diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index 20da3ad1696b..7b270a2e6ed5 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -1211,6 +1211,9 @@ void device_del(struct device *dev)
 	 */
 	if (platform_notify_remove)
 		platform_notify_remove(dev);
+	if (dev->bus)
+		blocking_notifier_call_chain(&dev->bus->p->bus_notifier,
+					     BUS_NOTIFY_REMOVED_DEVICE, dev);
 	kobject_uevent(&dev->kobj, KOBJ_REMOVE);
 	cleanup_device_parent(dev);
 	kobject_del(&dev->kobj);
diff --git a/include/linux/device.h b/include/linux/device.h
index 43d183aeb25b..d0d5c5db509d 100644
--- a/include/linux/device.h
+++ b/include/linux/device.h
@@ -181,13 +181,14 @@ extern int bus_unregister_notifier(struct bus_type *bus,
  * with the device lock held in the core, so be careful.
  */
 #define BUS_NOTIFY_ADD_DEVICE		0x00000001 /* device added */
-#define BUS_NOTIFY_DEL_DEVICE		0x00000002 /* device removed */
-#define BUS_NOTIFY_BIND_DRIVER		0x00000003 /* driver about to be
+#define BUS_NOTIFY_DEL_DEVICE		0x00000002 /* device to be removed */
+#define BUS_NOTIFY_REMOVED_DEVICE	0x00000003 /* device removed */
+#define BUS_NOTIFY_BIND_DRIVER		0x00000004 /* driver about to be
 						      bound */
-#define BUS_NOTIFY_BOUND_DRIVER		0x00000004 /* driver bound to device */
-#define BUS_NOTIFY_UNBIND_DRIVER	0x00000005 /* driver about to be
+#define BUS_NOTIFY_BOUND_DRIVER		0x00000005 /* driver bound to device */
+#define BUS_NOTIFY_UNBIND_DRIVER	0x00000006 /* driver about to be
 						      unbound */
-#define BUS_NOTIFY_UNBOUND_DRIVER	0x00000006 /* driver is unbound
+#define BUS_NOTIFY_UNBOUND_DRIVER	0x00000007 /* driver is unbound
 						      from the device */
 
 extern struct kset *bus_get_kset(struct bus_type *bus);