diff --git a/include/net/net_event.h b/include/net/net_event.h
index 4b1af1495f2..54a160f7d91 100644
--- a/include/net/net_event.h
+++ b/include/net/net_event.h
@@ -146,6 +146,25 @@ enum net_event_ipv4_cmd {
 #define NET_EVENT_IPV4_ROUTER_DEL				\
 	(_NET_EVENT_IPV4_BASE |	NET_EVENT_IPV4_CMD_ROUTER_DEL)
 
+/* L4 network events */
+#define _NET_L4_LAYER		NET_MGMT_LAYER_L4
+#define _NET_L4_CORE_CODE	0x114
+#define _NET_EVENT_L4_BASE	(NET_MGMT_EVENT_BIT |			\
+				 NET_MGMT_IFACE_BIT |			\
+				 NET_MGMT_LAYER(_NET_L4_LAYER) |	\
+				 NET_MGMT_LAYER_CODE(_NET_L4_CORE_CODE))
+
+enum net_event_l4_cmd {
+	NET_EVENT_L4_CMD_CONNECTED = 1,
+	NET_EVENT_L4_CMD_DISCONNECTED,
+};
+
+#define NET_EVENT_L4_CONNECTED				\
+	(_NET_EVENT_L4_BASE | NET_EVENT_L4_CMD_CONNECTED)
+
+#define NET_EVENT_L4_DISCONNECTED			\
+	(_NET_EVENT_L4_BASE | NET_EVENT_L4_CMD_DISCONNECTED)
+
 /** @endcond */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_MGMT_EVENT_INFO
diff --git a/include/net/net_mgmt.h b/include/net/net_mgmt.h
index 98a0e73bc0b..c29fed733f1 100644
--- a/include/net/net_mgmt.h
+++ b/include/net/net_mgmt.h
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ struct net_if;
 /* Useful generic definitions */
 #define NET_MGMT_LAYER_L2		1
 #define NET_MGMT_LAYER_L3		2
+#define NET_MGMT_LAYER_L4		3
 
 /** @endcond */