diff --git a/src/user.cpp b/src/user.cpp
index 2cf74cbd1c38a2c1369d0d4459380c015613f2fb..5e66268a86637479893112434895036cbf677237 100644
--- a/src/user.cpp
+++ b/src/user.cpp
@@ -309,4 +309,19 @@ void User::handleDisconnected(const std::string &error) {
 	}
 }
 
+void User::handleFTStateChanged(Swift::FileTransfer::State state, const std::string &buddyName, const std::string &fileName, unsigned long size, unsigned long id) {
+	if (state.state == Swift::FileTransfer::State::Transferring) {
+		onFTAccepted(buddyName, fileName, size, id);
+	}
+}
+
+void User::sendFile(const Swift::JID& from, boost::shared_ptr<Swift::ReadBytestream> byteStream, const Swift::StreamInitiationFileInfo &info, unsigned long id) {
+	boost::shared_ptr<Swift::OutgoingFileTransfer> ft = m_userManager->getOutgoingFileTransferManager()->createOutgoingFileTransfer(from, m_jid, byteStream, info);
+	if (ft) {
+		m_filetransfers.push_back(ft);
+		ft->onStateChange.connect(boost::bind(&User::handleFTStateChanged, this, _1, Buddy::JIDToLegacyName(from), info.getName(), info.getSize(), id));
+		ft->start();
+	}
+}
+
 }