diff --git a/mms-connman-nemo/src/mms_connection_nemo.c b/mms-connman-nemo/src/mms_connection_nemo.c
index 70e25a4..0c9c570 100644
--- a/mms-connman-nemo/src/mms_connection_nemo.c
+++ b/mms-connman-nemo/src/mms_connection_nemo.c
@@ -512,13 +512,13 @@ MMSConnection*
 mms_connection_nemo_new(
     MMSConnMan* cm,
     const char* imsi,
-    gboolean user_request)
+    MMS_CONNECTION_TYPE type)
 {
     MMSConnectionNemo* self = g_object_new(MMS_TYPE_CONNECTION_NEMO, NULL);
     MMSConnection* conn = &self->connection;
 
     MMS_VERBOSE_("%p %s", self, imsi);
-    conn->user_connection = user_request;
+    conn->type = type;
     conn->imsi = self->imsi = g_strdup(imsi);
     conn->state = MMS_CONNECTION_STATE_OPENING;
     self->mm = ofonoext_mm_new();
diff --git a/mms-connman-nemo/src/mms_connection_nemo.h b/mms-connman-nemo/src/mms_connection_nemo.h
index 08f888b..ccc2fa4 100644
--- a/mms-connman-nemo/src/mms_connection_nemo.h
+++ b/mms-connman-nemo/src/mms_connection_nemo.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ MMSConnection*
 mms_connection_nemo_new(
     MMSConnMan* cm,
     const char* imsi,
-    gboolean user_request);
+    MMS_CONNECTION_TYPE type);
 
 #endif /* JOLLA_MMS_CONNECTION_NEMO_H */
 
diff --git a/mms-connman-nemo/src/mms_connman_nemo.c b/mms-connman-nemo/src/mms_connman_nemo.c
index 87d5c3f..25729d6 100644
--- a/mms-connman-nemo/src/mms_connman_nemo.c
+++ b/mms-connman-nemo/src/mms_connman_nemo.c
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ MMSConnection*
 mms_connman_nemo_open_connection(
     MMSConnMan* cm,
     const char* imsi,
-    gboolean user_request)
+    MMS_CONNECTION_TYPE type)
 {
     MMSConnManNemo* self = MMS_CONNMAN_NEMO(cm);
     if (self->conn) {
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ mms_connman_nemo_open_connection(
             self->conn = NULL;
         }
     }
-    self->conn = mms_connection_nemo_new(cm, imsi, user_request);
+    self->conn = mms_connection_nemo_new(cm, imsi, type);
     g_object_weak_ref(G_OBJECT(self->conn),
         mms_connman_nemo_connection_weak_ref_notify, self);
     return self->conn;
diff --git a/mms-connman-ofono/src/mms_connection_ofono.c b/mms-connman-ofono/src/mms_connection_ofono.c
index 5ba6ec1..5d5c486 100644
--- a/mms-connman-ofono/src/mms_connection_ofono.c
+++ b/mms-connman-ofono/src/mms_connection_ofono.c
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ MMSConnection*
 mms_connection_ofono_new(
     OfonoSimMgr* sim,
     OfonoConnCtx* context,
-    gboolean user_request)
+    MMS_CONNECTION_TYPE type)
 {
     MMSConnectionOfono* self = g_object_new(MMS_TYPE_CONNECTION_OFONO, NULL);
     MMSConnection* conn = &self->connection;
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ mms_connection_ofono_new(
     MMS_ASSERT(sim->present);
     MMS_VERBOSE_("%p %s", self, sim->imsi);
 
-    conn->user_connection = user_request;
+    conn->type = type;
     conn->imsi = self->imsi = g_strdup(sim->imsi);
     self->sim = ofono_simmgr_ref(sim);
     self->context = ofono_connctx_ref(context);
diff --git a/mms-connman-ofono/src/mms_connection_ofono.h b/mms-connman-ofono/src/mms_connection_ofono.h
index 6d35efa..9b4aff4 100644
--- a/mms-connman-ofono/src/mms_connection_ofono.h
+++ b/mms-connman-ofono/src/mms_connection_ofono.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ MMSConnection*
 mms_connection_ofono_new(
     OfonoSimMgr* sim,
     OfonoConnCtx* context,
-    gboolean user_request);
+    MMS_CONNECTION_TYPE type);
 
