diff --git a/openbsc/include/openbsc/bsc_nat.h b/openbsc/include/openbsc/bsc_nat.h
index 638791a8b..ab80cb401 100644
--- a/openbsc/include/openbsc/bsc_nat.h
+++ b/openbsc/include/openbsc/bsc_nat.h
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 #ifndef BSC_NAT_H
 #define BSC_NAT_H
 
+#include "mgcp.h"
+
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sccp/sccp_types.h>
 
@@ -33,6 +35,8 @@
 #define DIR_BSC 1
 #define DIR_MSC 2
 
+#define NAT_IPAC_PROTO_MGCP
+
 struct bsc_nat;
 
 /*
@@ -135,6 +139,9 @@ struct bsc_nat {
 	/* known BSC's */
 	struct llist_head bsc_configs;
 	int num_bsc;
+
+	/* MGCP config */
+	struct mgcp_config *mgcp_cfg;
 };
 
 /* create and init the structures */
diff --git a/openbsc/src/nat/bsc_nat.c b/openbsc/src/nat/bsc_nat.c
index 156823033..e8ba42802 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/nat/bsc_nat.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/nat/bsc_nat.c
@@ -703,10 +703,12 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 		return -4;
 	}
 
+	nat->mgcp_cfg = talloc_zero(nat, struct mgcp_config);
+
 	/* init vty and parse */
 	bsc_nat_vty_init(nat);
 	telnet_init(NULL, 4244);
-	if (vty_read_config_file(config_file) < 0) {
+	if (mgcp_parse_config(config_file, nat->mgcp_cfg) < 0) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Failed to parse the config file: '%s'\n", config_file);
 		return -3;
 	}
diff --git a/openbsc/src/nat/bsc_nat_vty.c b/openbsc/src/nat/bsc_nat_vty.c
index 6dae0d65c..3a468e9fa 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/nat/bsc_nat_vty.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/nat/bsc_nat_vty.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 #include <openbsc/bsc_nat.h>
 #include <openbsc/gsm_04_08.h>
+#include <openbsc/mgcp.h>
 
 #include <osmocore/talloc.h>
 
@@ -208,6 +209,8 @@ int bsc_nat_vty_init(struct bsc_nat *nat)
 	install_element(BSC_NODE, &cfg_bsc_token_cmd);
 	install_element(BSC_NODE, &cfg_bsc_lac_cmd);
 
+	mgcp_vty_init();
+
 	return 0;
 }