A method for bearer control in a wireless communication system, the wireless communication system comprising: - a control node configured for control of both unicast service, using an Evolved Packet System, EPS, bearer, and Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service, MBMS, using an MBMS bearer; - a network communication node, wherein both a Wireless Communication Device, WCD, associated with the network communication node, and the network communication node are configured for both unicast service, using the EPS bearer, and MBMS, using the MBMS bearer, and are cognitive regarding a number of radio bearers concurrently active for the WCD, and wherein the radio bearers are associated with the EPS bearer; the method comprising: - determining, by the WCD or the network communication node, whether the number of radio bearers concurrently active for the WCD is at least one of: equal to a threshold value and above the threshold value; and when it is determined that the number of radio bearers concurrently active for the WCD is at least one of: equal to the threshold value and above the threshold value, then; ∘ transmitting, by the WCD or the network communication node and towards the control node, a first status message indicative of that the number of radio bearers concurrently active for the WCD has reached the threshold value; ∘ receiving, by the control node, the first status message; and in response to the reception of the first status message: ▪ determining, by the control node, based on that the number of radio bearers concurrently active for the WCD has reached the threshold value, whether an MBMS bearer is to be activated; and when it is determined that the MBMS bearer is to be activated; • activating the MBMS bearer by the control node. - a control node configured for control of both unicast service, using an Evolved Packet System, EPS, bearer, and Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service, MBMS, using an MBMS bearer; - a network communication node, wherein both a Wireless Communication Device, WCD, associated with the network communication node, and the network communication node are configured for both unicast service, using the EPS bearer, and MBMS, using the MBMS bearer, and are cognitive regarding a number of radio bearers concurrently active for the WCD, and wherein the radio bearers are associated with the EPS bearer; the method comprising: - determining, by the WCD or the network communication node, whether the number of radio bearers concurrently active for the WCD is at least one of: equal to a threshold value and above the threshold value; and when it is determined that the number of radio bearers concurrently active for the WCD is at least one of: equal to the threshold value and above the threshold value, then; ∘ transmitting, by the WCD or the network communication node and towards the control node, a first status message indicative of that the number of radio bearers concurrently active for the WCD has reached the threshold value; ∘ receiving, by the control node, the first status message; and in response to the reception of the first status message: ▪ determining, by the control node, based on that the number of radio bearers concurrently active for the WCD has reached the threshold value, whether an MBMS bearer is to be activated; and when it is determined that the MBMS bearer is to be activated; • activating the MBMS bearer by the control node. - determining, by the WCD or the network communication node, whether the number of radio bearers concurrently active for the WCD is at least one of: equal to a threshold value and above the threshold value; and when it is determined that the number of radio bearers concurrently active for the WCD is at least one of: equal to the threshold value and above the threshold value, then; ∘ transmitting, by the WCD or the network communication node and towards the control node, a first status message indicative of that the number of radio bearers concurrently active for the WCD has reached the threshold value; ∘ receiving, by the control node, the first status message; and in response to the reception of the first status message: ▪ determining, by the control node, based on that the number of radio bearers concurrently active for the WCD has reached the threshold value, whether an MBMS bearer is to be activated; and when it is determined that the MBMS bearer is to be activated; • activating the MBMS bearer by the control node. ∘ transmitting, by the WCD or the network communication node and towards the control node, a first status message indicative of that the number of radio bearers concurrently active for the WCD has reached the threshold value; ∘ receiving, by the control node, the first status message; and in response to the reception of the first status message: ▪ determining, by the control node, based on that the number of radio bearers concurrently active for the WCD has reached the threshold value, whether an MBMS bearer is to be activated; and when it is determined that the MBMS bearer is to be activated; • activating the MBMS bearer by the control node. • activating the MBMS bearer by the control node.