diff --git a/lnd.go b/lnd.go
index 00041d7f..b0114a16 100644
--- a/lnd.go
+++ b/lnd.go
@@ -59,16 +59,25 @@ var (
 	networkDir string
 )
 
+// ListnerWithSignal is a net.Listner that has an additional Ready channel that
+// will be closed when a server starts listening.
+type ListenerWithSignal struct {
+	net.Listener
+
+	// Ready will be closed by the server listening on Listener.
+	Ready chan struct{}
+}
+
 // ListenerCfg is a wrapper around custom listeners that can be passed to lnd
 // when calling its main method.
 type ListenerCfg struct {
 	// WalletUnlocker can be set to the listener to use for the wallet
 	// unlocker. If nil a regular network listener will be created.
-	WalletUnlocker net.Listener
+	WalletUnlocker *ListenerWithSignal
 
 	// RPCListener can be set to the listener to use for the RPC server. If
 	// nil a regular network listener will be created.
-	RPCListener net.Listener
+	RPCListener *ListenerWithSignal
 }
 
 // rpcListeners is a function type used for closures that fetches a set of RPC
@@ -76,7 +85,8 @@ type ListenerCfg struct {
 // with these listeners. If no custom listeners are present, this should return
 // normal listeners from the RPC endpoints defined in the config, and server
 // options specifying TLS.
-type rpcListeners func() ([]net.Listener, func(), []grpc.ServerOption, error)
+type rpcListeners func() ([]*ListenerWithSignal, func(), []grpc.ServerOption,
+	error)
 
 // Main is the true entry point for lnd. This function is required since defers
 // created in the top-level scope of a main method aren't executed if os.Exit()
@@ -235,10 +245,10 @@ func Main(lisCfg ListenerCfg) error {
 	// getListeners is a closure that creates listeners from the
 	// RPCListeners defined in the config. It also returns a cleanup
 	// closure and the server options to use for the GRPC server.
-	getListeners := func() ([]net.Listener, func(), []grpc.ServerOption,
-		error) {
+	getListeners := func() ([]*ListenerWithSignal, func(),
+		[]grpc.ServerOption, error) {
 
-		var grpcListeners []net.Listener
+		var grpcListeners []*ListenerWithSignal
 		for _, grpcEndpoint := range cfg.RPCListeners {
 			// Start a gRPC server listening for HTTP/2
 			// connections.
@@ -248,7 +258,11 @@ func Main(lisCfg ListenerCfg) error {
 					grpcEndpoint)
 				return nil, nil, nil, err
 			}
-			grpcListeners = append(grpcListeners, lis)
+			grpcListeners = append(
+				grpcListeners, &ListenerWithSignal{
+					Listener: lis,
+					Ready:    make(chan struct{}),
+				})
 		}
 
 		cleanup := func() {
@@ -262,7 +276,7 @@ func Main(lisCfg ListenerCfg) error {
 	// walletUnlockerListeners is a closure we'll hand to the wallet
 	// unlocker, that will be called when it needs listeners for its GPRC
 	// server.
-	walletUnlockerListeners := func() ([]net.Listener, func(),
+	walletUnlockerListeners := func() ([]*ListenerWithSignal, func(),
 		[]grpc.ServerOption, error) {
 
 		// If we have chosen to start with a dedicated listener for the
@@ -271,8 +285,8 @@ func Main(lisCfg ListenerCfg) error {
 		// TODO(halseth): any point in adding TLS support for custom
 		// listeners?
 		if lisCfg.WalletUnlocker != nil {
-			return []net.Listener{lisCfg.WalletUnlocker}, func() {},
-				[]grpc.ServerOption{}, nil
+			return []*ListenerWithSignal{lisCfg.WalletUnlocker},
+				func() {}, []grpc.ServerOption{}, nil
 		}
 
 		// Otherwise we'll return the regular listeners.
@@ -501,8 +515,8 @@ func Main(lisCfg ListenerCfg) error {
 
 	// rpcListeners is a closure we'll hand to the rpc server, that will be
 	// called when it needs listeners for its GPRC server.
-	rpcListeners := func() ([]net.Listener, func(), []grpc.ServerOption,
-		error) {
+	rpcListeners := func() ([]*ListenerWithSignal, func(),
+		[]grpc.ServerOption, error) {
 
