diff --git a/frontends/src/bridge/DBus.py b/frontends/src/bridge/DBus.py
index e5943dc4..8fca657f 100644
--- a/frontends/src/bridge/DBus.py
+++ b/frontends/src/bridge/DBus.py
@@ -543,6 +543,29 @@ class DBusBridgeFrontend(BridgeFrontend):
             kwargs['error_handler'] = error_handler
         return self.db_core_iface.paramsRegisterApp(xml, security_limit, app, **kwargs)
 
+    def profileIsSessionStarted(self, profile_key="@DEFAULT@", callback=None, errback=None):
+        if callback is None:
+            error_handler = None
+        else:
+            if errback is None:
+                errback = log.error
+            error_handler = lambda err:errback(dbus_to_bridge_exception(err))
+        kwargs={}
+        if callback is not None:
+            kwargs['timeout'] = const_TIMEOUT
+            kwargs['reply_handler'] = callback
+            kwargs['error_handler'] = error_handler
+        return self.db_core_iface.profileIsSessionStarted(profile_key, **kwargs)
+
+    def profileStartSession(self, password='', profile_key="@DEFAULT@", callback=None, errback=None):
+        if callback is None:
+            error_handler = None
+        else:
+            if errback is None:
+                errback = log.error
+            error_handler = lambda err:errback(dbus_to_bridge_exception(err))
+        return self.db_core_iface.profileStartSession(password, profile_key, timeout=const_TIMEOUT, reply_handler=callback, error_handler=error_handler)
+
     def progressGet(self, id, profile, callback=None, errback=None):
         if callback is None:
             error_handler = None
diff --git a/src/bridge/DBus.py b/src/bridge/DBus.py
index 542d8e24..c5b8097c 100755
--- a/src/bridge/DBus.py
+++ b/src/bridge/DBus.py
@@ -422,6 +422,18 @@ class DbusObject(dbus.service.Object):
     def paramsRegisterApp(self, xml, security_limit=-1, app=''):
         return self._callback("paramsRegisterApp", unicode(xml), security_limit, unicode(app))
 
+    @dbus.service.method(const_INT_PREFIX+const_CORE_SUFFIX,
+                         in_signature='s', out_signature='b',
+                         async_callbacks=None)
+    def profileIsSessionStarted(self, profile_key="@DEFAULT@"):
+        return self._callback("profileIsSessionStarted", unicode(profile_key))
+
+    @dbus.service.method(const_INT_PREFIX+const_CORE_SUFFIX,
+                         in_signature='ss', out_signature='b',
+                         async_callbacks=('callback', 'errback'))
+    def profileStartSession(self, password='', profile_key="@DEFAULT@", callback=None, errback=None):
+        return self._callback("profileStartSession", unicode(password), unicode(profile_key), callback=callback, errback=errback)
+
     @dbus.service.method(const_INT_PREFIX+const_CORE_SUFFIX,
                          in_signature='ss', out_signature='a{ss}',
                          async_callbacks=None)
diff --git a/src/bridge/bridge_constructor/bridge_template.ini b/src/bridge/bridge_constructor/bridge_template.ini
index 21f59250..4d816b3e 100644
--- a/src/bridge/bridge_constructor/bridge_template.ini
+++ b/src/bridge/bridge_constructor/bridge_template.ini
@@ -298,6 +298,30 @@ doc_return=a deferred boolean or failure:
         - False if the XMPP connection has been initiated (it may still fail)
     - failure if the profile authentication failed
 
+[profileStartSession]
+async=
+type=method
+category=core
+sig_in=ss
+sig_out=b
+param_0_default=''
+param_1_default="@DEFAULT@"
+doc=Start a profile session without connecting it (if it's not already the case)
+doc_param_0=password: the SàT profile password
+doc_param_1=%(doc_profile_key)s
+doc_return=D(bool):
+        - True if the profile session was already started
+        - False else
+
+[profileIsSessionStarted]
+type=method
+category=core
+sig_in=s
+sig_out=b
+param_0_default="@DEFAULT@"
+doc=Tell if a profile session is loaded
+doc_param_0=%(doc_profile_key)s
+
 [disconnect]
 type=method
 category=core
diff --git a/src/core/sat_main.py b/src/core/sat_main.py
index d4471900..8c769b50 100644
--- a/src/core/sat_main.py
+++ b/src/core/sat_main.py
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ class SAT(service.Service):
         self.bridge.register("getEntitiesData", self.memory._getEntitiesData)
         self.bridge.register("asyncCreateProfile", self.memory.asyncCreateProfile)
         self.bridge.register("asyncDeleteProfile", self.memory.asyncDeleteProfile)
+        self.bridge.register("profileStartSession", self.memory._startSession)
+        self.bridge.register("profileIsSessionStarted", self.memory._isSessionStarted)
         self.bridge.register("asyncConnect", self._asyncConnect)
         self.bridge.register("disconnect", self.disconnect)
         self.bridge.register("getContacts", self.getContacts)