diff --git a/include/linux/nl80211.h b/include/linux/nl80211.h
index c0fd432b57dc..f33aa08dd9b3 100644
--- a/include/linux/nl80211.h
+++ b/include/linux/nl80211.h
@@ -150,6 +150,17 @@
  * @NL80211_CMD_SCAN_ABORTED: scan was aborted, for unspecified reasons,
  *	partial scan results may be available
  *
+ * @NL80211_CMD_REG_CHANGE: indicates to userspace the regulatory domain
+ * 	has been changed and provides details of the request information
+ * 	that caused the change such as who initiated the regulatory request
+ * 	(%NL80211_ATTR_REG_INITIATOR), the wiphy_idx
+ * 	(%NL80211_ATTR_REG_ALPHA2) on which the request was made from if
+ * 	the initiator was %NL80211_REGDOM_SET_BY_COUNTRY_IE or
+ * 	%NL80211_REGDOM_SET_BY_DRIVER, the type of regulatory domain
+ * 	set (%NL80211_ATTR_REG_TYPE), if the type of regulatory domain is
+ * 	%NL80211_REG_TYPE_COUNTRY the alpha2 to which we have moved on
+ * 	to (%NL80211_ATTR_REG_ALPHA2).
+ *
  * @NL80211_CMD_MAX: highest used command number
  * @__NL80211_CMD_AFTER_LAST: internal use
  */
@@ -204,6 +215,8 @@ enum nl80211_commands {
 	NL80211_CMD_NEW_SCAN_RESULTS,
 	NL80211_CMD_SCAN_ABORTED,
 
+	NL80211_CMD_REG_CHANGE,
+
 	/* add new commands above here */
 
 	/* used to define NL80211_CMD_MAX below */
@@ -218,6 +231,8 @@ enum nl80211_commands {
 #define NL80211_CMD_SET_BSS NL80211_CMD_SET_BSS
 #define NL80211_CMD_SET_MGMT_EXTRA_IE NL80211_CMD_SET_MGMT_EXTRA_IE
 
+#define NL80211_CMD_REG_CHANGE NL80211_CMD_REG_CHANGE
+
 /**
  * enum nl80211_attrs - nl80211 netlink attributes
  *
@@ -329,6 +344,11 @@ enum nl80211_commands {
  *	messages carried the same generation number)
  * @NL80211_ATTR_BSS: scan result BSS
  *
+ * @NL80211_ATTR_REG_INITIATOR: indicates who requested the regulatory domain
+ * 	currently in effect. This could be any of the %NL80211_REGDOM_SET_BY_*
+ * @NL80211_ATTR_REG_TYPE: indicates the type of the regulatory domain currently
+ * 	set. This can be one of the nl80211_reg_type (%NL80211_REGDOM_TYPE_*)
+ *
  * @NL80211_ATTR_MAX: highest attribute number currently defined
  * @__NL80211_ATTR_AFTER_LAST: internal use
  */
@@ -403,6 +423,9 @@ enum nl80211_attrs {
 	NL80211_ATTR_SCAN_GENERATION,
 	NL80211_ATTR_BSS,
 
+	NL80211_ATTR_REG_INITIATOR,
+	NL80211_ATTR_REG_TYPE,
+
 	/* add attributes here, update the policy in nl80211.c */
 
 	__NL80211_ATTR_AFTER_LAST,
@@ -420,6 +443,8 @@ enum nl80211_attrs {
 #define NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_CHANNEL_TYPE NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_CHANNEL_TYPE
 #define NL80211_ATTR_MGMT_SUBTYPE NL80211_ATTR_MGMT_SUBTYPE
 #define NL80211_ATTR_IE NL80211_ATTR_IE
+#define NL80211_ATTR_REG_INITIATOR NL80211_ATTR_REG_INITIATOR
+#define NL80211_ATTR_REG_TYPE NL80211_ATTR_REG_TYPE
 
