diff --git a/package/network/services/hostapd/src/src/ap/ubus.c b/package/network/services/hostapd/src/src/ap/ubus.c
index f21516fc3c7..2d9a48d3684 100644
--- a/package/network/services/hostapd/src/src/ap/ubus.c
+++ b/package/network/services/hostapd/src/src/ap/ubus.c
@@ -1783,6 +1783,7 @@ int hostapd_ubus_handle_event(struct hostapd_data *hapd, struct hostapd_ubus_req
 
 	blob_buf_init(&b, 0);
 	blobmsg_add_macaddr(&b, "address", addr);
+	blobmsg_add_string(&b, "ifname", hapd->conf->iface);
 	if (req->mgmt_frame)
 		blobmsg_add_macaddr(&b, "target", req->mgmt_frame->da);
 	if (req->ssi_signal)