diff --git a/smocore/deviceManager/deviceManager.cpp b/smocore/deviceManager/deviceManager.cpp
index 3e8c58f..49c6f09 100644
--- a/smocore/deviceManager/deviceManager.cpp
+++ b/smocore/deviceManager/deviceManager.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <callback.h>
 #include <componentThread.h>
 #include <deviceManager/deviceManager.h>
+#include <deviceManager/deviceReattacher.h>
 #include <senseApis/senseApiManager.h>
 #include <marionette/marionette.h>
 #include <mind.h>
@@ -26,6 +27,10 @@ std::vector<std::shared_ptr<DeviceRole>>
 std::vector<DeviceAttachmentSpec>
     DeviceManager::commandLineDASpecs;
 
+DeviceManager::~DeviceManager()
+{
+}
+
 const std::string DeviceManager::stringifyDeviceSpecs(void)
 {
 	std::ostringstream oss;
@@ -700,5 +705,20 @@ void DeviceManager::detachAllAttachedDeviceRoles(
 			request.get(), request));
 }
 
+void DeviceManager::initializeDeviceReattacher()
+{
+	deviceReattacher = std::make_unique<DeviceReattacher>(
+		*this, mrntt::mrntt.thread);
+
+	deviceReattacher->start();
+}
+
+void DeviceManager::finalizeDeviceReattacher()
+{
+	if (deviceReattacher) {
+		deviceReattacher->stop();
+	}
+}
+
 } // namespace device
 } // namespace smo
diff --git a/smocore/include/deviceManager/deviceManager.h b/smocore/include/deviceManager/deviceManager.h
index 18f7db5..3aa95ec 100644
--- a/smocore/include/deviceManager/deviceManager.h
+++ b/smocore/include/deviceManager/deviceManager.h
@@ -13,12 +13,15 @@
 #include <asynchronousLoop.h>
 #include <deviceManager/device.h>
 #include <deviceManager/deviceRole.h>
+#include <deviceManager/deviceReattacher.h>
 #include <callback.h>
 #include <qutex.h>
 
 namespace smo {
 namespace device {
 
+class DeviceReattacher;
+
 class DeviceManager
 {
 public:
@@ -33,6 +36,9 @@ public:
 	void finalize(void)
 	{};
 
+	void initializeDeviceReattacher();
+	void finalizeDeviceReattacher();
+
     std::string readDapSpecFile(const std::string& filename);
     void collateAllDapSpecs(void);
     void parseAllDapSpecs(void);
@@ -82,9 +88,9 @@ public:
 
 private:
     DeviceManager()
-	: qutex("DeviceManager")
+	: qutex("DeviceManager"), deviceReattacher(nullptr)
 	{}
-    ~DeviceManager() = default;
+    ~DeviceManager();
     DeviceManager(const DeviceManager&) = delete;
     DeviceManager& operator=(const DeviceManager&) = delete;
 
@@ -98,6 +104,8 @@ public:
 	static std::vector<DeviceAttachmentSpec> commandLineDASpecs;
 
 private:
+	std::unique_ptr<DeviceReattacher> deviceReattacher;
+
 	class NewDeviceAttachmentSpecInd;
 	class RemoveDeviceAttachmentSpecReq;
 	class AttachSenseDeviceReq;
diff --git a/smocore/marionette/lifetime.cpp b/smocore/marionette/lifetime.cpp
index 471f91e..e45be15 100644
--- a/smocore/marionette/lifetime.cpp
+++ b/smocore/marionette/lifetime.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <callback.h>
 #include <component.h>
 #include <componentThread.h>
+#include <deviceManager/deviceManager.h>
 #include <mindManager/mindManager.h>
 #include <marionette/marionette.h>
 
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ public:
 			return;
 		}
 
+		device::DeviceManager::getInstance().initializeDeviceReattacher();
 		context->callOriginalCb(success);
 	}
 
@@ -70,6 +72,8 @@ public:
 				+ ": Must be executed on Marionette thread");
 		}
 
+		device::DeviceManager::getInstance().finalizeDeviceReattacher();
+
 		smo::mind::globalMind->finalizeReq({context, std::bind(
 			&MrnttLifetimeMgmtOp::finalizeReq2,
 			this, context, std::placeholders::_1)});