diff --git a/src/common/zeroconf/connection_zeroconf.py b/src/common/zeroconf/connection_zeroconf.py
index ed9acf725..2cb9f74c2 100644
--- a/src/common/zeroconf/connection_zeroconf.py
+++ b/src/common/zeroconf/connection_zeroconf.py
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ from common import GnuPG
 from common.zeroconf import client_zeroconf
 from common.zeroconf import zeroconf
 from connection_handlers_zeroconf import *
+from common.connection_handlers_events import *
 
 import locale
 
@@ -210,7 +211,8 @@ class ConnectionZeroconf(CommonConnection, ConnectionHandlersZeroconf):
         else:
             self.connection.announce()
         self.roster = self.connection.getRoster()
-        self.dispatch('ROSTER', self.roster)
+        gajim.nec.push_incoming_event(RosterReceivedEvent(None, conn=self,
+            xmpp_roster=self.roster))
 
         # display contacts already detected and resolved
         for jid in self.roster.keys():
diff --git a/src/common/zeroconf/roster_zeroconf.py b/src/common/zeroconf/roster_zeroconf.py
index 17325192e..307fd392e 100644
--- a/src/common/zeroconf/roster_zeroconf.py
+++ b/src/common/zeroconf/roster_zeroconf.py
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ class Roster:
     def __init__(self, zeroconf):
         self._data = None
         self.zeroconf = zeroconf                 # our zeroconf instance
+        self.version = ''
+        self.received_from_server = True
 
     def update_roster(self):
         for val in self.zeroconf.contacts.values():
diff --git a/src/roster_window.py b/src/roster_window.py
index fc0b4f416..0e341443d 100644
--- a/src/roster_window.py
+++ b/src/roster_window.py
@@ -2472,6 +2472,10 @@ class RosterWindow:
 
         self.chg_contact_status(obj.contact, obj.show, obj.status, account)
 
+    def _nec_roster_received(self, obj):
+        self.fill_contacts_and_groups_dicts(obj.roster, obj.conn.name)
+        self.add_account_contacts(obj.conn.name)
+        self.fire_up_unread_messages_events(obj.conn.name)
 
 ################################################################################
 ### Menu and GUI callbacks
@@ -6202,3 +6206,5 @@ class RosterWindow:
 
         gajim.ged.register_event_handler('presence-received', ged.GUI1,
             self._nec_presence_received)
+        gajim.ged.register_event_handler('roster-received', ged.GUI1,
+            self._nec_roster_received)