diff --git a/gobex/gobex-packet.c b/gobex/gobex-packet.c
index 89f14e4..e55b205 100644
--- a/gobex/gobex-packet.c
+++ b/gobex/gobex-packet.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ gboolean g_obex_packet_set_data(GObexPacket *pkt, const void *data, gsize len,
 	return TRUE;
 }
 
-GObexPacket *g_obex_packet_new(guint8 opcode, gboolean final)
+GObexPacket *g_obex_packet_new(guint8 opcode, gboolean final, GSList *headers)
 {
 	GObexPacket *pkt;
 
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ GObexPacket *g_obex_packet_new(guint8 opcode, gboolean final)
 
 	pkt->opcode = opcode;
 	pkt->final = final;
+	pkt->headers = headers;
 
 	pkt->data_policy = G_OBEX_DATA_COPY;
 
@@ -214,7 +215,7 @@ GObexPacket *g_obex_packet_decode(const void *data, gsize len,
 	final = (opcode & FINAL_BIT) ? TRUE : FALSE;
 	opcode &= ~FINAL_BIT;
 
-	pkt = g_obex_packet_new(opcode, final);
+	pkt = g_obex_packet_new(opcode, final, NULL);
 
 	if (header_offset == 0)
 		goto headers;
diff --git a/gobex/gobex-packet.h b/gobex/gobex-packet.h
index 299e7f0..16dcf0f 100644
--- a/gobex/gobex-packet.h
+++ b/gobex/gobex-packet.h
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ gboolean g_obex_packet_add_header(GObexPacket *pkt, GObexHeader *header);
 gboolean g_obex_packet_set_data(GObexPacket *pkt, const void *data, gsize len,
 						GObexDataPolicy data_policy);
 const void *g_obex_packet_get_data(GObexPacket *pkt, gsize *len);
-GObexPacket *g_obex_packet_new(guint8 opcode, gboolean final);
+GObexPacket *g_obex_packet_new(guint8 opcode, gboolean final, GSList *headers);
 void g_obex_packet_free(GObexPacket *pkt);
 
 GObexPacket *g_obex_packet_decode(const void *data, gsize len,
diff --git a/gobex/gobex.c b/gobex/gobex.c
index 2e9d3bb..5357e02 100644
--- a/gobex/gobex.c
+++ b/gobex/gobex.c
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ static gboolean pending_req_abort(GObex *obex, GError **err)
 
 	obex->pending_req->cancelled = TRUE;
 
-	pkt = g_obex_packet_new(G_OBEX_OP_ABORT, TRUE);
+	pkt = g_obex_packet_new(G_OBEX_OP_ABORT, TRUE, NULL);
 
 	return g_obex_send(obex, pkt, err);
 }
@@ -421,6 +421,19 @@ void g_obex_set_disconnect_function(GObex *obex, GObexDisconnectFunc func,
 	obex->disconn_func_data = user_data;
 }
 
+static void init_connect_data(GObex *obex, struct connect_data *data)
+{
+	guint16 u16;
+
+	memset(data, 0, sizeof(*data));
+
+	data->version = 0x10;
+	data->flags = 0;
+
+	u16 = g_htons(obex->rx_mtu);
+	memcpy(&data->mtu, &u16, sizeof(u16));
+}
+
 static void parse_connect_data(GObex *obex, GObexPacket *pkt)
 {
 	const struct connect_data *data;
@@ -743,22 +756,33 @@ void g_obex_unref(GObex *obex)
 
 /* Higher level functions */
 
+gboolean g_obex_response(GObex *obex, GObexPacket *req, guint8 rspcode,
+						GSList *headers, GError **err)
+{
+	GObexPacket *rsp;
+
+	rsp = g_obex_packet_new(rspcode, TRUE, headers);
+
+	if (g_obex_packet_get_operation(req, NULL) == G_OBEX_OP_CONNECT) {
+		struct connect_data data;
+		init_connect_data(obex, &data);
+		g_obex_packet_set_data(rsp, &data, sizeof(data),
+							G_OBEX_DATA_COPY);
+	}
+
+	return g_obex_send(obex, rsp, err);
+}
+
 guint g_obex_connect(GObex *obex, void *target, gsize target_len,
 				GObexResponseFunc func, gpointer user_data,
 				GError **err)
 {
 	GObexPacket *req;
 	struct connect_data data;
-	guint16 u16;
 
