diff --git a/net/dsa/port.c b/net/dsa/port.c
index b93bda463026..1f877bf21bb4 100644
--- a/net/dsa/port.c
+++ b/net/dsa/port.c
@@ -122,6 +122,27 @@ void dsa_port_disable(struct dsa_port *dp)
 	rtnl_unlock();
 }
 
+static void dsa_port_change_brport_flags(struct dsa_port *dp,
+					 bool bridge_offload)
+{
+	unsigned long mask, flags;
+	int flag, err;
+
+	mask = BR_LEARNING | BR_FLOOD | BR_MCAST_FLOOD | BR_BCAST_FLOOD;
+	if (bridge_offload)
+		flags = mask;
+	else
+		flags = mask & ~BR_LEARNING;
+
+	for_each_set_bit(flag, &mask, 32) {
+		err = dsa_port_pre_bridge_flags(dp, BIT(flag));
+		if (err)
+			continue;
+
+		dsa_port_bridge_flags(dp, flags & BIT(flag));
+	}
+}
+
 int dsa_port_bridge_join(struct dsa_port *dp, struct net_device *br)
 {
 	struct dsa_notifier_bridge_info info = {
@@ -132,10 +153,10 @@ int dsa_port_bridge_join(struct dsa_port *dp, struct net_device *br)
 	};
 	int err;
 
-	/* Set the flooding mode before joining the port in the switch */
-	err = dsa_port_bridge_flags(dp, BR_FLOOD | BR_MCAST_FLOOD);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
+	/* Notify the port driver to set its configurable flags in a way that
+	 * matches the initial settings of a bridge port.
+	 */
+	dsa_port_change_brport_flags(dp, true);
 
 	/* Here the interface is already bridged. Reflect the current
 	 * configuration so that drivers can program their chips accordingly.
@@ -146,7 +167,7 @@ int dsa_port_bridge_join(struct dsa_port *dp, struct net_device *br)
 
 	/* The bridging is rolled back on error */
 	if (err) {
-		dsa_port_bridge_flags(dp, 0);
+		dsa_port_change_brport_flags(dp, false);
 		dp->bridge_dev = NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -172,8 +193,18 @@ void dsa_port_bridge_leave(struct dsa_port *dp, struct net_device *br)
 	if (err)
 		pr_err("DSA: failed to notify DSA_NOTIFIER_BRIDGE_LEAVE\n");
 
-	/* Port is leaving the bridge, disable flooding */
-	dsa_port_bridge_flags(dp, 0);
+	/* Configure the port for standalone mode (no address learning,
+	 * flood everything).
+	 * The bridge only emits SWITCHDEV_ATTR_ID_PORT_BRIDGE_FLAGS events
+	 * when the user requests it through netlink or sysfs, but not
+	 * automatically at port join or leave, so we need to handle resetting
+	 * the brport flags ourselves. But we even prefer it that way, because
+	 * otherwise, some setups might never get the notification they need,
+	 * for example, when a port leaves a LAG that offloads the bridge,
+	 * it becomes standalone, but as far as the bridge is concerned, no
+	 * port ever left.
+	 */
+	dsa_port_change_brport_flags(dp, false);
 
 	/* Port left the bridge, put in BR_STATE_DISABLED by the bridge layer,
 	 * so allow it to be in BR_STATE_FORWARDING to be kept functional