diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index d89875ec21ac..1d5ad053ccf7 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -2450,7 +2450,8 @@ enum netdev_cmd {
 	NETDEV_REGISTER,
 	NETDEV_UNREGISTER,
 	NETDEV_CHANGEMTU,	/* notify after mtu change happened */
-	NETDEV_CHANGEADDR,
+	NETDEV_CHANGEADDR,	/* notify after the address change */
+	NETDEV_PRE_CHANGEADDR,	/* notify before the address change */
 	NETDEV_GOING_DOWN,
 	NETDEV_CHANGENAME,
 	NETDEV_FEAT_CHANGE,
@@ -2512,6 +2513,11 @@ struct netdev_notifier_changelowerstate_info {
 	void *lower_state_info; /* is lower dev state */
 };
 
+struct netdev_notifier_pre_changeaddr_info {
+	struct netdev_notifier_info info; /* must be first */
+	const unsigned char *dev_addr;
+};
+
 static inline void netdev_notifier_info_init(struct netdev_notifier_info *info,
 					     struct net_device *dev)
 {
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 7250a3a73fa4..01497b7d1bdf 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -1589,6 +1589,7 @@ const char *netdev_cmd_to_name(enum netdev_cmd cmd)
 	N(UDP_TUNNEL_DROP_INFO) N(CHANGE_TX_QUEUE_LEN)
 	N(CVLAN_FILTER_PUSH_INFO) N(CVLAN_FILTER_DROP_INFO)
 	N(SVLAN_FILTER_PUSH_INFO) N(SVLAN_FILTER_DROP_INFO)
+	N(PRE_CHANGEADDR)
 	}
 #undef N
 	return "UNKNOWN_NETDEV_EVENT";