diff --git a/pkg/app2/listeners_manager.go b/pkg/app2/listeners_manager.go
index 251c8b2af0..a1c9925357 100644
--- a/pkg/app2/listeners_manager.go
+++ b/pkg/app2/listeners_manager.go
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 package app2
 
 import (
+	"encoding/binary"
 	"net"
 	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
 
+	"github.com/hashicorp/yamux"
+
+	"github.com/skycoin/dmsg/cipher"
 	"github.com/skycoin/skycoin/src/util/logging"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
@@ -14,20 +19,35 @@ var (
 	ErrPortAlreadyBound               = errors.New("port is already bound")
 	ErrNoListenerOnPort               = errors.New("no listener on port")
 	ErrListenersManagerAlreadyServing = errors.New("listeners manager already serving")
+	ErrWrongPID                       = errors.New("wrong ProcID specified in the HS frame")
 )
 
 type listenersManager struct {
-	listeners map[routing.Port]*Listener
-	mx        sync.RWMutex
-	isServing int32
+	pid         ProcID
+	pk          cipher.PubKey
+	listeners   map[routing.Port]*Listener
+	mx          sync.RWMutex
+	isListening int32
+	logger      *logging.Logger
+	doneCh      chan struct{}
+	doneWg      sync.WaitGroup
 }
 
-func newListenersManager() *listenersManager {
+func newListenersManager(l *logging.Logger, pid ProcID, pk cipher.PubKey) *listenersManager {
 	return &listenersManager{
+		pid:       pid,
+		pk:        pk,
 		listeners: make(map[routing.Port]*Listener),
+		logger:    l,
+		doneCh:    make(chan struct{}),
 	}
 }
 
+func (lm *listenersManager) close() {
+	close(lm.doneCh)
+	lm.doneWg.Wait()
+}
+
 func (lm *listenersManager) portIsBound(port routing.Port) bool {
 	lm.mx.RLock()
 	_, ok := lm.listeners[port]
@@ -41,7 +61,7 @@ func (lm *listenersManager) add(addr routing.Addr, stopListening func(port routi
 		lm.mx.Unlock()
 		return nil, ErrPortAlreadyBound
 	}
-	l := NewListener(addr, lm, stopListening, logger)
+	l := NewListener(addr, lm, lm.pid, stopListening, logger)
 	lm.listeners[addr.Port] = l
 	lm.mx.Unlock()
 	return l, nil
@@ -58,13 +78,89 @@ func (lm *listenersManager) remove(port routing.Port) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (lm *listenersManager) addConn(port routing.Port, conn net.Conn) error {
+func (lm *listenersManager) addConn(localPort routing.Port, remote routing.Addr, conn net.Conn) error {
 	lm.mx.RLock()
-	if _, ok := lm.listeners[port]; !ok {
+	if _, ok := lm.listeners[localPort]; !ok {
 		lm.mx.RUnlock()
 		return ErrNoListenerOnPort
 	}
-	lm.listeners[port].addConn(conn)
+	lm.listeners[localPort].addConn(&acceptedConn{
+		remote: remote,
+		Conn:   conn,
+	})
 	lm.mx.RUnlock()
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (lm *listenersManager) listen(session *yamux.Session) {
+	// this one should only start once
+	if !atomic.CompareAndSwapInt32(&lm.isListening, 0, 1) {
+		return
+	}
+
+	lm.doneWg.Add(1)
+
+	go func() {
+		defer lm.doneWg.Done()
+
+		for {
+			select {
+			case <-lm.doneCh:
+				return
+			default:
+				stream, err := session.Accept()
+				if err != nil {
+					lm.logger.WithError(err).Error("error accepting stream")
+					return
+				}
+
+				hsFrame, err := readHSFrame(stream)
+				if err != nil {
+					lm.logger.WithError(err).Error("error reading HS frame")
+					continue
+				}
+
+				if hsFrame.ProcID() != lm.pid {
+					lm.logger.WithError(ErrWrongPID).Error("error listening for Dial")
+				}
+
+				if hsFrame.FrameType() != HSFrameTypeDMSGDial {
+					lm.logger.WithError(ErrWrongHSFrameTypeReceived).Error("error listening for Dial")
+					continue
+				}
+
+				// TODO: handle field get gracefully
+				remotePort := routing.Port(binary.BigEndian.Uint16(hsFrame[HSFrameHeaderLen+HSFramePKLen*2+HSFramePortLen:]))
+				localPort := routing.Port(binary.BigEndian.Uint16(hsFrame[HSFrameHeaderLen+HSFramePKLen:]))
+
+				var localPK cipher.PubKey
+				copy(localPK[:], hsFrame[HSFrameHeaderLen:HSFrameHeaderLen+HSFramePKLen])
+
+				err = lm.addConn(remotePort, routing.Addr{
+					PubKey: localPK,
+					Port:   localPort,
+				}, stream)
+				if err != nil {
+					lm.logger.WithError(err).Error("failed to accept")
+					continue
+				}
+
+				respHSFrame := NewHSFrameDMSGAccept(hsFrame.ProcID(), routing.Loop{
+					Local: routing.Addr{
+						PubKey: lm.pk,
+						Port:   remotePort,
+					},
+					Remote: routing.Addr{
+						PubKey: localPK,
+						Port:   localPort,
+					},
+				})
+
+				if _, err := stream.Write(respHSFrame); err != nil {
+					lm.logger.WithError(err).Error("error responding with DmsgAccept")
+					continue
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+}