diff --git a/src/conf/network_event.c b/src/conf/network_event.c
index 4a025239449f5e6b4c4027b5cc0af1ba989663df..b885cedf4425b1b95ae10ce10c14bb8d2a344bfd 100644
--- a/src/conf/network_event.c
+++ b/src/conf/network_event.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ struct _virNetworkEventLifecycle {
     virObjectEvent parent;
 
     int type;
+    int detail;
 };
 typedef struct _virNetworkEventLifecycle virNetworkEventLifecycle;
 typedef virNetworkEventLifecycle *virNetworkEventLifecyclePtr;
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ virNetworkEventDispatchDefaultFunc(virConnectPtr conn,
             networkLifecycleEvent = (virNetworkEventLifecyclePtr)event;
             ((virConnectNetworkEventLifecycleCallback)cb)(conn, net,
                                                           networkLifecycleEvent->type,
-                                                          0,
+                                                          networkLifecycleEvent->detail,
                                                           cbopaque);
             goto cleanup;
         }
@@ -135,7 +136,8 @@ virNetworkEventStateRegisterID(virConnectPtr conn,
 virObjectEventPtr
 virNetworkEventLifecycleNew(const char *name,
                             const unsigned char *uuid,
-                            int type)
+                            int type,
+                            int detail)
 {
     virNetworkEventLifecyclePtr event;
     int eventId = (VIR_EVENT_NAMESPACE_NETWORK << 8) + VIR_NETWORK_EVENT_ID_LIFECYCLE;
@@ -149,6 +151,7 @@ virNetworkEventLifecycleNew(const char *name,
         return NULL;
 
     event->type = type;
+    event->detail = detail;
 
     return (virObjectEventPtr)event;
 }
diff --git a/src/conf/network_event.h b/src/conf/network_event.h
index 44b762e34ba2beacc4832e4598b2cc87ed46c874..1eef771be45ac89ebc896d0cf7b796b7f4b3b43c 100644
--- a/src/conf/network_event.h
+++ b/src/conf/network_event.h
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ virNetworkEventStateRegisterID(virConnectPtr conn,
 virObjectEventPtr
 virNetworkEventLifecycleNew(const char *name,
                             const unsigned char *uuid,
-                            int type);
+                            int type,
+                            int detail);
 
 void
 virNetworkEventDispatchDefaultFunc(virConnectPtr conn,
diff --git a/src/network/bridge_driver.c b/src/network/bridge_driver.c
index 1bde7d788c370f64c1d16eae864d14343bdcdd55..3e10758d5c96ae91914a0954f280318c76305a32 100644
--- a/src/network/bridge_driver.c
+++ b/src/network/bridge_driver.c
@@ -2559,7 +2559,8 @@ static virNetworkPtr networkCreateXML(virConnectPtr conn, const char *xml) {
 
     event = virNetworkEventLifecycleNew(network->def->name,
                                         network->def->uuid,
-                                        VIR_NETWORK_EVENT_STARTED);
+                                        VIR_NETWORK_EVENT_STARTED,
+                                        0);
 
     VIR_INFO("Creating network '%s'", network->def->name);
     ret = virGetNetwork(conn, network->def->name, network->def->uuid);
@@ -2621,7 +2622,8 @@ static virNetworkPtr networkDefineXML(virConnectPtr conn, const char *xml) {
     }
 
     event = virNetworkEventLifecycleNew(def->name, def->uuid,
-                                        VIR_NETWORK_EVENT_DEFINED);
+                                        VIR_NETWORK_EVENT_DEFINED,
+                                        0);
 
     VIR_INFO("Defining network '%s'", def->name);
     ret = virGetNetwork(conn, def->name, def->uuid);
@@ -2673,7 +2675,8 @@ networkUndefine(virNetworkPtr net) {
 
     event = virNetworkEventLifecycleNew(network->def->name,
                                         network->def->uuid,
-                                        VIR_NETWORK_EVENT_UNDEFINED);
+                                        VIR_NETWORK_EVENT_UNDEFINED,
+                                        0);
 