 #endif /* JOLLA_MMS_CONNECTION_OFONO_H */
 
diff --git a/mms-connman-ofono/src/mms_connman_ofono.c b/mms-connman-ofono/src/mms_connman_ofono.c
index a3407d4..65dac52 100644
--- a/mms-connman-ofono/src/mms_connman_ofono.c
+++ b/mms-connman-ofono/src/mms_connman_ofono.c
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ MMSConnection*
 mms_connman_ofono_open_connection(
     MMSConnMan* cm,
     const char* imsi,
-    gboolean user_request)
+    MMS_CONNECTION_TYPE type)
 {
     MMSConnManOfono* self = MMS_CONNMAN_OFONO(cm);
     MMSOfonoModem* modem = mms_connman_ofono_modem_for_imsi(self, imsi);
@@ -205,8 +205,8 @@ mms_connman_ofono_open_connection(
             if (modem->conn) {
                 mms_connection_ref(modem->conn);
             } else {
-                modem->conn = mms_connection_ofono_new(modem->simmgr, ctx,
-                    user_request);
+                modem->conn =
+                    mms_connection_ofono_new(modem->simmgr, ctx, type);
                 g_object_weak_ref(G_OBJECT(modem->conn),
                     mms_connman_ofono_connection_gone, self);
             }
diff --git a/mms-lib/include/mms_connection.h b/mms-lib/include/mms_connection.h
index bc3debe..9030b36 100644
--- a/mms-lib/include/mms_connection.h
+++ b/mms-lib/include/mms_connection.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2013-2015 Jolla Ltd.
+ * Copyright (C) 2013-2016 Jolla Ltd.
  * Contact: Slava Monich <slava.monich@jolla.com>
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ struct mms_connection {
     const char* mmsc;
     const char* mmsproxy;
     const char* netif;
-    gboolean user_connection;
+    MMS_CONNECTION_TYPE type;
     MMS_CONNECTION_STATE state;
 };
 
diff --git a/mms-lib/include/mms_connman.h b/mms-lib/include/mms_connman.h
index 6177f7b..08d3864 100644
--- a/mms-lib/include/mms_connman.h
+++ b/mms-lib/include/mms_connman.h
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (C) 2013-2016 Jolla Ltd.
+ * Contact: Slava Monich <slava.monich@jolla.com>
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ typedef struct mms_connman_class {
     GObjectClass parent;
     char* (*fn_default_imsi)(MMSConnMan* cm);
     MMSConnection* (*fn_open_connection)(MMSConnMan* cm, const char* imsi,
-        gboolean user_request);
+        MMS_CONNECTION_TYPE type);
 } MMSConnManClass;
 
 GType mms_connman_get_type(void);
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ MMSConnection*
 mms_connman_open_connection(
     MMSConnMan* cm,
     const char* imsi,
-    gboolean user_request);
+    MMS_CONNECTION_TYPE type);
 
 /**
  * While busy flags is on, mms-engine shouldn't exit
diff --git a/mms-lib/include/mms_lib_types.h b/mms-lib/include/mms_lib_types.h
index 7167e9f..dbaa190 100644
--- a/mms-lib/include/mms_lib_types.h
+++ b/mms-lib/include/mms_lib_types.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2013-2015 Jolla Ltd.
+ * Copyright (C) 2013-2016 Jolla Ltd.
  * Contact: Slava Monich <slava.monich@jolla.com>
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -75,6 +75,12 @@ typedef enum mms_read_status {
     MMS_READ_STATUS_DELETED         /* Message deleted without reading */
 } MMSReadStatus;
 
