diff --git a/openbsc/include/openbsc/gsm_data.h b/openbsc/include/openbsc/gsm_data.h
index 18d557b..88e7f16 100644
--- a/openbsc/include/openbsc/gsm_data.h
+++ b/openbsc/include/openbsc/gsm_data.h
@@ -469,6 +469,7 @@
 		int enabled;
 		struct {
 			struct gsm_nm_state nm_state;
+			u_int16_t nsei;
 		} nse;
 		struct {
 			struct gsm_nm_state nm_state;
diff --git a/openbsc/src/bsc_init.c b/openbsc/src/bsc_init.c
index 4b2a5e7..f343662 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/bsc_init.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/bsc_init.c
@@ -863,6 +863,10 @@
 	bs11_attr_radio[5] = bts->c0->max_power_red / 2;
 	nanobts_attr_radio[1] = bts->c0->max_power_red / 2;
 
+	/* patch NSEI */
+	nanobts_attr_nse[3] = bts->gprs.nse.nsei >> 8;
+	nanobts_attr_nse[4] = bts->gprs.nse.nsei & 0xff;
+
 	/* patch NSVCI */
 	nanobts_attr_nsvc0[3] = bts->gprs.nsvc[0].nsvci >> 8;
 	nanobts_attr_nsvc0[4] = bts->gprs.nsvc[0].nsvci & 0xff;
diff --git a/openbsc/src/vty_interface.c b/openbsc/src/vty_interface.c
index 4d5a782..e894869 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/vty_interface.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/vty_interface.c
@@ -320,6 +320,8 @@
 			VTY_NEWLINE);
 		vty_out(vty, "  gprs cell bvci %u%s", bts->gprs.cell.bvci,
 			VTY_NEWLINE);
+		vty_out(vty, "  gprs nsei %u%s", bts->gprs.nse.nsei,
+			VTY_NEWLINE);
 		for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(bts->gprs.nsvc); i++) {
 			struct gsm_bts_gprs_nsvc *nsvc =
 						&bts->gprs.nsvc[i];
@@ -1643,6 +1645,23 @@
 	return CMD_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+DEFUN(cfg_bts_gprs_nsei, cfg_bts_gprs_nsei_cmd,
+	"gprs nsei <0-65535>",
+	"GPRS NS Entity Identifier")
+{
+	struct gsm_bts *bts = vty->index;
+
+	if (!bts->gprs.enabled) {
+		vty_out(vty, "%% GPRS not enabled on this BTS%s", VTY_NEWLINE);
+		return CMD_WARNING;
+	}
+
+	bts->gprs.nse.nsei = atoi(argv[0]);
+
+	return CMD_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+
 DEFUN(cfg_bts_gprs_nsvci, cfg_bts_gprs_nsvci_cmd,
 	"gprs nsvc <0-1> nsvci <0-65535>",
 	"GPRS NS VC Identifier")
@@ -2004,6 +2023,7 @@
 	install_element(BTS_NODE, &cfg_bts_gprs_enabled_cmd);
 	install_element(BTS_NODE, &cfg_bts_gprs_rac_cmd);
 	install_element(BTS_NODE, &cfg_bts_gprs_bvci_cmd);
+	install_element(BTS_NODE, &cfg_bts_gprs_nsei_cmd);
 	install_element(BTS_NODE, &cfg_bts_gprs_nsvci_cmd);
 	install_element(BTS_NODE, &cfg_bts_gprs_nsvc_lport_cmd);
 	install_element(BTS_NODE, &cfg_bts_gprs_nsvc_rport_cmd);