diff --git a/src/DiagnosticsDialog.cpp b/src/DiagnosticsDialog.cpp
index 3e1d42b98..77efc0a72 100644
--- a/src/DiagnosticsDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/DiagnosticsDialog.cpp
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ DiagnosticsDialog::updateLogView()
 
         connect( account, SIGNAL( connectionStateChanged( Tomahawk::Accounts::Account::ConnectionState ) ), SLOT( updateLogView() ), Qt::UniqueConnection );
         connect( account, SIGNAL( error( int, QString ) ), SLOT( updateLogView() ), Qt::UniqueConnection );
-        connect( account->sipPlugin(), SIGNAL( peerOnline( Tomahawk::peerinfo_ptr ) ), SLOT( updateLogView() ), Qt::UniqueConnection );
+        connect( account->sipPlugin(), SIGNAL( peerStatusChanged( Tomahawk::peerinfo_ptr ) ), SLOT( updateLogView() ), Qt::UniqueConnection );
 
         log.append( accountLog( account ) + "\n" );
     }
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/sip/PeerInfo.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/sip/PeerInfo.cpp
index a3109c822..554d75a87 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/sip/PeerInfo.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/sip/PeerInfo.cpp
@@ -177,6 +177,12 @@ PeerInfo::setStatus( PeerInfo::Status status )
 
     if( status == Online )
         announce();
+
+    // we need this to update the DiagnosticsDialog on new peers
+    // if we ever happen to have a central PeerInfo manager object
+    // we better add it there, but so far this would be the only
+    // usage
+    sipPlugin()->peerStatusChanged( weakRef().toStrongRef() );
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/sip/SipPlugin.h b/src/libtomahawk/sip/SipPlugin.h
index 509ee9fbd..0a500bf16 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/sip/SipPlugin.h
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/sip/SipPlugin.h
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ class DLLEXPORT SipPlugin : public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 
+friend Tomahawk::PeerInfo;
+
 public:
     SipPlugin();
     explicit SipPlugin( Tomahawk::Accounts::Account *account, QObject* parent = 0 );
@@ -71,7 +73,7 @@ public slots:
     virtual void sendSipInfo( const Tomahawk::peerinfo_ptr& receiver, const SipInfo& info ) = 0;
 
 signals:
-    void peerOnline( const Tomahawk::peerinfo_ptr& );
+    void peerStatusChanged( const Tomahawk::peerinfo_ptr& );
     void dataError( bool );
 
 #ifndef ENABLE_HEADLESS