diff --git a/drivers/net/can/dev.c b/drivers/net/can/dev.c
index 13e738098fbe..6abc6e59778e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/dev.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <linux/can.h>
 #include <linux/can/dev.h>
 #include <linux/can/netlink.h>
+#include <linux/can/led.h>
 #include <net/rtnetlink.h>
 
 #define MOD_DESC "CAN device driver interface"
@@ -811,6 +812,8 @@ static __init int can_dev_init(void)
 {
 	int err;
 
+	can_led_notifier_init();
+
 	err = rtnl_link_register(&can_link_ops);
 	if (!err)
 		printk(KERN_INFO MOD_DESC "\n");
@@ -822,6 +825,8 @@ module_init(can_dev_init);
 static __exit void can_dev_exit(void)
 {
 	rtnl_link_unregister(&can_link_ops);
+
+	can_led_notifier_exit();
 }
 module_exit(can_dev_exit);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/can/led.c b/drivers/net/can/led.c
index c50a0d741c57..f27fca65dc4a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/led.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/led.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Copyright 2012, Fabio Baltieri <fabio.baltieri@gmail.com>
+ * Copyright 2012, Kurt Van Dijck <kurt.van.dijck@eia.be>
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
@@ -84,3 +85,40 @@ void devm_can_led_init(struct net_device *netdev)
 	devres_add(&netdev->dev, res);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devm_can_led_init);
+
+/* NETDEV rename notifier to rename the associated led triggers too */
+static int can_led_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long msg,
+			void *data)
+{
+	struct net_device *netdev = data;
+	struct can_priv *priv = safe_candev_priv(netdev);
+	char name[CAN_LED_NAME_SZ];
+
+	if (!priv)
+		return NOTIFY_DONE;
+
+	if (msg == NETDEV_CHANGENAME) {
+		snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "%s-tx", netdev->name);
+		led_trigger_rename_static(name, priv->tx_led_trig);
+
+		snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "%s-rx", netdev->name);
+		led_trigger_rename_static(name, priv->rx_led_trig);
+	}
+
+	return NOTIFY_DONE;
+}
+
+/* notifier block for netdevice event */
+static struct notifier_block can_netdev_notifier __read_mostly = {
+	.notifier_call = can_led_notifier,
+};
+
+int __init can_led_notifier_init(void)
+{
+	return register_netdevice_notifier(&can_netdev_notifier);
+}
+
+void __exit can_led_notifier_exit(void)
+{
+	unregister_netdevice_notifier(&can_netdev_notifier);
+}
diff --git a/include/linux/can/led.h b/include/linux/can/led.h
index 12d5549abb95..9c1167baf273 100644
--- a/include/linux/can/led.h
+++ b/include/linux/can/led.h
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ enum can_led_event {
 
 void can_led_event(struct net_device *netdev, enum can_led_event event);
 void devm_can_led_init(struct net_device *netdev);
+int __init can_led_notifier_init(void);
+void __exit can_led_notifier_exit(void);
 
 #else
 
@@ -36,6 +38,13 @@ static inline void can_led_event(struct net_device *netdev,
 static inline void devm_can_led_init(struct net_device *netdev)
 {
 }
+static inline int can_led_notifier_init(void)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+static inline void can_led_notifier_exit(void)
+{
+}
 
 #endif