diff --git a/drivers/acpi/container.c b/drivers/acpi/container.c
index 76f7cff64594..c8ead9f97375 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/container.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/container.c
@@ -99,6 +99,13 @@ static void container_device_detach(struct acpi_device *adev)
 		device_unregister(dev);
 }
 
+static void container_device_online(struct acpi_device *adev)
+{
+	struct device *dev = acpi_driver_data(adev);
+
+	kobject_uevent(&dev->kobj, KOBJ_ONLINE);
+}
+
 static struct acpi_scan_handler container_handler = {
 	.ids = container_device_ids,
 	.attach = container_device_attach,
@@ -106,6 +113,7 @@ static struct acpi_scan_handler container_handler = {
 	.hotplug = {
 		.enabled = true,
 		.demand_offline = true,
+		.notify_online = container_device_online,
 	},
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/scan.c b/drivers/acpi/scan.c
index 3bf7764659a4..1c9a664c1705 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/scan.c
@@ -2189,6 +2189,9 @@ static void acpi_bus_attach(struct acpi_device *device)
  ok:
 	list_for_each_entry(child, &device->children, node)
 		acpi_bus_attach(child);
+
+	if (device->handler && device->handler->hotplug.notify_online)
+		device->handler->hotplug.notify_online(device);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h b/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h
index c1c9de19edbe..2f98cf84368f 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ struct acpi_device;
 struct acpi_hotplug_profile {
 	struct kobject kobj;
 	int (*scan_dependent)(struct acpi_device *adev);
+	void (*notify_online)(struct acpi_device *adev);
 	bool enabled:1;
 	bool demand_offline:1;
 };