diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 24a70afbfa21c93fc2b7e00eb1229a25ad5e7f2f..e519e3144d45acf1145c263a19a3545a7a0a5f89 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
     <!-- android.permission-group.CALENDAR -->
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_CALENDAR"/>
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_CALENDAR"/>
+    <!-- android.permission.eDrive -->
+    <uses-permission android:name="foundation.e.permission.ADD_ACCOUNT"/>
 
     <!-- android.permission-group.LOCATION -->
     <!-- getting the WiFi name (for "sync in Wifi only") requires
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/at/bitfire/davdroid/ui/setup/AccountDetailsFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/at/bitfire/davdroid/ui/setup/AccountDetailsFragment.kt
index 343ae97ef91c7be0b3409c49200595348de4d0b4..37bcb67b2845b5e6e18f7b731e3d9da133b7730e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/at/bitfire/davdroid/ui/setup/AccountDetailsFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/at/bitfire/davdroid/ui/setup/AccountDetailsFragment.kt
@@ -178,11 +178,7 @@ class AccountDetailsFragment : Fragment() {
                         }
 
                         if (requireActivity().intent.getStringExtra(LoginActivity.ACCOUNT_TYPE) == getString(R.string.eelo_account_type)) {
-                            val intent = Intent("drive.services.InitializerService")
-                            intent.setPackage(getString(R.string.e_drive_package_name))
-                            intent.putExtra(AccountManager.KEY_ACCOUNT_NAME, name)
-                            intent.putExtra(AccountManager.KEY_ACCOUNT_TYPE, getString(R.string.eelo_account_type))
-                            requireActivity().startService(intent)
+                            notifyEdrive(name)
                         }
 
                         handlePostAuthOperations()
@@ -194,6 +190,22 @@ class AccountDetailsFragment : Fragment() {
         return v.root
     }
 
+
+    private fun notifyEdrive(name: String) {
+        val intent = Intent("foundation.e.drive.action.ADD_ACCOUNT")
+        intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_INCLUDE_STOPPED_PACKAGES)
+        intent.component =
+            ComponentName(
+                getString(R.string.e_drive_package_name), 
+                "foundation.e.drive.account.receivers.AccountAddedReceiver"
+            )
+
+        intent.putExtra(AccountManager.KEY_ACCOUNT_NAME, name)
+        intent.putExtra(AccountManager.KEY_ACCOUNT_TYPE, getString(R.string.eelo_account_type))
+        requireActivity().sendBroadcast(intent)
+    }
+
+
     private fun handlePostAuthOperations() {
         val packageToBeOpened = requireActivity().intent.getStringExtra(LoginActivity.OPEN_APP_PACKAGE_AFTER_AUTH)
         val activityToBeOpened = requireActivity().intent.getStringExtra(LoginActivity.OPEN_APP_ACTIVITY_AFTER_AUTH)