diff --git a/plugins/gemalto.c b/plugins/gemalto.c
index 55736064..68f7062b 100644
--- a/plugins/gemalto.c
+++ b/plugins/gemalto.c
@@ -147,6 +147,67 @@ static GAtChat *open_device(const char *device)
 	return chat;
 }
 
+static void sim_ready_cb(gboolean present, gpointer user_data)
+{
+	struct ofono_modem *modem = user_data;
+	struct gemalto_data *data = ofono_modem_get_data(modem);
+	struct ofono_sim *sim = data->sim;
+
+	at_util_sim_state_query_free(data->sim_state_query);
+	data->sim_state_query = NULL;
+
+	DBG("sim present: %d", present);
+
+	ofono_sim_inserted_notify(sim, present);
+}
+
+static void gemalto_ciev_notify(GAtResult *result, gpointer user_data)
+{
+	struct ofono_modem *modem = user_data;
+	struct gemalto_data *data = ofono_modem_get_data(modem);
+	struct ofono_sim *sim = data->sim;
+
+	const char *sim_status = "simstatus";
+	const char *ind_str;
+	int status;
+	GAtResultIter iter;
+
+	g_at_result_iter_init(&iter, result);
+
+	/* Example: +CIEV: simstatus,<status> */
+	if (!g_at_result_iter_next(&iter, "+CIEV:"))
+		return;
+
+	if (!g_at_result_iter_next_unquoted_string(&iter, &ind_str))
+		return;
+
+	if (!g_str_equal(sim_status, ind_str))
+		return;
+
+	if (!g_at_result_iter_next_number(&iter, &status))
+		return;
+
+	DBG("sim status %d", status);
+
+	switch (status) {
+	/* SIM is removed from the holder */
+	case 0:
+		ofono_sim_inserted_notify(sim, FALSE);
+		break;
+
+	/* SIM is inserted inside the holder */
+	case 1:
+		/* The SIM won't be ready yet */
+		data->sim_state_query = at_util_sim_state_query_new(data->app,
+					1, 20, sim_ready_cb, modem,
+					NULL);
+		break;
+
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+}
+
 static void sim_state_cb(gboolean present, gpointer user_data)
 {
 	struct ofono_modem *modem = user_data;
@@ -157,6 +218,13 @@ static void sim_state_cb(gboolean present, gpointer user_data)
 
 	data->have_sim = present;
 	ofono_modem_set_powered(modem, TRUE);
+
+	/* Register for specific sim status reports */
+	g_at_chat_register(data->app, "+CIEV:",
+			gemalto_ciev_notify, FALSE, modem, NULL);
+
+	g_at_chat_send(data->app, "AT^SIND=\"simstatus\",1", none_prefix,
+			NULL, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
 static void cfun_enable(gboolean ok, GAtResult *result, gpointer user_data)
@@ -492,17 +560,16 @@ static void gemalto_set_online(struct ofono_modem *modem, ofono_bool_t online,
 static void gemalto_pre_sim(struct ofono_modem *modem)
 {
 	struct gemalto_data *data = ofono_modem_get_data(modem);
-	struct ofono_sim *sim;
 
 	DBG("%p", modem);
 
 	ofono_devinfo_create(modem, 0, "atmodem", data->app);
 	ofono_location_reporting_create(modem, 0, "gemaltomodem", data->app);
-	sim = ofono_sim_create(modem, OFONO_VENDOR_CINTERION, "atmodem",
+	data->sim = ofono_sim_create(modem, OFONO_VENDOR_CINTERION, "atmodem",
 						data->app);
 
-	if (sim && data->have_sim == TRUE)
-		ofono_sim_inserted_notify(sim, TRUE);
+	if (data->sim && data->have_sim == TRUE)
+		ofono_sim_inserted_notify(data->sim, TRUE);
 }
 
 static void gemalto_post_sim(struct ofono_modem *modem)