diff --git a/core/src/trezor/wire/thp/channel.py b/core/src/trezor/wire/thp/channel.py
index 15e3cf992..d70692077 100644
--- a/core/src/trezor/wire/thp/channel.py
+++ b/core/src/trezor/wire/thp/channel.py
@@ -6,8 +6,12 @@ import usb
 from storage import cache_thp
 from storage.cache_thp import KEY_LENGTH, SESSION_ID_LENGTH, TAG_LENGTH, ChannelCache
 from trezor import log, loop, protobuf, utils
-from trezor.enums import FailureType, MessageType
-from trezor.messages import Failure, ThpCreateNewSession
+from trezor.enums import FailureType, MessageType  # , ThpPairingMethod
+from trezor.messages import (
+    Failure,
+    ThpCreateNewSession,
+    ThpNewSession,
+)
 from trezor.wire import message_handler
 from trezor.wire.thp import ack_handler, thp_messages
 
@@ -56,9 +60,14 @@ class Channel(Context):
         self.waiting_for_ack_timeout: loop.spawn | None = None
         self.is_cont_packet_expected: bool = False
         self.expected_payload_length: int = 0
-        self.bytes_read = 0
+        self.bytes_read: int = 0
+        self.selected_pairing_methods = (
+            []
+        )  # TODO better  # ThpPairingMethod.PairingMethod_NoMethod
         from trezor.wire.thp.session_context import load_cached_sessions
 
+        self.connection_context = None
+
         self.sessions = load_cached_sessions(self)
 
     @classmethod
@@ -233,14 +242,14 @@ class Channel(Context):
         if __debug__:
             log.debug(__name__, "state: %s", _state_to_str(state))
 
-        if state is ChannelState.TH1:
-            await self._handle_state_TH1(payload_length, message_length, sync_bit)
-            return
-
         if state is ChannelState.ENCRYPTED_TRANSPORT:
             await self._handle_state_ENCRYPTED_TRANSPORT(message_length)
             return
 
+        if state is ChannelState.TH1:
+            await self._handle_state_TH1(payload_length, message_length, sync_bit)
+            return
+
         if state is ChannelState.TH2:
             await self._handle_state_TH2(message_length, sync_bit)
             return
@@ -322,12 +331,38 @@ class Channel(Context):
             MessageWithType(
                 message_type,
                 self.buffer[
-                    INIT_DATA_OFFSET + 3 : message_length - CHECKSUM_LENGTH - TAG_LENGTH
+                    INIT_DATA_OFFSET
+                    + MESSAGE_TYPE_LENGTH
+                    + SESSION_ID_LENGTH : message_length
+                    - CHECKSUM_LENGTH
+                    - TAG_LENGTH
                 ],
             )
         )
 
     async def _handle_pairing(self, message_length: int) -> None:
+        from .pairing_context import PairingContext
+
+        if self.connection_context is None:
+            self.connection_context = PairingContext(self)
+
+        self._decrypt_buffer(message_length)
+
+        message_type = ustruct.unpack(">H", self.buffer[INIT_DATA_OFFSET:])[0]
+
+        self.connection_context.incoming_message.publish(
+            MessageWithType(
+                message_type,
+                self.buffer[
+                    INIT_DATA_OFFSET
+                    + MESSAGE_TYPE_LENGTH : message_length
+                    - CHECKSUM_LENGTH
+                    - TAG_LENGTH
+                ],
+            )
+        )
+        # 1. Check that message is expected with respect to the current state
+        # 2. Handle the message
         pass
 
     def _should_be_encrypted(self) -> bool:
@@ -361,7 +396,9 @@ class Channel(Context):
         else:
             new_session_id: int = self.create_new_session()
         # TODO reuse existing buffer and compute size dynamically
-        bufferrone = bytearray(2)
+        bufferrone = bytearray(5)
+
+        msg = ThpNewSession(new_session_id=new_session_id)
         message_size: int = thp_messages.get_new_session_message(
             bufferrone, new_session_id
         )
@@ -369,7 +406,17 @@ class Channel(Context):
             log.debug(
                 __name__, "handle_channel_message - message size: %d", message_size
             )
-        await self.write_and_encrypt(bufferrone)
+
+        _encode_session_into_buffer(memoryview(bufferrone), 0)
+        if TYPE_CHECKING:
+            assert msg.MESSAGE_WIRE_TYPE is not None
+        _encode_message_type_into_buffer(
+            memoryview(bufferrone), msg.MESSAGE_WIRE_TYPE, SESSION_ID_LENGTH
+        )
+        _encode_message_into_buffer(
+            memoryview(bufferrone), msg, SESSION_ID_LENGTH + MESSAGE_TYPE_LENGTH
+        )
+        await self.write(ThpNewSession(new_session_id=new_session_id))
         # TODO not finished
 
     def _decrypt_single_packet_payload(self, payload: bytes) -> bytearray:
@@ -643,7 +690,7 @@ def is_channel_state_pairing(state: int) -> bool:
         ChannelState.TP2,
         ChannelState.TP3,
         ChannelState.TP4,
-        ChannelState.TP5,
+        ChannelState.TC1,
     ):
         return True
     return False