diff --git a/drivers/net/macsec.c b/drivers/net/macsec.c
index 4bb90b6867a2..6195b8edafc0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macsec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macsec.c
@@ -3306,6 +3306,9 @@ static int macsec_newlink(struct net *net, struct net_device *dev,
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto del_dev;
 
+	netif_stacked_transfer_operstate(real_dev, dev);
+	linkwatch_fire_event(dev);
+
 	macsec_generation++;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -3490,6 +3493,20 @@ static int macsec_notify(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long event,
 		return NOTIFY_DONE;
 
 	switch (event) {
+	case NETDEV_DOWN:
+	case NETDEV_UP:
+	case NETDEV_CHANGE: {
+		struct macsec_dev *m, *n;
+		struct macsec_rxh_data *rxd;
+
+		rxd = macsec_data_rtnl(real_dev);
+		list_for_each_entry_safe(m, n, &rxd->secys, secys) {
+			struct net_device *dev = m->secy.netdev;
+
+			netif_stacked_transfer_operstate(real_dev, dev);
+		}
+		break;
+	}
 	case NETDEV_UNREGISTER: {
 		struct macsec_dev *m, *n;
 		struct macsec_rxh_data *rxd;