diff --git a/include/net/dcbevent.h b/include/net/dcbevent.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bc1e7ef40171
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/net/dcbevent.h
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2010, Intel Corporation.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
+ * version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
+ * more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+ * this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple
+ * Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA.
+ *
+ * Author: John Fastabend <john.r.fastabend@intel.com>
+ */
+
+#ifndef _DCB_EVENT_H
+#define _DCB_EVENT_H
+
+enum dcbevent_notif_type {
+	DCB_APP_EVENT = 1,
+};
+
+extern int register_dcbevent_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
+extern int unregister_dcbevent_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
+extern int call_dcbevent_notifiers(unsigned long val, void *v);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/net/dcb/Makefile b/net/dcb/Makefile
index 9930f4cde818..c1282c9e64fa 100644
--- a/net/dcb/Makefile
+++ b/net/dcb/Makefile
@@ -1 +1 @@
-obj-$(CONFIG_DCB) += dcbnl.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_DCB) += dcbnl.o dcbevent.o
diff --git a/net/dcb/dcbevent.c b/net/dcb/dcbevent.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..665a8802105a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/dcb/dcbevent.c
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2010, Intel Corporation.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
+ * version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
+ * more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+ * this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple
+ * Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA.
+ *
+ * Author: John Fastabend <john.r.fastabend@intel.com>
+ */
+
+#include <linux/rtnetlink.h>
+#include <linux/notifier.h>
+
+static ATOMIC_NOTIFIER_HEAD(dcbevent_notif_chain);
+
+int register_dcbevent_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
+{
+	return atomic_notifier_chain_register(&dcbevent_notif_chain, nb);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(register_dcbevent_notifier);
+
+int unregister_dcbevent_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
+{
+	return atomic_notifier_chain_unregister(&dcbevent_notif_chain, nb);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(unregister_dcbevent_notifier);
+
+int call_dcbevent_notifiers(unsigned long val, void *v)
+{
+	return atomic_notifier_call_chain(&dcbevent_notif_chain, val, v);
+}
diff --git a/net/dcb/dcbnl.c b/net/dcb/dcbnl.c
index cfd731faf6c6..69144125fc4f 100644
--- a/net/dcb/dcbnl.c
+++ b/net/dcb/dcbnl.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <net/netlink.h>
 #include <net/rtnetlink.h>
 #include <linux/dcbnl.h>
+#include <net/dcbevent.h>
 #include <linux/rtnetlink.h>
 #include <net/sock.h>
 
@@ -1460,6 +1461,7 @@ u8 dcb_setapp(struct net_device *dev, struct dcb_app *new)
 	}
 out:
 	spin_unlock(&dcb_lock);
+	call_dcbevent_notifiers(DCB_APP_EVENT, new);
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dcb_setapp);