diff --git a/monitor.c b/monitor.c
index 617e6368..d51e9a75 100644
--- a/monitor.c
+++ b/monitor.c
@@ -619,6 +619,14 @@ int monitor_call_status(vomp_call_state *call)
   return 0;
 }
 
+int monitor_announce_peer(unsigned char *sid)
+{
+  unsigned char msg[1024];
+  snprintf((char *)msg,1024,"\nnewpeer %s\n",overlay_render_sid(sid));
+  monitor_tell_clients(msg,strlen((char *)msg));
+  return 0;
+}
+
 int monitor_send_audio(vomp_call_state *call,overlay_mdp_frame *audio)
 {
   if (0) WHYF("Tell call monitor about audio for call %06x:%06x",
@@ -643,6 +651,13 @@ int monitor_send_audio(vomp_call_state *call,overlay_mdp_frame *audio)
 	&msg[msglen],sample_bytes);
   msglen+=sample_bytes;
 
+  monitor_tell_clients(msg,msglen);
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+int monitor_tell_clients(unsigned char *msg,int msglen)
+{
   int i;
   for(i=0;i<monitor_socket_count;i++)
     {
@@ -671,7 +686,5 @@ int monitor_send_audio(vomp_call_state *call,overlay_mdp_frame *audio)
 	}
       }
     }
-
-
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/overlay_route.c b/overlay_route.c
index 778f6ba1..b733bf18 100644
--- a/overlay_route.c
+++ b/overlay_route.c
@@ -502,6 +502,7 @@ overlay_node *overlay_route_find_node(unsigned char *sid,int prefixLen,int creat
 
   /* Ask for newly discovered node to be advertised */
   overlay_route_please_advertise(&overlay_nodes[bin_number][slot]);
+  monitor_announce_peer(sid);
 
   bcopy(sid,overlay_nodes[bin_number][free_slot].sid,SID_SIZE);
   return &overlay_nodes[bin_number][free_slot];
diff --git a/serval.h b/serval.h
index aec16d87..658632ad 100755
--- a/serval.h
+++ b/serval.h
@@ -1464,6 +1464,8 @@ int monitor_poll();
 int monitor_get_fds(struct pollfd *fds,int *fdcount,int fdmax);
 int monitor_call_status(vomp_call_state *call);
 int monitor_send_audio(vomp_call_state *call,overlay_mdp_frame *audio);
+int monitor_announce_peer(unsigned char *sid);
+int monitor_tell_clients(unsigned char *msg,int msglen);
 extern int monitor_socket_count;