Index: sys/dev/ixl/if_ixl.c
===================================================================
--- sys/dev/ixl/if_ixl.c
+++ sys/dev/ixl/if_ixl.c
@@ -210,6 +210,8 @@
 
 static void	ixl_reset_vf(struct ixl_pf *pf, struct ixl_vf *vf);
 static void	ixl_reinit_vf(struct ixl_pf *pf, struct ixl_vf *vf);
+
+static void	ixl_broadcast_link_change(struct ixl_pf *);
 #endif
 
 /*********************************************************************
@@ -1853,6 +1855,10 @@
 				device_printf(dev, "The partition detected"
 				    "link speed that is less than 10Gbps\n");
 			if_link_state_change(ifp, LINK_STATE_UP);
+
+#ifdef PCI_IOV
+			ixl_broadcast_link_change(pf);
+#endif
 		}
 	} else { /* Link down */
 		if (vsi->link_active == TRUE) {
@@ -1860,6 +1866,10 @@
 				device_printf(dev,"Link is Down\n");
 			if_link_state_change(ifp, LINK_STATE_DOWN);
 			vsi->link_active = FALSE;
+
+#ifdef PCI_IOV
+			ixl_broadcast_link_change(pf);
+#endif
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -6389,6 +6399,31 @@
 	}
 }
 
+static void
+ixl_notify_vf_link_change(struct ixl_pf *pf, struct ixl_vf *vf)
+{
+	struct i40e_virtchnl_pf_event event;
+	struct i40e_hw *hw;
+
+	hw = &pf->hw;
+	event.event = I40E_VIRTCHNL_EVENT_LINK_CHANGE;
+	event.severity = I40E_PF_EVENT_SEVERITY_INFO;
+	event.event_data.link_event.link_status = pf->vsi.link_active;
+	event.event_data.link_event.link_speed = hw->phy.link_info.link_speed;
+
+	ixl_send_vf_msg(pf, vf, I40E_VIRTCHNL_OP_EVENT, I40E_SUCCESS, &event,
+	    sizeof(event));
+}
+
+static void
+ixl_broadcast_link_change(struct ixl_pf *pf)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < pf->num_vfs; i++)
+		ixl_notify_vf_link_change(pf, &pf->vfs[i]);
+}
+
 /* Handle any VFs that have reset themselves via a Function Level Reset(FLR). */
 static void
 ixl_handle_vflr(void *arg, int pending)