 #define NL80211_MAX_SUPP_RATES			32
 #define NL80211_MAX_SUPP_REG_RULES		32
@@ -691,6 +716,29 @@ enum nl80211_reg_initiator {
 	NL80211_REGDOM_SET_BY_COUNTRY_IE,
 };
 
+/**
+ * enum nl80211_reg_type - specifies the type of regulatory domain
+ * @NL80211_REGDOM_TYPE_COUNTRY: the regulatory domain set is one that pertains
+ *	to a specific country. When this is set you can count on the
+ *	ISO / IEC 3166 alpha2 country code being valid.
+ * @NL80211_REGDOM_TYPE_WORLD: the regulatory set domain is the world regulatory
+ * 	domain.
+ * @NL80211_REGDOM_TYPE_CUSTOM_WORLD: the regulatory domain set is a custom
+ * 	driver specific world regulatory domain. These do not apply system-wide
+ * 	and are only applicable to the individual devices which have requested
+ * 	them to be applied.
+ * @NL80211_REGDOM_TYPE_INTERSECTION: the regulatory domain set is the product
+ *	of an intersection between two regulatory domains -- the previously
+ *	set regulatory domain on the system and the last accepted regulatory
+ *	domain request to be processed.
+ */
+enum nl80211_reg_type {
+	NL80211_REGDOM_TYPE_COUNTRY,
+	NL80211_REGDOM_TYPE_WORLD,
+	NL80211_REGDOM_TYPE_CUSTOM_WORLD,
+	NL80211_REGDOM_TYPE_INTERSECTION,
+};
+
 /**
  * enum nl80211_reg_rule_attr - regulatory rule attributes
  * @NL80211_ATTR_REG_RULE_FLAGS: a set of flags which specify additional
diff --git a/net/wireless/core.c b/net/wireless/core.c
index c939f5ee065e..17fe39049740 100644
--- a/net/wireless/core.c
+++ b/net/wireless/core.c
@@ -365,6 +365,17 @@ int wiphy_register(struct wiphy *wiphy)
 	if (IS_ERR(drv->wiphy.debugfsdir))
 		drv->wiphy.debugfsdir = NULL;
 
+	if (wiphy->custom_regulatory) {
+		struct regulatory_request request;
+
+		request.wiphy_idx = get_wiphy_idx(wiphy);
+		request.initiator = NL80211_REGDOM_SET_BY_DRIVER;
+		request.alpha2[0] = '9';
+		request.alpha2[1] = '9';
+
+		nl80211_send_reg_change_event(&request);
+	}
+
 	res = 0;
 out_unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&cfg80211_mutex);
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 531bb67cf502..8ac3d26014a8 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -2739,6 +2739,9 @@ static struct genl_multicast_group nl80211_config_mcgrp = {
 static struct genl_multicast_group nl80211_scan_mcgrp = {
 	.name = "scan",
 };
+static struct genl_multicast_group nl80211_regulatory_mcgrp = {
+	.name = "regulatory",
+};
 
 /* notification functions */
 
@@ -2818,6 +2821,61 @@ void nl80211_send_scan_aborted(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 	genlmsg_multicast(msg, 0, nl80211_scan_mcgrp.id, GFP_KERNEL);
 }
 
