diff --git a/package/firewall/files/uci_firewall.sh b/package/firewall/files/uci_firewall.sh
index b71b25de7c..44dd48b4e4 100755
--- a/package/firewall/files/uci_firewall.sh
+++ b/package/firewall/files/uci_firewall.sh
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ addif() {
 	$IPTABLES -t raw -I PREROUTING 1 -i "$ifname" -j zone_${zone}_notrack
 	uci_set_state firewall core "${network}_ifname" "$ifname"
 	uci_set_state firewall core "${network}_zone" "$zone"
+	ACTION=add ZONE="$zone" INTERFACE="$network" DEVICE="$ifname" /sbin/hotplug-call firewall
 }
 
 delif() {
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ delif() {
 	$IPTABLES -D forward -i "$ifname" -j zone_${zone}_forward
 	uci_revert_state firewall core "${network}_ifname"
 	uci_revert_state firewall core "${network}_zone"
+	ACTION=remove ZONE="$zone" INTERFACE="$network" DEVICE="$ifname" /sbin/hotplug-call firewall
 }
 
 load_synflood() {