diff --git a/openbsc/include/openbsc/gprs_gmm.h b/openbsc/include/openbsc/gprs_gmm.h
index 2cea6f419..b91b489d3 100644
--- a/openbsc/include/openbsc/gprs_gmm.h
+++ b/openbsc/include/openbsc/gprs_gmm.h
@@ -11,4 +11,8 @@ int gsm48_tx_gsm_deact_pdp_acc(struct sgsn_pdp_ctx *pdp);
 
 int gsm0408_gprs_rcvmsg(struct msgb *msg, struct gprs_llc_llme *llme);
 
+int gprs_gmm_rx_suspend(struct gprs_ra_id *raid, uint32_t tlli);
+int gprs_gmm_rx_resume(struct gprs_ra_id *raid, uint32_t tlli,
+		       uint8_t suspend_ref);
+
 #endif /* _GPRS_GMM_H */
diff --git a/openbsc/src/gprs/gprs_bssgp.c b/openbsc/src/gprs/gprs_bssgp.c
index 89b78662e..c7c49d4bd 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/gprs/gprs_bssgp.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/gprs/gprs_bssgp.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include <openbsc/gprs_llc.h>
 #include <openbsc/gprs_ns.h>
 #include <openbsc/gprs_sgsn.h>
+#include <openbsc/gprs_gmm.h>
 
 void *bssgp_tall_ctx = NULL;
 
@@ -363,6 +364,7 @@ static int bssgp_rx_suspend(struct msgb *msg, struct tlv_parsed *tp,
 			(struct bssgp_normal_hdr *) msgb_bssgph(msg);
 	struct gprs_ra_id raid;
 	uint32_t tlli;
+	int rc;
 
 	if (!TLVP_PRESENT(tp, BSSGP_IE_TLLI) ||
 	    !TLVP_PRESENT(tp, BSSGP_IE_ROUTEING_AREA)) {
@@ -378,8 +380,11 @@ static int bssgp_rx_suspend(struct msgb *msg, struct tlv_parsed *tp,
 
 	gsm48_parse_ra(&raid, TLVP_VAL(tp, BSSGP_IE_ROUTEING_AREA));
 
-	/* FIXME: pass the SUSPEND request to GMM */
-	/* SEND SUSPEND_ACK or SUSPEND_NACK */
+	/* Inform GMM about the SUSPEND request */
+	rc = gprs_gmm_rx_suspend(&raid, tlli);
+	if (rc < 0)
+		return bssgp_tx_suspend_nack(msgb_nsei(msg), tlli, NULL);
+
 	bssgp_tx_suspend_ack(msgb_nsei(msg), tlli, &raid, 0);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -392,6 +397,8 @@ static int bssgp_rx_resume(struct msgb *msg, struct tlv_parsed *tp,
 			(struct bssgp_normal_hdr *) msgb_bssgph(msg);
 	struct gprs_ra_id raid;
 	uint32_t tlli;
+	uint8_t suspend_ref;
+	int rc;
 
 	if (!TLVP_PRESENT(tp, BSSGP_IE_TLLI) ||
 	    !TLVP_PRESENT(tp, BSSGP_IE_ROUTEING_AREA) ||
@@ -402,13 +409,18 @@ static int bssgp_rx_resume(struct msgb *msg, struct tlv_parsed *tp,
 	}
 
 	tlli = ntohl(*(uint32_t *)TLVP_VAL(tp, BSSGP_IE_TLLI));
+	suspend_ref = *TLVP_VAL(tp, BSSGP_IE_SUSPEND_REF_NR);
 
 	DEBUGP(DBSSGP, "BSSGP BVCI=%u TLLI=0x%08x RESUME\n", ctx->bvci, tlli);
 
 	gsm48_parse_ra(&raid, TLVP_VAL(tp, BSSGP_IE_ROUTEING_AREA));
 
-	/* FIXME: pass the RESUME request to GMM */
-	/* SEND RESUME_ACK or RESUME_NACK */
+	/* Inform GMM about the RESUME request */
+	rc = gprs_gmm_rx_resume(&raid, tlli, suspend_ref);
+	if (rc < 0)
+		return bssgp_tx_resume_nack(msgb_nsei(msg), tlli, &raid,
+					    NULL);
+
 	bssgp_tx_resume_ack(msgb_nsei(msg), tlli, &raid);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/openbsc/src/gprs/gprs_gmm.c b/openbsc/src/gprs/gprs_gmm.c
index ad9a546ec..17d2ed07f 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/gprs/gprs_gmm.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/gprs/gprs_gmm.c
@@ -1270,3 +1270,51 @@ int gsm0408_gprs_rcvmsg(struct msgb *msg, struct gprs_llc_llme *llme)
 
 	return rc;
 }
+
+int gprs_gmm_rx_suspend(struct gprs_ra_id *raid, uint32_t tlli)
+{
+	struct sgsn_mm_ctx *mmctx;
+
+	mmctx = sgsn_mm_ctx_by_tlli(tlli, raid);
+	if (!mmctx) {
+		LOGP(DMM, LOGL_NOTICE, "SUSPEND request for unknown "
+			"TLLI=%08x\n", tlli);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (mmctx->mm_state != GMM_REGISTERED_NORMAL) {
+		LOGP(DMM, LOGL_NOTICE, "SUSPEND request while state "
+			"!= REGISTERED (TLLI=%08x)\n", tlli);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	/* Transition from REGISTERED_NORMAL to REGISTERED_SUSPENDED */
+	mmctx->mm_state = GMM_REGISTERED_SUSPENDED;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int gprs_gmm_rx_resume(struct gprs_ra_id *raid, uint32_t tlli,
+		       uint8_t suspend_ref)
+{
+	struct sgsn_mm_ctx *mmctx;
+
+	/* FIXME: make use of suspend reference? */
+
+	mmctx = sgsn_mm_ctx_by_tlli(tlli, raid);
+	if (!mmctx) {
+		LOGP(DMM, LOGL_NOTICE, "RESUME request for unknown "
+			"TLLI=%08x\n", tlli);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (mmctx->mm_state != GMM_REGISTERED_SUSPENDED) {
+		LOGP(DMM, LOGL_NOTICE, "RESUME request while state "
+			"!= SUSPENDED (TLLI=%08x)\n", tlli);
+		/* FIXME: should we not simply ignore it? */
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	/* Transition from SUSPENDED to NORMAL */
+	mmctx->mm_state = GMM_REGISTERED_NORMAL;
+	return 0;
+}