diff --git a/include/net/bluetooth/bluetooth.h b/include/net/bluetooth/bluetooth.h
index 8d38f411009c..bfd1590821d6 100644
--- a/include/net/bluetooth/bluetooth.h
+++ b/include/net/bluetooth/bluetooth.h
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 #include <net/sock.h>
 #include <linux/seq_file.h>
 
+#define BT_SUBSYS_VERSION "2.21"
+
 #ifndef AF_BLUETOOTH
 #define AF_BLUETOOTH	31
 #define PF_BLUETOOTH	AF_BLUETOOTH
diff --git a/include/net/bluetooth/hci_mon.h b/include/net/bluetooth/hci_mon.h
index 2b67567cf28d..c91bb23eb29e 100644
--- a/include/net/bluetooth/hci_mon.h
+++ b/include/net/bluetooth/hci_mon.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ struct hci_mon_hdr {
 #define HCI_MON_CLOSE_INDEX	9
 #define HCI_MON_INDEX_INFO	10
 #define HCI_MON_VENDOR_DIAG	11
+#define HCI_MON_SYSTEM_NOTE	12
 
 struct hci_mon_new_index {
 	__u8		type;
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/af_bluetooth.c b/net/bluetooth/af_bluetooth.c
index a3bffd1ec2b4..34c53d5862f6 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/af_bluetooth.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/af_bluetooth.c
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@
 
 #include "selftest.h"
 
-#define VERSION "2.21"
-
 /* Bluetooth sockets */
 #define BT_MAX_PROTO	8
 static const struct net_proto_family *bt_proto[BT_MAX_PROTO];
@@ -715,7 +713,7 @@ static int __init bt_init(void)
 
 	sock_skb_cb_check_size(sizeof(struct bt_skb_cb));
 
-	BT_INFO("Core ver %s", VERSION);
+	BT_INFO("Core ver %s", BT_SUBSYS_VERSION);
 
 	err = bt_selftest();
 	if (err < 0)
@@ -789,7 +787,7 @@ subsys_initcall(bt_init);
 module_exit(bt_exit);
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org>");
-MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Bluetooth Core ver " VERSION);
-MODULE_VERSION(VERSION);
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Bluetooth Core ver " BT_SUBSYS_VERSION);
+MODULE_VERSION(BT_SUBSYS_VERSION);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_ALIAS_NETPROTO(PF_BLUETOOTH);
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c
index 18a41eae295c..710265c35d16 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 
 #include <linux/export.h>
 #include <asm/unaligned.h>
+#include <generated/compile.h>
+#include <generated/utsrelease.h>
 
 #include <net/bluetooth/bluetooth.h>
 #include <net/bluetooth/hci_core.h>
@@ -383,6 +385,29 @@ static struct sk_buff *create_monitor_event(struct hci_dev *hdev, int event)
 	return skb;
 }
 
+static void send_monitor_note(struct sock *sk, const char *text)
+{
+	size_t len = strlen(text);
+	struct hci_mon_hdr *hdr;
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
+
+	skb = bt_skb_alloc(len + 1, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (!skb)
+		return;
+
+	strcpy(skb_put(skb, len + 1), text);
+
+	__net_timestamp(skb);
+
+	hdr = (void *)skb_push(skb, HCI_MON_HDR_SIZE);
+	hdr->opcode = cpu_to_le16(HCI_MON_SYSTEM_NOTE);
+	hdr->index = cpu_to_le16(HCI_DEV_NONE);
+	hdr->len = cpu_to_le16(skb->len - HCI_MON_HDR_SIZE);
+
+	if (sock_queue_rcv_skb(sk, skb))
+		kfree_skb(skb);
+}
+
 static void send_monitor_replay(struct sock *sk)
 {
 	struct hci_dev *hdev;
@@ -872,6 +897,10 @@ static int hci_sock_bind(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *addr,
 		 */
 		hci_sock_set_flag(sk, HCI_SOCK_TRUSTED);
 
+		send_monitor_note(sk, "Linux version " UTS_RELEASE
+				      " (" UTS_MACHINE ")");
+		send_monitor_note(sk, "Bluetooth subsystem version "
+				      BT_SUBSYS_VERSION);
 		send_monitor_replay(sk);
 
 		atomic_inc(&monitor_promisc);