diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/dbus/dbus_new.c b/wpa_supplicant/dbus/dbus_new.c
index d894f6ae8..db83b3e1c 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/dbus/dbus_new.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/dbus/dbus_new.c
@@ -1256,12 +1256,11 @@ static void peer_groups_changed(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s)
  * @wpa_s: %wpa_supplicant network interface data
  * @ssid: SSID object
  * @client: this device is P2P client
- * @network_id: network id of the group started, use instead of ssid->id
- *	to account for persistent groups
+ * @persistent: 0 - non persistent group, 1 - persistent group
  */
 void wpas_dbus_signal_p2p_group_started(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 					const struct wpa_ssid *ssid,
-					int client, int network_id)
+					int client, int persistent)
 {
 	DBusMessage *msg;
 	DBusMessageIter iter, dict_iter;
@@ -1300,6 +1299,7 @@ void wpas_dbus_signal_p2p_group_started(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 					      wpa_s->dbus_new_path) ||
 	    !wpa_dbus_dict_append_string(&dict_iter, "role",
 					 client ? "client" : "GO") ||
+	    !wpa_dbus_dict_append_bool(&dict_iter, "persistent", persistent) ||
 	    !wpa_dbus_dict_append_object_path(&dict_iter, "group_object",
 					      wpa_s->dbus_groupobj_path) ||
 	    !wpa_dbus_dict_close_write(&iter, &dict_iter)) {
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/dbus/dbus_new.h b/wpa_supplicant/dbus/dbus_new.h
index 3ac66db1a..9b4ad0902 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/dbus/dbus_new.h
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/dbus/dbus_new.h
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ void wpas_dbus_signal_p2p_go_neg_req(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 				     u8 go_intent);
 void wpas_dbus_signal_p2p_group_started(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 					const struct wpa_ssid *ssid,
-					int client, int network_id);
+					int client, int persistent);
 void wpas_dbus_signal_p2p_group_formation_failure(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 						  const char *reason);
 void wpas_dbus_register_p2p_group(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ static inline void wpas_dbus_signal_p2p_go_neg_req(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 static inline void
 wpas_dbus_signal_p2p_group_started(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 				   const struct wpa_ssid *ssid,
-				   int client, int network_id)
+				   int client, int persistent)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/notify.c b/wpa_supplicant/notify.c
index e73936384..9268e446b 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/notify.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/notify.c
@@ -668,13 +668,13 @@ void wpas_notify_p2p_provision_discovery(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 
 
 void wpas_notify_p2p_group_started(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
-				   struct wpa_ssid *ssid, int network_id,
+				   struct wpa_ssid *ssid, int persistent,
 				   int client)
 {
 	/* Notify a group has been started */
 	wpas_dbus_register_p2p_group(wpa_s, ssid);
 
-	wpas_dbus_signal_p2p_group_started(wpa_s, ssid, client, network_id);
+	wpas_dbus_signal_p2p_group_started(wpa_s, ssid, client, persistent);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/notify.h b/wpa_supplicant/notify.h
index 1b7f04d25..8cce0f30c 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/notify.h
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/notify.h
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ void wpas_notify_p2p_provision_discovery(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 					 u16 config_methods,
 					 unsigned int generated_pin);
 void wpas_notify_p2p_group_started(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
-				   struct wpa_ssid *ssid, int network_id,
+				   struct wpa_ssid *ssid, int persistent,
 				   int client);
 void wpas_notify_p2p_group_formation_failure(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 					     const char *reason);
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/p2p_supplicant.c b/wpa_supplicant/p2p_supplicant.c
index 8f6acd6ce..8c5af5e97 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/p2p_supplicant.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/p2p_supplicant.c
@@ -1301,7 +1301,6 @@ static void wpas_group_formation_completed(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 	int client;
 	int persistent;
 	u8 go_dev_addr[ETH_ALEN];
-	int network_id = -1;
 
 	/*
 	 * This callback is likely called for the main interface. Update wpa_s
@@ -1376,16 +1375,15 @@ static void wpas_group_formation_completed(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 	}
 
 	if (persistent)
-		network_id = wpas_p2p_store_persistent_group(wpa_s->p2pdev,
-							     ssid, go_dev_addr);
+		wpas_p2p_store_persistent_group(wpa_s->p2pdev,
+						ssid, go_dev_addr);
 	else {
 		os_free(wpa_s->global->add_psk);
 		wpa_s->global->add_psk = NULL;
 	}
-	if (network_id < 0 && ssid)
-		network_id = ssid->id;
+
 	if (!client) {
-		wpas_notify_p2p_group_started(wpa_s, ssid, network_id, 0);
+		wpas_notify_p2p_group_started(wpa_s, ssid, persistent, 0);
 		os_get_reltime(&wpa_s->global->p2p_go_wait_client);
 	}
 }
@@ -1750,7 +1748,6 @@ static void p2p_go_configured(void *ctx, void *data)
 	struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s = ctx;
 	struct p2p_go_neg_results *params = data;
 	struct wpa_ssid *ssid;
-	int network_id = -1;
 
 	wpa_s->ap_configured_cb = NULL;
 	wpa_s->ap_configured_cb_ctx = NULL;
@@ -1797,14 +1794,14 @@ static void p2p_go_configured(void *ctx, void *data)
 
 		os_get_reltime(&wpa_s->global->p2p_go_wait_client);
 		if (params->persistent_group) {
-			network_id = wpas_p2p_store_persistent_group(
+			wpas_p2p_store_persistent_group(
 				wpa_s->p2pdev, ssid,
 				wpa_s->global->p2p_dev_addr);
 			wpas_p2p_add_psk_list(wpa_s, ssid);
 		}
-		if (network_id < 0)
-			network_id = ssid->id;
-		wpas_notify_p2p_group_started(wpa_s, ssid, network_id, 0);
+
+		wpas_notify_p2p_group_started(wpa_s, ssid,
+					      params->persistent_group, 0);
 		wpas_p2p_cross_connect_setup(wpa_s);
 		wpas_p2p_set_group_idle_timeout(wpa_s);
 
@@ -6941,7 +6938,6 @@ void wpas_p2p_completed(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s)
 {
 	struct wpa_ssid *ssid = wpa_s->current_ssid;
 	u8 go_dev_addr[ETH_ALEN];
-	int network_id = -1;
 	int persistent;
 	int freq;
 	u8 ip[3 * 4];
@@ -7000,11 +6996,10 @@ void wpas_p2p_completed(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s)
 			       ip_addr);
 
 	if (persistent)
-		network_id = wpas_p2p_store_persistent_group(wpa_s->p2pdev,
-							     ssid, go_dev_addr);
-	if (network_id < 0)
-		network_id = ssid->id;
-	wpas_notify_p2p_group_started(wpa_s, ssid, network_id, 1);
+		wpas_p2p_store_persistent_group(wpa_s->p2pdev,
+						ssid, go_dev_addr);
+
+	wpas_notify_p2p_group_started(wpa_s, ssid, persistent, 1);
 }