--- a/include/linux/ppp_channel.h
+++ b/include/linux/ppp_channel.h
@@ -135,5 +135,17 @@ extern char *ppp_dev_name(struct ppp_cha
  * that ppp_unregister_channel returns.
  */
 
+/* QCA NSS Clients Support - Start */
+/* PPP channel connection event types */
+#define PPP_CHANNEL_DISCONNECT	0
+#define PPP_CHANNEL_CONNECT	1
+
+/* Register the PPP channel connect notifier */
+extern void ppp_channel_connection_register_notify(struct notifier_block *nb);
+
+/* Unregister the PPP channel connect notifier */
+extern void ppp_channel_connection_unregister_notify(struct notifier_block *nb);
+/* QCA NSS Clients Support - End */
+
 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
 #endif
--- a/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c
@@ -274,6 +274,26 @@ struct ppp_net {
 #define seq_before(a, b)	((s32)((a) - (b)) < 0)
 #define seq_after(a, b)		((s32)((a) - (b)) > 0)
 
+/* QCA NSS Client Support - Start */
+/*
+ * Registration/Unregistration methods
+ * for PPP channel connect and disconnect event notifications.
+ */
+RAW_NOTIFIER_HEAD(ppp_channel_connection_notifier_list);
+
+void ppp_channel_connection_register_notify(struct notifier_block *nb)
+{
+	raw_notifier_chain_register(&ppp_channel_connection_notifier_list, nb);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ppp_channel_connection_register_notify);
+
+void ppp_channel_connection_unregister_notify(struct notifier_block *nb)
+{
+	raw_notifier_chain_unregister(&ppp_channel_connection_notifier_list, nb);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ppp_channel_connection_unregister_notify);
+/* QCA NSS Client Support - End */
+
 /* Prototypes. */
 static int ppp_unattached_ioctl(struct net *net, struct ppp_file *pf,
 			struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg);
@@ -3244,6 +3264,7 @@ ppp_connect_channel(struct channel *pch,
 	int ppp_proto;
 	int version;
 	/* QCA NSS ECM Support - End */
+	int notify = 0; /* QCA NSS Client Support */
 
 	pn = ppp_pernet(pch->chan_net);
 
@@ -3294,6 +3315,8 @@ ppp_connect_channel(struct channel *pch,
 			ppp->dev->priv_flags_qca_ecm |= IFF_QCA_ECM_PPP_L2TPV3;
 	}
 	/* QCA NSS ECM support - End */
+
+	notify = 1; /* QCA NSS Clients Support */
  out2:
 	ppp_unlock(ppp);
 	ret = 0;
@@ -3302,6 +3325,16 @@ ppp_connect_channel(struct channel *pch,
 	write_unlock_bh(&pch->upl);
  out:
 	mutex_unlock(&pn->all_ppp_mutex);
+
+	/* QCA NSS Clients Support - Start */
+	if (notify && ppp && ppp->dev) {
+		dev_hold(ppp->dev);
+		raw_notifier_call_chain(&ppp_channel_connection_notifier_list,
+					   PPP_CHANNEL_CONNECT, ppp->dev);
+		dev_put(ppp->dev);
+	}
+	/* QCA NSS Clients Support - End */
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -3319,6 +3352,15 @@ ppp_disconnect_channel(struct channel *p
 	pch->ppp = NULL;
 	write_unlock_bh(&pch->upl);
 	if (ppp) {
+		/* QCA NSS Clients Support - Start */
+		if (ppp->dev) {
+			dev_hold(ppp->dev);
+			raw_notifier_call_chain(&ppp_channel_connection_notifier_list,
+					   PPP_CHANNEL_DISCONNECT, ppp->dev);
+			dev_put(ppp->dev);
+		}
+		/* QCA NSS Clients Support - Start */
+
 		/* remove it from the ppp unit's list */
 		ppp_lock(ppp);
 		list_del(&pch->clist);