diff --git a/src/usermanager.cpp b/src/usermanager.cpp
index 7d855ef16cc2c3a901fd211d3cec9ace867c3f1a..d8c8e69574217121923c3448468514ca4dc17a20 100644
--- a/src/usermanager.cpp
+++ b/src/usermanager.cpp
@@ -250,4 +250,18 @@ void UserManager::handleSubscription(Swift::Presence::ref presence) {
 // 	}
 }
 
+void UserManager::connectUser(const Swift::JID &user) {
+	if (m_users.find(user.toBare().toString()) != m_users.end()) {
+		m_userRegistry->onPasswordValid(user);
+	}
+	else {
+		Swift::Presence::ref response = Swift::Presence::create();
+		response->setTo(m_component->getJID());
+		response->setFrom(user);
+		response->setType(Swift::Presence::Available);
+		m_component->onUserPresenceReceived(response);
+	}
+}
+
+
 }