diff --git a/openbsc/include/openbsc/abis_rsl.h b/openbsc/include/openbsc/abis_rsl.h
index 758c5557a..692b464e0 100644
--- a/openbsc/include/openbsc/abis_rsl.h
+++ b/openbsc/include/openbsc/abis_rsl.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #ifndef _RSL_H
 #define _RSL_H
 
+#include <stdbool.h>
 #include <osmocom/gsm/protocol/gsm_08_58.h>
 #include <osmocom/gsm/gsm_utils.h>
 
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ int rsl_chan_activate_lchan(struct gsm_lchan *lchan, uint8_t act_type,
 int rsl_chan_mode_modify_req(struct gsm_lchan *ts);
 int rsl_encryption_cmd(struct msgb *msg);
 int rsl_paging_cmd(struct gsm_bts *bts, uint8_t paging_group, uint8_t len,
-		   uint8_t *ms_ident, uint8_t chan_needed);
+		   uint8_t *ms_ident, uint8_t chan_needed, bool is_gprs);
 int rsl_imm_assign_cmd(struct gsm_bts *bts, uint8_t len, uint8_t *val);
 
 int rsl_data_request(struct msgb *msg, uint8_t link_id);
diff --git a/openbsc/src/libbsc/abis_rsl.c b/openbsc/src/libbsc/abis_rsl.c
index 26cafc28e..91cbd46e4 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/libbsc/abis_rsl.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/libbsc/abis_rsl.c
@@ -1007,7 +1007,7 @@ static int rsl_rx_rf_chan_rel_ack(struct gsm_lchan *lchan)
 }
 
 int rsl_paging_cmd(struct gsm_bts *bts, uint8_t paging_group, uint8_t len,
-		   uint8_t *ms_ident, uint8_t chan_needed)
+		   uint8_t *ms_ident, uint8_t chan_needed, bool is_gprs)
 {
 	struct abis_rsl_dchan_hdr *dh;
 	struct msgb *msg = rsl_msgb_alloc();
@@ -1020,6 +1020,11 @@ int rsl_paging_cmd(struct gsm_bts *bts, uint8_t paging_group, uint8_t len,
 	msgb_tlv_put(msg, RSL_IE_MS_IDENTITY, len-2, ms_ident+2);
 	msgb_tv_put(msg, RSL_IE_CHAN_NEEDED, chan_needed);
 
+	/* Ericsson wants to have this IE in case a paging message
+	 * relates to packet paging */
+	if (bts->type == GSM_BTS_TYPE_RBS2000 && is_gprs)
+		msgb_tv_put(msg, RSL_IE_ERIC_PACKET_PAG_IND, 0);
+
 	msg->dst = bts->c0->rsl_link;
 
 	return abis_rsl_sendmsg(msg);
diff --git a/openbsc/src/libbsc/bsc_api.c b/openbsc/src/libbsc/bsc_api.c
index 54978e50c..253326f71 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/libbsc/bsc_api.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/libbsc/bsc_api.c
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ error:
 int gsm0808_page(struct gsm_bts *bts, unsigned int page_group, unsigned int mi_len,
 		 uint8_t *mi, int chan_type)
 {
-	return rsl_paging_cmd(bts, page_group, mi_len, mi, chan_type);
+	return rsl_paging_cmd(bts, page_group, mi_len, mi, chan_type, false);
 }
 
 static void handle_ass_compl(struct gsm_subscriber_connection *conn,