 		// If we have chosen to start with a dedicated listener for the
 		// rpc server, we return it directly, and empty server options
@@ -510,8 +524,8 @@ func Main(lisCfg ListenerCfg) error {
 		// TODO(halseth): any point in adding TLS support for custom
 		// listeners?
 		if lisCfg.RPCListener != nil {
-			return []net.Listener{lisCfg.RPCListener}, func() {},
-				[]grpc.ServerOption{}, nil
+			return []*ListenerWithSignal{lisCfg.RPCListener},
+				func() {}, []grpc.ServerOption{}, nil
 		}
 
 		// Otherwise we'll return the regular listeners.
@@ -841,9 +855,13 @@ func waitForWalletPassword(restEndpoints []net.Addr,
 
 	for _, lis := range listeners {
 		wg.Add(1)
-		go func(lis net.Listener) {
+		go func(lis *ListenerWithSignal) {
 			rpcsLog.Infof("password RPC server listening on %s",
 				lis.Addr())
+
+			// Close the ready chan to indicate we are listening.
+			close(lis.Ready)
+
 			wg.Done()
 			grpcServer.Serve(lis)
 		}(lis)
diff --git a/mobile/bindings.go b/mobile/bindings.go
index 9fb79215..7619837a 100644
--- a/mobile/bindings.go
+++ b/mobile/bindings.go
@@ -16,7 +16,11 @@ import (
 // extraArgs can be used to pass command line arguments to lnd that will
 // override what is found in the config file. Example:
 //	extraArgs = "--bitcoin.testnet --lnddir=\"/tmp/folder name/\" --profile=5050"
-func Start(extraArgs string, callback Callback) {
+//
+// The unlockerReady callback is called when the WalletUnlocker service is
+// ready, and rpcReady is called after the wallet has been unlocked and lnd is
+// ready to accept RPC calls.
+func Start(extraArgs string, unlockerReady, rpcReady Callback) {
 	// Split the argument string on "--" to get separated command line
 	// arguments.
 	var splitArgs []string
@@ -33,11 +37,24 @@ func Start(extraArgs string, callback Callback) {
 	// startup.
 	os.Args = append(os.Args, splitArgs...)
 
+	// Set up channels that will be notified when the RPC servers are ready
+	// to accept calls.
+	var (
+		unlockerListening = make(chan struct{})
+		rpcListening      = make(chan struct{})
+	)
+
 	// We call the main method with the custom in-memory listeners called
 	// by the mobile APIs, such that the grpc server will use these.
 	cfg := lnd.ListenerCfg{
-		WalletUnlocker: walletUnlockerLis,
-		RPCListener:    lightningLis,
+		WalletUnlocker: &lnd.ListenerWithSignal{
+			Listener: walletUnlockerLis,
+			Ready:    unlockerListening,
+		},
+		RPCListener: &lnd.ListenerWithSignal{
+			Listener: lightningLis,
+			Ready:    rpcListening,
+		},
 	}
 
 	// Call the "real" main in a nested manner so the defers will properly
@@ -53,9 +70,15 @@ func Start(extraArgs string, callback Callback) {
 		}
 	}()
 
-	// TODO(halseth): callback when RPC server is actually running. Since
-	// the RPC server might take a while to start up, the client might
-	// assume it is ready to accept calls when this callback is sent, while
-	// it's not.
-	callback.OnResponse([]byte("started"))
+	// Finally we start two go routines that will call the provided
+	// callbacks when the RPC servers are ready to accept calls.
+	go func() {
+		<-unlockerListening
+		unlockerReady.OnResponse([]byte{})
+	}()
+
+	go func() {
+		<-rpcListening
+		rpcReady.OnResponse([]byte{})
+	}()
 }
diff --git a/rpcserver.go b/rpcserver.go
index 97367db3..9d473262 100644
--- a/rpcserver.go
+++ b/rpcserver.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"math"
-	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
@@ -461,7 +460,7 @@ type rpcServer struct {
 	// listeners is a list of listeners to use when starting the grpc
 	// server. We make it configurable such that the grpc server can listen
 	// on custom interfaces.
-	listeners []net.Listener
+	listeners []*ListenerWithSignal
 
 	// listenerCleanUp are a set of closures functions that will allow this
 	// main RPC server to clean up all the listening socket created for the
@@ -715,8 +714,11 @@ func (r *rpcServer) Start() error {
 	// With all the sub-servers started, we'll spin up the listeners for
 	// the main RPC server itself.
 	for _, lis := range r.listeners {
-		go func(lis net.Listener) {
+		go func(lis *ListenerWithSignal) {
 			rpcsLog.Infof("RPC server listening on %s", lis.Addr())
+
+			// Close the ready chan to indicate we are listening.
+			close(lis.Ready)
 			r.grpcServer.Serve(lis)
 		}(lis)
 	}