diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/BluetoothCommunicationService.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/BluetoothCommunicationService.java
index 8901ebc05..fb945a50b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/BluetoothCommunicationService.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/BluetoothCommunicationService.java
@@ -153,10 +153,10 @@ public class BluetoothCommunicationService extends Service {
                             BluetoothDevice btDevice = mBtAdapter.getRemoteDevice(btDeviceAddress);
                             if (btDevice.getName() == null || btDevice.getName().equals("MI")) { //FIXME: workaround for Miband not being paired
                                 mGBDevice = new GBDevice(btDeviceAddress, "MI", DeviceType.MIBAND);
-                                mDeviceSupport = new MiBandSupport();
+                                mDeviceSupport = new ServiceDeviceSupport(new MiBandSupport());
                             } else if (btDevice.getName().indexOf("Pebble") == 0) {
                                 mGBDevice = new GBDevice(btDeviceAddress, btDevice.getName(), DeviceType.PEBBLE);
-                                mDeviceSupport = new PebbleSupport();
+                                mDeviceSupport = new ServiceDeviceSupport(new PebbleSupport());
                             }
                             if (mDeviceSupport != null) {
                                 mDeviceSupport.initialize(mGBDevice, mBtAdapter, this);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/ServiceDeviceSupport.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/ServiceDeviceSupport.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9603151b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/ServiceDeviceSupport.java
@@ -0,0 +1,211 @@
+package nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge;
+
+import android.bluetooth.BluetoothAdapter;
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.net.Uri;
+
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+import java.util.UUID;
+
+/**
+ * Wraps another device support instance and supports busy-checking and throttling of events.
+ */
+public class ServiceDeviceSupport implements DeviceSupport {
+    private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ServiceDeviceSupport.class);
+    private static final long THROTTLING_THRESHOLD = 1000; // throttle multiple events in between one second
+
+    private final DeviceSupport delegate;
+    private long lastNoficationTime = 0;
+    private String lastNotificationType;
+
+    public ServiceDeviceSupport(DeviceSupport delegate) {
+        this.delegate = delegate;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void initialize(GBDevice gbDevice, BluetoothAdapter btAdapter, Context context) {
+        delegate.initialize(gbDevice, btAdapter, context);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isConnected() {
+        return delegate.isConnected();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean connect() {
+        return delegate.connect();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void dispose() {
+        delegate.dispose();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public GBDevice getDevice() {
+        return delegate.getDevice();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public BluetoothAdapter getBluetoothAdapter() {
+        return delegate.getBluetoothAdapter();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Context getContext() {
+        return delegate.getContext();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean useAutoConnect() {
+        return delegate.useAutoConnect();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void pair() {
+        delegate.pair();
+    }
+
+    private boolean checkBusy(String notificationKind) {
+        if (getDevice().isBusy()) {
+            LOG.info("Ignoring " + notificationKind + " because we're busy with " + getDevice().getBusyTask());
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    private boolean checkThrottle(String notificationKind) {
+        long currentTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
+        if ((currentTime - lastNoficationTime) < THROTTLING_THRESHOLD) {
+            if (notificationKind != null && notificationKind.equals(lastNotificationType)) {
+                LOG.info("Ignoring " + notificationKind + " because of throttling threshold reached");
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onSMS(String from, String body) {
+        if (checkBusy("sms") || checkThrottle("sms")) {
+            return;
+        }
+        delegate.onSMS(from, body);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onEmail(String from, String subject, String body) {
+        if (checkBusy("email") || checkThrottle("email")) {
+            return;
+        }
+        delegate.onEmail(from, subject, body);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onGenericNotification(String title, String details) {
+        if (checkBusy("generic notification") || checkThrottle("generic notification")) {
+            return;
+        }
+        delegate.onGenericNotification(title, details);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onSetTime(long ts) {
+        if (checkBusy("set time") || checkThrottle("set time")) {
+            return;
+        }
+        delegate.onSetTime(ts);
+    }
+
+    // No throttling for the other events
+
+    @Override
+    public void onSetCallState(String number, String name, GBCommand command) {
+        if (checkBusy("set call state")) {
+            return;
+        }
+        delegate.onSetCallState(number, name, command);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onSetMusicInfo(String artist, String album, String track) {
+        if (checkBusy("set music info")) {
+            return;
+        }
+        delegate.onSetMusicInfo(artist, album, track);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onFirmwareVersionReq() {
+        if (checkBusy("firmware version request")) {
+            return;
+        }
+        delegate.onFirmwareVersionReq();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onBatteryInfoReq() {
+        if (checkBusy("battery info request")) {
+            return;
+        }
+        delegate.onBatteryInfoReq();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onInstallApp(Uri uri) {
+        if (checkBusy("install app")) {
+            return;
+        }
+        delegate.onInstallApp(uri);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onAppInfoReq() {
+        if (checkBusy("app info request")) {
+            return;
+        }
+        delegate.onAppInfoReq();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onAppStart(UUID uuid) {
+        if (checkBusy("app start")) {
+            return;
+        }
+        delegate.onAppStart(uuid);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onAppDelete(UUID uuid) {
+        if (checkBusy("app delete")) {
+            return;
+        }
+        delegate.onAppDelete(uuid);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onPhoneVersion(byte os) {
+        if (checkBusy("phone version")) {
+            return;
+        }
+        delegate.onPhoneVersion(os);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onFetchActivityData() {
+        if (checkBusy("fetch activity data")) {
+            return;
+        }
+        delegate.onFetchActivityData();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onReboot() {
+        if (checkBusy("reboot")) {
+            return;
+        }
+        delegate.onReboot();
+    }
+}