diff --git a/drivers/acpi/dock.c b/drivers/acpi/dock.c
index f19f643fb362..ac7dfefcb50b 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/dock.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/dock.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ struct dock_dependent_device {
 	struct list_head list;
 	struct list_head hotplug_list;
 	acpi_handle handle;
-	acpi_notify_handler handler;
+	struct acpi_dock_ops *ops;
 	void *context;
 };
 
@@ -385,8 +385,8 @@ static void hotplug_dock_devices(struct dock_station *ds, u32 event)
 	 * First call driver specific hotplug functions
 	 */
 	list_for_each_entry(dd, &ds->hotplug_devices, hotplug_list) {
-		if (dd->handler)
-			dd->handler(dd->handle, event, dd->context);
+		if (dd->ops && dd->ops->handler)
+			dd->ops->handler(dd->handle, event, dd->context);
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -409,6 +409,7 @@ static void dock_event(struct dock_station *ds, u32 event, int num)
 	struct device *dev = &ds->dock_device->dev;
 	char event_string[13];
 	char *envp[] = { event_string, NULL };
+	struct dock_dependent_device *dd;
 
 	if (num == UNDOCK_EVENT)
 		sprintf(event_string, "EVENT=undock");
@@ -419,7 +420,14 @@ static void dock_event(struct dock_station *ds, u32 event, int num)
 	 * Indicate that the status of the dock station has
 	 * changed.
 	 */
-	kobject_uevent_env(&dev->kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE, envp);
+	if (num == DOCK_EVENT)
+		kobject_uevent_env(&dev->kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE, envp);
+
+	list_for_each_entry(dd, &ds->hotplug_devices, hotplug_list)
+		if (dd->ops && dd->ops->uevent)
+			dd->ops->uevent(dd->handle, event, dd->context);
+	if (num != DOCK_EVENT)
+		kobject_uevent_env(&dev->kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE, envp);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -588,7 +596,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(unregister_dock_notifier);
 /**
  * register_hotplug_dock_device - register a hotplug function
  * @handle: the handle of the device
- * @handler: the acpi_notifier_handler to call after docking
+ * @ops: handlers to call after docking
  * @context: device specific data
  *
  * If a driver would like to perform a hotplug operation after a dock
@@ -596,7 +604,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(unregister_dock_notifier);
  * the dock driver after _DCK is executed.
  */
 int
-register_hotplug_dock_device(acpi_handle handle, acpi_notify_handler handler,
+register_hotplug_dock_device(acpi_handle handle, struct acpi_dock_ops *ops,
 			     void *context)
 {
 	struct dock_dependent_device *dd;
@@ -612,7 +620,7 @@ register_hotplug_dock_device(acpi_handle handle, acpi_notify_handler handler,
 	list_for_each_entry(dock_station, &dock_stations, sibiling) {
 		dd = find_dock_dependent_device(dock_station, handle);
 		if (dd) {
-			dd->handler = handler;
+			dd->ops = ops;
 			dd->context = context;
 			dock_add_hotplug_device(dock_station, dd);
 			return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-acpi.c b/drivers/ata/libata-acpi.c
index 97727be7e158..c012307d0ba6 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-acpi.c
@@ -209,6 +209,46 @@ static void ata_acpi_ap_notify_dock(acpi_handle handle, u32 event, void *data)
 	ata_acpi_handle_hotplug(ap, NULL, event);
 }
 
