diff --git a/src/jcl/jabber/component.py b/src/jcl/jabber/component.py
index 1fd9aef..7c3c929 100644
--- a/src/jcl/jabber/component.py
+++ b/src/jcl/jabber/component.py
@@ -215,6 +215,9 @@ class AccountManager(object):
                         field_post_func(value, field_default_func,
                                         unicode(from_jid.bare())))
 
+        if hasattr(_account, "populate_handler"):
+            getattr(_account, "populate_handler")()
+
         if first_account:
             # component subscribe user presence when registering the first
             # account
@@ -376,7 +379,7 @@ class AccountManager(object):
             else:
                 type_label = account_type
             yield (account_type, type_label)
-        
+
     def get_account_class(self, account_type=None,
                           account_class_name=None):
         """Return account class definition from declared classes in
@@ -1063,7 +1066,7 @@ class JCLComponent(Component, object):
                                 % ("".join(traceback.format_exception
                                            (type, value, stack, 5))))
         return 1
-        
+
     ###########################################################################
     # Utils
     ###########################################################################
@@ -1136,7 +1139,7 @@ class JCLComponent(Component, object):
     def del_welcome_message(self):
         self.del_config_parameter("component", "welcome_message")
 
-        
+
     ###########################################################################
     # Virtual methods
     ###########################################################################
diff --git a/src/jcl/jabber/tests/component.py b/src/jcl/jabber/tests/component.py
index 7f4886c..1ce0cd4 100644
--- a/src/jcl/jabber/tests/component.py
+++ b/src/jcl/jabber/tests/component.py
@@ -3070,7 +3070,7 @@ class AccountManager_TestCase(JCLTestCase):
                                  "localhost",
                                  "5347",
                                  None)
-        self.account_manager = AccountManager(self.comp)
+        self.account_manager = self.comp.account_manager
 
     def test_send_presence_all(self):
         user1 = User(jid="test1@test.com")
@@ -3108,6 +3108,31 @@ class AccountManager_TestCase(JCLTestCase):
         self.assertEquals(result[5].get_to(), "test2@test.com")
         self.assertEquals(result[5].get_type(), "unavailable")
 
+    def test_populate_account_handler(self):
+        self.comp.stream = MockStream()
+        self.comp.stream_class = MockStream
+        x_data = Form("submit")
+        x_data.add_field(name="name",
+                         value="account1",
+                         field_type="text-single")
+        class AccountPopulateHandlerMock(Account):
+            def _init(self, *args, **kw):
+                Account._init(self, *args, **kw)
+                self.populate_handler_called = False
+
+            def populate_handler(self):
+                self.populate_handler_called = True
+
+        AccountPopulateHandlerMock.createTable(ifNotExists=True)
+        user1 = User(jid="test1@test.com")
+        account11 = AccountPopulateHandlerMock(user=user1,
+                                               name="account11",
+                                               jid="account11@jcl.test.com")
+        self.assertFalse(account11.populate_handler_called)
+        self.account_manager.populate_account(account11, Lang.en, x_data,
+                                              False, False)
+        self.assertTrue(account11.populate_handler_called)
+
 def suite():
     test_suite = unittest.TestSuite()
     test_suite.addTest(unittest.makeSuite(JCLComponent_TestCase, 'test'))