diff --git a/include/net/ieee80211softmac.h b/include/net/ieee80211softmac.h
index b971d8c82bdd6fbd92fb65795766438fa6300fbb..6b3693f05ca05722660df48af1cb352a17a70c3e 100644
--- a/include/net/ieee80211softmac.h
+++ b/include/net/ieee80211softmac.h
@@ -267,8 +267,9 @@ extern void ieee80211softmac_stop(struct net_device *dev);
 #define IEEE80211SOFTMAC_EVENT_AUTH_FAILED		5
 #define IEEE80211SOFTMAC_EVENT_AUTH_TIMEOUT		6
 #define IEEE80211SOFTMAC_EVENT_ASSOCIATE_NET_NOT_FOUND	7
+#define IEEE80211SOFTMAC_EVENT_DISASSOCIATED		8
 /* keep this updated! */
-#define IEEE80211SOFTMAC_EVENT_LAST			7
+#define IEEE80211SOFTMAC_EVENT_LAST			8
 /*
  * If you want to be notified of certain events, you can call
  * ieee80211softmac_notify[_atomic] with
diff --git a/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_assoc.c b/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_assoc.c
index cb9fca86c26bb42ab4692edac881877fdb30b1e3..4498023841dcc7d83e0e59d792a27b2f839256d4 100644
--- a/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_assoc.c
+++ b/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_assoc.c
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ ieee80211softmac_disassoc(struct ieee80211softmac_device *mac, u16 reason)
 	/* Do NOT clear bssvalid as that will break ieee80211softmac_assoc_work! */
 	mac->associated = 0;
 	mac->associnfo.associating = 0;
+	ieee80211softmac_call_events_locked(mac, IEEE80211SOFTMAC_EVENT_DISASSOCIATED, NULL);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&mac->lock, flags);
 }
 
@@ -373,6 +374,7 @@ ieee80211softmac_handle_disassoc(struct net_device * dev,
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&mac->lock, flags);
 	mac->associnfo.bssvalid = 0;
 	mac->associated = 0;
+	ieee80211softmac_call_events_locked(mac, IEEE80211SOFTMAC_EVENT_DISASSOCIATED, NULL);
 	schedule_work(&mac->associnfo.work);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&mac->lock, flags);
 	
diff --git a/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_event.c b/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_event.c
index 0a52bbda1e4c8c20e2862eb69d673a3c406def2b..5bdd5edd432c1e2c876e6d0688d114e022a52cc2 100644
--- a/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_event.c
+++ b/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_event.c
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ static char *event_descriptions[IEEE80211SOFTMAC_EVENT_LAST+1] = {
 	"authenticating failed",
 	"authenticating timed out",
 	"associating failed because no suitable network was found",
+	"disassociated",
 };
 
 
@@ -128,13 +129,36 @@ void
 ieee80211softmac_call_events_locked(struct ieee80211softmac_device *mac, int event, void *event_ctx)
 {
 	struct ieee80211softmac_event *eventptr, *tmp;
-	union iwreq_data wrqu;
-	char *msg;
+	struct ieee80211softmac_network *network;
 	
 	if (event >= 0) {
-		msg = event_descriptions[event];
-		wrqu.data.length = strlen(msg);
-		wireless_send_event(mac->dev, IWEVCUSTOM, &wrqu, msg);
+		union iwreq_data wrqu;
+		int we_event;
+		char *msg = NULL;
+
+		switch(event) {
+		case IEEE80211SOFTMAC_EVENT_ASSOCIATED:
+			network = (struct ieee80211softmac_network *)event_ctx;
+			wrqu.data.length = 0;
+			wrqu.data.flags = 0;
+			memcpy(wrqu.ap_addr.sa_data, &network->bssid[0], ETH_ALEN);
+			wrqu.ap_addr.sa_family = ARPHRD_ETHER;
+			we_event = SIOCGIWAP;
+			break;
+		case IEEE80211SOFTMAC_EVENT_DISASSOCIATED:
+			wrqu.data.length = 0;
+			wrqu.data.flags = 0;
+			memset(&wrqu, '\0', sizeof (union iwreq_data));
+			wrqu.ap_addr.sa_family = ARPHRD_ETHER;
+			we_event = SIOCGIWAP;
+			break;
+		default:
+			msg = event_descriptions[event];
+			wrqu.data.length = strlen(msg);
+			we_event = IWEVCUSTOM;
+			break;
+		}
+		wireless_send_event(mac->dev, we_event, &wrqu, msg);
 	}
 
 	if (!list_empty(&mac->events))