diff --git a/include/net/bluetooth/hci.h b/include/net/bluetooth/hci.h
index 7ca6690355ea08acd54aa87b3302f78702c206c7..e7f938cac7c663b207e5f8bbbdbe65058f0bd491 100644
--- a/include/net/bluetooth/hci.h
+++ b/include/net/bluetooth/hci.h
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@
 #define HCI_DEV_DOWN			4
 #define HCI_DEV_SUSPEND			5
 #define HCI_DEV_RESUME			6
+#define HCI_DEV_OPEN			7
+#define HCI_DEV_CLOSE			8
 
 /* HCI notify events */
 #define HCI_NOTIFY_CONN_ADD		1
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
index 79356469c3775be6d36e966f73918ab08bffeb8a..5af33c87cbbadfe5d80cd6241eb607acb16bc224 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
@@ -1385,6 +1385,8 @@ static int hci_dev_do_open(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 		goto done;
 	}
 
+	hci_notify(hdev, HCI_DEV_OPEN);
+
 	atomic_set(&hdev->cmd_cnt, 1);
 	set_bit(HCI_INIT, &hdev->flags);
 
@@ -1466,6 +1468,8 @@ static int hci_dev_do_open(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 			hdev->sent_cmd = NULL;
 		}
 
+		hci_notify(hdev, HCI_DEV_CLOSE);
+
 		hdev->close(hdev);
 		hdev->flags &= BIT(HCI_RAW);
 	}
@@ -1649,6 +1653,8 @@ int hci_dev_do_close(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 		hdev->sent_cmd = NULL;
 	}
 
+	hci_notify(hdev, HCI_DEV_CLOSE);
+
 	/* After this point our queues are empty
 	 * and no tasks are scheduled. */
 	hdev->close(hdev);