diff --git a/src/ap/hostapd.c b/src/ap/hostapd.c
index e550b13c1..0e54d0f68 100644
--- a/src/ap/hostapd.c
+++ b/src/ap/hostapd.c
@@ -2676,6 +2676,8 @@ dfs_offload:
 #endif /* CONFIG_FST */
 
 	hostapd_set_state(iface, HAPD_IFACE_ENABLED);
+	// TODO: log everything in `hostapd_set_state` directly
+	hostapd_ubus_notify_readiness(hapd);
 	hostapd_owe_update_trans(iface);
 	airtime_policy_update_init(iface);
 	wpa_msg(iface->bss[0]->msg_ctx, MSG_INFO, AP_EVENT_ENABLED);
diff --git a/src/ap/ubus.c b/src/ap/ubus.c
index 9e061284a..ebfeeacaa 100644
--- a/src/ap/ubus.c
+++ b/src/ap/ubus.c
@@ -1855,6 +1855,16 @@ void hostapd_ubus_notify(struct hostapd_data *hapd, const char *type, const u8 *
 	ubus_notify(ctx, &hapd->ubus.obj, type, b.head, -1);
 }
 
+void hostapd_ubus_notify_readiness(struct hostapd_data *hapd)
+{
+	if (!hapd->ubus.obj.has_subscribers)
+		return;
+
+	blob_buf_init(&b, 0);
+
+	ubus_notify(ctx, &hapd->ubus.obj, "readiness", b.head, -1);
+}
+
 void hostapd_ubus_notify_authorized(struct hostapd_data *hapd, struct sta_info *sta,
 				    const char *auth_alg)
 {
diff --git a/src/ap/ubus.h b/src/ap/ubus.h
index 22767d67e..f8f2ae33a 100644
--- a/src/ap/ubus.h
+++ b/src/ap/ubus.h
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ int hostapd_ubus_notify_bss_transition_query(
 	const u8 *candidate_list, u16 candidate_list_len);
 void hostapd_ubus_notify_authorized(struct hostapd_data *hapd, struct sta_info *sta,
 				    const char *auth_alg);
+void hostapd_ubus_notify_readiness(struct hostapd_data *hapd);
 
 #else
 
@@ -112,6 +113,10 @@ static inline void hostapd_ubus_notify(struct hostapd_data *hapd, const char *ty
 {
 }
 
+static inline void hostapd_ubus_notify_readiness(struct hostapd_data *hapd)
+{
+}
+
 static inline void hostapd_ubus_notify_beacon_report(struct hostapd_data *hapd,
 						     const u8 *addr, u8 token,
 						     u8 rep_mode,