diff --git a/src/common/privsep_commands.h b/src/common/privsep_commands.h
index c6a472d..6562140 100644
--- a/src/common/privsep_commands.h
+++ b/src/common/privsep_commands.h
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
 	PRIVSEP_EVENT_STKSTART,
 	PRIVSEP_EVENT_FT_RESPONSE,
 	PRIVSEP_EVENT_RX_EAPOL,
+	PRIVSEP_EVENT_SCAN_STARTED,
 };
 
 #endif /* PRIVSEP_COMMANDS_H */
diff --git a/src/drivers/driver_privsep.c b/src/drivers/driver_privsep.c
index 64a65a6..c2d70fc 100644
--- a/src/drivers/driver_privsep.c
+++ b/src/drivers/driver_privsep.c
@@ -468,6 +468,9 @@
 	case PRIVSEP_EVENT_SCAN_RESULTS:
 		wpa_supplicant_event(drv->ctx, EVENT_SCAN_RESULTS, NULL);
 		break;
+	case PRIVSEP_EVENT_SCAN_STARTED:
+		wpa_supplicant_event(drv->ctx, EVENT_SCAN_STARTED, NULL);
+		break;
 	case PRIVSEP_EVENT_ASSOC:
 		wpa_driver_privsep_event_assoc(drv->ctx, EVENT_ASSOC,
 					       event_buf, event_len);
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_priv.c b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_priv.c
index d361bdb..cfd9d52 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_priv.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_priv.c
@@ -879,6 +879,10 @@
 				    &data->michael_mic_failure.unicast,
 				    sizeof(int));
 		break;
+	case EVENT_SCAN_STARTED:
+		wpa_priv_send_event(iface, PRIVSEP_EVENT_SCAN_STARTED, NULL,
+				    0);
+		break;
 	case EVENT_SCAN_RESULTS:
 		wpa_priv_send_event(iface, PRIVSEP_EVENT_SCAN_RESULTS, NULL,
 				    0);