diff --git a/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc/osmo_bsc_main.c b/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc/osmo_bsc_main.c
index 1b91468..4ae37a1 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc/osmo_bsc_main.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc/osmo_bsc_main.c
@@ -171,10 +171,11 @@
 }
 
 struct location {
+	unsigned long age;
+	int valid;
 	double lat;
 	double lon;
 	double height;
-	unsigned long age;
 };
 
 static struct location myloc;
@@ -182,7 +183,7 @@
 CTRL_CMD_DEFINE(net_loc, "location");
 int get_net_loc(struct ctrl_cmd *cmd, void *data)
 {
-	cmd->reply = talloc_asprintf(cmd, "%lu,%f,%f,%f", myloc.age, myloc.lat, myloc.lon, myloc.height);
+	cmd->reply = talloc_asprintf(cmd, "%lu,%i,%f,%f,%f", myloc.age, myloc.valid, myloc.lat, myloc.lon, myloc.height);
 	if (!cmd->reply) {
 		cmd->reply = "OOM";
 		return CTRL_CMD_ERROR;
@@ -193,7 +194,7 @@
 
 int set_net_loc(struct ctrl_cmd *cmd, void *data)
 {
-	char *saveptr, *lat, *lon, *height, *age, *tmp;
+	char *saveptr, *lat, *lon, *height, *age, *valid, *tmp;
 
 	tmp = talloc_strdup(cmd, cmd->value);
 	if (!tmp)
@@ -201,11 +202,13 @@
 
 
 	age = strtok_r(tmp, ",", &saveptr);
+	valid = strtok_r(NULL, ",", &saveptr);
 	lat = strtok_r(NULL, ",", &saveptr);
 	lon = strtok_r(NULL, ",", &saveptr);
 	height = strtok_r(NULL, "\0", &saveptr);
 
 	myloc.age = atol(age);
+	myloc.valid = atoi(valid);
 	myloc.lat = atof(lat);
 	myloc.lon = atof(lon);
 	myloc.height = atof(height);
@@ -219,8 +222,9 @@
 
 int verify_net_loc(struct ctrl_cmd *cmd, const char *value, void *data)
 {
-	char *saveptr, *latstr, *lonstr, *heightstr, *agestr, *tmp;
+	char *saveptr, *latstr, *lonstr, *heightstr, *agestr, *validstr, *tmp;
 	unsigned long age;
+	int valid;
 	double lat, lon, height;
 
 	tmp = talloc_strdup(cmd, value);
@@ -228,21 +232,24 @@
 		return 1;
 
 	agestr = strtok_r(tmp, ",", &saveptr);
+	validstr = strtok_r(NULL, ",", &saveptr);
 	latstr = strtok_r(NULL, ",", &saveptr);
 	lonstr = strtok_r(NULL, ",", &saveptr);
 	heightstr = strtok_r(NULL, "\0", &saveptr);
 
-	if ((agestr == NULL) || (latstr == NULL) ||
+	if ((agestr == NULL) || (validstr == NULL) || (latstr == NULL) ||
 			(lonstr == NULL) || (heightstr == NULL))
 		return 1;
 
 	age = atol(agestr);
+	valid = atoi(validstr);
 	lat = atof(latstr);
 	lon = atof(lonstr);
 	height = atof(heightstr);
 	talloc_free(tmp);
 
-	if ((age == 0) || (lat < -90) || (lat > 90) || (lon < -180) || (lon > 180))
+	if ((age == 0) || (lat < -90) || (lat > 90) || (lon < -180) ||
+			(lon > 180) || (valid < 0) || (valid > 2))
 		return 1;
 
 	return 0;