diff --git a/bsc/BSC_Tests.ttcn b/bsc/BSC_Tests.ttcn
index 6b5ce24..8766503 100644
--- a/bsc/BSC_Tests.ttcn
+++ b/bsc/BSC_Tests.ttcn
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 import from IPA_Types all;
 import from RSL_Types all;
 import from RSL_Emulation all;
+import from MGCP_Emulation all;
 
 import from Osmocom_CTRL_Functions all;
 import from Osmocom_CTRL_Types all;
@@ -59,6 +60,8 @@
 	/* array of per-BTS RSL test ports */
 	port IPA_RSL_PT IPA_RSL[NUM_BTS];
 
+	var MGCP_Emulation_CT vc_MGCP;
+
 	/* are we initialized yet */
 	var boolean g_initialized := false;
 
@@ -74,6 +77,8 @@
 	integer mp_bsc_rsl_port := 3003;
 	/* port number to which to establish the IPA CTRL connection */
 	integer mp_bsc_ctrl_port := 4249;
+	/* IP address at which the test binds */
+	charstring mp_test_ip := "127.0.0.1";
 }
 
 type record IPA_Client {
@@ -176,6 +181,24 @@
 		}
 }
 
+function f_init_mgcp(charstring id) runs on test_CT {
+	id := id & "-MGCP";
+
+	var MGCPOps ops := {
+		create_cb := refers(MGCP_Emulation.ExpectedCreateCallback),
+		unitdata_cb := refers(MGCP_Emulation.DummyUnitdataCallback)
+	};
+	var MGCP_conn_parameters mgcp_pars := {
+		callagent_ip := mp_bsc_ip,
+		callagent_udp_port := 2727,
+		mgw_ip := mp_test_ip,
+		mgw_udp_port := 2427
+	};
+
+	vc_MGCP := MGCP_Emulation_CT.create(id);
+	vc_MGCP.start(MGCP_Emulation.main(ops, mgcp_pars, id));
+}
+
 /* global initialization function
  * \param nr_bts Number of BTSs we should start/bring up
  * \param handler_mode Start an RSL_Emulation_CT component (true) or not (false) */
@@ -196,6 +219,8 @@
 	}
 	f_ipa_ctrl_start(mp_bsc_ip, mp_bsc_ctrl_port);
 
+	f_init_mgcp("VirtMSC");
+
 	for (i := 0; i < nr_bts; i := i+1) {
 		/* wait until osmo-bts-omldummy has respawned */
 		f_wait_oml(i, "degraded", 5.0);
@@ -1197,8 +1222,10 @@
 
 	vc_conn := MSC_ConnHdlr.create(id);
 	connect(vc_conn:BSSMAPEM, vc_BSSMAP:PROC);
+	connect(vc_conn:MGCP_PROC, vc_MGCP:MGCP_PROC);
 	connect(vc_conn:RSL, bts[0].rsl.vc_RSL:CLIENT_PT);
 	connect(vc_conn:BSSAP, vc_BSSMAP:CLIENT);
+	connect(vc_conn:MGCP, vc_MGCP:MGCP_CLIENT);
 	vc_conn.start(derefers(fn)(id));
 	return vc_conn;
 }