diff --git a/src/drivers/px4fmu/fmu.cpp b/src/drivers/px4fmu/fmu.cpp
index 0589639fa5..440b7cad68 100644
--- a/src/drivers/px4fmu/fmu.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/px4fmu/fmu.cpp
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
 #include <uORB/topics/actuator_controls.h>
 #include <uORB/topics/actuator_outputs.h>
 #include <uORB/topics/actuator_armed.h>
+#include <uORB/topics/vehicle_command.h>
 #include <uORB/topics/parameter_update.h>
 #include <uORB/topics/safety.h>
 #include <uORB/topics/adc_report.h>
@@ -134,6 +135,8 @@ public:
 
 	virtual int	init();
 
+	void dsm_bind_ioctl();
+
 	int		set_mode(Mode mode);
 	Mode		get_mode() { return _mode; }
 
@@ -180,6 +183,7 @@ private:
 	uint32_t	_pwm_alt_rate_channels;
 	unsigned	_current_update_rate;
 	struct work_s	_work;
+	int		_vehicle_cmd_sub;
 	int		_armed_sub;
 	int		_param_sub;
 	int		_adc_sub;
@@ -918,7 +922,7 @@ PX4FMU::cycle()
 		// power radio on
 		RF_RADIO_POWER_CONTROL(true);
 #endif
-
+		_vehicle_cmd_sub = orb_subscribe(ORB_ID(vehicle_command));
 		// dsm_init sets some file static variables and returns a file descriptor
 		_rcs_fd = dsm_init(RC_SERIAL_PORT);
 		// assume SBUS input
@@ -1183,6 +1187,23 @@ PX4FMU::cycle()
 		}
 	}
 
+#ifdef RC_SERIAL_PORT
+	/* vehicle command */
+	orb_check(_vehicle_cmd_sub, &updated);
+
+	if (updated) {
+		struct vehicle_command_s cmd;
+		orb_copy(ORB_ID(vehicle_command), _vehicle_cmd_sub, &cmd);
+
+		// Check for a DSM pairing command
+		if (((unsigned int)cmd.command == vehicle_command_s::VEHICLE_CMD_START_RX_PAIR) && ((int)cmd.param1 == 0)) {
+			dsm_bind_ioctl((int)cmd.param2);
+		}
+
+	}
+
+#endif
+
 	orb_check(_param_sub, &updated);
 
 	if (updated) {
@@ -2086,7 +2107,7 @@ PX4FMU::pwm_ioctl(file *filp, int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 
 	case DSM_BIND_START:
 		/* only allow DSM2, DSM-X and DSM-X with more than 7 channels */
-		warnx("fmu pwm_ioctl: DSM_BIND_START, arg: %lu", arg);
+		PX4_INFO("pwm_ioctl: DSM_BIND_START, arg: %lu", arg);
 
 		if (arg == DSM2_BIND_PULSES ||
 		    arg == DSMX_BIND_PULSES ||
@@ -2549,6 +2570,33 @@ PX4FMU::dsm_bind_ioctl(int dsmMode)
 namespace
 {
 
+void
+bind_spektrum()
+{
+	int	 fd;
+
+	fd = open(PX4FMU_DEVICE_PATH, O_RDWR);
+
+	if (fd < 0) {
+		errx(1, "open fail");
+	}
+
+	if (true) {
+		PX4_INFO("bind_Spektrum RX");
+
+		/* specify 11ms DSMX. RX will automatically fall back to 22ms or DSM2 if necessary */
+		if (ioctl(fd, DSM_BIND_START, DSMX8_BIND_PULSES)) {
+			PX4_ERR("binding failed.");
+		}
+
+	} else {
+		PX4_WARN("system armed, bind request rejected");
+	}
+
+	close(fd);
+
+}
+
 enum PortMode {
 	PORT_MODE_UNSET = 0,
 	PORT_FULL_GPIO,
@@ -2983,6 +3031,11 @@ fmu_main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	PortMode new_mode = PORT_MODE_UNSET;
 	const char *verb = argv[1];
 
+	if (!strcmp(verb, "bind")) {
+		bind_spektrum();
+		exit(0);
+	}
+
 	/* does not operate on a FMU instance */
 	if (!strcmp(verb, "i2c")) {
 		if (argc > 3) {
@@ -3126,7 +3179,7 @@ fmu_main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	fprintf(stderr,
 		" , mode_gpio, mode_serial, mode_pwm, mode_gpio_serial, mode_pwm_serial, mode_pwm_gpio, test, fake, sensor_reset, id\n");
 #elif defined(BOARD_HAS_PWM) && BOARD_HAS_PWM >= 6
-	fprintf(stderr, " mode_gpio, mode_pwm, mode_pwm4, test, sensor_reset [milliseconds], i2c <bus> <hz>\n");
+	fprintf(stderr, "  mode_gpio, mode_pwm, mode_pwm4, test, sensor_reset [milliseconds], i2c <bus> <hz>, bind\n");
 #endif
 	fprintf(stderr, "\n");
 	exit(1);