diff --git a/testapps/TestRcsApp/aosp_test_rcsclient/src/com/android/libraries/rcs/simpleclient/service/chat/SimpleChatSession.java b/testapps/TestRcsApp/aosp_test_rcsclient/src/com/android/libraries/rcs/simpleclient/service/chat/SimpleChatSession.java
index ebccbde..f66e230 100644
--- a/testapps/TestRcsApp/aosp_test_rcsclient/src/com/android/libraries/rcs/simpleclient/service/chat/SimpleChatSession.java
+++ b/testapps/TestRcsApp/aosp_test_rcsclient/src/com/android/libraries/rcs/simpleclient/service/chat/SimpleChatSession.java
@@ -411,6 +411,7 @@
                         @Override
                         public void onSuccess(MsrpSession result) {
                             mMsrpSession = result;
+                            sendEmptyPacket();
                             notifySuccess();
                         }
 
@@ -431,6 +432,25 @@
         }
     }
 
+    private void sendEmptyPacket() {
+        MsrpChunk msrpChunk =
+                MsrpChunk.newBuilder()
+                        .method(MsrpChunk.Method.SEND)
+                        .transactionId(MsrpUtils.generateRandomId())
+                        .continuation(Continuation.COMPLETE)
+                        .addHeader(MsrpConstants.HEADER_TO_PATH, mRemoteSdp.getPath().get())
+                        .addHeader(MsrpConstants.HEADER_FROM_PATH, mLocalSdp.getPath().get())
+                        .addHeader(MsrpConstants.HEADER_FAILURE_REPORT,
+                                MsrpConstants.REPORT_VALUE_NO)
+                        .addHeader(MsrpConstants.HEADER_SUCCESS_REPORT,
+                                MsrpConstants.REPORT_VALUE_NO)
+                        .addHeader(MsrpConstants.HEADER_BYTE_RANGE, "1/0-0")
+                        .addHeader(MsrpConstants.HEADER_MESSAGE_ID, MsrpUtils.generateRandomId())
+                        .build();
+
+        mMsrpSession.send(msrpChunk);
+    }
+
     private String getLocalIp() {
         SipSessionConfiguration configuration = mContext.getSipSession().getSessionConfiguration();
         return configuration.getLocalIpAddress();