diff --git a/src/channel.h b/src/channel.h
index d36042ea..4260149c 100755
--- a/src/channel.h
+++ b/src/channel.h
@@ -215,6 +215,8 @@ protected:
     int               iNumAudioChannels;
 
     QMutex            Mutex;
+    QMutex            MutexSocketBuf;
+    QMutex            MutexConvBuf;
 
 public slots:
     void OnSendProtMessage ( CVector<uint8_t> vecMessage );
@@ -239,6 +241,11 @@ void OnDetectedCLMessage ( CVector<uint8_t> vecbyMesBodyData,
 {
     emit DetectedCLMessage ( vecbyMesBodyData, iRecID );
 }
+
+void OnNewConnection()
+{
+    emit NewConnection();
+}
 #endif
 
 signals:
diff --git a/src/socket.cpp b/src/socket.cpp
index 8534861b..142b18e2 100755
--- a/src/socket.cpp
+++ b/src/socket.cpp
@@ -126,6 +126,9 @@ QObject::connect ( this,
     SIGNAL ( DetectedCLMessage ( CVector<uint8_t>, int ) ),
     pChannel, SLOT ( OnDetectedCLMessage ( CVector<uint8_t>, int ) ) );
 
+QObject::connect ( this,
+    SIGNAL ( NewConnection ( CVector<uint8_t>, int ) ),
+    pChannel, SLOT ( OnNewConnection ( CVector<uint8_t>, int ) ) );
 
     }
     else
diff --git a/src/socket.h b/src/socket.h
index f0c06ef3..4e3c8df1 100755
--- a/src/socket.h
+++ b/src/socket.h
@@ -95,6 +95,11 @@ public:
     {
         emit ParseMessageBody ( vecbyMesBodyData, iRecCounter, iRecID );
     }
+
+    void EmitNewConnection()
+    {
+        emit NewConnection();
+    }
 #endif
 
 protected:
@@ -134,6 +139,8 @@ signals:
     void ParseMessageBody ( CVector<uint8_t> vecbyMesBodyData,
                             int              iRecCounter,
                             int              iRecID );
+
+    void NewConnection();
 #endif
     void InvalidPacketReceived ( CVector<uint8_t> vecbyRecBuf,
                                  int              iNumBytesRead,