diff --git a/src/device.c b/src/device.c
index cffe5409..54a1a42d 100644
--- a/src/device.c
+++ b/src/device.c
@@ -615,6 +615,10 @@ static void device_netdev_event(struct netdev *netdev, enum netdev_event event,
 		break;
 	case NETDEV_EVENT_DISCONNECT_BY_AP:
 		device_disconnect_by_ap(device);
+		break;
+	case NETDEV_EVENT_DISCONNECT_BY_SME:
+		device_disassociated(device);
+		break;
 	};
 }
 
diff --git a/src/netdev.c b/src/netdev.c
index 20feda6b..4245c98a 100644
--- a/src/netdev.c
+++ b/src/netdev.c
@@ -323,6 +323,7 @@ static void netdev_connect_failed(struct l_genl_msg *msg, void *user_data)
 {
 	struct netdev *netdev = user_data;
 	netdev_connect_cb_t connect_cb = netdev->connect_cb;
+	netdev_event_func_t event_filter = netdev->event_filter;
 	void *connect_data = netdev->user_data;
 	enum netdev_result result = netdev->result;
 
@@ -333,6 +334,9 @@ static void netdev_connect_failed(struct l_genl_msg *msg, void *user_data)
 
 	if (connect_cb)
 		connect_cb(netdev, result, connect_data);
+	else if (event_filter)
+		event_filter(netdev, NETDEV_EVENT_DISCONNECT_BY_SME,
+				connect_data);
 }
 
 static void netdev_free(void *data)
diff --git a/src/netdev.h b/src/netdev.h
index 3a4bb629..c0b632f3 100644
--- a/src/netdev.h
+++ b/src/netdev.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ enum netdev_event {
 	NETDEV_EVENT_SETTING_KEYS,
 	NETDEV_EVENT_LOST_BEACON,
 	NETDEV_EVENT_DISCONNECT_BY_AP,
+	NETDEV_EVENT_DISCONNECT_BY_SME,
 };
 
 enum netdev_watch_event {