diff --git a/net/wireless/mlme.c b/net/wireless/mlme.c
index 11f6469..3dba19e 100644
--- a/net/wireless/mlme.c
+++ b/net/wireless/mlme.c
@@ -707,3 +707,13 @@
 					      channel_type, gfp);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cfg80211_remain_on_channel_expired);
+
+void cfg80211_new_sta(struct net_device *dev, const u8 *mac_addr,
+		      struct station_info *sinfo, gfp_t gfp)
+{
+	struct wiphy *wiphy = dev->ieee80211_ptr->wiphy;
+	struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev = wiphy_to_dev(wiphy);
+
+	nl80211_send_sta_event(rdev, dev, mac_addr, sinfo, gfp);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(cfg80211_new_sta);
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index ff857f1..e3bee3c 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -1642,7 +1642,7 @@
 
 static int nl80211_send_station(struct sk_buff *msg, u32 pid, u32 seq,
 				int flags, struct net_device *dev,
-				u8 *mac_addr, struct station_info *sinfo)
+				const u8 *mac_addr, struct station_info *sinfo)
 {
 	void *hdr;
 	struct nlattr *sinfoattr, *txrate;
@@ -5350,6 +5350,25 @@
 					  channel_type, 0, gfp);
 }
 
+void nl80211_send_sta_event(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
+			    struct net_device *dev, const u8 *mac_addr,
+			    struct station_info *sinfo, gfp_t gfp)
+{
+	struct sk_buff *msg;
+
+	msg = nlmsg_new(NLMSG_GOODSIZE, gfp);
+	if (!msg)
+		return;
+
+	if (nl80211_send_station(msg, 0, 0, 0, dev, mac_addr, sinfo) < 0) {
+		nlmsg_free(msg);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	genlmsg_multicast_netns(wiphy_net(&rdev->wiphy), msg, 0,
+				nl80211_mlme_mcgrp.id, gfp);
+}
+
 /* initialisation/exit functions */
 
 int nl80211_init(void)
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.h b/net/wireless/nl80211.h
index a5e2de4..14855b8 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.h
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.h
@@ -70,4 +70,8 @@
 	u64 cookie, struct ieee80211_channel *chan,
 	enum nl80211_channel_type channel_type, gfp_t gfp);
 
+void nl80211_send_sta_event(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
+			    struct net_device *dev, const u8 *mac_addr,
+			    struct station_info *sinfo, gfp_t gfp);
+
 #endif /* __NET_WIRELESS_NL80211_H */