diff --git a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
index b0fe177..267780f 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
@@ -358,6 +358,13 @@
 			goto del;
 		if (del_op_requested && !del_op_entry)
 			goto del;
+
+		/* this is a second add in the same originator interval. It
+		 * means that flags have been changed: update them!
+		 */
+		if (!del_op_requested && !del_op_entry)
+			entry->change.flags = flags;
+
 		continue;
 del:
 		list_del(&entry->list);
@@ -482,6 +489,7 @@
 	struct batadv_tt_orig_list_entry *orig_entry;
 	int hash_added, table_size, packet_size_max;
 	bool ret = false, roamed_back = false;
+	uint8_t remote_flags;
 
 	if (ifindex != BATADV_NULL_IFINDEX)
 		in_dev = dev_get_by_index(&init_net, ifindex);
@@ -596,8 +604,23 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	ret = true;
+	/* store the current remote flags before altering them. This helps
+	 * understanding is flags are changing or not
+	 */
+	remote_flags = tt_local->common.flags & BATADV_TT_REMOTE_MASK;
 
+	if (batadv_is_wifi_netdev(in_dev))
+		tt_local->common.flags |= BATADV_TT_CLIENT_WIFI;
+	else
+		tt_local->common.flags &= ~BATADV_TT_CLIENT_WIFI;
+
+	/* if any "dynamic" flag has been modified, resend an ADD event for this
+	 * entry so that all the nodes can get the new flags
+	 */
+	if (remote_flags ^ (tt_local->common.flags & BATADV_TT_REMOTE_MASK))
+		batadv_tt_local_event(bat_priv, tt_local, BATADV_NO_FLAGS);
+
+	ret = true;
 out:
 	if (in_dev)
 		dev_put(in_dev);