diff --git a/sugar/p2p/Buddy.py b/sugar/p2p/Buddy.py
index 6847dfb1..ea08c216 100644
--- a/sugar/p2p/Buddy.py
+++ b/sugar/p2p/Buddy.py
@@ -111,3 +111,13 @@ class Owner(Buddy):
 		
 	def register(self):
 		self._presence_service.register(self._group)
+
+	def notify_service_registered(self, service):
+		"""New services registered in our group are automatically owned
+		by us."""
+		self._services[service.get_type()] = service
+
+	def add_service(self, service):
+		"""Do nothing here, since all services we need to know about
+		are registered with us by our group."""
+		pass
diff --git a/sugar/p2p/Group.py b/sugar/p2p/Group.py
index 48e6a290..c3d7d6d6 100644
--- a/sugar/p2p/Group.py
+++ b/sugar/p2p/Group.py
@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@ class LocalGroup(Group):
 		if self._buddies.has_key(name):
 			return self._buddies[name]
 		return None
+
+	def notify_service_registered(self, service):
+		"""A new service is automatically owned by the owner of this group."""
+		self._owner.notify_service_registered(service)
 	
 	def _add_buddy(self, buddy):
 		bid = buddy.get_nick_name()
@@ -130,7 +134,7 @@ class LocalGroup(Group):
 			if key == 'group_address':
 				service.set_group_address(value)
 
-		# print "ServiceResolved: name=%s, stype=%s, port=%s, address=%s" % (name, stype, port, address)
+		#print "ServiceResolved: name=%s, stype=%s, port=%s, address=%s" % (name, stype, port, address)
 		if stype in get_recognized_buddy_service_types():
 			# Service recognized as Buddy services either create a new
 			# buddy if one doesn't exist yet, or get added to the existing
diff --git a/sugar/p2p/Service.py b/sugar/p2p/Service.py
index 2fa102d2..8bc73f71 100644
--- a/sugar/p2p/Service.py
+++ b/sugar/p2p/Service.py
@@ -35,10 +35,12 @@ class Service(object):
 	def is_multicast(self):
 		return self._group_address != None
 	
-	def register(self, group):	
+	def register(self, group):
 		pannounce = presence.PresenceAnnounce()
 		if self._group_address:
 			pannounce.register_service(self._name, self._port, self._stype,
 									   group_address = self._group_address)
 		else:
 			pannounce.register_service(self._name, self._port, self._stype)
+		# Notify the group that we're registering a new service
+		group.notify_service_registered(self)