diff --git a/openbsc/src/libbsc/bsc_api.c b/openbsc/src/libbsc/bsc_api.c
index 86d2493..e567038 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/libbsc/bsc_api.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/libbsc/bsc_api.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <openbsc/handover.h>
 #include <openbsc/debug.h>
 #include <openbsc/gsm_04_08.h>
+#include <openbsc/trau_mux.h>
 
 #include <osmocom/gsm/protocol/gsm_08_08.h>
 
@@ -419,6 +420,10 @@
 		return;
 	}
 
+	/* switch TRAU muxer for E1 based BTS from one channel to another */
+	if (is_e1_bts(conn->bts))
+		switch_trau_mux(conn->lchan, conn->secondary_lchan);
+
 	/* swap channels */
 	osmo_timer_del(&conn->T10);
 
diff --git a/openbsc/src/libbsc/handover_logic.c b/openbsc/src/libbsc/handover_logic.c
index 9cf26af..36a758b 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/libbsc/handover_logic.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/libbsc/handover_logic.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <openbsc/signal.h>
 #include <osmocom/core/talloc.h>
 #include <openbsc/transaction.h>
+#include <openbsc/trau_mux.h>
 
 struct bsc_handover {
 	struct llist_head list;
@@ -264,6 +265,10 @@
 
 	osmo_timer_del(&ho->T3103);
 
+	/* switch TRAU muxer for E1 based BTS from one channel to another */
+	if (is_e1_bts(new_lchan->conn->bts))
+		switch_trau_mux(ho->old_lchan, new_lchan);
+
 	/* Replace the ho lchan with the primary one */
 	if (ho->old_lchan != new_lchan->conn->lchan)
 		LOGP(DHO, LOGL_ERROR, "Primary lchan changed during handover.\n");
@@ -278,8 +283,6 @@
 	rsl_lchan_set_state(ho->old_lchan, LCHAN_S_INACTIVE);
 	lchan_release(ho->old_lchan, 0, RSL_REL_LOCAL_END);
 
-	/* do something to re-route the actual speech frames ! */
-
 	llist_del(&ho->list);
 	talloc_free(ho);
 
diff --git a/openbsc/src/libmsc/gsm_04_08.c b/openbsc/src/libmsc/gsm_04_08.c
index 0c6b100..bc4a9c3 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/libmsc/gsm_04_08.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/libmsc/gsm_04_08.c
@@ -1648,6 +1648,9 @@
 	lchan = trans->conn->lchan;
 	bts = lchan->ts->trx->bts;
 
+	/* store receive state */
+	trans->tch_recv = enable;
+
 	switch (bts->type) {
 	case GSM_BTS_TYPE_NANOBTS:
 	case GSM_BTS_TYPE_OSMO_SYSMO:
@@ -1655,10 +1658,12 @@
 			LOGP(DCC, LOGL_ERROR, "Error: RTP proxy is disabled\n");
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
-		/* in case, we don't have a RTP socket yet, we note this
-		 * in the transaction and try later */
+		/* In case, we don't have a RTP socket to the BTS yet, the BTS
+		 * will not be connected to our RTP proxy and the socket will
+		 * not be assigned to the application interface. This method
+		 * will be called again, once the audio socket is created and
+		 * connected. */
 		if (!lchan->abis_ip.rtp_socket) {
-			trans->tch_recv = enable;
 			DEBUGP(DCC, "queue tch_recv_mncc request (%d)\n", enable);
 			return 0;
 		}
@@ -1677,6 +1682,14 @@
 	case GSM_BTS_TYPE_BS11:
 	case GSM_BTS_TYPE_RBS2000:
 	case GSM_BTS_TYPE_NOKIA_SITE:
+		/* In case we don't have a TCH with correct mode, the TRAU muxer
+		 * will not be asigned to the application interface. This is
+		 * performed by switch_trau_mux() after successful handover or
+		 * assignment. */
+		if (lchan->tch_mode == GSM48_CMODE_SIGN) {
+			DEBUGP(DCC, "queue tch_recv_mncc request (%d)\n", enable);
+			return 0;
+		}
 		if (enable)
 			return trau_recv_lchan(lchan, callref);
 		return trau_mux_unmap(NULL, callref);
diff --git a/openbsc/src/libtrau/trau_mux.c b/openbsc/src/libtrau/trau_mux.c
index c9d77cf..7b9bac0 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/libtrau/trau_mux.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/libtrau/trau_mux.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <osmocom/core/talloc.h>
 #include <openbsc/trau_upqueue.h>
 #include <osmocom/core/crcgen.h>
+#include <openbsc/transaction.h>
 
 /* this corresponds to the bit-lengths of the individual codec
  * parameters as indicated in Table 1.1 of TS 06.10 */
@@ -518,3 +519,20 @@
 	return subchan_mux_enqueue(mx, dst_e1_ss->e1_ts_ss, trau_bits_out,
 				   TRAU_FRAME_BITS);
 }
+
+/* switch trau muxer to new lchan */
+int switch_trau_mux(struct gsm_lchan *old_lchan, struct gsm_lchan *new_lchan)
+{
+	struct gsm_network *net = old_lchan->ts->trx->bts->network;
+	struct gsm_trans *trans;
+
+	/* look up transaction with TCH frame receive enabled */
+	llist_for_each_entry(trans, &net->trans_list, entry) {
+		if (trans->conn && trans->conn->lchan == old_lchan && trans->tch_recv) {
+			/* switch */
+			trau_recv_lchan(new_lchan, trans->callref);
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}