diff --git a/eth/handler.go b/eth/handler.go
index eb1943031d..0ef98e454f 100644
--- a/eth/handler.go
+++ b/eth/handler.go
@@ -334,6 +334,8 @@ func (pm *ProtocolManager) handle(p *peer) error {
 	if err := pm.downloader.RegisterPeer(p.id, p.version, p); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	pm.chainSync.handlePeerEvent(p)
+
 	// Propagate existing transactions. new transactions appearing
 	// after this will be sent via broadcasts.
 	pm.syncTransactions(p)