diff --git a/libmproxy/flow.py b/libmproxy/flow.py
index 240428126..40b7e535b 100644
--- a/libmproxy/flow.py
+++ b/libmproxy/flow.py
@@ -1580,6 +1580,13 @@ class FlowMaster(controller.Master):
         self.run_script_hook("clientdisconnect", r)
         r.reply()
 
+    def handle_serverconnection(self, sc):
+        # To unify the mitmproxy script API, we call the script hook "serverconnect" rather than "serverconnection".
+        # As things are handled differently in libmproxy (ClientConnect + ClientDisconnect vs ServerConnection class),
+        # there is no "serverdisonnect" event at the moment.
+        self.run_script_hook("serverconnect", sc)
+        sc.reply()
+
     def handle_error(self, r):
         f = self.state.add_error(r)
         if f:
diff --git a/libmproxy/proxy.py b/libmproxy/proxy.py
index 75a541920..94f358bcb 100644
--- a/libmproxy/proxy.py
+++ b/libmproxy/proxy.py
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ class ProxyHandler(tcp.BaseHandler):
         if not self.server_conn:
             try:
                 self.server_conn = ServerConnection(self.config, scheme, host, port, sni)
+                self.channel.ask(self.server_conn)
                 self.server_conn.connect()
             except tcp.NetLibError, v:
                 raise ProxyError(502, v)