+/* Connection type */
+typedef enum _MMS_CONNECTION_TYPE {
+    MMS_CONNECTION_TYPE_AUTO,       /* Internally requested connection */
+    MMS_CONNECTION_TYPE_USER        /* Connection requested by user */
+} MMS_CONNECTION_TYPE;
+
 /* Convenience macros */
 #define MMS_CAST(address,type,field) \
     ((type *)((guint8*)(address) - G_STRUCT_OFFSET(type,field)))
diff --git a/mms-lib/src/mms_connman.c b/mms-lib/src/mms_connman.c
index 006f47e..a7b4f07 100644
--- a/mms-lib/src/mms_connman.c
+++ b/mms-lib/src/mms_connman.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (C) 2013-2016 Jolla Ltd.
+ * Contact: Slava Monich <slava.monich@jolla.com>
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
@@ -128,12 +129,12 @@ MMSConnection*
 mms_connman_open_connection(
     MMSConnMan* cm,
     const char* imsi,
-    gboolean user_request)
+    MMS_CONNECTION_TYPE type)
 {
     if (cm) {
         MMSConnManClass* klass = MMS_CONNMAN_GET_CLASS(cm);
         if (klass->fn_open_connection) {
-            return klass->fn_open_connection(cm, imsi, user_request);
+            return klass->fn_open_connection(cm, imsi, type);
         }
     }
     return NULL;
diff --git a/mms-lib/src/mms_dispatcher.c b/mms-lib/src/mms_dispatcher.c
index e137c80..ffb3068 100644
--- a/mms-lib/src/mms_dispatcher.c
+++ b/mms-lib/src/mms_dispatcher.c
@@ -366,7 +366,9 @@ mms_dispatcher_pick_next_task(
                 mms_dispatcher_close_connection(disp);
                 if (!disp->connection) {
                     disp->connection = mms_connman_open_connection(disp->cm,
-                        task->imsi, FALSE);
+                        task->imsi,
+                        (task->state == MMS_TASK_STATE_NEED_USER_CONNECTION) ?
+                        MMS_CONNECTION_TYPE_USER : MMS_CONNECTION_TYPE_AUTO);
                     if (disp->connection) {
                         MMS_ASSERT(!disp->connection_changed_id);
                         disp->connection_changed_id =
@@ -543,7 +545,8 @@ mms_dispatcher_receive_message(
         if (pdu->type == MMS_MESSAGE_TYPE_NOTIFICATION_IND) {
             ok = mms_dispatcher_queue_and_unref_task(disp,
                 mms_task_retrieve_new(disp->settings, disp->handler,
-                    id, imsi, pdu, error));
+                    id, imsi, pdu, automatic ? MMS_CONNECTION_TYPE_AUTO :
+                    MMS_CONNECTION_TYPE_USER, error));
         }
         mms_message_free(pdu);
     } else {
diff --git a/mms-lib/src/mms_task.h b/mms-lib/src/mms_task.h
index b705b45..a0b91fa 100644
--- a/mms-lib/src/mms_task.h
+++ b/mms-lib/src/mms_task.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2013-2015 Jolla Ltd.
+ * Copyright (C) 2013-2016 Jolla Ltd.
  * Contact: Slava Monich <slava.monich@jolla.com>
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ mms_task_retrieve_new(
     const char* id,
     const char* imsi,
     const MMSPdu* pdu,
+    MMS_CONNECTION_TYPE ct,
     GError** error);
 
 MMSTask*
diff --git a/mms-lib/src/mms_task_http.c b/mms-lib/src/mms_task_http.c
index 170fe61..0822209 100644
--- a/mms-lib/src/mms_task_http.c
+++ b/mms-lib/src/mms_task_http.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2013-2015 Jolla Ltd.
+ * Copyright (C) 2013-2016 Jolla Ltd.
  * Contact: Slava Monich <slava.monich@jolla.com>
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ struct mms_task_http_private {
     gsize bytes_sent;
     guint bytes_received;
     MMS_HTTP_STATE transaction_state;
+    MMS_CONNECTION_TYPE connection_type;
 };
 
