diff --git a/drivers/qmimodem/sim.c b/drivers/qmimodem/sim.c
index e91c6578..b96f8efb 100644
--- a/drivers/qmimodem/sim.c
+++ b/drivers/qmimodem/sim.c
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ static bool get_card_status(const struct qmi_uim_slot_info *slot,
 	return need_retry;
 }
 
-static enum get_card_status_result handle_get_card_status_result(
+static enum get_card_status_result handle_get_card_status_data(
 		struct qmi_result *result, struct sim_status *sim_stat)
 {
 	const void *ptr;
@@ -533,9 +533,6 @@ static enum get_card_status_result handle_get_card_status_result(
 	uint8_t i;
 	enum get_card_status_result res = GET_CARD_STATUS_RESULT_ERROR;
 
-	if (qmi_result_set_error(result, NULL))
-		goto done;
-
 	ptr = qmi_result_get(result, QMI_UIM_RESULT_CARD_STATUS, &len);
 	if (!ptr)
 		goto done;
@@ -578,6 +575,15 @@ done:
 	return res;
 }
 
+static enum get_card_status_result handle_get_card_status_result(
+		struct qmi_result *result, struct sim_status *sim_stat)
+{
+	if (qmi_result_set_error(result, NULL))
+		return GET_CARD_STATUS_RESULT_ERROR;
+
+	return handle_get_card_status_data(result, sim_stat);
+}
+
 static gboolean query_passwd_state_retry(gpointer userdata)
 {
 	struct cb_data *cbd = userdata;
@@ -796,6 +802,33 @@ static void get_card_status_cb(struct qmi_result *result, void *user_data)
 	}
 }
 
+static void card_status_notify(struct qmi_result *result, void *user_data)
+{
+	struct ofono_sim *sim = user_data;
+	struct sim_data *data = ofono_sim_get_data(sim);
+	struct sim_status sim_stat;
+
+	DBG("");
+
+	if (handle_get_card_status_data(result, &sim_stat) !=
+					GET_CARD_STATUS_RESULT_OK) {
+		data->app_type = 0;	/* Unknown */
+		sim_stat.card_state = 0x00;	/* Absent */
+	} else {
+		data->app_type = sim_stat.app_type;
+	}
+
+	switch (sim_stat.card_state) {
+	case 0x00:	/* Absent */
+	case 0x02:	/* Error */
+		ofono_sim_inserted_notify(sim, FALSE);
+		break;
+	case 0x01:	/* Present */
+		ofono_sim_inserted_notify(sim, TRUE);
+		break;
+	}
+}
+
 static void event_registration_cb(struct qmi_result *result, void *user_data)
 {
 	struct ofono_sim *sim = user_data;
@@ -811,6 +844,9 @@ static void event_registration_cb(struct qmi_result *result, void *user_data)
 		goto error;
 
 	DBG("event mask 0x%04x", data->event_mask);
+	if (data->event_mask & 0x0001)
+		qmi_service_register(data->uim, QMI_UIM_GET_CARD_STATUS_EVENT,
+						card_status_notify, sim, NULL);
 
 	if (qmi_service_send(data->uim, QMI_UIM_GET_CARD_STATUS, NULL,
 					get_card_status_cb, sim, NULL) > 0)
diff --git a/drivers/qmimodem/uim.h b/drivers/qmimodem/uim.h
index cd10e684..9003aba3 100644
--- a/drivers/qmimodem/uim.h
+++ b/drivers/qmimodem/uim.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 #define QMI_UIM_EVENT_REGISTRATION	46	/* Register for indications */
 #define QMI_UIM_GET_CARD_STATUS		47	/* Get card status */
-
+#define QMI_UIM_GET_CARD_STATUS_EVENT	50	/* Card status indication */
 
 /* Register for indications */
 #define QMI_UIM_PARAM_EVENT_MASK	0x01	/* uint32 */