diff --git a/lib/nvmf/ctrlr.c b/lib/nvmf/ctrlr.c
index 02458ffdfb..abd9f8e0cb 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/ctrlr.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/ctrlr.c
@@ -1235,6 +1235,13 @@ spdk_nvmf_ctrlr_async_event_request(struct spdk_nvmf_request *req)
 		return SPDK_NVMF_REQUEST_EXEC_STATUS_COMPLETE;
 	}
 
+	if (ctrlr->reservation_event.bits.async_event_type ==
+	    SPDK_NVME_ASYNC_EVENT_TYPE_IO) {
+		rsp->cdw0 = ctrlr->reservation_event.raw;
+		ctrlr->reservation_event.raw = 0;
+		return SPDK_NVMF_REQUEST_EXEC_STATUS_COMPLETE;
+	}
+
 	ctrlr->aer_req = req;
 	return SPDK_NVMF_REQUEST_EXEC_STATUS_ASYNCHRONOUS;
 }
@@ -2106,6 +2113,43 @@ spdk_nvmf_ctrlr_async_event_ns_notice(struct spdk_nvmf_ctrlr *ctrlr)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+void
+spdk_nvmf_ctrlr_async_event_reservation_notification(struct spdk_nvmf_ctrlr *ctrlr)
+{
+	struct spdk_nvmf_request *req;
+	struct spdk_nvme_cpl *rsp;
+	union spdk_nvme_async_event_completion event = {0};
+
+	if (!ctrlr->num_avail_log_pages) {
+		return;
+	}
+	event.bits.async_event_type = SPDK_NVME_ASYNC_EVENT_TYPE_IO;
+	event.bits.async_event_info = SPDK_NVME_ASYNC_EVENT_RESERVATION_LOG_AVAIL;
+	event.bits.log_page_identifier = SPDK_NVME_LOG_RESERVATION_NOTIFICATION;
+
+	/* If there is no outstanding AER request, queue the event.  Then
+	 * if an AER is later submitted, this event can be sent as a
+	 * response.
+	 */
+	if (!ctrlr->aer_req) {
+		if (ctrlr->reservation_event.bits.async_event_type ==
+		    SPDK_NVME_ASYNC_EVENT_TYPE_IO) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		ctrlr->reservation_event.raw = event.raw;
+		return;
+	}
+
+	req = ctrlr->aer_req;
+	rsp = &req->rsp->nvme_cpl;
+
+	rsp->cdw0 = event.raw;
+
+	spdk_nvmf_request_complete(req);
+	ctrlr->aer_req = NULL;
+}
+
 void
 spdk_nvmf_qpair_free_aer(struct spdk_nvmf_qpair *qpair)
 {
@@ -2152,6 +2196,8 @@ _nvmf_ctrlr_add_reservation_log(void *ctx)
 	log->log.log_page_count = ctrlr->log_page_count;
 	log->log.num_avail_log_pages = ctrlr->num_avail_log_pages++;
 	TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&ctrlr->log_head, log, link);
+
+	spdk_nvmf_ctrlr_async_event_reservation_notification(ctrlr);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/lib/nvmf/nvmf_internal.h b/lib/nvmf/nvmf_internal.h
index 252e3dc828..219ddb8134 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/nvmf_internal.h
+++ b/lib/nvmf/nvmf_internal.h
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ struct spdk_nvmf_ctrlr {
 
 	struct spdk_nvmf_request *aer_req;
 	union spdk_nvme_async_event_completion notice_event;
+	union spdk_nvme_async_event_completion reservation_event;
 	struct spdk_uuid  hostid;
 
 	uint16_t changed_ns_list_count;
@@ -371,6 +372,7 @@ void spdk_nvmf_subsystem_remove_ctrlr(struct spdk_nvmf_subsystem *subsystem,
 struct spdk_nvmf_ctrlr *spdk_nvmf_subsystem_get_ctrlr(struct spdk_nvmf_subsystem *subsystem,
 		uint16_t cntlid);
 int spdk_nvmf_ctrlr_async_event_ns_notice(struct spdk_nvmf_ctrlr *ctrlr);
+void spdk_nvmf_ctrlr_async_event_reservation_notification(struct spdk_nvmf_ctrlr *ctrlr);
 void spdk_nvmf_ns_reservation_request(void *ctx);
 void spdk_nvmf_ctrlr_reservation_notice_log(struct spdk_nvmf_ctrlr *ctrlr,
 		struct spdk_nvmf_ns *ns,
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/nvmf/subsystem.c/subsystem_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/nvmf/subsystem.c/subsystem_ut.c
index 4e608a3527..8ca3ddc65f 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/nvmf/subsystem.c/subsystem_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/nvmf/subsystem.c/subsystem_ut.c
@@ -463,6 +463,11 @@ static struct spdk_nvmf_ctrlr g_ctrlr1_A, g_ctrlr2_A, g_ctrlr_B, g_ctrlr_C;
 static struct spdk_nvmf_ns g_ns;
 struct spdk_nvmf_subsystem_pg_ns_info g_ns_info;
 
+void
+spdk_nvmf_ctrlr_async_event_reservation_notification(struct spdk_nvmf_ctrlr *ctrlr)
+{
+}
+
 static void
 ut_reservation_init(void)
 {