diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/discovery/core.py b/confluent_server/confluent/discovery/core.py
index ee31104c..26646cee 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/discovery/core.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/discovery/core.py
@@ -475,7 +475,17 @@ def handle_api_request(configmanager, inputdata, operation, pathcomponents):
         return (msg.KeyValueData({'status': 'unsubscribed'}),)
     elif operation in ('update', 'create'):
         if pathcomponents == ['discovery', 'register']:
-            return
+            if 'address' not in inputdata:
+                raise exc.InvalidArgumentException('Missing address in input')
+            nd = {
+                'addresses': [(inputdata['address'], 443)]
+            }
+            sd = ssdp.check_fish(('/DeviceDescription.json', nd))
+            sd['hwaddr'] = sd['attributes']['mac-address']
+            if not sd:
+                raise exc.Unsupported('Target address is not a supported device for remote discovery registration')
+            detected(sd)
+            return msg.CreatedResource(inputdata['address'])
         if 'node' not in inputdata:
             raise exc.InvalidArgumentException('Missing node name in input')
         mac = _get_mac_from_query(pathcomponents)