+/*
+ * This can happen on global regulatory changes or device specific settings
+ * based on custom world regulatory domains.
+ */
+void nl80211_send_reg_change_event(struct regulatory_request *request)
+{
+	struct sk_buff *msg;
+	void *hdr;
+
+	msg = nlmsg_new(NLMSG_GOODSIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!msg)
+		return;
+
+	hdr = nl80211hdr_put(msg, 0, 0, 0, NL80211_CMD_REG_CHANGE);
+	if (!hdr) {
+		nlmsg_free(msg);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/* Userspace can always count this one always being set */
+	NLA_PUT_U8(msg, NL80211_ATTR_REG_INITIATOR, request->initiator);
+
+	if (request->alpha2[0] == '0' && request->alpha2[1] == '0')
+		NLA_PUT_U8(msg, NL80211_ATTR_REG_TYPE,
+			   NL80211_REGDOM_TYPE_WORLD);
+	else if (request->alpha2[0] == '9' && request->alpha2[1] == '9')
+		NLA_PUT_U8(msg, NL80211_ATTR_REG_TYPE,
+			   NL80211_REGDOM_TYPE_CUSTOM_WORLD);
+	else if ((request->alpha2[0] == '9' && request->alpha2[1] == '8') ||
+		 request->intersect)
+		NLA_PUT_U8(msg, NL80211_ATTR_REG_TYPE,
+			   NL80211_REGDOM_TYPE_INTERSECTION);
+	else {
+		NLA_PUT_U8(msg, NL80211_ATTR_REG_TYPE,
+			   NL80211_REGDOM_TYPE_COUNTRY);
+		NLA_PUT_STRING(msg, NL80211_ATTR_REG_ALPHA2, request->alpha2);
+	}
+
+	if (wiphy_idx_valid(request->wiphy_idx))
+		NLA_PUT_U32(msg, NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY, request->wiphy_idx);
+
+	if (genlmsg_end(msg, hdr) < 0) {
+		nlmsg_free(msg);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	genlmsg_multicast(msg, 0, nl80211_regulatory_mcgrp.id, GFP_KERNEL);
+
+	return;
+
+nla_put_failure:
+	genlmsg_cancel(msg, hdr);
+	nlmsg_free(msg);
+}
+
 /* initialisation/exit functions */
 
 int nl80211_init(void)
@@ -2842,6 +2900,10 @@ int nl80211_init(void)
 	if (err)
 		goto err_out;
 
+	err = genl_register_mc_group(&nl80211_fam, &nl80211_regulatory_mcgrp);
+	if (err)
+		goto err_out;
+
 	return 0;
  err_out:
 	genl_unregister_family(&nl80211_fam);
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.h b/net/wireless/nl80211.h
index 69787b621365..e65a3c38c52f 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.h
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ extern void nl80211_send_scan_done(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 				   struct net_device *netdev);
 extern void nl80211_send_scan_aborted(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 				      struct net_device *netdev);
+extern void nl80211_send_reg_change_event(struct regulatory_request *request);
 #else
 static inline int nl80211_init(void)
 {
@@ -31,6 +32,10 @@ static inline void nl80211_send_scan_aborted(
 					struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 					struct net_device *netdev)
 {}
+static inline void
+nl80211_send_reg_change_event(struct regulatory_request *request)
+{
+}
 #endif /* CONFIG_NL80211 */
 
 #endif /* __NET_WIRELESS_NL80211_H */
diff --git a/net/wireless/reg.c b/net/wireless/reg.c
index 68fde6d33dc3..eb8b8ed16155 100644
--- a/net/wireless/reg.c
+++ b/net/wireless/reg.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include <net/cfg80211.h>
 #include "core.h"
 #include "reg.h"
+#include "nl80211.h"
 
 /* Receipt of information from last regulatory request */
 static struct regulatory_request *last_request;
@@ -1403,8 +1404,16 @@ static int __regulatory_hint(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 	pending_request = NULL;
 
 	/* When r == REG_INTERSECT we do need to call CRDA */
-	if (r < 0)
+	if (r < 0) {
+		/*
+		 * Since CRDA will not be called in this case as we already
+		 * have applied the requested regulatory domain before we just
+		 * inform userspace we have processed the request
+		 */
+		if (r == -EALREADY)
+			nl80211_send_reg_change_event(last_request);
 		return r;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Note: When CONFIG_WIRELESS_OLD_REGULATORY is enabled
@@ -2084,6 +2093,8 @@ int set_regdom(const struct ieee80211_regdomain *rd)
 
 	print_regdomain(cfg80211_regdomain);
 
+	nl80211_send_reg_change_event(last_request);
+
 	return r;
 }