diff --git a/src/uas/UAS.cc b/src/uas/UAS.cc
index 275350f8ac546aea26d54c4e22403cd1fab3fb19..0d3e7c6fdb4157bdcac5034606437ddb1eee982b 100644
--- a/src/uas/UAS.cc
+++ b/src/uas/UAS.cc
@@ -2866,6 +2866,17 @@ void UAS::land()
     sendMessage(msg);
 }
 
+/**
+* Order the robot to land on the runway
+*/
+void UAS::pairRX(int rxType, int rxSubType)
+{
+    mavlink_message_t msg;
+
+    mavlink_msg_command_long_pack(mavlink->getSystemId(), mavlink->getComponentId(), &msg, uasId, MAV_COMP_ID_ALL, MAV_CMD_START_RX_PAIR, 0, rxType, rxSubType, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
+    sendMessage(msg);
+}
+
 /**
  * The MAV starts the emergency landing procedure. The behaviour depends on the onboard implementation
  * and might differ between systems.
diff --git a/src/uas/UAS.h b/src/uas/UAS.h
index 6b5d34f8d69c4e3d59190ac213982055f6509bb4..8a60d343ea7d0de0a6e46552f2ab69265216057b 100644
--- a/src/uas/UAS.h
+++ b/src/uas/UAS.h
@@ -723,6 +723,9 @@ public slots:
     void home();
     /** @brief Order the robot to land **/
     void land();
+    /** @brief Order the robot to pair its receiver **/
+    void pairRX(int rxType, int rxSubType);
+
     void halt();
     void go();
 
diff --git a/src/uas/UASInterface.h b/src/uas/UASInterface.h
index 7a0640eddd9aba61bbadfc07dd87e3d45bb7a519..e97ca675edae6f297cdd68b79d72985580d6b7d8 100644
--- a/src/uas/UASInterface.h
+++ b/src/uas/UASInterface.h
@@ -290,6 +290,8 @@ public slots:
     virtual void home() = 0;
     /** @brief Order the robot to land **/
     virtual void land() = 0;
+    /** @brief Order the robot to pair its receiver **/
+    virtual void pairRX(int rxType, int rxSubType) = 0;
     /** @brief Halt the system */
     virtual void halt() = 0;
     /** @brief Start/continue the current robot action */
diff --git a/src/ui/QGCPX4VehicleConfig.cc b/src/ui/QGCPX4VehicleConfig.cc
index c06fdd54ee4b4a05510cf0bee9772f6e3758c834..1a30cdaf7d0f527daac4f1cd6e0d7b3fe055de49 100644
--- a/src/ui/QGCPX4VehicleConfig.cc
+++ b/src/ui/QGCPX4VehicleConfig.cc
@@ -343,15 +343,12 @@ void QGCPX4VehicleConfig::toggleSpektrumPairing(bool enabled)
         warnMsgBox.setStandardButtons(QMessageBox::Ok);
         warnMsgBox.setDefaultButton(QMessageBox::Ok);
         (void)warnMsgBox.exec();
+        return;
     }
 
-    int mode = 1; // DSM2
-    if (ui->dsmxRadioButton->isChecked())
-        mode = 2; // DSMX
-
-	mav->getParamManager()->setPendingParam(0, "RC_DSM_BIND", mode, true);
-	// Do not save this parameter, just set in RAM
-	mav->getParamManager()->sendPendingParameters(false, true);
+    UASInterface* mav = UASManager::instance()->getActiveUAS();
+    if (mav)
+        mav->pairRX(0, ui->dsmxRadioButton->isChecked() ? 1 : 0);
 }
 
 void QGCPX4VehicleConfig::setTrimPositions()