diff --git a/src/eap_peer/eap.c b/src/eap_peer/eap.c
index a4c9b2506..85c242a8d 100644
--- a/src/eap_peer/eap.c
+++ b/src/eap_peer/eap.c
@@ -891,6 +891,7 @@ static void eap_sm_processIdentity(struct eap_sm *sm, const struct wpabuf *req)
 
 	wpa_msg(sm->msg_ctx, MSG_INFO, WPA_EVENT_EAP_STARTED
 		"EAP authentication started");
+	eap_notify_status(sm, "started", "");
 
 	pos = eap_hdr_validate(EAP_VENDOR_IETF, EAP_TYPE_IDENTITY, req,
 			       &msg_len);
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/wpas_glue.c b/wpa_supplicant/wpas_glue.c
index 6f69ddb42..4859774f6 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/wpas_glue.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/wpas_glue.c
@@ -662,6 +662,8 @@ static void wpa_supplicant_eap_param_needed(void *ctx,
 		return;
 	}
 
+	wpas_notify_eap_status(wpa_s, "eap parameter needed", field_name);
+
 	buflen = 100 + os_strlen(txt) + ssid->ssid_len;
 	buf = os_malloc(buflen);
 	if (buf == NULL)