diff --git a/include/linux/rtnetlink.h b/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
index bbad657a3725..c81226a9a35c 100644
--- a/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
+++ b/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
@@ -585,6 +585,8 @@ enum rtnetlink_groups {
 #define RTNLGRP_PHONET_IFADDR	RTNLGRP_PHONET_IFADDR
 	RTNLGRP_PHONET_ROUTE,
 #define RTNLGRP_PHONET_ROUTE	RTNLGRP_PHONET_ROUTE
+	RTNLGRP_DCB,
+#define RTNLGRP_DCB		RTNLGRP_DCB
 	__RTNLGRP_MAX
 };
 #define RTNLGRP_MAX	(__RTNLGRP_MAX - 1)
diff --git a/include/net/dcbnl.h b/include/net/dcbnl.h
index e5983c9053dc..b3cf10d9b828 100644
--- a/include/net/dcbnl.h
+++ b/include/net/dcbnl.h
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ struct dcb_app_type {
 u8 dcb_setapp(struct net_device *, struct dcb_app *);
 u8 dcb_getapp(struct net_device *, struct dcb_app *);
 
+int dcbnl_notify(struct net_device *dev, int event, int cmd, u32 seq, u32 pid);
+
 /*
  * Ops struct for the netlink callbacks.  Used by DCB-enabled drivers through
  * the netdevice struct.
diff --git a/net/dcb/dcbnl.c b/net/dcb/dcbnl.c
index 3a6d97d5280c..ffba32692bdb 100644
--- a/net/dcb/dcbnl.c
+++ b/net/dcb/dcbnl.c
@@ -1166,64 +1166,6 @@ err:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/* Handle IEEE 802.1Qaz SET commands. If any requested operation can not
- * be completed the entire msg is aborted and error value is returned.
- * No attempt is made to reconcile the case where only part of the
- * cmd can be completed.
- */
-static int dcbnl_ieee_set(struct net_device *netdev, struct nlattr **tb,
-			  u32 pid, u32 seq, u16 flags)
-{
-	const struct dcbnl_rtnl_ops *ops = netdev->dcbnl_ops;
-	struct nlattr *ieee[DCB_ATTR_IEEE_MAX + 1];
-	int err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-
-	if (!ops)
-		goto err;
-
-	err = nla_parse_nested(ieee, DCB_ATTR_IEEE_MAX,
-			       tb[DCB_ATTR_IEEE], dcbnl_ieee_policy);
-	if (err)
-		goto err;
-
-	if (ieee[DCB_ATTR_IEEE_ETS] && ops->ieee_setets) {
-		struct ieee_ets *ets = nla_data(ieee[DCB_ATTR_IEEE_ETS]);
-		err = ops->ieee_setets(netdev, ets);
-		if (err)
-			goto err;
-	}
-
-	if (ieee[DCB_ATTR_IEEE_PFC] && ops->ieee_setpfc) {
-		struct ieee_pfc *pfc = nla_data(ieee[DCB_ATTR_IEEE_PFC]);
-		err = ops->ieee_setpfc(netdev, pfc);
-		if (err)
-			goto err;
-	}
-
-	if (ieee[DCB_ATTR_IEEE_APP_TABLE]) {
-		struct nlattr *attr;
-		int rem;
-
-		nla_for_each_nested(attr, ieee[DCB_ATTR_IEEE_APP_TABLE], rem) {
-			struct dcb_app *app_data;
-			if (nla_type(attr) != DCB_ATTR_IEEE_APP)
-				continue;
-			app_data = nla_data(attr);
-			if (ops->ieee_setapp)
-				err = ops->ieee_setapp(netdev, app_data);
-			else
-				err = dcb_setapp(netdev, app_data);
-			if (err)
-				goto err;
-		}
-	}
-
-err:
-	dcbnl_reply(err, RTM_SETDCB, DCB_CMD_IEEE_SET, DCB_ATTR_IEEE,
-		    pid, seq, flags);
-	return err;
-}
-
 static int dcbnl_build_peer_app(struct net_device *netdev, struct sk_buff* skb,
 				int app_nested_type, int app_info_type,
 				int app_entry_type)
@@ -1279,30 +1221,13 @@ nla_put_failure:
 }
 
 /* Handle IEEE 802.1Qaz GET commands. */
-static int dcbnl_ieee_get(struct net_device *netdev, struct nlattr **tb,
-			  u32 pid, u32 seq, u16 flags)
+static int dcbnl_ieee_fill(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
 {
-	struct sk_buff *skb;
-	struct nlmsghdr *nlh;
-	struct dcbmsg *dcb;
 	struct nlattr *ieee, *app;
 	struct dcb_app_type *itr;
 	const struct dcbnl_rtnl_ops *ops = netdev->dcbnl_ops;
 	int dcbx;
-	int err;
-
-	if (!ops)
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-
-	skb = nlmsg_new(NLMSG_DEFAULT_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!skb)
-		return -ENOBUFS;
-
-	nlh = NLMSG_NEW(skb, pid, seq, RTM_GETDCB, sizeof(*dcb), flags);
-
-	dcb = NLMSG_DATA(nlh);
-	dcb->dcb_family = AF_UNSPEC;
-	dcb->cmd = DCB_CMD_IEEE_GET;
+	int err = -EMSGSIZE;
 
 	NLA_PUT_STRING(skb, DCB_ATTR_IFNAME, netdev->name);
 
@@ -1378,16 +1303,154 @@ static int dcbnl_ieee_get(struct net_device *netdev, struct nlattr **tb,
 		if (err)
 			goto nla_put_failure;
 	}
-	nlmsg_end(skb, nlh);
 