-	req = g_obex_packet_new(G_OBEX_OP_CONNECT, TRUE);
-
-	memset(&data, 0, sizeof(data));
-	data.version = 0x10;
-	data.flags = 0;
-	u16 = g_htons(obex->rx_mtu);
-	memcpy(&data.mtu, &u16, sizeof(u16));
+	req = g_obex_packet_new(G_OBEX_OP_CONNECT, TRUE, NULL);
 
+	init_connect_data(obex, &data);
 	g_obex_packet_set_data(req, &data, sizeof(data), G_OBEX_DATA_COPY);
 
 	if (target != NULL) {
diff --git a/gobex/gobex.h b/gobex/gobex.h
index ce307c0..aecfffa 100644
--- a/gobex/gobex.h
+++ b/gobex/gobex.h
@@ -64,5 +64,7 @@ void g_obex_unref(GObex *obex);
 guint g_obex_connect(GObex *obex, void *target, gsize target_len,
 				GObexResponseFunc func, gpointer user_data,
 				GError **err);
+gboolean g_obex_response(GObex *obex, GObexPacket *req, guint8 rspcode,
+						GSList *headers, GError **err);
 
 #endif /* __GOBEX_H */
diff --git a/unit/test-gobex-packet.c b/unit/test-gobex-packet.c
index 464382a..501d924 100644
--- a/unit/test-gobex-packet.c
+++ b/unit/test-gobex-packet.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ static void test_pkt(void)
 {
 	GObexPacket *pkt;
 
-	pkt = g_obex_packet_new(G_OBEX_OP_PUT, TRUE);
+	pkt = g_obex_packet_new(G_OBEX_OP_PUT, TRUE, NULL);
 
 	g_assert(pkt != NULL);
 
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ static void test_encode_on_demand(void)
 	uint8_t buf[255];
 	gssize len;
 
-	pkt = g_obex_packet_new(G_OBEX_OP_PUT, FALSE);
+	pkt = g_obex_packet_new(G_OBEX_OP_PUT, FALSE, NULL);
 
 	hdr = g_obex_header_new_on_demand(G_OBEX_HDR_ID_BODY,
 						get_body_data, NULL);
diff --git a/unit/test-gobex.c b/unit/test-gobex.c
index 84006c9..5d65dde 100644
--- a/unit/test-gobex.c
+++ b/unit/test-gobex.c
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ static void send_connect(GObexResponseFunc rsp_func, GIOFunc send_rsp_func,
 	GObexPacket *req;
 	guint8 connect_data[] = { 0x10, 0x00, 0x10, 0x00 };
 
-	req = g_obex_packet_new(G_OBEX_OP_CONNECT, TRUE);
+	req = g_obex_packet_new(G_OBEX_OP_CONNECT, TRUE, NULL);
 	g_assert(req != NULL);
 
 	g_obex_packet_set_data(req, connect_data, sizeof(connect_data),
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ static void test_cancel_req_immediate(void)
 
 	r.err = NULL;
 
-	req = g_obex_packet_new(G_OBEX_OP_PUT, TRUE);
+	req = g_obex_packet_new(G_OBEX_OP_PUT, TRUE, NULL);
 	r.id = g_obex_send_req(r.obex, req, -1, req_done, &r, &r.err);
 	g_assert_no_error(r.err);
 	g_assert(r.id != 0);
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ static void test_cancel_req_delay(int transport_type)
 
 	r.err = NULL;
 
-	req = g_obex_packet_new(G_OBEX_OP_PUT, TRUE);
+	req = g_obex_packet_new(G_OBEX_OP_PUT, TRUE, NULL);
 	r.id = g_obex_send_req(r.obex, req, -1, req_done, &r, &r.err);
 	g_assert_no_error(r.err);
 	g_assert(r.id != 0);
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ static void test_send_connect(int transport_type)
 	r.buf = pkt_connect_req;
 	r.len = sizeof(pkt_connect_req);
 
-	req = g_obex_packet_new(G_OBEX_OP_CONNECT, TRUE);
+	req = g_obex_packet_new(G_OBEX_OP_CONNECT, TRUE, NULL);
 	g_assert(req != NULL);
 
 	g_obex_packet_set_data(req, connect_data, sizeof(connect_data),
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ static void test_send_on_demand(int transport_type)
 	r.buf = pkt_put_body;
 	r.len = sizeof(pkt_put_body);
 
-	req = g_obex_packet_new(G_OBEX_OP_PUT, FALSE);
+	req = g_obex_packet_new(G_OBEX_OP_PUT, FALSE, NULL);
 
 	hdr = g_obex_header_new_on_demand(G_OBEX_HDR_ID_BODY,
 						get_body_data, NULL);