diff --git a/src/app/events/mod.rs b/src/app/events/mod.rs
index 75e181e..7e3ab6a 100644
--- a/src/app/events/mod.rs
+++ b/src/app/events/mod.rs
@@ -31,10 +31,12 @@ use crate::{
 use cli_log::{trace, warn};
 use crossterm::event::Event as CrosstermEvent;
 use handlers::{command, input};
+use uuid::Uuid;
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum Event {
     InputEvent(CrosstermEvent),
+    CBSPacket(Uuid, triba_packet::Packet),
 
     // FIXME(@soispha): The `String` here is just wrong <2024-05-03>
     CommandEvent(Commands, Option<trixy::oneshot::Sender<String>>),
@@ -49,6 +51,11 @@ impl Event {
                 .await
                 .with_context(|| format!("Failed to handle command event: `{:#?}`", event)),
 
+            Event::CBSPacket(cbs, packet) => {
+                cli_log::info!("Received packet from cbs {cbs}: {packet:?}");
+                Ok(EventStatus::Ok)
+            }
+
             Event::LuaCommand(lua_code) => {
                 warn!(
                     "Got lua code to execute, but no exectuter is available:\n{}",
diff --git a/src/app/mod.rs b/src/app/mod.rs
index 33b2c7d..365b448 100644
--- a/src/app/mod.rs
+++ b/src/app/mod.rs
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ impl<U: TrinitrixUi> App<U> {
             .set(tx.clone())
             .expect("The cell should always be empty at this point");
 
-        let cbs_manager = cbs::Manager::new().await;
-        cbs_manager.spawn_cbs().await?;
+        let cbs_manager = cbs::Manager::new(tx.clone()).await;
+        cbs_manager.spawn_cbs().await?; // TODO: remove, this is just a dummy  - antifallobst <2024-05-21>
 
         Ok(Self {
             ui,
diff --git a/src/cbs/connection.rs b/src/cbs/connection.rs
index 4397a48..7a56b96 100644
--- a/src/cbs/connection.rs
+++ b/src/cbs/connection.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
+use crate::app::events::Event as AppEvent;
+
 use aes_gcm_siv::{Aes256GcmSiv, Nonce};
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
 use interprocess::local_socket::tokio::{RecvHalf, SendHalf};
-use tokio::{
-    io::{AsyncReadExt, AsyncWriteExt},
-    sync::mpsc,
-};
+use tokio::sync::mpsc;
 use tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken;
 use triba_packet::{IdPool, Packet, Request, Response};
 use uuid::Uuid;
@@ -35,11 +34,16 @@ enum Event {
 pub struct UnstableConnection {
     kill_token: CancellationToken,
     id: Uuid,
+    main_tx: mpsc::Sender<AppEvent>,
 }
 
 impl UnstableConnection {
-    pub fn new(kill_token: CancellationToken, id: Uuid) -> Self {
-        Self { kill_token, id }
+    pub fn new(kill_token: CancellationToken, id: Uuid, main_tx: mpsc::Sender<AppEvent>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            kill_token,
+            id,
+            main_tx,
+        }
     }
 
     pub async fn stabilize(
@@ -83,6 +87,22 @@ impl UnstableConnection {
             .send(&mut sock_tx, &cipher, &nonce)
             .await?;
 
+        match Packet::recv(&mut sock_rx, &cipher, &nonce).await? {
+            Packet::Response { body, .. } => match body {
+                Response::Success => {}
+                req => {
+                    return Err(anyhow!(
+                        "expected cbs to send: Response::Success, but got: Request::{req}"
+                    ))
+                }
+            },
+            body => {
+                return Err(anyhow!(
+                    "expected cbs to send: Request::Success, but got: {body}"
+                ))
+            }
+        }
+
         // Poll packets from socket
         {
             let cipher = cipher.clone();
@@ -125,6 +145,8 @@ impl UnstableConnection {
             let cipher = cipher.clone();
             let nonce = nonce.clone();
             let kill_token = self.kill_token.clone();
+            let main_tx = self.main_tx.clone();
+            let id = self.id.clone();
 
             tokio::spawn(async move {
                 loop {
@@ -146,9 +168,10 @@ impl UnstableConnection {
                                 .await
                                 .unwrap();
                         }
-                        Event::FromCBS(packet) => {
-                            cli_log::info!("Core received CBS packet: {packet:?}");
-                        }
+                        Event::FromCBS(packet) => main_tx
+                            .send(AppEvent::CBSPacket(id.clone(), packet))
+                            .await
+                            .unwrap(),
                     }
                 }
             });
diff --git a/src/cbs/manager.rs b/src/cbs/manager.rs
index 81f1337..5bda03f 100644
--- a/src/cbs/manager.rs
+++ b/src/cbs/manager.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use super::{Connection, UnstableConnection};
+use crate::app::events::Event as AppEvent;
 
 use aes_gcm_siv::{Aes256GcmSiv, KeyInit, Nonce};
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ pub struct Manager {
 }
 
 impl Manager {
-    pub async fn new() -> Self {
+    pub async fn new(main_tx: mpsc::Sender<AppEvent>) -> Self {
         let (tx, mut rx) = mpsc::unbounded_channel();
 
         let sock_name = {
@@ -144,7 +145,14 @@ impl Manager {
                         let id = Uuid::new_v4();
                         unstable_connections.insert(
                             id,
-                            (UnstableConnection::new(CancellationToken::new(), id), tx),
+                            (
+                                UnstableConnection::new(
+                                    CancellationToken::new(),
+                                    id,
+                                    main_tx.clone(),
+                                ),
+                                tx,
+                            ),
                         );
 
                         cli_log::info!("Spawned CBS with ID: {id}");