diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index a36e0df5a17c2e5427be3430d5dfa62b79d77c8b..2879c8ef5571923328c1cb97a870a00fe8a4c1fa 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ struct ieee80211_low_level_stats {
  * @BSS_CHANGED_BEACON_ENABLED: Beaconing should be
  *	enabled/disabled (beaconing modes)
  * @BSS_CHANGED_CQM: Connection quality monitor config changed
+ * @BSS_CHANGED_IBSS: IBSS join status changed
  */
 enum ieee80211_bss_change {
 	BSS_CHANGED_ASSOC		= 1<<0,
@@ -158,6 +159,7 @@ enum ieee80211_bss_change {
 	BSS_CHANGED_BEACON		= 1<<8,
 	BSS_CHANGED_BEACON_ENABLED	= 1<<9,
 	BSS_CHANGED_CQM			= 1<<10,
+	BSS_CHANGED_IBSS		= 1<<11,
 };
 
 /**
@@ -167,6 +169,8 @@ enum ieee80211_bss_change {
  * to that BSS) that can change during the lifetime of the BSS.
  *
  * @assoc: association status
+ * @ibss_joined: indicates whether this station is part of an IBSS
+ *	or not
  * @aid: association ID number, valid only when @assoc is true
  * @use_cts_prot: use CTS protection
  * @use_short_preamble: use 802.11b short preamble;
@@ -194,7 +198,7 @@ enum ieee80211_bss_change {
 struct ieee80211_bss_conf {
 	const u8 *bssid;
 	/* association related data */
-	bool assoc;
+	bool assoc, ibss_joined;
 	u16 aid;
 	/* erp related data */
 	bool use_cts_prot;
diff --git a/net/mac80211/ibss.c b/net/mac80211/ibss.c
index 01974c2510a801581b99dc35310c1bf0d0ab6f07..a87e309e3b9906ee6554111819020fadf2c891d7 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ibss.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/ibss.c
@@ -170,6 +170,8 @@ static void __ieee80211_sta_join_ibss(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	bss_change |= BSS_CHANGED_BSSID;
 	bss_change |= BSS_CHANGED_BEACON;
 	bss_change |= BSS_CHANGED_BEACON_ENABLED;
+	bss_change |= BSS_CHANGED_IBSS;
+	sdata->vif.bss_conf.ibss_joined = true;
 	ieee80211_bss_info_change_notify(sdata, bss_change);
 
 	ieee80211_sta_def_wmm_params(sdata, sband->n_bitrates, supp_rates);
@@ -950,7 +952,9 @@ int ieee80211_ibss_leave(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 	kfree(sdata->u.ibss.ie);
 	skb = sdata->u.ibss.presp;
 	rcu_assign_pointer(sdata->u.ibss.presp, NULL);
-	ieee80211_bss_info_change_notify(sdata, BSS_CHANGED_BEACON_ENABLED);
+	sdata->vif.bss_conf.ibss_joined = false;
+	ieee80211_bss_info_change_notify(sdata, BSS_CHANGED_BEACON_ENABLED |
+						BSS_CHANGED_IBSS);
 	synchronize_rcu();
 	kfree_skb(skb);