+static void ata_acpi_uevent(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_device *dev,
+	u32 event)
+{
+	struct kobject *kobj = NULL;
+	char event_string[20];
+	char *envp[] = { event_string, NULL };
+
+	if (dev) {
+		if (dev->sdev)
+			kobj = &dev->sdev->sdev_gendev.kobj;
+	} else
+		kobj = &ap->dev->kobj;
+
+	if (kobj) {
+		snprintf(event_string, 20, "BAY_EVENT=%d", event);
+		kobject_uevent_env(kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE, envp);
+	}
+}
+
+static void ata_acpi_ap_uevent(acpi_handle handle, u32 event, void *data)
+{
+	ata_acpi_uevent(data, NULL, event);
+}
+
+static void ata_acpi_dev_uevent(acpi_handle handle, u32 event, void *data)
+{
+	struct ata_device *dev = data;
+	ata_acpi_uevent(dev->link->ap, dev, event);
+}
+
+static struct acpi_dock_ops ata_acpi_dev_dock_ops = {
+	.handler = ata_acpi_dev_notify_dock,
+	.uevent = ata_acpi_dev_uevent,
+};
+
+static struct acpi_dock_ops ata_acpi_ap_dock_ops = {
+	.handler = ata_acpi_ap_notify_dock,
+	.uevent = ata_acpi_ap_uevent,
+};
+
 /**
  * ata_acpi_associate - associate ATA host with ACPI objects
  * @host: target ATA host
@@ -244,7 +284,7 @@ void ata_acpi_associate(struct ata_host *host)
 		if (ap->acpi_handle) {
 			/* we might be on a docking station */
 			register_hotplug_dock_device(ap->acpi_handle,
-					     ata_acpi_ap_notify_dock, ap);
+					     &ata_acpi_ap_dock_ops, ap);
 		}
 
 		for (j = 0; j < ata_link_max_devices(&ap->link); j++) {
@@ -253,7 +293,7 @@ void ata_acpi_associate(struct ata_host *host)
 			if (dev->acpi_handle) {
 				/* we might be on a docking station */
 				register_hotplug_dock_device(dev->acpi_handle,
-					     ata_acpi_dev_notify_dock, dev);
+					     &ata_acpi_dev_dock_ops, dev);
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/pci/hotplug/acpiphp_glue.c b/drivers/pci/hotplug/acpiphp_glue.c
index a3e4705dd8f0..db54c5ef2aa5 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/hotplug/acpiphp_glue.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/hotplug/acpiphp_glue.c
@@ -169,7 +169,9 @@ static int post_dock_fixups(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long val,
 }
 
 
-
+static struct acpi_dock_ops acpiphp_dock_ops = {
+	.handler = handle_hotplug_event_func,
+};
 
 /* callback routine to register each ACPI PCI slot object */
 static acpi_status
@@ -285,7 +287,7 @@ register_slot(acpi_handle handle, u32 lvl, void *context, void **rv)
 		 */
 		newfunc->flags &= ~FUNC_HAS_EJ0;
 		if (register_hotplug_dock_device(handle,
-			handle_hotplug_event_func, newfunc))
+			&acpiphp_dock_ops, newfunc))
 			dbg("failed to register dock device\n");
 
 		/* we need to be notified when dock events happen
diff --git a/include/acpi/acpi_drivers.h b/include/acpi/acpi_drivers.h
index e5f38e5ce86f..4f5042a0ef80 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acpi_drivers.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acpi_drivers.h
@@ -115,12 +115,17 @@ int acpi_processor_set_thermal_limit(acpi_handle handle, int type);
 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                   Dock Station
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+struct acpi_dock_ops {
+	acpi_notify_handler handler;
+	acpi_notify_handler uevent;
+};
+
 #if defined(CONFIG_ACPI_DOCK) || defined(CONFIG_ACPI_DOCK_MODULE)
 extern int is_dock_device(acpi_handle handle);
 extern int register_dock_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
 extern void unregister_dock_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
 extern int register_hotplug_dock_device(acpi_handle handle,
-					acpi_notify_handler handler,
+					struct acpi_dock_ops *ops,
 					void *context);
 extern void unregister_hotplug_dock_device(acpi_handle handle);
 #else
@@ -136,7 +141,7 @@ static inline void unregister_dock_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
 {
 }
 static inline int register_hotplug_dock_device(acpi_handle handle,
-					       acpi_notify_handler handler,
+					       struct acpi_dock_ops *ops,
 					       void *context)
 {
 	return -ENODEV;