diff --git a/src/common/wpa_ctrl.h b/src/common/wpa_ctrl.h
index 7e066ce59..1c9588164 100644
--- a/src/common/wpa_ctrl.h
+++ b/src/common/wpa_ctrl.h
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ extern "C" {
 #define WPA_EVENT_TEMP_DISABLED "CTRL-EVENT-SSID-TEMP-DISABLED "
 /** Temporarily disabled network block re-enabled */
 #define WPA_EVENT_REENABLED "CTRL-EVENT-SSID-REENABLED "
+/** New scan started */
+#define WPA_EVENT_SCAN_STARTED "CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-STARTED "
 /** New scan results available */
 #define WPA_EVENT_SCAN_RESULTS "CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS "
 /** wpa_supplicant state change */
diff --git a/src/drivers/driver.h b/src/drivers/driver.h
index 4f50077f9..3832a4189 100644
--- a/src/drivers/driver.h
+++ b/src/drivers/driver.h
@@ -3385,7 +3385,17 @@ enum wpa_event_type {
 	 * survey entry for one frequency. The survey data can be os_malloc()'d
 	 * and then os_free()'d, so the event callback must only copy data.
 	 */
-	EVENT_SURVEY
+	EVENT_SURVEY,
+
+	/**
+	 * EVENT_SCAN_STARTED - Scan started
+	 *
+	 * This indicates that driver has started a scan operation either based
+	 * on a request from wpa_supplicant/hostapd or from another application.
+	 * EVENT_SCAN_RESULTS is used to indicate when the scan has been
+	 * completed (either successfully or by getting cancelled).
+	 */
+	EVENT_SCAN_STARTED
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/drivers/driver_common.c b/src/drivers/driver_common.c
index 8d1d22eb8..8a6b438a1 100644
--- a/src/drivers/driver_common.c
+++ b/src/drivers/driver_common.c
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ const char * event_to_string(enum wpa_event_type event)
 	E2S(DFS_CAC_ABORTED);
 	E2S(DFS_NOP_FINISHED);
 	E2S(SURVEY);
+	E2S(SCAN_STARTED);
 	}
 
 	return "UNKNOWN";
diff --git a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
index e47291cc5..a782c11f7 100644
--- a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
+++ b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
@@ -2702,6 +2702,7 @@ static void do_process_drv_event(struct i802_bss *bss, int cmd,
 	case NL80211_CMD_TRIGGER_SCAN:
 		wpa_dbg(drv->ctx, MSG_DEBUG, "nl80211: Scan trigger");
 		drv->scan_state = SCAN_STARTED;
+		wpa_supplicant_event(drv->ctx, EVENT_SCAN_STARTED, NULL);
 		break;
 	case NL80211_CMD_START_SCHED_SCAN:
 		wpa_dbg(drv->ctx, MSG_DEBUG, "nl80211: Sched scan started");
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/events.c b/wpa_supplicant/events.c
index eeb27e30e..740309d09 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/events.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/events.c
@@ -1265,7 +1265,8 @@ static int _wpa_supplicant_event_scan_results(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	wpa_dbg(wpa_s, MSG_DEBUG, "New scan results available");
+	wpa_dbg(wpa_s, MSG_DEBUG, "New scan results available (own=%u ext=%u)",
+		wpa_s->own_scan_running, wpa_s->external_scan_running);
 	wpa_msg_ctrl(wpa_s, MSG_INFO, WPA_EVENT_SCAN_RESULTS);
 	wpas_notify_scan_results(wpa_s);
 
@@ -2736,8 +2737,22 @@ void wpa_supplicant_event(void *ctx, enum wpa_event_type event,
 		wpa_supplicant_event_michael_mic_failure(wpa_s, data);
 		break;
 #ifndef CONFIG_NO_SCAN_PROCESSING
+	case EVENT_SCAN_STARTED:
+		if (wpa_s->own_scan_requested) {
+			wpa_dbg(wpa_s, MSG_DEBUG, "Own scan request started a scan");
+			wpa_s->own_scan_requested = 0;
+			wpa_s->own_scan_running = 1;
+			wpa_msg(wpa_s, MSG_INFO, WPA_EVENT_SCAN_STARTED);
+		} else {
+			wpa_dbg(wpa_s, MSG_DEBUG, "External program started a scan");
+			wpa_s->external_scan_running = 1;
+			wpa_msg(wpa_s, MSG_INFO, WPA_EVENT_SCAN_STARTED);
+		}
+		break;
 	case EVENT_SCAN_RESULTS:
 		wpa_supplicant_event_scan_results(wpa_s, data);
+		wpa_s->own_scan_running = 0;
+		wpa_s->external_scan_running = 0;
 		if (wpa_s->wpa_state != WPA_AUTHENTICATING &&
 		    wpa_s->wpa_state != WPA_ASSOCIATING)
 			wpas_p2p_continue_after_scan(wpa_s);
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/p2p_supplicant.c b/wpa_supplicant/p2p_supplicant.c
index 117e4936b..b4b3da267 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/p2p_supplicant.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/p2p_supplicant.c
@@ -319,6 +319,7 @@ static int wpas_p2p_scan(void *ctx, enum p2p_scan_type type, int freq,
 	} else {
 		os_get_reltime(&wpa_s->scan_trigger_time);
 		wpa_s->scan_res_handler = wpas_p2p_scan_res_handler;
+		wpa_s->own_scan_requested = 1;
 	}
 
 	return ret;
@@ -4031,6 +4032,7 @@ static void wpas_p2p_join_scan_req(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s, int freq)
 	if (!ret) {
 		os_get_reltime(&wpa_s->scan_trigger_time);
 		wpa_s->scan_res_handler = wpas_p2p_scan_res_join;
+		wpa_s->own_scan_requested = 1;
 	}
 
 	wpabuf_free(ies);
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/scan.c b/wpa_supplicant/scan.c
index d96345226..3fcd61699 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/scan.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/scan.c
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ int wpa_supplicant_trigger_scan(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 		os_get_reltime(&wpa_s->scan_trigger_time);
 		wpa_s->scan_runs++;
 		wpa_s->normal_scans++;
+		wpa_s->own_scan_requested = 1;
 	}
 
 	return ret;
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant_i.h b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant_i.h
index ebe30e4ef..960008e8d 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant_i.h
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant_i.h
@@ -483,6 +483,9 @@ struct wpa_supplicant {
 	int *next_scan_freqs;
 	int *manual_scan_freqs;
 	unsigned int manual_scan_passive:1;
+	unsigned int own_scan_requested:1;
+	unsigned int own_scan_running:1;
+	unsigned int external_scan_running:1;
 	int scan_interval; /* time in sec between scans to find suitable AP */
 	int normal_scans; /* normal scans run before sched_scan */
 	int scan_for_connection; /* whether the scan request was triggered for