-	return rtnl_unicast(skb, &init_net, pid);
+	return 0;
+
 nla_put_failure:
-	nlmsg_cancel(skb, nlh);
-nlmsg_failure:
-	kfree_skb(skb);
-	return -1;
+	return err;
 }
 
+int dcbnl_notify(struct net_device *dev, int event, int cmd,
+			u32 seq, u32 pid)
+{
+	struct net *net = dev_net(dev);
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
+	struct nlmsghdr *nlh;
+	struct dcbmsg *dcb;
+	const struct dcbnl_rtnl_ops *ops = dev->dcbnl_ops;
+	int err;
+
+	if (!ops)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	skb = nlmsg_new(NLMSG_DEFAULT_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!skb)
+		return -ENOBUFS;
+
+	nlh = nlmsg_put(skb, pid, 0, event, sizeof(*dcb), 0);
+	if (nlh == NULL) {
+		kfree(skb);
+		return -EMSGSIZE;
+	}
+
+	dcb = NLMSG_DATA(nlh);
+	dcb->dcb_family = AF_UNSPEC;
+	dcb->cmd = cmd;
+
+	err = dcbnl_ieee_fill(skb, dev);
+	if (err < 0) {
+		/* Report error to broadcast listeners */
+		nlmsg_cancel(skb, nlh);
+		kfree_skb(skb);
+		rtnl_set_sk_err(net, RTNLGRP_DCB, err);
+	} else {
+		/* End nlmsg and notify broadcast listeners */
+		nlmsg_end(skb, nlh);
+		rtnl_notify(skb, net, 0, RTNLGRP_DCB, NULL, GFP_KERNEL);
+	}
+
+	return err;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(dcbnl_notify);
+
+/* Handle IEEE 802.1Qaz SET commands. If any requested operation can not
+ * be completed the entire msg is aborted and error value is returned.
+ * No attempt is made to reconcile the case where only part of the
+ * cmd can be completed.
+ */
+static int dcbnl_ieee_set(struct net_device *netdev, struct nlattr **tb,
+			  u32 pid, u32 seq, u16 flags)
+{
+	const struct dcbnl_rtnl_ops *ops = netdev->dcbnl_ops;
+	struct nlattr *ieee[DCB_ATTR_IEEE_MAX + 1];
+	int err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	if (!ops)
+		return err;
+
+	err = nla_parse_nested(ieee, DCB_ATTR_IEEE_MAX,
+			       tb[DCB_ATTR_IEEE], dcbnl_ieee_policy);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	if (ieee[DCB_ATTR_IEEE_ETS] && ops->ieee_setets) {
+		struct ieee_ets *ets = nla_data(ieee[DCB_ATTR_IEEE_ETS]);
+		err = ops->ieee_setets(netdev, ets);
+		if (err)
+			goto err;
+	}
+
+	if (ieee[DCB_ATTR_IEEE_PFC] && ops->ieee_setpfc) {
+		struct ieee_pfc *pfc = nla_data(ieee[DCB_ATTR_IEEE_PFC]);
+		err = ops->ieee_setpfc(netdev, pfc);
+		if (err)
+			goto err;
+	}
+
+	if (ieee[DCB_ATTR_IEEE_APP_TABLE]) {
+		struct nlattr *attr;
+		int rem;
+
+		nla_for_each_nested(attr, ieee[DCB_ATTR_IEEE_APP_TABLE], rem) {
+			struct dcb_app *app_data;
+			if (nla_type(attr) != DCB_ATTR_IEEE_APP)
+				continue;
+			app_data = nla_data(attr);
+			if (ops->ieee_setapp)
+				err = ops->ieee_setapp(netdev, app_data);
+			else
+				err = dcb_setapp(netdev, app_data);
+			if (err)
+				goto err;
+		}
+	}
+
+err:
+	dcbnl_reply(err, RTM_SETDCB, DCB_CMD_IEEE_SET, DCB_ATTR_IEEE,
+		    pid, seq, flags);
+	dcbnl_notify(netdev, RTM_SETDCB, DCB_CMD_IEEE_SET, seq, 0);
+	return err;
+}
+
+static int dcbnl_ieee_get(struct net_device *netdev, struct nlattr **tb,
+			  u32 pid, u32 seq, u16 flags)
+{
+	struct net *net = dev_net(netdev);
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
+	struct nlmsghdr *nlh;
+	struct dcbmsg *dcb;
+	const struct dcbnl_rtnl_ops *ops = netdev->dcbnl_ops;
+	int err;
+
+	if (!ops)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	skb = nlmsg_new(NLMSG_DEFAULT_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!skb)
+		return -ENOBUFS;
+
+	nlh = nlmsg_put(skb, pid, seq, RTM_GETDCB, sizeof(*dcb), flags);
+	if (nlh == NULL) {
+		kfree(skb);
+		return -EMSGSIZE;
+	}
+
+	dcb = NLMSG_DATA(nlh);
+	dcb->dcb_family = AF_UNSPEC;
+	dcb->cmd = DCB_CMD_IEEE_GET;
+
+	err = dcbnl_ieee_fill(skb, netdev);
+
+	if (err < 0) {
+		nlmsg_cancel(skb, nlh);
+		kfree_skb(skb);
+	} else {
+		nlmsg_end(skb, nlh);
+		err = rtnl_unicast(skb, net, pid);
+	}
+
+	return err;
+}
 /* DCBX configuration */
 static int dcbnl_getdcbx(struct net_device *netdev, struct nlattr **tb,
 			 u32 pid, u32 seq, u16 flags)