diff --git a/src/conf/virnetworkobj.c b/src/conf/virnetworkobj.c
index d63ead7fac..ca1d598cf9 100644
--- a/src/conf/virnetworkobj.c
+++ b/src/conf/virnetworkobj.c
@@ -1844,6 +1844,39 @@ virNetworkObjPortListExport(virNetworkPtr net,
 }
 
 
+typedef struct _virNetworkObjPortListForEachData virNetworkObjPortListForEachData;
+struct _virNetworkObjPortListForEachData {
+    virNetworkPortListIter iter;
+    void *opaque;
+    bool err;
+};
+
+static int
+virNetworkObjPortForEachCallback(void *payload,
+                                 const void *name ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+                                 void *opaque)
+{
+    virNetworkObjPortListForEachData *data = opaque;
+
+    if (!data->iter(payload, data->opaque))
+        data->err = true;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int
+virNetworkObjPortForEach(virNetworkObjPtr obj,
+                         virNetworkPortListIter iter,
+                         void *opaque)
+{
+    virNetworkObjPortListForEachData data = { iter, opaque, false };
+    virHashForEach(obj->ports, virNetworkObjPortForEachCallback, &data);
+    if (data.err)
+        return -1;
+    return 0;
+}
+
+
 static int
 virNetworkObjLoadAllPorts(virNetworkObjPtr net,
                           const char *stateDir)
diff --git a/src/conf/virnetworkobj.h b/src/conf/virnetworkobj.h
index 1c28f0888c..a91b4304c6 100644
--- a/src/conf/virnetworkobj.h
+++ b/src/conf/virnetworkobj.h
@@ -190,6 +190,15 @@ virNetworkObjPortListExport(virNetworkPtr net,
                             virNetworkPortPtr **ports,
                             virNetworkPortListFilter filter);
 
+typedef bool
+(*virNetworkPortListIter)(virNetworkPortDefPtr portdef,
+                          void *opaque);
+
+int
+virNetworkObjPortForEach(virNetworkObjPtr obj,
+                         virNetworkPortListIter iter,
+                         void *opaque);
+
 int
 virNetworkObjSaveStatus(const char *statusDir,
                         virNetworkObjPtr net,
diff --git a/src/libvirt_private.syms b/src/libvirt_private.syms
index 7fe10d2286..37afb07e21 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_private.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_private.syms
@@ -1097,6 +1097,7 @@ virNetworkObjLookupPort;
 virNetworkObjMacMgrAdd;
 virNetworkObjMacMgrDel;
 virNetworkObjNew;
+virNetworkObjPortForEach;
 virNetworkObjPortListExport;
 virNetworkObjRemoveInactive;
 virNetworkObjReplacePersistentDef;
diff --git a/src/network/bridge_driver.c b/src/network/bridge_driver.c
index 7b44184616..0fee153cb8 100644
--- a/src/network/bridge_driver.c
+++ b/src/network/bridge_driver.c
@@ -527,6 +527,21 @@ networkBridgeDummyNicName(const char *brname)
 }
 
 
+static int
+networkNotifyPort(virNetworkObjPtr obj,
+                  virNetworkPortDefPtr port);
+
+static bool
+networkUpdatePort(virNetworkPortDefPtr port,
+                  void *opaque)
+{
+    virNetworkObjPtr obj = opaque;
+
+    networkNotifyPort(obj, port);
+
+    return false;
+}
+
 static int
 networkUpdateState(virNetworkObjPtr obj,
                    void *opaque)
@@ -591,6 +606,8 @@ networkUpdateState(virNetworkObjPtr obj,
         goto cleanup;
     }
 
+    virNetworkObjPortForEach(obj, networkUpdatePort, obj);
+
     /* Try and read dnsmasq/radvd pids of active networks */
     if (virNetworkObjIsActive(obj) && def->ips && (def->nips > 0)) {
         pid_t radvdPid;