diff --git a/src/mconnect/application.vala b/src/mconnect/application.vala
index bde4d52..bf696ce 100644
--- a/src/mconnect/application.vala
+++ b/src/mconnect/application.vala
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ namespace Mconn {
 		private Discovery discovery = null;
 		private DeviceManager manager = null;
 		private DeviceManagerDBusProxy bus_manager = null;
+		private TransferManager transfer = null;
+		private TransferManagerDBusProxy bus_transfer = null;
 
 		public Application() {
 			Object(application_id: "org.mconnect");
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ namespace Mconn {
 
 			discovery = new Discovery();
 			manager = new DeviceManager();
+			transfer = new TransferManager();
 		}
 
 		protected override void startup() {
@@ -62,6 +65,8 @@ namespace Mconn {
 			if (core == null)
 				error("cannot initialize core");
 
+			core.transfer_manager = this.transfer;
+
 			if (core.config.is_debug_on() == true)
 				Environment.set_variable("G_MESSAGES_DEBUG", "all", false);
 
@@ -91,6 +96,11 @@ namespace Mconn {
 			this.bus_manager = new DeviceManagerDBusProxy.with_manager(conn,
 																	   this.manager);
 			this.bus_manager.publish();
+
+			this.bus_transfer = new TransferManagerDBusProxy.with_manager(conn,
+																		  this.transfer);
+			this.bus_transfer.publish();
+
 			base.dbus_register(conn, object_path);
 			debug("dbus register, path %s", object_path);
 
diff --git a/src/mconnect/core.vala b/src/mconnect/core.vala
index 024cbc9..07df9af 100644
--- a/src/mconnect/core.vala
+++ b/src/mconnect/core.vala
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ class Core : Object {
 
 	public Config config { get; private set; default = null; }
 
+	public TransferManager transfer_manager { get; set; default = null; }
+
 	private static Core _instance = null;
 
 	private Core() {
@@ -118,5 +120,4 @@ class Core : Object {
 
 		return config;
 	}
-
 }
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