diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index ae936cd5567e..3db7777cf16c 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -6398,6 +6398,13 @@ void cfg80211_report_wowlan_wakeup(struct wireless_dev *wdev,
  */
 void cfg80211_crit_proto_stopped(struct wireless_dev *wdev, gfp_t gfp);
 
+/**
+ * cfg80211_ap_stopped - notify userspace that AP mode stopped
+ * @netdev: network device
+ * @gfp: context flags
+ */
+void cfg80211_ap_stopped(struct net_device *netdev, gfp_t gfp);
+
 /**
  * ieee80211_get_num_supported_channels - get number of channels device has
  * @wiphy: the wiphy
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index dfde06b8d25d..fdcab3ceae2d 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -16068,6 +16068,16 @@ void cfg80211_crit_proto_stopped(struct wireless_dev *wdev, gfp_t gfp)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cfg80211_crit_proto_stopped);
 
+void cfg80211_ap_stopped(struct net_device *netdev, gfp_t gfp)
+{
+	struct wireless_dev *wdev = netdev->ieee80211_ptr;
+	struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev = wiphy_to_rdev(wdev->wiphy);
+
+	nl80211_send_mlme_event(rdev, netdev, NULL, 0,
+				NL80211_CMD_STOP_AP, gfp, -1);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(cfg80211_ap_stopped);
+
 void nl80211_send_ap_stopped(struct wireless_dev *wdev)
 {
 	struct wiphy *wiphy = wdev->wiphy;