diff --git a/drivers/net/xen-netback/xenbus.c b/drivers/net/xen-netback/xenbus.c
index 410018c..ebea683 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xen-netback/xenbus.c
+++ b/drivers/net/xen-netback/xenbus.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ struct backend_info {
 	struct xenvif *vif;
 	enum xenbus_state frontend_state;
 	struct xenbus_watch hotplug_status_watch;
+	struct notifier_block vif_notifier;
 	u8 have_hotplug_status_watch:1;
 };
 
@@ -34,11 +35,74 @@ static void connect(struct backend_info *);
 static void backend_create_xenvif(struct backend_info *be);
 static void unregister_hotplug_status_watch(struct backend_info *be);
 
+/*
+ * By Connected->Connected transition, netfront will watch the change and
+ * send gratuitous ARP.
+ */
+static void notify_front_arping(struct xenbus_device *dev)
+{
+	struct xenbus_transaction xbt;
+	int err;
+
+	if (xenbus_read_driver_state(dev->nodename) != XenbusStateConnected)
+		return;
+
+again:
+	err = xenbus_transaction_start(&xbt);
+	if (err) {
+		pr_fmt("Error starting transaction");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	err = xenbus_printf(xbt, dev->nodename, "state", "%d", dev->state);
+	if (err) {
+		pr_fmt("Error writing the state");
+		goto abort;
+	}
+
+	err = xenbus_transaction_end(xbt, 0);
+	if (err == -EAGAIN)
+		goto again;
+	if (err)
+		pr_fmt("Error ending transaction");
+
+	return;
+abort:
+	xenbus_transaction_end(xbt, 1);
+}
+
+#define nb_to_backend(nb) container_of(nb, struct backend_info, vif_notifier)
+/**
+ * When network condition of vif change, notify the frontend.
+ */
+static int netback_netdev_event(struct notifier_block *this,
+				unsigned long event, void *ptr)
+{
+	struct net_device *event_dev = ptr;
+	struct backend_info *be = nb_to_backend(this);
+
+	pr_debug("event_dev: %s, event: %lx\n",
+		 event_dev ? event_dev->name : "None", event);
+
+	if (!be->vif)
+		return NOTIFY_DONE;
+
+	switch (event) {
+	case NETDEV_NOTIFY_PEERS:
+		/* Notify frontend to Send gratuitous ARP */
+		notify_front_arping(be->dev);
+		break;
+	}
+
+	return NOTIFY_DONE;
+}
+
 static int netback_remove(struct xenbus_device *dev)
 {
 	struct backend_info *be = dev_get_drvdata(&dev->dev);
 
 	unregister_hotplug_status_watch(be);
+	unregister_netdevice_notifier(&be->vif_notifier);
 	if (be->vif) {
 		kobject_uevent(&dev->dev.kobj, KOBJ_OFFLINE);
 		xenbus_rm(XBT_NIL, dev->nodename, "hotplug-status");
@@ -129,6 +193,10 @@ static int netback_probe(struct xenbus_device *dev,
 	/* This kicks hotplug scripts, so do it immediately. */
 	backend_create_xenvif(be);
 
+	/* Register Frontend Event Notify */
+	be->vif_notifier.notifier_call = netback_netdev_event;
+	register_netdevice_notifier(&be->vif_notifier);
+
 	return 0;
 
 abort_transaction: