diff --git a/Common/src/com/googlecode/android_scripting/facade/ConnectivityManagerFacade.java b/Common/src/com/googlecode/android_scripting/facade/ConnectivityManagerFacade.java
index 594c934..dec75ea 100644
--- a/Common/src/com/googlecode/android_scripting/facade/ConnectivityManagerFacade.java
+++ b/Common/src/com/googlecode/android_scripting/facade/ConnectivityManagerFacade.java
@@ -401,6 +401,21 @@
         return TelephonyConstants.PacketKeepaliveCallbackInvalid;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Callbacks used in ConnectivityManager to confirm tethering has started/failed.
+     */
+    class OnStartTetheringCallback extends ConnectivityManager.OnStartTetheringCallback {
+        @Override
+        public void onTetheringStarted() {
+            mEventFacade.postEvent(TelephonyConstants.TetheringStartedCallback, null);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void onTetheringFailed() {
+            mEventFacade.postEvent(TelephonyConstants.TetheringFailedCallback, null);
+        }
+    }
+
     private final ConnectivityManager mManager;
     private final Service mService;
     private final Context mContext;
@@ -714,6 +729,20 @@
         return mManager.isTetheringSupported();
     }
 
+    @Rpc(description = "Call to start tethering with a provisioning check if needed")
+    public void connectivityStartTethering(@RpcParameter(name = "type") Integer type,
+            @RpcParameter(name = "showProvisioningUi") Boolean showProvisioningUi) {
+        Log.d("startTethering for type: " + type + " showProvUi: " + showProvisioningUi);
+        OnStartTetheringCallback tetherCallback = new OnStartTetheringCallback();
+        mManager.startTethering(type, showProvisioningUi, tetherCallback);
+    }
+
+    @Rpc(description = "Call to stop tethering")
+    public void connectivityStopTethering(@RpcParameter(name = "type") Integer type) {
+        Log.d("stopTethering for type: " + type);
+        mManager.stopTethering(type);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void shutdown() {
         connectivityStopTrackingConnectivityStateChange();
diff --git a/Common/src/com/googlecode/android_scripting/facade/telephony/TelephonyConstants.java b/Common/src/com/googlecode/android_scripting/facade/telephony/TelephonyConstants.java
index 519ad9b..a899e11 100644
--- a/Common/src/com/googlecode/android_scripting/facade/telephony/TelephonyConstants.java
+++ b/Common/src/com/googlecode/android_scripting/facade/telephony/TelephonyConstants.java
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@
 
     /**
      * Constant for Network Call Back
-     * **/
+     */
     public static final String EventNetworkCallback = "NetworkCallback";
 
     /*Sub-Event Names*/
@@ -377,8 +377,14 @@
     public static final String NetworkCallbackInvalid = "Invalid";
 
     /**
+     * Constants for OnStartTetheringCallback
+     */
+    public static final String TetheringStartedCallback = "ConnectivityManagerOnTetheringStarted";
+    public static final String TetheringFailedCallback = "ConnectivityManagerOnTetheringFailed";
+
+    /**
      * Constant for Signal Strength fields
-     * **/
+     */
     public static class SignalStrengthContainer {
         public static final String SIGNAL_STRENGTH_GSM = "gsmSignalStrength";
         public static final String SIGNAL_STRENGTH_GSM_DBM = "gsmDbm";