 G_DEFINE_TYPE(MMSTaskHttp, mms_task_http, MMS_TYPE_TASK);
@@ -511,7 +512,10 @@ void
 mms_task_http_run(
     MMSTask* task)
 {
-    mms_task_set_state(task, MMS_TASK_STATE_NEED_CONNECTION);
+    MMSTaskHttp* http = MMS_TASK_HTTP(task);
+    mms_task_set_state(task,
+        (http->priv->connection_type == MMS_CONNECTION_TYPE_USER) ?
+        MMS_TASK_STATE_NEED_USER_CONNECTION : MMS_TASK_STATE_NEED_CONNECTION);
 }
 
 static
@@ -618,7 +622,8 @@ mms_task_http_alloc(
     const char* imsi,           /* IMSI associated with the message  */
     const char* uri,            /* NULL to use MMSC URL              */
     const char* receive_file,   /* File to write data to (optional)  */
-    const char* send_file)      /* File to read data from (optional) */
+    const char* send_file,      /* File to read data from (optional) */
+    MMS_CONNECTION_TYPE ct)
 {
     MMSTaskHttp* http = mms_task_alloc(type ? type : MMS_TYPE_TASK_HTTP,
         settings, handler, name, id, imsi);
@@ -626,6 +631,7 @@ mms_task_http_alloc(
     http->priv = priv;
     priv->uri = g_strdup(uri);
     priv->receive_file = receive_file; /* Always static, don't strdup */
+    priv->connection_type = ct;
     if (send_file) {
         priv->send_path = mms_task_file(&http->task, send_file);
         MMS_ASSERT(g_file_test(priv->send_path, G_FILE_TEST_IS_REGULAR));
@@ -643,7 +649,8 @@ mms_task_http_alloc_with_parent(
     const char* send_file)      /* File to read data from (optional) */
 {
     return mms_task_http_alloc(type, parent->settings, parent->handler,
-        name, parent->id, parent->imsi, uri, receive_file, send_file);
+        name, parent->id, parent->imsi, uri, receive_file, send_file,
+        MMS_CONNECTION_TYPE_AUTO);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/mms-lib/src/mms_task_http.h b/mms-lib/src/mms_task_http.h
index ff11c38..a78cb8c 100644
--- a/mms-lib/src/mms_task_http.h
+++ b/mms-lib/src/mms_task_http.h
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2013-2014 Jolla Ltd.
+ * Copyright (C) 2013-2016 Jolla Ltd.
+ * Contact: Slava Monich <slava.monich@jolla.com>
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
@@ -61,7 +62,8 @@ mms_task_http_alloc(
     const char* imsi,           /* IMSI associated with the message  */
     const char* uri,            /* NULL to use MMSC URL              */
     const char* receive_file,   /* File to write data to (optional)  */
-    const char* send_file);     /* File to read data from (optional) */
+    const char* send_file,     /* File to read data from (optional) */
+    MMS_CONNECTION_TYPE ct);
 
