diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/event.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/event.c
index 16d10281798d..5153640f4532 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/event.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/event.c
@@ -259,10 +259,7 @@ void wlcore_event_beacon_loss(struct wl1271 *wl, unsigned long roles_bitmap)
 					     &wlvif->connection_loss_work,
 					     msecs_to_jiffies(delay));
 
-		ieee80211_cqm_rssi_notify(
-				vif,
-				NL80211_CQM_RSSI_BEACON_LOSS_EVENT,
-				GFP_KERNEL);
+		ieee80211_cqm_beacon_loss_notify(vif, GFP_KERNEL);
 	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(wlcore_event_beacon_loss);
diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index 1d15f1dfdaa7..4ebb816241fa 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -4669,6 +4669,15 @@ void cfg80211_cqm_pktloss_notify(struct net_device *dev,
 void cfg80211_cqm_txe_notify(struct net_device *dev, const u8 *peer,
 			     u32 num_packets, u32 rate, u32 intvl, gfp_t gfp);
 
+/**
+ * cfg80211_cqm_beacon_loss_notify - beacon loss event
+ * @dev: network device
+ * @gfp: context flags
+ *
+ * Notify userspace about beacon loss from the connected AP.
+ */
+void cfg80211_cqm_beacon_loss_notify(struct net_device *dev, gfp_t gfp);
+
 /**
  * cfg80211_radar_event - radar detection event
  * @wiphy: the wiphy
diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index cff3a26a9dae..66cbfe46428d 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -4671,6 +4671,14 @@ void ieee80211_cqm_rssi_notify(struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 			       enum nl80211_cqm_rssi_threshold_event rssi_event,
 			       gfp_t gfp);
 
+/**
+ * ieee80211_cqm_beacon_loss_notify - inform CQM of beacon loss
+ *
+ * @vif: &struct ieee80211_vif pointer from the add_interface callback.
+ * @gfp: context flags
+ */
+void ieee80211_cqm_beacon_loss_notify(struct ieee80211_vif *vif, gfp_t gfp);
+
 /**
  * ieee80211_radar_detected - inform that a radar was detected
  *
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
index d77524510435..b37bd5a1cb82 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
@@ -3451,6 +3451,8 @@ enum nl80211_ps_state {
  *	interval in which %NL80211_ATTR_CQM_TXE_PKTS and
  *	%NL80211_ATTR_CQM_TXE_RATE must be satisfied before generating an
  *	%NL80211_CMD_NOTIFY_CQM. Set to 0 to turn off TX error reporting.
+ * @NL80211_ATTR_CQM_BEACON_LOSS_EVENT: flag attribute that's set in a beacon
+ *	loss event
  * @__NL80211_ATTR_CQM_AFTER_LAST: internal
  * @NL80211_ATTR_CQM_MAX: highest key attribute
  */
@@ -3463,6 +3465,7 @@ enum nl80211_attr_cqm {
 	NL80211_ATTR_CQM_TXE_RATE,
 	NL80211_ATTR_CQM_TXE_PKTS,
 	NL80211_ATTR_CQM_TXE_INTVL,
+	NL80211_ATTR_CQM_BEACON_LOSS_EVENT,
 
 	/* keep last */
 	__NL80211_ATTR_CQM_AFTER_LAST,
@@ -3475,9 +3478,7 @@ enum nl80211_attr_cqm {
  *      configured threshold
  * @NL80211_CQM_RSSI_THRESHOLD_EVENT_HIGH: The RSSI is higher than the
  *      configured threshold
- * @NL80211_CQM_RSSI_BEACON_LOSS_EVENT: The device experienced beacon loss.
- *	(Note that deauth/disassoc will still follow if the AP is not
- *	available. This event might get used as roaming event, etc.)
+ * @NL80211_CQM_RSSI_BEACON_LOSS_EVENT: (reserved, never sent)
  */
 enum nl80211_cqm_rssi_threshold_event {
 	NL80211_CQM_RSSI_THRESHOLD_EVENT_LOW,
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
index 36e39ed4dfd9..8a23a64b9a61 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -2266,9 +2266,7 @@ static void ieee80211_mgd_probe_ap(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 				     "detected beacon loss from AP (missed %d beacons) - probing\n",
 				     beacon_loss_count);
 
-		ieee80211_cqm_rssi_notify(&sdata->vif,
-					  NL80211_CQM_RSSI_BEACON_LOSS_EVENT,
-					  GFP_KERNEL);
+		ieee80211_cqm_beacon_loss_notify(&sdata->vif, GFP_KERNEL);
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -4901,3 +4899,13 @@ void ieee80211_cqm_rssi_notify(struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 	cfg80211_cqm_rssi_notify(sdata->dev, rssi_event, gfp);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ieee80211_cqm_rssi_notify);
+
+void ieee80211_cqm_beacon_loss_notify(struct ieee80211_vif *vif, gfp_t gfp)
+{
+	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata = vif_to_sdata(vif);
+
+	trace_api_cqm_beacon_loss_notify(sdata->local, sdata);
+
+	cfg80211_cqm_beacon_loss_notify(sdata->dev, gfp);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ieee80211_cqm_beacon_loss_notify);
diff --git a/net/mac80211/trace.h b/net/mac80211/trace.h
index 85ccfbe863db..8e461a02c6a8 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/trace.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/trace.h
@@ -1829,6 +1829,12 @@ TRACE_EVENT(api_cqm_rssi_notify,
 	)
 );
 
+DEFINE_EVENT(local_sdata_evt, api_cqm_beacon_loss_notify,
+	TP_PROTO(struct ieee80211_local *local,
+		 struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata),
+	TP_ARGS(local, sdata)
+);
+
 TRACE_EVENT(api_scan_completed,
 	TP_PROTO(struct ieee80211_local *local, bool aborted),
 
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 9c4d0102d34d..e11980e74a04 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -11826,6 +11826,10 @@ void cfg80211_cqm_rssi_notify(struct net_device *dev,
 
 	trace_cfg80211_cqm_rssi_notify(dev, rssi_event);
 
+	if (WARN_ON(rssi_event != NL80211_CQM_RSSI_THRESHOLD_EVENT_LOW &&
+		    rssi_event != NL80211_CQM_RSSI_THRESHOLD_EVENT_HIGH))
+		return;
+
 	msg = cfg80211_prepare_cqm(dev, NULL, gfp);
 	if (!msg)
 		return;
@@ -11892,6 +11896,25 @@ void cfg80211_cqm_pktloss_notify(struct net_device *dev,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cfg80211_cqm_pktloss_notify);
 
+void cfg80211_cqm_beacon_loss_notify(struct net_device *dev, gfp_t gfp)
+{
+	struct sk_buff *msg;
+
+	msg = cfg80211_prepare_cqm(dev, NULL, gfp);
+	if (!msg)
+		return;
+
+	if (nla_put_flag(msg, NL80211_ATTR_CQM_BEACON_LOSS_EVENT))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+
+	cfg80211_send_cqm(msg, gfp);
+	return;
+
+ nla_put_failure:
+	nlmsg_free(msg);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(cfg80211_cqm_beacon_loss_notify);
+
 static void nl80211_gtk_rekey_notify(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 				     struct net_device *netdev, const u8 *bssid,
 				     const u8 *replay_ctr, gfp_t gfp)