diff --git a/openbsc/include/openbsc/gsm_04_08.h b/openbsc/include/openbsc/gsm_04_08.h
index be530c38d..d0d5996c2 100644
--- a/openbsc/include/openbsc/gsm_04_08.h
+++ b/openbsc/include/openbsc/gsm_04_08.h
@@ -737,5 +737,7 @@ int decode_bcd_number(char *output, int output_len, const u_int8_t *bcd_lv,
 extern const char *gsm0408_cc_msg_names[];
 
 int send_siemens_mrpci(struct gsm_lchan *lchan, u_int8_t *classmark2_lv);
+int gsm48_paging_extract_mi(struct msgb *msg, char *mi_string, u_int8_t *mi_type);
+int gsm48_handle_paging_resp(struct msgb *msg, struct gsm_subscriber *subscr);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/openbsc/src/gsm_04_08.c b/openbsc/src/gsm_04_08.c
index 3c9ffbbec..bac920e31 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/gsm_04_08.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/gsm_04_08.c
@@ -1463,20 +1463,15 @@ static int gsm48_rr_rx_pag_resp(struct msgb *msg)
 	struct gsm_bts *bts = msg->lchan->ts->trx->bts;
 	struct gsm48_hdr *gh = msgb_l3(msg);
 	u_int8_t *classmark2_lv = gh->data + 1;
-	u_int8_t *mi_lv = gh->data + 2 + *classmark2_lv;
-	u_int8_t mi_type = mi_lv[1] & GSM_MI_TYPE_MASK;
+	u_int8_t mi_type;
 	char mi_string[GSM48_MI_SIZE];
 	struct gsm_subscriber *subscr = NULL;
-	struct paging_signal_data sig_data;
 	int rc = 0;
 
-	gsm48_mi_to_string(mi_string, sizeof(mi_string), mi_lv+1, *mi_lv);
+	gsm48_paging_extract_mi(msg, mi_string, &mi_type);
 	DEBUGP(DRR, "PAGING RESPONSE: mi_type=0x%02x MI(%s)\n",
 		mi_type, mi_string);
 
-	if (is_siemens_bts(bts))
-		send_siemens_mrpci(msg->lchan, classmark2_lv);
-
 	switch (mi_type) {
 	case GSM_MI_TYPE_TMSI:
 		subscr = subscr_get_by_tmsi(bts->network,
@@ -1499,30 +1494,7 @@ static int gsm48_rr_rx_pag_resp(struct msgb *msg)
 	memcpy(subscr->equipment.classmark2, classmark2_lv+1, *classmark2_lv);
 	db_sync_equipment(&subscr->equipment);
 
-	if (!msg->lchan->subscr) {
-		msg->lchan->subscr = subscr;
-	} else if (msg->lchan->subscr != subscr) {
-		DEBUGP(DRR, "<- Channel already owned by someone else?\n");
-		subscr_put(subscr);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	} else {
-		DEBUGP(DRR, "<- Channel already owned by us\n");
-		subscr_put(subscr);
-		subscr = msg->lchan->subscr;
-	}
-
-	sig_data.subscr = subscr;
-	sig_data.bts	= msg->lchan->ts->trx->bts;
-	sig_data.lchan	= msg->lchan;
-
-	dispatch_signal(SS_PAGING, S_PAGING_COMPLETED, &sig_data);
-
-	/* Stop paging on the bts we received the paging response */
-	paging_request_stop(msg->trx->bts, subscr, msg->lchan);
-
-	/* FIXME: somehow signal the completion of the PAGING to
-	 * the entity that requested the paging */
-
+	rc = gsm48_handle_paging_resp(msg, subscr);
 	return rc;
 }
 
diff --git a/openbsc/src/gsm_04_08_utils.c b/openbsc/src/gsm_04_08_utils.c
index c9cbd5c34..47ec8ab0e 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/gsm_04_08_utils.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/gsm_04_08_utils.c
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 #include <openbsc/debug.h>
 #include <openbsc/gsm_04_08.h>
 #include <openbsc/transaction.h>
+#include <openbsc/paging.h>
+#include <openbsc/signal.h>
 
 #define GSM48_ALLOC_SIZE	1024
 #define GSM48_ALLOC_HEADROOM	128
@@ -413,3 +415,45 @@ int send_siemens_mrpci(struct gsm_lchan *lchan,
 	return rsl_siemens_mrpci(lchan, &mrpci);
 }
 
+int gsm48_paging_extract_mi(struct msgb *msg, char *mi_string, u_int8_t *mi_type)
+{
+	struct gsm48_hdr *gh = msgb_l3(msg);
+	u_int8_t *classmark2_lv = gh->data + 1;
+	u_int8_t *mi_lv = gh->data + 2 + *classmark2_lv;
+	*mi_type = mi_lv[1] & GSM_MI_TYPE_MASK;
+
+	return gsm48_mi_to_string(mi_string, GSM48_MI_SIZE, mi_lv+1, *mi_lv);
+}
+
+int gsm48_handle_paging_resp(struct msgb *msg, struct gsm_subscriber *subscr)
+{
+	struct gsm_bts *bts = msg->lchan->ts->trx->bts;
+	struct gsm48_hdr *gh = msgb_l3(msg);
+	u_int8_t *classmark2_lv = gh->data + 1;
+	struct paging_signal_data sig_data;
+
+	if (is_siemens_bts(bts))
+		send_siemens_mrpci(msg->lchan, classmark2_lv);
+
+	if (!msg->lchan->subscr) {
+		msg->lchan->subscr = subscr;
+	} else if (msg->lchan->subscr != subscr) {
+		DEBUGP(DRR, "<- Channel already owned by someone else?\n");
+		subscr_put(subscr);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	} else {
+		DEBUGP(DRR, "<- Channel already owned by us\n");
+		subscr_put(subscr);
+		subscr = msg->lchan->subscr;
+	}
+
+	sig_data.subscr = subscr;
+	sig_data.bts	= msg->lchan->ts->trx->bts;
+	sig_data.lchan	= msg->lchan;
+
+	dispatch_signal(SS_PAGING, S_PAGING_COMPLETED, &sig_data);
+
+	/* Stop paging on the bts we received the paging response */
+	paging_request_stop(msg->trx->bts, subscr, msg->lchan);
+	return 0;
+}