diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface.c b/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface.c
index 8ddb86ec9..23049446e 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface.c
@@ -1768,22 +1768,29 @@ static int wpa_supplicant_ctrl_iface_status(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 #endif /* CONFIG_WPS */
 
 #ifdef ANDROID
-	wpa_msg_ctrl(wpa_s, MSG_INFO, WPA_EVENT_STATE_CHANGE
-		     "id=%d state=%d BSSID=" MACSTR " SSID=%s",
-		     wpa_s->current_ssid ? wpa_s->current_ssid->id : -1,
-		     wpa_s->wpa_state,
-		     MAC2STR(wpa_s->bssid),
-		     wpa_s->current_ssid && wpa_s->current_ssid->ssid ?
-		     wpa_ssid_txt(wpa_s->current_ssid->ssid,
-				  wpa_s->current_ssid->ssid_len) : "");
-	if (wpa_s->wpa_state == WPA_COMPLETED) {
-		struct wpa_ssid *ssid = wpa_s->current_ssid;
-		wpa_msg_ctrl(wpa_s, MSG_INFO, WPA_EVENT_CONNECTED
-			     "- connection to " MACSTR
-			     " completed %s [id=%d id_str=%s]",
-			     MAC2STR(wpa_s->bssid), "(auth)",
-			     ssid ? ssid->id : -1,
-			     ssid && ssid->id_str ? ssid->id_str : "");
+	/*
+	 * Allow using the STATUS command with default behavior, say for debug,
+	 * i.e., don't generate a "fake" CONNECTION and SUPPLICANT_STATE_CHANGE
+	 * events with STATUS-NO_EVENTS.
+	 */
+	if (os_strcmp(params, "-NO_EVENTS")) {
+		wpa_msg_ctrl(wpa_s, MSG_INFO, WPA_EVENT_STATE_CHANGE
+			     "id=%d state=%d BSSID=" MACSTR " SSID=%s",
+			     wpa_s->current_ssid ? wpa_s->current_ssid->id : -1,
+			     wpa_s->wpa_state,
+			     MAC2STR(wpa_s->bssid),
+			     wpa_s->current_ssid && wpa_s->current_ssid->ssid ?
+			     wpa_ssid_txt(wpa_s->current_ssid->ssid,
+					  wpa_s->current_ssid->ssid_len) : "");
+		if (wpa_s->wpa_state == WPA_COMPLETED) {
+			struct wpa_ssid *ssid = wpa_s->current_ssid;
+			wpa_msg_ctrl(wpa_s, MSG_INFO, WPA_EVENT_CONNECTED
+				     "- connection to " MACSTR
+				     " completed %s [id=%d id_str=%s]",
+				     MAC2STR(wpa_s->bssid), "(auth)",
+				     ssid ? ssid->id : -1,
+				     ssid && ssid->id_str ? ssid->id_str : "");
+		}
 	}
 #endif /* ANDROID */