     VIR_INFO("Undefining network '%s'", network->def->name);
     if (!active) {
@@ -2890,7 +2893,8 @@ static int networkCreate(virNetworkPtr net) {
 
     event = virNetworkEventLifecycleNew(network->def->name,
                                         network->def->uuid,
-                                        VIR_NETWORK_EVENT_STARTED);
+                                        VIR_NETWORK_EVENT_STARTED,
+                                        0);
 
 cleanup:
     if (event)
@@ -2930,7 +2934,8 @@ static int networkDestroy(virNetworkPtr net) {
 
     event = virNetworkEventLifecycleNew(network->def->name,
                                         network->def->uuid,
-                                        VIR_NETWORK_EVENT_STOPPED);
+                                        VIR_NETWORK_EVENT_STOPPED,
+                                        0);
 
     if (!network->persistent) {
         if (networkRemoveInactive(driver, network) < 0) {
diff --git a/src/remote/remote_driver.c b/src/remote/remote_driver.c
index 7bd4b24f7c3299819db10c871985f77264b3158f..be282d6dfc33d79ab8e2d5b6a9d2a98813508580 100644
--- a/src/remote/remote_driver.c
+++ b/src/remote/remote_driver.c
@@ -4918,7 +4918,7 @@ remoteNetworkBuildEventLifecycle(virNetClientProgramPtr prog ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
     if (!net)
         return;
 
-    event = virNetworkEventLifecycleNew(net->name, net->uuid, msg->event);
+    event = virNetworkEventLifecycleNew(net->name, net->uuid, msg->event, msg->detail);
     virNetworkFree(net);
 
     remoteDomainEventQueue(priv, event);
diff --git a/src/test/test_driver.c b/src/test/test_driver.c
index 30d2636fc3854539df14b4c43e55c8292215142c..a48404a364656ca2a8641bf92bc83a77be905771 100644
--- a/src/test/test_driver.c
+++ b/src/test/test_driver.c
@@ -3542,7 +3542,8 @@ static virNetworkPtr testNetworkCreateXML(virConnectPtr conn, const char *xml) {
     net->active = 1;
 
     event = virNetworkEventLifecycleNew(net->def->name, net->def->uuid,
-                                        VIR_NETWORK_EVENT_STARTED);
+                                        VIR_NETWORK_EVENT_STARTED,
+                                        0);
 
     ret = virGetNetwork(conn, net->def->name, net->def->uuid);
 
@@ -3575,7 +3576,8 @@ virNetworkPtr testNetworkDefineXML(virConnectPtr conn, const char *xml)
     net->persistent = 1;
 
     event = virNetworkEventLifecycleNew(net->def->name, net->def->uuid,
-                                        VIR_NETWORK_EVENT_DEFINED);
+                                        VIR_NETWORK_EVENT_DEFINED,
+                                        0);
 
     ret = virGetNetwork(conn, net->def->name, net->def->uuid);
 
@@ -3611,7 +3613,8 @@ static int testNetworkUndefine(virNetworkPtr network) {
     }
 
     event = virNetworkEventLifecycleNew(network->name, network->uuid,
-                                        VIR_NETWORK_EVENT_UNDEFINED);
+                                        VIR_NETWORK_EVENT_UNDEFINED,
+                                        0);
 
     virNetworkRemoveInactive(&privconn->networks,
                              privnet);
@@ -3699,7 +3702,8 @@ static int testNetworkCreate(virNetworkPtr network) {
 
     privnet->active = 1;
     event = virNetworkEventLifecycleNew(privnet->def->name, privnet->def->uuid,
-                                        VIR_NETWORK_EVENT_STARTED);
+                                        VIR_NETWORK_EVENT_STARTED,
+                                        0);
     ret = 0;
 
 cleanup:
@@ -3727,7 +3731,8 @@ static int testNetworkDestroy(virNetworkPtr network) {
 
     privnet->active = 0;
     event = virNetworkEventLifecycleNew(privnet->def->name, privnet->def->uuid,
-                                        VIR_NETWORK_EVENT_STOPPED);
+                                        VIR_NETWORK_EVENT_STOPPED,
+                                        0);
     if (!privnet->persistent) {
         virNetworkRemoveInactive(&privconn->networks,
                                  privnet);