diff --git a/src/ap/hostapd.c b/src/ap/hostapd.c
index afad8efaa..07dd6088f 100644
--- a/src/ap/hostapd.c
+++ b/src/ap/hostapd.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * hostapd / Initialization and configuration
- * Copyright (c) 2002-2012, Jouni Malinen <j@w1.fi>
+ * Copyright (c) 2002-2013, Jouni Malinen <j@w1.fi>
  *
  * This software may be distributed under the terms of the BSD license.
  * See README for more details.
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "utils/common.h"
 #include "utils/eloop.h"
 #include "common/ieee802_11_defs.h"
+#include "common/wpa_ctrl.h"
 #include "radius/radius_client.h"
 #include "radius/radius_das.h"
 #include "drivers/driver.h"
@@ -1156,6 +1157,7 @@ int hostapd_setup_interface_complete(struct hostapd_iface *iface, int err)
 	}
 
 	hostapd_set_state(iface, HAPD_IFACE_ENABLED);
+	wpa_msg(iface->bss[0]->msg_ctx, MSG_INFO, AP_EVENT_ENABLED);
 	if (hapd->setup_complete_cb)
 		hapd->setup_complete_cb(hapd->setup_complete_cb_ctx);
 
@@ -1514,6 +1516,7 @@ int hostapd_disable_iface(struct hostapd_iface *hapd_iface)
 
 	if (hapd_iface == NULL)
 		return -1;
+	wpa_msg(hapd_iface->bss[0]->msg_ctx, MSG_INFO, AP_EVENT_DISABLED);
 	driver = hapd_iface->bss[0]->driver;
 	drv_priv = hapd_iface->bss[0]->drv_priv;
 
diff --git a/src/common/wpa_ctrl.h b/src/common/wpa_ctrl.h
index 67b722684..40578ed4f 100644
--- a/src/common/wpa_ctrl.h
+++ b/src/common/wpa_ctrl.h
@@ -162,6 +162,9 @@ extern "C" {
 #define AP_REJECTED_MAX_STA "AP-REJECTED-MAX-STA "
 #define AP_REJECTED_BLOCKED_STA "AP-REJECTED-BLOCKED-STA "
 
+#define AP_EVENT_ENABLED "AP-ENABLED "
+#define AP_EVENT_DISABLED "AP-DISABLED "
+
 #define ACS_EVENT_STARTED "ACS-STARTED "
 #define ACS_EVENT_COMPLETED "ACS-COMPLETED "
 #define ACS_EVENT_FAILED "ACS-FAILED "