 void*
 mms_task_http_alloc_with_parent(
diff --git a/mms-lib/src/mms_task_notification.c b/mms-lib/src/mms_task_notification.c
index 2b809f3..1dead84 100644
--- a/mms-lib/src/mms_task_notification.c
+++ b/mms-lib/src/mms_task_notification.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2013-2015 Jolla Ltd.
+ * Copyright (C) 2013-2016 Jolla Ltd.
  * Contact: Slava Monich <slava.monich@jolla.com>
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ mms_task_notification_done(
             /* Schedule the download task */
             if (!mms_task_queue_and_unref(task->delegate,
                  mms_task_retrieve_new(task->settings, task->handler,
-                 task->id, task->imsi, ind->pdu, NULL))) {
+                 task->id, task->imsi, ind->pdu, FALSE, NULL))) {
                 mms_handler_message_receive_state_changed(task->handler, id,
                     MMS_RECEIVE_STATE_DOWNLOAD_ERROR);
             }
diff --git a/mms-lib/src/mms_task_read.c b/mms-lib/src/mms_task_read.c
index 0fd72e6..c96c004 100644
--- a/mms-lib/src/mms_task_read.c
+++ b/mms-lib/src/mms_task_read.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2013-2015 Jolla Ltd.
+ * Copyright (C) 2013-2016 Jolla Ltd.
  * Contact: Slava Monich <slava.monich@jolla.com>
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ mms_task_read_new(
         id, msg_id, to, rs, err);
     if (file) {
         return mms_task_http_alloc(MMS_TYPE_TASK_READ, settings, handler,
-            "Read", id, imsi, NULL, NULL, file);
+            "Read", id, imsi, NULL, NULL, file, MMS_CONNECTION_TYPE_AUTO);
     }
     return NULL;
 }
diff --git a/mms-lib/src/mms_task_retrieve.c b/mms-lib/src/mms_task_retrieve.c
index b9b032b..6240ef7 100644
--- a/mms-lib/src/mms_task_retrieve.c
+++ b/mms-lib/src/mms_task_retrieve.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2013-2015 Jolla Ltd.
+ * Copyright (C) 2013-2016 Jolla Ltd.
  * Contact: Slava Monich <slava.monich@jolla.com>
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ mms_task_retrieve_new(
     const char* id,
     const char* imsi,
     const MMSPdu* pdu,
+    MMS_CONNECTION_TYPE ct,
     GError** error)
 {
     const time_t now = time(NULL);
@@ -127,8 +128,8 @@ mms_task_retrieve_new(
     MMS_ASSERT(pdu->transaction_id);
     if (pdu->ni.expiry > now) {
         MMSTaskRetrieve* retrieve = mms_task_http_alloc(
-            MMS_TYPE_TASK_RETRIEVE, settings, handler, "Retrieve",
-            id, imsi, pdu->ni.location, MMS_RETRIEVE_CONF_FILE, NULL);
+            MMS_TYPE_TASK_RETRIEVE, settings, handler, "Retrieve", id, imsi,
+            pdu->ni.location, MMS_RETRIEVE_CONF_FILE, NULL, ct);
         if (retrieve->http.task.deadline > pdu->ni.expiry) {
             retrieve->http.task.deadline = pdu->ni.expiry;
         }
diff --git a/mms-lib/test/common/test_connection.c b/mms-lib/test/common/test_connection.c
index 0555fdb..e962cf2 100644
--- a/mms-lib/test/common/test_connection.c
+++ b/mms-lib/test/common/test_connection.c
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ mms_connection_test_new(
             test->mmsc = g_strdup_printf("http://127.0.0.1:%hu", port);
         }
     }
+    test->type = MMS_CONNECTION_TYPE_AUTO;
     test->state = MMS_CONNECTION_STATE_OPENING;
     mms_connection_test_set_state(test, test->netif ?
         MMS_CONNECTION_STATE_OPEN : MMS_CONNECTION_STATE_FAILED);
diff --git a/mms-lib/test/common/test_connman.c b/mms-lib/test/common/test_connman.c
index 8d91d4f..4f63f31 100644
--- a/mms-lib/test/common/test_connman.c
+++ b/mms-lib/test/common/test_connman.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2013-2014 Jolla Ltd.
+ * Copyright (C) 2013-2016 Jolla Ltd.
+ * Contact: Slava Monich <slava.monich@jolla.com>
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ MMSConnection*
 mms_connman_test_open_connection(
     MMSConnMan* cm,
     const char* imsi,
-    gboolean user_request)
+    MMS_CONNECTION_TYPE type)
 {
     MMSConnManTest* test = MMS_CONNMAN_TEST(cm);
     mms_connman_test_close_connection(cm);