diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/wps_supplicant.c b/wpa_supplicant/wps_supplicant.c
index 78c455e75..2117b009f 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/wps_supplicant.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/wps_supplicant.c
@@ -1168,6 +1168,7 @@ int wpas_wps_start_pbc(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s, const u8 *bssid,
 		return -1;
 	if (wpa_s->wps_fragment_size)
 		ssid->eap.fragment_size = wpa_s->wps_fragment_size;
+	wpa_supplicant_wps_event(wpa_s, WPS_EV_PBC_ACTIVE, NULL);
 	eloop_register_timeout(WPS_PBC_WALK_TIME, 0, wpas_wps_timeout,
 			       wpa_s, NULL);
 	wpas_wps_reassoc(wpa_s, ssid, bssid, 0);