diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
index 4a295a630848..2afca92445c9 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
@@ -2654,6 +2654,7 @@ scsi_device_set_state(struct scsi_device *sdev, enum scsi_device_state state)
 
 	}
 	sdev->sdev_state = state;
+	sysfs_notify(&sdev->sdev_gendev.kobj, NULL, "state");
 	return 0;
 
  illegal:
@@ -3077,6 +3078,7 @@ int scsi_internal_device_unblock_nowait(struct scsi_device *sdev,
 	case SDEV_BLOCK:
 	case SDEV_TRANSPORT_OFFLINE:
 		sdev->sdev_state = new_state;
+		sysfs_notify(&sdev->sdev_gendev.kobj, NULL, "state");
 		break;
 	case SDEV_CREATED_BLOCK:
 		if (new_state == SDEV_TRANSPORT_OFFLINE ||
@@ -3084,6 +3086,7 @@ int scsi_internal_device_unblock_nowait(struct scsi_device *sdev,
 			sdev->sdev_state = new_state;
 		else
 			sdev->sdev_state = SDEV_CREATED;
+		sysfs_notify(&sdev->sdev_gendev.kobj, NULL, "state");
 		break;
 	case SDEV_CANCEL:
 	case SDEV_OFFLINE:
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_srp.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_srp.c
index f617021c94f7..698cc4681706 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_srp.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_srp.c
@@ -556,8 +556,11 @@ int srp_reconnect_rport(struct srp_rport *rport)
 		 */
 		shost_for_each_device(sdev, shost) {
 			mutex_lock(&sdev->state_mutex);
-			if (sdev->sdev_state == SDEV_OFFLINE)
+			if (sdev->sdev_state == SDEV_OFFLINE) {
 				sdev->sdev_state = SDEV_RUNNING;
+				sysfs_notify(&sdev->sdev_gendev.kobj,
+					     NULL, "state");
+			}
 			mutex_unlock(&sdev->state_mutex);
 		}
 	} else if (rport->state == SRP_RPORT_RUNNING) {