGMMCTXP(LOGL_INFO, mmctx, "Subscriber data update");
+
+	if (!subscr->mm && !mmctx->subscr) {
+		mmctx->subscr =	subscr_get(subscr);
+		mmctx->subscr->mm = mmctx;
+	}
 
 	sgsn_auth_update(mmctx);
 }
diff --git a/openbsc/src/gprs/sgsn_auth.c b/openbsc/src/gprs/sgsn_auth.c
index eb85d45..071bdab 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/gprs/sgsn_auth.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/gprs/sgsn_auth.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <openbsc/sgsn.h>
 #include <openbsc/gprs_sgsn.h>
 #include <openbsc/gprs_gmm.h>
+#include <openbsc/gsm_subscriber.h>
 
 #include <openbsc/debug.h>
 
@@ -101,6 +102,18 @@
 	case SGSN_AUTH_POLICY_ACL_ONLY:
 		check_acl = 1;
 		break;
+
+	case SGSN_AUTH_POLICY_REMOTE:
+		if (!mmctx->subscr)
+			return mmctx->auth_state;
+
+		if (mmctx->subscr->flags & GPRS_SUBSCRIBER_UPDATE_PENDING)
+			return mmctx->auth_state;
+
+		if (mmctx->subscr->authorized)
+			return SGSN_AUTH_ACCEPTED;
+
+		return SGSN_AUTH_REJECTED;
 	}
 
 	if (!strlen(mmctx->imsi)) {
@@ -126,7 +139,15 @@
 
 int sgsn_auth_request(struct sgsn_mm_ctx *mmctx)
 {
-	/* TODO: Add remote subscriber update requests here */
+	LOGMMCTXP(LOGL_DEBUG, mmctx, "Requesting authorization\n");
+
+	if (sgsn->cfg.auth_policy == SGSN_AUTH_POLICY_REMOTE && !mmctx->subscr) {
+		if (gprs_subscr_request_update(mmctx) >= 0) {
+			LOGMMCTXP(LOGL_INFO, mmctx,
+				  "Missing information, requesting subscriber data\n");
+			return 0;
+		}
+	}
 
 	sgsn_auth_update(mmctx);
 
@@ -136,12 +157,14 @@
 void sgsn_auth_update(struct sgsn_mm_ctx *mmctx)
 {
 	enum sgsn_auth_state auth_state;
+	struct gsm_subscriber *subscr = mmctx->subscr;
 
 	LOGMMCTXP(LOGL_DEBUG, mmctx, "Updating authorization\n");
 
 	auth_state = sgsn_auth_state(mmctx);
-	if (auth_state == SGSN_AUTH_UNKNOWN) {
-		/* Reject requests since remote updates are NYI */
+	if (auth_state == SGSN_AUTH_UNKNOWN && subscr &&
+	    !(subscr->flags & GPRS_SUBSCRIBER_UPDATE_PENDING)) {
+		/* Reject requests if gprs_subscr_request_update fails */
 		LOGMMCTXP(LOGL_ERROR, mmctx,
 			  "Missing information, authorization not possible\n");
 		auth_state = SGSN_AUTH_REJECTED;
diff --git a/openbsc/src/gprs/sgsn_vty.c b/openbsc/src/gprs/sgsn_vty.c
index 6381671..5fb230f 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/gprs/sgsn_vty.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/gprs/sgsn_vty.c
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 	{ SGSN_AUTH_POLICY_OPEN,	"accept-all" },
 	{ SGSN_AUTH_POLICY_CLOSED,	"closed" },
 	{ SGSN_AUTH_POLICY_ACL_ONLY,    "acl-only" },
+	{ SGSN_AUTH_POLICY_REMOTE,      "remote" },
 	{ 0, NULL }
 };
 
@@ -358,14 +359,15 @@
 }
 
 DEFUN(cfg_auth_policy, cfg_auth_policy_cmd,
-	"auth-policy (accept-all|closed|acl-only)",
+	"auth-policy (accept-all|closed|acl-only|remote)",
 	"Autorization Policy of SGSN\n"
 	"Accept all IMSIs (DANGEROUS)\n"
 	"Accept only home network subscribers or those in the ACL\n"
-	"Accept only subscribers in the ACL\n")
+	"Accept only subscribers in the ACL\n"
+	"Use remote subscription data only (HLR)\n")
 {
 	int val = get_string_value(sgsn_auth_pol_strs, argv[0]);
-	OSMO_ASSERT(val >= SGSN_AUTH_POLICY_OPEN && val <= SGSN_AUTH_POLICY_ACL_ONLY);
+	OSMO_ASSERT(val >= SGSN_AUTH_POLICY_OPEN && val <= SGSN_AUTH_POLICY_REMOTE);
 	g_cfg->auth_policy = val;
 
 	return CMD_SUCCESS;