diff --git a/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/README b/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/README
index 3f37f74e38..fd28c047ef 100644
--- a/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/README
+++ b/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/README
@@ -720,10 +720,10 @@ information on that, refer to [Behavior regarding the NIC-session link state].
 
 'link_state_triggers'
 
-A boolean value that controls whether to enforce sending a report each time the
-state that is controlled through the 'link_state' attribute of the <report> tag
-changes. I.e., whenever the real link state of any interface at the router has
-changed.
+A boolean value that controls whether to enforce sending a report whenever the
+real link state (see description of the 'link_state' attribute) of any
+interface at the router has changed. Note that whenever an interface is created
+or destroyed this is considered a change of its real link state.
 
 'interval_sec'
 
diff --git a/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/interface.cc b/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/interface.cc
index 25b74247af..8d0958fddd 100644
--- a/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/interface.cc
+++ b/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/interface.cc
@@ -1923,6 +1923,8 @@ Interface::Interface(Genode::Entrypoint     &ep,
 	_interfaces                { interfaces }
 {
 	_interfaces.insert(this);
+	try { _config().report().handle_interface_link_state(); }
+	catch (Pointer<Report>::Invalid) { }
 }
 
 
@@ -2375,6 +2377,8 @@ void Interface::cancel_arp_waiting(Arp_waiter &waiter)
 
 Interface::~Interface()
 {
+	try { _config().report().handle_interface_link_state(); }
+	catch (Pointer<Report>::Invalid) { }
 	_detach_from_domain();
 	_interfaces.remove(this);
 }
diff --git a/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/uplink_session_root.cc b/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/uplink_session_root.cc
index a0f4f75085..28ee10e798 100644
--- a/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/uplink_session_root.cc
+++ b/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/uplink_session_root.cc
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ Net::Uplink_session_component::Uplink_session_component(Session_env
 	_rx.sigh_ack_avail   (_interface.pkt_stream_signal_handler());
 
 	/*
-	 * We do not install ready_to_submit because submission is only triggered by
-	 * incoming packets (and dropped if the submit queue is full).
+	 * We do not install ready_to_submit because submission is only triggered
+	 * by incoming packets (and dropped if the submit queue is full).
 	 * The ack queue should never be full otherwise we'll be leaking packets.
 	 */
 }